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    Lauren Bacall: 'Tom Cruise is a maniac'  Oct 8, 2008
    Lauren Bacall: Tom Cruise is a maniac ... Tom Cruise isn't exactly Lauren Bacall's favorite person ... Lauren Bacall is many things an award-winning actress, a political activist and one of Hollywoods most legendary leading ladies. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    The prince of cockiness and cool  Oct 3, 2008
    Harper (1966) - Newman's characteristic ironic detachment made him a fine choice as the wise-cracking detective Lew Harper (changed from the original Archer) in this square take on the new weirdness of California, with Julie Harris, Lauren Bacall, Robert Wagner and Janet Leigh. Cool H 00000F31 and Luke (1967) - The man and the motion picture that simply do not conform was the tagline for this film, cashing in on the spirit of youth rebellion. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)

    Paul Newman, 83  Oct 3, 2008
    His co-stars included Elizabeth Taylor, Lauren Bacall, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks and, most famously, Robert Redford, his sidekick in Butch Cassidy and The Sting. He sometimes teamed with his wife and fellow Oscar winner, Joanne Woodward, with whom he had one of Hollywood's rare long-term marriages. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)

    Actor Paul Newman dead at 83  Oct 3, 2008
    His co-stars included Elizabeth Taylor, Lauren Bacall, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks and, most famously, Robert Redford, his sidekick in Butch Cassidy and The Sting. There is a point where feelings go beyond words, Redford said Saturday. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)

    Acting legend Paul Newman dies  Oct 3, 2008
    His co-stars included Elizabeth Taylor, Lauren Bacall, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks and, most famously, Robert Redford, his sidekick in "Butch Cassidy" and "The Sting.". 50-year romanceHe sometimes teamed with his wife and fellow Oscar winner, Joanne Woodward, with whom he had one of Hollywood's rare long-term marriages. (MSNBC -- Movies)

    Hollywood 'paid stars a fortune to smoke'  Sep 25, 2008
    The latter featured stars such as Lauren Bacall giving carefully scripted testimonials. The researchers, led by Professor Stanton Glantz, said that the effects of the millions poured into Hollywood by "Big Tobacco" could still be felt today, despite a recent self-imposed ban on promotion within films. (BBC News)

    Funny business at City Hall  Sep 18, 2008
    Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)

    DVD Report: This week's new releases (Sept. 7)  Sep 7, 2008
    Now in his 70s (or depending on whom you ask, his late 60s), he resembles Lauren Bacall and Gena Rowlands's illegitimate daughter - glamorous, strange. In "Lagerfeld Confidential," Rodolphe Marconi's admirable attempt to see the superstar behind the glasses, Karl goes so far as to explain that he'd rather be caught pretending to read than be seen reading without the shades. (Boston Globe)

    Portman makes directorial debut in Venice  Sep 3, 2008
    Eve, screening out of competition in the Venice short film section, stars Hollywood veterans Lauren Bacall and Ben Gazzara as the witty grandmother and the widower who takes her out for dinner. Early reviews have been positive. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    The power of 'The Shield'  Sep 3, 2008
    The 27-year-old actress is at the festival to present her directorial debut, a short film called "Eve," which stars Lauren Bacall. Portman also received a humanitarian award for her social and environmental activism. (Boston Globe)

    At this mine, the precious nuggets go in  Sep 2, 2008
    Squirreled away in this subterranean world 220 feet beneath the rolling hills of western Pennsylvania are some of the nation's iconic photos: original prints and negatives of Albert Einstein sticking out his tongue, Harry Truman playing the piano for Lauren Bacall, and Ted Williams clowning with Joe DiMaggio before an All-Star game. They are stored along with cultural artifacts, such as master recordings of Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley, and sensitive data from Wall Street investment houses... (Boston Globe)

    Continuereading  Aug 14, 2008
    Portman's short film stars Lauren Bacall and Ben Gazzara and will be screened in an out-of-competition slot. Portman plans to be on hand for the screening. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)

