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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Taking Woodstock

Taking Woodstock stories: 2 news summaries
movie review

 Woodstock Not Worth the Trip 

Mixed reviews for 1960s coming-of-age flick

Aug 28, 09 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Taking Woodstock isn’t really about the music: it’s more about coming of age on the outskirts of the festival. Critics are lukewarm about Ang Lee's latest effort:
  • “You can’t deny the smiling mood that wafts through the film like incense,” admits Anthony Lane of
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entertainment • music • film • movie review • rock and roll • Ang Lee • 1960s • Woodstock • Taking Woodstock

 Schreiber 'Giddy' in Drag 

Actor finds cross-dressing 'exhilaratingly humiliating'

Aug 26, 09 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Acting is all about challenging yourself—just ask Liev Schreiber, who had to get a full body wax, sport a dress and master walking in high heels for his role as a transvestite in Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock, People reports. “It was exhilaratingly humiliating," Schreiber said of... More »

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fashion • Ang Lee • cross dressing • Naomi Watts • high heels • Liev Schreiber • transvestite • Taking Woodstock

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