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NEWS ABOUT: Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges 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

GLOSSIES

 Dude: Why Lebowski Is Still Big

Cult classic 'symbolic of a whole way of life'

Aug 26, 08 6:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - A decade after its disappointing box-office release, The Big Lebowski endures as a cult classic, inspiring academic papers, annual festivals, and hot new comics like Seth Rogen. To find out why, Rolling Stone tracked down the cast and a few hardcore fans who say Lebowski is more a movement... More »

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Rolling Stone • pop culture • Jeff Bridges • Philip Seymour Hoffman • Coen brothers • The Big Lebowski

Timberlake
To Take Field in Baseball Flick

Pop star will play
minor leaguer trying
to connect with family

Feb 21, 08 8:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Justin Timberlake will take a swing at minor league ballplaying in the upcoming flick The Open Road, the AP reports. Adding to his Hollywood resume, Timberlake will play Carlton Garrett, a made-up member of the Houston Astros’ farm team, the Corpus Christi Hooks. Timberlake, aiming for authenticity, has attempted—so... More »

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Houston Astros • Jeff Bridges • movie review • Justin Timberlake • Corpus Christi • Mary Steenburgen • minor league baseball

Graydon Carter on Making a Scene—and
a Magazine

'Life is all about seating and lighting'

Dec 11, 07 4:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter runs the glossiest magazine, hosts the most A-list parties, and runs one of New York's most exclusive restaurants, all on the same principle, he tells the Guardian's Janine Gibson: "Life is all about seating and lighting." The key, he says, is not who... More »

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Prada • Vanity Fair • Jeff Bridges • Graydon Carter • Toby Young

Best Celebrity Websites

Stars who deliver on the net, from the editors at PC Magazine

Jun 30, 07 10:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - The editors at PC magazine gave high marks to sites they found imaginative (Jeff Bridges), surprising (Pat Sajack), or loaded with great content (Beck). And they dismissed money-hungry sites with a lot of gated content. Here, their faves:
  1. Jeff Bridges (www.jeffbridges.com)
  2. Tyra Banks (www.tyrabanks.com)
  3. Ken
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entertainment • Maria Sharapova • list • Jeff Bridges • Tyra Banks • Pat Sajak • Tony Hawk • Diane Cook • Bon Jovi • Ken Jennings • Beck • Daughtry • website

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