    Q! Film Festival: Where cinematic fabulousness rules  Aug 10, 2008
    Hollywood fare isn't overlooked by QFF. This year's lineup includes The Walker, the latest from Taxi Driver and American Gigolo scribe Paul Schrader and starring Oscar nominees Woody Harrelson, Kristin Scott Thomas and Lauren Bacall. Harrelson plays a homosexual escort for high society women in Washington who gets in hot water when the secret lover of one of his female friends is found murdered. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)

    Scooby-Doo & The Goblin King - The Frightfully Entertaining Original Full-Length Film Scares up Loads of Fun September 23, 2008 from Warner Home Video  Aug 1, 2008
    Hayden Panettiere, Jay Leno, Lauren Bacall, Tim Curry and Jim Belushi Are Among the Super Star Voices Featured in the Movie ... The film also features the voice talents of Jay Leno, Lauren Bacall, Larry Joe Campbell, Wayne Knight, Wally Shawn, Russi Taylor and Thom Adcox. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Things to do this weekend  Jul 31, 2008
    That same year, filmmaker Robert Altman skewered the fashion industry in his vast ensemble-comedy Prt--Porter ("Ready to Wear"), with an all-star cast including Marcello Mastroiani, Sophia Loren, Kim Basinger, Anouk Aime, Rupert Everett, Lili Taylor, Forest Whitaker, Julia Roberts, Tim Robbins, Lauren Bacall, not to mention Lyle Lovett and Cher. It might be easier to name who is not in the film. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    'WALKER' THIS WAY . . . PLE...  Jul 27, 2008
    " It's uttered by none other than the living legend Lauren Bacall. This movie played a lot of festivals last year, had a limited run in the US last December, and its DVD has just been released in Iceland, of all places! (Hey, us regular movie-goers would like to see it.) Woody Harrelson plays the actual "walker" in this movie, which is reminiscent of director Schrader's classic "American Gigolo," starring Richard Gere. But there's a whispering campaign about this outr film. In it, Bacall, Lily... (New York Post -- Gossip)

    Alistair Cooke...  Jul 18, 2008
    Lauren Bacall describes her friendship with Cooke. Watching these recollections on film, he leaps out of the screen. (BBC News -- Americas)

    Actresses Who Never Won an Oscar  Jul 14, 2008
    Lauren Bacall (1924- ). Bacall began her acting career playing sultry young women in movies such as To Have and To Have Not (1944) and The Big Sleep (1946) both of which co-starred her future first husband, Humphrey Bogart. (Suite101.com)

    Juicy details plucked from the garbage of a movie mogul...  Jul 4, 2008
    And I would immediately return that call from local nightclub dude Armin Amiri offering me a chance to buy a photo of Lauren Bacall with another big-cigar guy, Fidel Castro. And poor Michael Moore, who may have to drag his fat ass up to Weinstein's office for a confrontation a la Roger and Me. (The Drudge Report)

    Bacall has a few words on the state of things  Jul 3, 2008
    Lauren Bacall is a grande dame of the stage and a revered movie star, and her memoirs detail her relationships with some of Hollywood's giants ... Lauren Bacall will narrate Aaron Copland's "Lincoln Portrait" as part of the San Francisco Symphony's Fourth of July concert, "A Salute to Heroes," which begins at 8 p.m. Friday (with preconcert activities beginning at 5 p.m.) at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View ... YouTube has extensive clips from Lauren Bacall's work, including her singing... (San Francisco Chronicle)

    From Buffy to Sheen, she dresses the stars  Jun 19, 2008
    Dunn soon became the personal dresser for Sharon Gless of "Cagney & Lacey" fame, as well as for film legend Lauren Bacall. Not long after, Dunn was dressing entire casts of popular TV shows, like cult hit "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." "Everyone thinks what I do is so exciting," Dunn says with a laugh. (Boston Globe)

