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NEWS ABOUT: Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey stories: 5 news summaries
MOVIE REVIEW

 Goats Fun But Unfocused 

Clooney turns in top performance in military farce

Nov 6, 09 8:11 AM CST
(Newser) - The Men Who Stare at Goats, a farce loosely based on a non-fiction book about the US military's '80s effort to form a psychic unit, is wildly uneven but often hilarious, say critics.
  • The "over-the-top, absurdist satire" will be "inevitably likened to Dr. Strangelove," Owen Gleiberman
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satire • Jeff Bridges • movie review • George Clooney • Ewan McGregor • Kevin Spacey

 Spacey to Play 
 Jailed Lobbyist 
 Abramoff 

DC scammer looking forward to telling his side

Apr 25, 09 11:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kevin Spacey met with lobbyist-extraordinaire-turned-convict Jack Abramoff yesterday to discuss the actor’s portrayal of him in the upcoming Casino Jack, Deadline Hollywood Daily reports. The jailed Abramoff, convicted of scamming American Indians out of millions in casino money, is reportedly a huge Spacey fan. “For two guys who... More »

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film • Jack Abramoff • celebrity • casino • lobbyist • Kevin Spacey

Spacey Slams BBC's 'Unfair' Talent Searches

Actor slams Webber's Idol clones as ads for musicals

Mar 31, 08 1:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kevin Spacey has criticized the BBC’s West End reality shows as overt promotions for the musicals they're casting for, the Guardian reports. Andrew Lloyd Webber's popular talent-search series, Any Dream Will Do and I’d Do Anything, sought out new stars for big-budget productions of Joseph and the ... More »

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reality TV • BBC • Britain • Kevin Spacey • West End theater • Andrew Lloyd Webber • Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat • The Sound of Music • Old Vic theater

movie review

 Is 21 Bad? Bet the Bank on It 

Take your money and run away from the theater

Mar 28, 08 9:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - There’s a problem with 21, a movie based on a true story (and the book it inspired) about some MIT math nerds who set up an elaborate system to beat the house in Las Vegas. “None of the main stars is remotely convincing as a smart person,”... More »

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gambling • Las Vegas • movie review • Kevin Spacey • Kate Bosworth • Jim Sturgess • Blackjack

10 'Yeah, Right' Movie Couples

These on-screen pairs lack chemistry or are just plain weird

Feb 17, 08 5:01 AM CST
(Newser) - The silver screen has seen countless memorable romances; unfortunately, it has also produced a host of bizarre on-screen hook-ups. Yahoo! Movies runs down the 10 worst:
  1. Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte in I Love Trouble
  2. The original Bennifer in Gigli
  3. Anne Heche and Harrison Ford in Six Days, Seven
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