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NEWS ABOUT: Rob Reiner

Rob Reiner stories: 9 news summaries

 How Ted Olson  
 Became a Gay  
 Marriage Crusader 

Conservative attorney has long opposed discrimination

Aug 19, 09 9:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Conservative lawyer Ted Olson fought Bush’s side against Gore, loosened government regulations under Reagan, and helped impeach Bill Clinton. So how did the man liberals love to hate end up on their side of the gay marriage fight? Olson, who filed a lawsuit challenging California’s ban on same-sex... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • discrimination • lawyer • Theodore Olson • Rob Reiner

 Spinal Tap Is Back 

First new album since 1992

Feb 4, 09 12:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Smell the glove one more time, guys. Spinal Tap is making another comeback. David St. Hubbins, Derek Smalls, and Nigel Tufnel, who became mock rock legends in the 1984 mockumentary, This is Spinal Tap, are recording their first new album since 1992, reports the Sun. It will be on sale... More »

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music industry • reunion • Rob Reiner • This Is Spinal Tap • album

OBITUARY

 Estelle Reiner Dead at 94 

'I’ll have what she’s having,' clan matriarch said after famous When Harry Met Sally scene

Oct 30, 08 1:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Estelle Reiner, wife of actor Carl Reiner and mother to actor/director Rob Reiner, died Saturday at her home in Beverly Hills at 94, the New York Times reports. Estelle is perhaps best known for her cameo in Rob’s 1989 film When Harry Met Sally, where, following Meg Ryan’s... More »

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television • obituary • comedy • American Film Institute • Rob Reiner • When Harry Met Sally • movies • Carl Reiner • Estelle Reiner

GAME REVIEW

 Inconceivable!
 Princess Bride Game a Treat 

It takes just a few hours to beat, but it's good fun

Aug 1, 08 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite short gameplay and a $20 price tag, the Princess Bride PC game "delivers the goods" for fans, writes Matt Peckham in Variety. A light-hearted Flash adaptation, it remains faithful to the beloved 1987 swashbuckling spoof, even casting many original actors to voice their iconic roles. The... More »

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film • Rob Reiner • flash games • PC games • video games • tech review

Obama-ite Rebuts Jack's Hill Vid

Two can play at remixing Nicholson roles

Mar 3, 08 10:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Director Rob Reiner had some fun remixing some of Jack Nicholson’s notable performances into a comic Hillary Clinton endorsement video, but it was barely in circulation yesterday before a Daily Kos blogger demonstrated that it was a game two could play. The Hillary video includes clips of Jack’s... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Jack Nicholson • Rob Reiner • endorsement • The Shining • A Few Good Men

Hollywood, Tech, Latino Titans Won Calif. for Clinton

Director Reiner among key pieces of Hillary's defeat of Obama

Feb 7, 08 1:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton won the California primary on the strength of deep relationships with the state’s entertainment, Silicon Valley, and Hispanic communities, reports the Washington Post. Four figures that fought to tip the scales her way:
  • Filmmaker Rob Reiner worked full-time for Hillary, holding a $500,000 fundraiser
... More »

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Hillary Clinton • California • Antonio Villaraigosa • Hispanic • Rob Reiner • Dolores Huerta

NEW RELEASE

Bucket List Is Leaky Schlock

Into-the-sunset tearjerker suggests that  facing cancer can be fun

Jan 11, 08 1:40 PM CST
(Newser) - The Bucket List, Rob Reiner’s new cancer comedy, “never ascends from the bowels of tearjerk formula and audience pandering," writes Newsday’s Jan Stuart. The film stars Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman as terminally ill buddies trying to do it all before they die.... More »

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Morgan Freeman • movie review • Roger Ebert • Jack Nicholson • Rob Reiner • movies

Dems Vie for Stars' Support

Obama, Clinton seek star power, cash

Jan 11, 08 12:11 PM CST
(Newser) - Democratic frontrunners Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are actively recruiting an army of Hollywood stars to help on the campaign trail. The LA Times runs down the supporting casts: Besides Oprah Winfrey, Obama has the support of George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson, Will Smith, Jennifer Aniston, and Halle Berry. Clinton's star... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Steven Spielberg • Oprah Winfrey • Scarlett Johansson • George Clooney • Rob Reiner • Chuck Norris • Will Smith

Hillary Is Boffo in Hollywood

After flirtation with Barack Obama, entertainment power brokers now back Clinton

Oct 5, 07 6:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - After an early romance with Barack Obama, entertainment industry power brokers have largely switched their affection to Hillary Clinton, the Los Angeles Times reports, finding the former first lady more charming and personable than they had expected. Director Rob Reiner, who had been skeptical that Clinton could be elected, is... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Hollywood • Ron Burkle • Rob Reiner • Marc Nathanson • Howard Bragman • Noah Mamet

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