    Live from Los Angeles: Hollywood Stars  Jun 19, 2008
    The Dodgers and Hollywood have had a great relationship that dates back to their first home game in Southern California on April 18, 1958, when spectators included Edward G. Robinson, Chuck Connors, Alfred Hitchcock, Gregory Peck, Danny Kaye, Burt Lancaster, Jack Lemmon, Nat King Cole, Danny Thomas, Buddy Rogers, John Ford, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Gene Autry, Groucho Marx, George Jessel, Dennis Morgan, Lauren Bacall, Ray Bolger, Jo Stafford, and Paul Weston. is a Senior Writer for. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)

    Cyd Charisse, Actress, Dancer Dead At 86  Jun 18, 2008
    Lauren Bacall, Jennifer Connelly, Scarlett Johansson and more were honored by Elle magazine for their career achievements. (AP) Cyd Charisse, the long-legged Texas beauty who danced with the Ballet Russe as a teenager and starred in MGM musicals with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, died Tuesday. (CBS News)

    Material girls  Jun 12, 2008
    Meanwhile, Nicole Kidman announced last year that she is remaking How to Marry a Millionaire, the 1953 film starring Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall and Betty Grable, the title of which tells you everything you need to know about the plot. The producers assure us that the story will be "completely overhauled" to keep it in line with modern values. (Guardian Unlimited)

    Strange but true  Jun 11, 2008
    Stew sat down with Salon at an exposed-brick bistro near the theater where "Passing Strange" has been knocking out audiences including celebs like Rosie O'Donnell, Lauren Bacall and Harry Belafonte. In person, Stew was effervescent, not to mention exceptionally chatty -- more than once, he repeated the same sentence four times in a row. (Salon)

    Sir Jonathan Miller hits out at West End theatres putting ...  Jun 10, 2008
    It is now assumed that putting big stars on stage attracts big stars in the audience, and therefore publicity, he said: You know that you ve got a big hit if you get Lauren Bacall in the audience. When it has a certain sort of showbiz lustre, the paparazzi will be there. (Times Online)

    First Coast Happenings  Jun 8, 2008
    Not Just For Baby Boomers film series featuring Key Largo, 5:30 p.m., Main Library, 303 N. Laura St. The 1948 film stars Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson and Lauren Bacall. (904) 630-2665. (Florida Times-Union)

    Gumming up the works again  Jun 4, 2008
    It allows you to have something cool-looking you can pull out of your pocket and offer to an attractive woman, like Bogey offering up a cigarette to Lauren Bacall, but without the unfortunate side effect of giving you all cancer. Instead you just get irritable bowels from all the sorbitol. (Woburn Advocate, MA)

    Parisian beatnik style...  Jun 2, 2008
    Among the women of style who wore his clothes were Catherine Deneuve, Paloma Picasso, Nan Kempner, Lauren Bacall, Marella Agnelli and Marie-H. l. (The Drudge Report)

    This week's DVD report (June 1)  Jun 1, 2008
    Paul Schrader, the writer-director of "The Walker," wrote "Taxi Driver" and directed "Affliction." Harrelson, Scott Thomas, Lauren Bacall, Lily Tomlin, Ned Beatty, and Willem Dafoe are all names - not bankable names, but definitely names. And "The Walker" is intelligent, stylish, and uniformly well acted. (Boston Globe)

    Where there's smoke, there's ire; no ifs or butts  Jun 1, 2008
    Humphrey Bogart made smoking look tough, James Dean made it cool, Cary Grant made it sophisticated, Betty Grable made it glamorous and Lauren Bacall, leaning against the doorway of Bogart's hotel room asking "Anybody got a match?", made it sexy. With the 1950s and 1960s came confirmation that tobacco caused cancer and other serious diseases, yet True Blue blissfully smoked on - in homes, offices and factories, in cars and on public transport, in cafes, restaurants, clubs and pubs. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    New on DVD: Cusack deals with grief in 'Gone'  May 30, 2008
    His undernourished script does have a good role for Lauren Bacall, who plays a moneyed Georgetown matron with a frigid, possibly scar-tissued, heart. Posted. (USA Today -- Life)

