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NEWS ABOUT: Al Pacino

Al Pacino stories: 8 news summaries
OPINION

 Most Enjoyable Film Clichés 

From the 'big speech' to the winning underdog, these tropes tickle

Sep 5, 09 6:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sometimes clichés can ruin a movie. But for some Onion AV Club writers, a good one can't be beat. A sampling:
  • "The big speech scene": The idea that we can all be "eloquent enough to meet the demands of any moment, like Al Pacino in
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sports • film • Al Pacino • Lord of the Rings • Iceland • speech • movies • underdog • cliches • Scent of a Woman • montage • D2: The Mighty Ducks

 Best Sports Movie Pep Talks 

When you're down, these clips can get you going

Jul 18, 09 5:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - World got you down? Let one of these coaches buck you up: AskMen picks the best sports movie inspirational talks. The top five:
  1. Kurt Russell, Miracle: “If we played ‘em 10 times, they might win nine. But not this game.”
  2. Al Pacino, Any Given Sunday:
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sports • film • Al Pacino • list • Knute Rockne • speech • Billy Bob Thornton • Gene Hackman • Pat O'Brien • Kurt Russell • sports movie • Miracle on Ice

 The Most Undeserved Oscars 

SF Chronicle serves up its 'Titanic Awards'

Feb 22, 09 6:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Oscars go to undeserving flicks so often that the San Francisco Chronicle has a prize for them: the Titanic Award. Pop culture critic Peter Hartlaub targets some of the most egregious offenders:
  • Best Picture: Titanic. The award’s namesake, which somehow beat LA Confidential, needs no explanation.
  • Best
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Academy Awards • film • Al Pacino • list • Titanic • Gwyneth Paltrow • LA Confidential • movies • Oscars

MOVIE REVIEW

 Righteous Kill is Dead Ordinary 

Generic cop flick falls flat despite De Niro, Pacino power

Sep 12, 08 2:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Not even the combined star power of Al Pacino and Robert De Niro can save the “tricked-up and often turgid” cop thriller Righteous Kill, critics conclude. The iconic duo finally share some serious screen time as a pair of veteran NYPD detectives tracking a vigilante killer in their midst,... More »

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Robert De Niro • Al Pacino • movie review • thriller • serial killers • Donnie Wahlberg • John Leguizamo

OPINION

Once Acting Gods, Now
Mere Mortals

Latest from De Niro, Pacino is downright embarrassing

Apr 24, 08 1:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - They may be two of the most admired American actors ever, but Al Pacino and Robert De Niro's latest films don't exactly do credit to their respective legends, writes Patrick Goldstein in the Los Angeles Times. The two "have become parodies of themselves, making payday movies and turning in... More »

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Robert De Niro • Al Pacino • celebrity • movies • Tribeca Film Festival

Top 10 Oscars That Weren't

Film classics and actors the Academy overlooked

Feb 24, 08 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - In the Academy Awards' 80-year history, many classic films, performers, and directors have been robbed of their statues. CNN's Screening Room names the 10 most crushing Oscars that weren't, many of which lost out to—gulp—musicals:
  • 1941: Seminal Citizen Kane loses to sappy How
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Morgan Freeman • Academy Awards • Al Pacino • list • Citizen Kane • Brokeback Mountain • Martin Scorsese • Pulp Fiction • James Dean • classic cinema • Stanley Kubrick • Alfred Hitchcock • Robert Duvall • LA Confidential • movies • Oscars

Pacino, Ono Push for Dead Celeb Bill

NY law would bar unauthorized bobble heads for 70 years

Jun 14, 07 6:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Actor Al Pacino and Yoko Ono are lobbying the New York legislature to make it a misdemeanor to merchandise unauthorized images of dead celebrities for up to 70 years after their death. The use of sound recordings, or faces and names on anything from T-shirts to bobble heads would require... More »

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New York • Al Pacino • First Amendment • Yoko Ono • John Lennon • Babe Ruth • Arthur Ashe • Jimi Hendrix • celebrity • legislature • artistic expression

De Niro and Pacino Reunite

Producer: "This is an event in world history."

May 18, 07 9:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - They were both in Godfather II, but never on-screen together. They teamed up for Heat, but only for a few scenes. Now Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are finally going to tear up the screen together for a whole movie. "This is an event in world history,... More »

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film • Robert De Niro • Al Pacino • Cannes Film Festival • Righteous Kill • Nu Image • Jon Avent • actor • movies

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