    Latest DVD releases  May 27, 2008
    The cast includes Lauren Bacall, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ned Beatty and Lily Tomlin. DVD, $27. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    * [ HARDCOVER: US ] Palahniuks porn-biz novel isnt up to Snuff  May 25, 2008
    Tallulah Bankhead and Lauren Bacall were said to grind eggshells, mix them with water and drink the liquid, causing a roughened throat and a resulting sultry voice. Marilyn Monroe was said to have shortened the heel on one shoe in order to make her buns bump as she walked. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Keep walking  May 2, 2008
    Among his favourite ladies is his weekly canasta group Lynn Lockner (Kristin Scott Thomas), Natalie van Miter (Lauren Bacall) and Abigail DeLorean (Lily Tomlin). Perfectly groomed, polite and witty, Car entertains the women, helps them pick out fabrics and guards their little secrets. (iAfrica.com)

    Exclusive: Debunking The Marilyn Monroe 'Sex Tape' Hoax  Apr 16, 2008
    photos at his imdb biography are priceless -- esp the one when Morgan and Lauren Bacall are barely in the same frame. Because everyone knows that if you're photographed at a party in the vicinity of a famous person, you're best buds. (Defamer.com)

    TV Preview: 'Secret Talents' lets stars strut their, uh, stuff  Apr 7, 2008
    " Oh, dear. Whither the cheese factor? Perhaps it will come in the costuming. When ABC's "Battle of the Network Stars" pitted 1970s and '80s celebs in network-vs.-network teams for "sports" like the obstacle course or the baseball-throw dunk tank, you had sights like the one immortalized in the label of its YouTube clip -- Pernell Roberts in a Speedo -- with the "Trapper John, M.D." star suddenly seen in a light that might better have stayed dark. Despite the new show's title, the fun in "Secret... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Hollywood Memoirs Not to Miss  Apr 2, 2008
    Lauren Bacall, Carol Burnett, Sidney Sheldon and Buddy Ebsen all have fascinating stories to tell about their careers and their lives ... Lauren Bacall By Myself. (Suite101.com)

    National Press Club Releases '100 Key Dates in NPC History'  Mar 31, 2008
    February 10, 1945 - Movie star Lauren Bacall is photographed perched atop a piano at the NPC while Vice President Harry Truman plays the piano. February 5, 1948 - Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower announces his retirement at the NPC. January 12, 1950 - Secretary of State Dean Acheson outlines an American "defense perimeter" in the Far East that excludes Korea. (PR Newswire)

    Stones Censor Songs  Mar 29, 2008
    The St. James Theatre home for years to "Hello, Dolly!" and more recently "The Producers" was just packed with big names on Thursday night to see this, too: Lauren Bacall; Phyllis Newman; Matthew Broderick; Marisa Tomei; Mandy Patinkin with wife, Kathryn Grody; producer Marty Richards; Liz Smith; Dina Merrill (who s a producer of the show with husband, Ted Hartley); character actor Stephen Root, who came with pal Wayne Knight (Newman from "Seinfeld"); New Line Cinema chief Michael Lynne and... (Fox News)

    Eyes wide open  Mar 9, 2008
    Lauren Bacall got her break when Howard Hawk's wife Slim spotted teenage model Betty Jane Perske on the cover of Harper's Bazaar. The ingenue got a screen test, a new name, and ultimately a role in To Have and Have Not (1944), opposite Humphrey Bogart. (The Age)

    Five great things about Stockton  Mar 9, 2008
    "Blood Alley," starring John Wayne, Lauren Bacall. "All the Kings Men," starring Broderick Crawford, John Ireland. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    Hollywood taboos, and a breakthrough of social consciousness  Mar 6, 2008
    Studio-system veterans like Darryl Zanuck, Lauren Bacall, and Henry Fonda attended but refrained from mingling with such youthful iconoclasts as Beatty, Dennis Hopper, and Andy Warhol. At one point, as the Byrds began to jam, an exasperated Fonda turned to his son, Peter. (Boston Globe)

    Kathleen Turner: a Grand Dame with true grit  Mar 1, 2008
    She looks more and more like Lauren Bacall, with whom she's often compared. I imagine she's a great girlfriend, dishing dirt and dispensing advice. (Globe and Mail)

    Who will win?Oscar experts predict there could be a few surprises this year  Feb 23, 2008
    " 'Contrary voters' For Los Angeles Times film critic Tom O'Neil, the best picture result is a "no brainer". "Oscar voters tend to vote for best film based on who the director is and there is a strong feeling in Hollywood that this is the year of the Coen brothers," he says. Clooney is a favourite with the Academy's voters "Of course there is always space for jaw-droppers - just look at the year Juliette Binoche beat Lauren Bacall to the Oscar - which show what bull-headed, contrary voters these... (BBC News -- Entertainment)

    Predictions: Same 'Old' Oscars  Feb 22, 2008
    " Ellen Page is really the only actress who stands a chance to upset Christie, but since she's only turning 21 on Feb. 21, she clearly has an Oscar in her future (add another five years to her chances because she really does look like she's 16, like her big-screen counterpart).Who Will Win: Christie but she's not a lock like Day-Lewis. Lauren Bacall was a shoo-in for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1997 and was clearly devastated when Juliet Binoche's name was called instead. Again, Page... (Click2Houston, TX)

    Handicapping the Oscars  Feb 17, 2008
    This Oscar race is way too easy to call - raising suspicion of an upset like the startling win of "Crash" over "Brokeback Mountain" or Juliette Binoche's over Lauren Bacall. More than in most years, members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences chose well, honoring the strongest movies with little heed to how they performed at the box office. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Raquel Welch salutes 'Captain'  Feb 12, 2008
    " ... It took Raquel a long time to come to terms with her image and the limitations her beauty placed on her. She re-invented herself in 1982 on Broadway, taking over from Lauren Bacall in "Woman of the Year. " That triumph freed her to be sanguine, she adjusted to changing times (exercise videos, TV movies), and flourished to such an extent that today this product of the studio system's dying days, exudes the aura of a great star of the Golden Age. Raquel has plenty to say about today's stars:... (Variety)

    Clandestine mistress of Bogart dies  Feb 11, 2008
    Her 17-year affair with Bogart first came to light in 1982 in her book Bogie and Me: A Love Story, a memoir in which she described the close relationship the couple struck up two years before the star met his famous fourth wife, Lauren Bacall, on the set of the 1944 film To Have and Have Not ... She commented: 'Lauren Bacall failed to chase me out of Hollywood; Katrina won't force me out of New Orleans. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)

    Musical Sedation Instead Of Ovation  Feb 9, 2008
    February 9, 2008 -- THE 1970 musical "Ap plause," though based on "All About Eve," was really all about Lauren Bacall, playing, as it were, Bette Davis. At City Center Thursday night, for the first of the show's four-night run, it was all about Christine Ebersole. (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    HBO's 'Bernard and Doris' explores an unlikely bond  Feb 8, 2008
    Duke's privileged but troubled life has been explored in several books and a 1999 miniseries, Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke, featuring Lauren Bacall and Richard Chamberlain in the principal roles. Lafferty, who also had worked for Elizabeth Taylor and singer Peggy Lee, was a recovering alcoholic who came to work for Duke in 1987. (USA Today)

    New York Fashion Week  Feb 6, 2008
    In between, there were touches of color-blocking which is already expected to be a trend for this spring and tailoring, especially wide-leg pants worthy of 1940s film stars like Lauren Bacall and Katharine Hepburn. Poretzky also gave a nod to the short skirts and dresses that are proving popular for next season, but many of hers were in a bouncy circle shape. (AZCentral -- Style)

     Read on...  Jan 31, 2008
    Lake Bell - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety. Berlin Film Fest Preview. (Variety)

    More of this story  Jan 9, 2008
    There we ate at a restaurant that displayed on the walls pictures of scenes and movie stars featured in the movie "Key Largo." There were pictures of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall and other stars in that movie. But, you remember, that town was almost completely destroyed by Hurricane Andrew in 1992. (Atmore Advance, AL)

    The PG's Barbara Cloud says, 'Thanks for all the wonderful moments'  Jan 6, 2008
    Sharing a hamburger with Lauren Bacall or rubbing shoulders with Cary Grant, Charlton Heston, Nancy Reagan, Bill Blass, Vidal Sassoon. was that me. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    'Lagerfeld Confidential' sticks to shades of gray  Jan 2, 2008
    Now in his 70s (or depending on whom you ask, his late 60s), he resembles Lauren Bacall and Gena Rowland's illegitimate daughter - glamorous, strange. In his glasses, Lagerfeld does it all: sketches his latest collection for Chanel, snaps away at his photo shoots, serves dinner - sorry, is served dinner. (Boston Globe)

    Saturday Profile: Michael Parkinson, the king of chat  Dec 29, 2007
    James Cagney, James Stewart, Fred Astaire, Lauren Bacall and Sammy Davis Jnr followed Welles. Muhammad Ali squared up literally on one show to Parkinson four times. (Independent)

    TV show king Parky 'to be knighted'  Dec 26, 2007
    Over the years other guests have included Orson Wells, Tony Blair, Tom Cruise and Lauren Bacall. He moved from the BBC to ITV in 2004 after the BBC tried to move his show to make way for Match Of The Day. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)

    Parody 'Mounting Mount Everest' gets a foothold and not much else  Dec 13, 2007
    In need of money, he enlists the support and company of Kirsten Dunst, Tony Danza, Martin Sheen, Michael Moore and Lauren Bacall, who is the only character, real or imagined, with more than half a brain. But they are not alone. (USA Today -- Life)

    Crimes of the naïve, superficial heart  Dec 13, 2007
    Lynn (Kristin Scott Thomas), Natalie (Lauren Bacall) and Abigail (Lily Tomlin) constitute what may be the screen's most formidable threesome of jaded, dirt-dishing socialites since "The Women.". Bacall's Natalie has the film's toughest bons mots. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)

    'Surviving the Hollywood Blacklist: Lessons for the 21st Century'  Dec 11, 2007
    In October 1947, she flew with the group of about thirty actors, directors, writers and filmmakers (including John Huston, Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart) to Washington, D.C. to protest the actions of the House Un-American Activities Committee. Victor Navasky - Long-time editor and publisher of The Nation (now Publisher Emeritus), and author of Naming Names, which won a National Book Award, Mr. Navasky is recognized as one of the foremost scholars of the blacklist. (PR Newswire)

    Historians Embrace Schlesinger Papers  Dec 10, 2007
    What he has in those documents is a marvelous collection of judgments of a liberal Democrat historian-academic who met everyone from Lauren Bacall to major baseball players to Marilyn Monroe,'' said Henry Graff, a history professor emeritus at Columbia University and personal friend of Schlesinger. Scholars are likely to be particularly interested in Schlesinger's personal diaries from 1961 to 1997, especially his three-year tenure as speechwriter, presidential adviser and fly-on-the-wall... (Guardian Unlimited -- World)

    Angelina Jolie voted sexiest film star  Dec 7, 2007
    Similarly, Gilda star Rita Hayworth came in at 59 and Lauren Bacall was at 71st position in the list. British stars Keira Knightley, Christian Bale, Kate Winslet, Orlando Bloom, Kate Beckinsale, Clive Owen and "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe all made it in to the top 25 position. (India Times, India)

    'Aida' at the Charles  Dec 5, 2007
    The film, with a theme that harks back to Schrader's 1980 American Gigolo, also stars Kristin Scott Thomas, Lauren Bacall and Ned Beatty. Showtime is 10:35 a.m. Sunday, preceded by 45 minutes of no-additional-charge coffee and bagels. (SunSpot.net)

    Katie Price hits out at "cruel" magazine  Dec 2, 2007
    Sophia Loren, James Blunt, Lauren Bacall, Dee Wallace and Henry Thomas (Elliott), Kristin Davis, and Kristin Davis. Soap Spoilers. (Digital Spy)

    Madonna to promote movie  Nov 29, 2007
    Guests invited to Sunday's VIP preview in New York include Howard Stern, Lauren Bacall, Helena Christensen, Patricia Clarkson and Ivanka Trump. A source said, "Madonna is planning to sprinkle a little stardust on Guy's latest gangster film.". (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    Books do furnish a palace . . .  Nov 24, 2007
    She is not just repressed and snobbish; Bennett's comedy also requires her to be so untutored, prior to befriending a well-read gay servant called Norman, that she can embark, with impartial interest, on biographies of Lauren Bacall and of Sylvia Plath - the first wife of her late poet laureate. "That the Queen could readily switch from showbiz autobiography to the last days of a suicidal poet might seem both incongruous and wanting in perception," writes the kindly Bennett. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)

    Every inch a king  Nov 24, 2007
    When Lauren Bacall crosses the floor with Lynn and Vanessa Redgrave, the provocation proves too great: the elbow of every person present instantly connects with the rib of their neighbour. "Yes, she did enjoy it," McKellen says three days later when I mention Bacall. (Guardian Unlimited)

    Landau talks about American presidency  Nov 16, 2007
    Admitting that he has always been interested in people in the very fast lane," Landau has planned social events for eight presidents since Johnson. He had become a network commentator on matters relating to the presidency and White House protocol. He easily dropped names of the people he's met along the way: Lauren Bacall, Betty Davis, Elizabeth Taylor and Jacqueline Kennedy. He said actor Jimmy Stewart was his godfather. He called President Johnson's daughter's Linda and Lucy "star struck' and... (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)

    Tangled up in 'I'm Not There'  Nov 15, 2007
    As Lauren Bacall chatted and Ledger smoked, pic's producer James Stern explained why he felt confident with the unconventional pic. "I thought Todd had a way to capture Dylan's essence, which I thought was key. If he had done this like 'Ray' or 'Walk the Line' I think I would have been nervous.". (Variety)

    As gorno ankles, zitcoms roll out  Nov 12, 2007
    There was a scene in the 1944 "To Have and Have Not," based on the Hemingway novel, with an equally famous William Faulkner as a co-writer of the screenplay and with the sultry Lauren Bacall leaning toward Humphrey Bogart, the actor who would become the love of her real life, saying invitingly: "You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow.". Bogart was the hero in "Casablanca," a 1942 film that coined more popular phrases than any other: "Play it, Sam,"... (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)

    The cinematic stretch run is upon us  Nov 9, 2007
    It comes from an old pro with dark, manly themes, Paul Schrader, and has a rather Altmanesque bunch: Lily Tomlin, Lauren Bacall, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ned Beatty, Willem Dafoe. Noah Baumbach had a critical hit with The Squid and the Whale. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Britney's Blackout At No. 1  Nov 6, 2007
    Mike Nichols and Diane Sawyer, as well as Lauren Bacall, were among those who came to support Stoppard's second New York hit of 2007. More importantly, both Roger Waters of Pink Floyd and Lou Reed were there to cheer Stoppard on. (Fox News)

    Young, gifted and black: Performers choices  Nov 4, 2007
    " Javone Prince, 27, Actor Prince, whose stage performances in Raisin in the Sun (2005) and Sugar Mummies attracted much critical acclaim, was recently noted as " one to watch" by The New Statesman. Prince's first film role was in Lars von Trier's Manderlay (2005) alongside Danny Glover and Lauren Bacall. Kwei-Armah says: "His dynamic performances generate such tension you can barely tear your eyes away from him. " Dizzee Rascal, 22, Rapper Today, he is one of the biggest names on the UK's urban... (Independent)

    BABY, OH, BABY!  Nov 4, 2007
    THE LANDMARKS Conservancy last Tuesday was a bit less profit-making but raked in more than 750,000 at Cipriani 42nd Street, with people like Jessye Norman, Gerald Schoenfeld, Peter Duchin and Patti LuPone singing to the VIPs who included Lauren Bacall, her son Steve Bogart, Pidie and Sidney Lumet, Alexandra Schlesinger, Mary and Mike Wallace, Robert Osborne, Casey Ribicoff, John Whitehead, Mica Ertegun, Annette and Oscar de la Renta, Anna Wintour, Andre Leon Talley in the audience or being... (New York Post -- Gossip)

    * [ HARDCOVER: UK ] Pen and glasses are mightier than sword for Queen Elizabeth  Nov 4, 2007
    "She had been reading one of the several lives of Sylvia Plath and was actually quite happy to have missed most of that, but reading the memoirs of Lauren Bacall, she could not help feeling that Bacall had had a much better bite at the carrot and, slightly to her surprise, found herself envying her for it.". She regrets all the opportunities she's missed to get to know writers she has met, like T.S. Eliot, Philip Larkin and Ted Hughes. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    The Three Rivers Film Festival still matters  Nov 1, 2007
    Cinematic cachet -- You can be the first in your book club or neighborhood to see "Grace Is Gone" with John Cusack or "The Walker" with Woody Harrelson and Lauren Bacall or director Barbet Schroeder's "Terror's Advocate.". The 2006 festival, for instance, opened Nov. 2 with "Pittsburgh," a bubbly blend of fact and fiction about Jeff Goldblum's star turn in "The Music Man." That was 10 months before the movie hit the premium cable channel Starz and, then, DVD. Last year's lineup also included... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    'Devil Knows You're Dead' premieres  Oct 31, 2007
    Tomei, along with co-stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke, and of course director Sidney Lumet mixed with well-wishing celebs like Patricia Clarkson, Sheryl Crow and Lauren Bacall atop the Gramercy Park Hotel. Hoffman said that the script's clever structure and large themes attracted him to the project. (Variety)

    U.N.: Can halt violence against women  Oct 31, 2007
    Lauren Bacall and Jessye Norman Honored As Living Landmarks Actress Lauren Bacall and opera singer Jessye Norman (L to R) appear to be singing a duet at the New York Landmarks Conservancy 14th annual Living Landmarks gala honoring them on October 30, 2007. (UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen). (Yahoo News -- United Nations)

    Michael Jackson Admits Drug Use in Testimony  Oct 26, 2007
    Lauren Bacall came, not just as a Lumet pal, but as a potential Best Supporting Actress nominee in another ThinkFilm release, Paul Schrader's "The Walker." ... While we're on the subject of Best Supporting Actress with Lauren Bacall in "The Walker". (Fox News)

    'Devil' Bash Heavenly  Oct 26, 2007
    Among those enthralled by the tale of a robbery gone horribly awry were Lauren Bacall, Sheryl Crow, Patricia Clarkson, Tommy Hilfiger, Rachel Roy, Cynthia Rowley, Sante D'Orazio, newly pregnant Julianna Margulies and supermodel Hana Soukupova (whose apartment was used for one of the grittier scenes). Lou Lumenick's review: Page 47. (New York Post -- Gossip)

    Two crucial factors fuelling California blazes  Oct 24, 2007
    When Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall drove down from L.A. to the laid-back Orange County city of Laguna Beach in the early 1950s - a place that became legendary for their presence and that of other Hollywood celebrities of the day - they were visiting a sleepy artists' colony. These days, the streets of Laguna Beach often resemble a parking lot. (Globe and Mail -- International)

    Aliens, mist monsters and killers oh my  Oct 20, 2007
    Starring: Woody Harrelson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily Tomlin, Lauren Bacall, Willem Dafoe, Ned Beatty, Moritz Bleibtreu, Mary Beth HurtDirector: Paul SchraderStory: While their husbands are busy running the country, Carter Page (Harrelson) serves as a gay best friend to Washington D.C.s women. When his friend Lynn Lockner (Thomas) gets involved in a scandal that could destroy her husbands career, Carter offers to cover for her. (MSNBC -- Movies)

    Actress Deborah Kerr Dies At 84  Oct 19, 2007
    Lauren Bacall, Jennifer Connelly, Scarlett Johansson and more were honored by Elle magazine for their career achievements. Photo Essay. (CBS News)

    Scarlett gives 'em Elle;  Oct 19, 2007
    Lauren Bacall scoffs, "Don't ask me about designer clothes.". RELATED CONTENT. (Los Angeles Times)

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