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  • Meryl Streep was nominated this month for a Golden Globe for best actress in a drama for her role in "The Iron Lady." (Weinstein Co. via Associated Press)

    MOVIE REVIEW: 'The Iron Lady'

    By James Frazier - Special to The Washington Times

    Margaret Thatcher remains a polarizing figure, worshipped by the right and reviled by the left. Here, her fight against left-wing orthodoxy is depicted as ferocious and honorable, with minimal time devoted to criticisms. One could be forgiven for guessing the filmmakers themselves were conservatives, if one didn’t know better. Published January 13, 2012 Comments

  • Handlers hang paintings in the National Gallery of Art's newly re-installed 19th-century French galleries. (Photograph courtesy National Gallery of Art)

    National Gallery of Art to reopen French exhibits with overhauled display

    By Roland Flamini - Special to The Washington Times

    Where is everything? That could well be the first reaction of visitors to the renovated galleries of impressionist and post-impressionist paintings at the National Gallery of Art when they reopen to the public Jan 29. Published January 12, 2012 Comments

  • While in Washington to promote her movie about violent ethnic conflict set in the Bosnian war of the early 1990s, Miss Jolie visits the Oval Office on Wednesday for a meeting with President Obama. (Associated Press)

    Angelina Jolie goes to war

    By Peter Suderman - Special to The Washington Times

    Angelina Jolie seems anxious. She’s picking up bits of lint from the table in front of her, flattening out tiny creases in the tablecloth. Published January 11, 2012 Comments

  • Zana Marjanovic (left) and Boris Ler play characters caught up in the war in Bosnia in the film directed and co-written by Angelina Jolie, "In the Land of Blood and Honey." (Film District via Associated Press)

    MOVIE REVIEW: ‘In the Land of Blood and Honey’

    By Peter Suderman - Special to The Washington Times

    “In the Land of Blood and Honey,” directed and co-written by Angelina Jolie, refuses to spare its audience or its characters. Published January 12, 2012 Comments

  • From left, John C. Reilly, Jodie Foster, Christoph Waltz and Kate Winslet co-star in the claustrophobic "Carnage." (Sony Pictures Classics)

    MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Carnage’

    By Adam Mazmanian - Special to The Washington Times

    As a viewer squarely in the demographic sights of this bit of yuppie mise-en-scene, I was surprised and disappointed to see “Carnage” flop so badly. Published January 12, 2012 Comments

  • Gertrude Stein exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery.

    Get Out: ‘Picturing Gertrude’

    By Mike Riggs - Special to The Washington Times

    In addition to writing in every imaginable medium from poetry to fiction to librettos, Gertrude Stein is well-known for nurturing the careers of some of America’s biggest writers. Less well-known is Stein’s impact on the visual arts. Published January 12, 2012 Comments

  • President Obama holds hands with his daughters Malia (left) and Sasha as they leave Sea Life Park, a marine wildlife park, with family friends on Dec. 27 in Waimanalo, Hawaii. (Associated Press)

    Top 5 ‘let them eat cake’ moments of the Obama White House

    By Patrick Hruby - The Washington Times

    President Obama and his wife, Michelle, have prompted complaints for hosting a lavish, unpublicized “Alice in Wonderland” White House Halloween party in 2009 featuring director Tim Burton and actor Johnny Depp, all while the country struggled with high unemployment and the lingering economic fallout of the Great Recession. This isn’t the fist time the Obamas have drawn such scrutiny. Herein, the first couple’s top “Let Them Eat Cake” moments. Published January 10, 2012 Comments

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  • Miss America crowning new winner in Las Vegas

    By OSKAR GARCIA - Associated Press

    Miss America is getting ready to transfer her crown to one of 53 pageant queens looking to prove they've got a winning combination of looks, talent and smarts. Published January 14, 2012 Comments

  • Chris Burden's new work: art imitating the future

    By JOHN ROGERS - Associated Press

    Chris Burden's latest kinetic sculpture, "Metropolis II," does more than just imitate life. The colorful display of roads, cars, trains and buildings is art imitating what the artist foresees life being like in five or 10 years. Published January 14, 2012 Comments

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    By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

    The Obama administration says it would oppose pending legislation that would undermine "the dynamic, innovative global Internet." Published January 14, 2012 Comments

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    By DONNA BRYSON - Associated Press

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  • HBO says no political agenda behind Palin film

    By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

    In a politically polarized country, the people behind HBO's upcoming movie on Sarah Palin's vice presidential campaign are being careful not to take one side or the other. Published January 14, 2012 Comments

  • India marks 1 year since last polio case

    By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

    The top U.S. health official administered polio vaccination drops to children in New Delhi on Friday as India marked one year since its last case of the crippling disease. Published January 13, 2012 Comments

  • Russia says its spacecraft may crash into Atlantic

    By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

    Russia's space agency has adjusted its forecast for the crash of a failed spacecraft, saying it may shower its fragments into the south Atlantic. Published January 13, 2012 Comments

  • Archuleta 'excited' to shoot Philippine TV series

    By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

    "American Idol" runner-up David Archuleta says he's "excited" about working on a Philippine TV series. Published January 13, 2012 Comments

  • Lions Gate buying 'Twilight' maker Summit

    By RYAN NAKASHIMA - Associated Press

    Movie and TV studio Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. is creating a Hollywood powerhouse focused on young adult audiences with its purchase of Summit Entertainment, maker of the teen hit "Twilight" series, for $412.5 million, which the companies confirmed Friday. Published January 13, 2012 Comments

  • San Fran college's computer network compromised

    By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

    The computer networks of a San Francisco community college have been infected with software viruses that illegally transmitted personal data from students and employees overseas, school officials said Friday. Published January 13, 2012 Comments

  • Eleven states, D.C. back Obama on health law

    By Paige Winfield Cunningham - The Washington Times

    Eleven states and the District of Columbia are siding with the Obama administration in the legal battle over the constitutionality of the new health care law, as more than half the states prepare to challenge the law before the Supreme Court. Published January 13, 2012 Comments

  • Rich fabrics edge out spandex at Rio fashion week

    By JENNY BARCHFIELD - Associated Press

    Forget fluorescent spandex: Rio's catwalks were awash in the most exclusive of materials on Friday as Agatha fielded a winter 2012 collection in shaggy Mongolian lamb, patchworks of snakeskin and lustrous velvet. Published January 13, 2012 Comments

  • Duped in art fraud, NYC man then forged appraisals

    By JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

    A part-time art dealer who unwittingly bought bogus Damien Hirst prints from a California fraudster created his own legal problems by doctoring appraisals as he resold them, authorities and his lawyer said. Published January 13, 2012 Comments

  • HBO says no political agenda behind Palin film

    By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

    In a politically polarized country, the people behind HBO's upcoming movie on Sarah Palin's vice presidential campaign are being careful not to take one side or the other. Published January 13, 2012 Comments

  • Gene Hackman OK after Fla. bicycle accident

    By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

    Oscar-winner Gene Hackman was briefly hospitalized with bumps and bruises Friday after a pickup truck hit him from behind while he was riding a bicycle in the Florida Keys, his publicist said. Published January 13, 2012 Comments

  • Heather Locklear released from LA-area hospital

    By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

    Actress Heather Locklear was released Friday from a hospital after she was treated in the intensive care unit for an unknown ailment. Published January 13, 2012 Comments

  • LA-area hospital: Heather Locklear released

    By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

    Actress Heather Locklear has been released from a Los Angeles-area hospital after being treated for an unknown ailment. Published January 13, 2012 Comments

  • Louis-Dreyfus researched role with US veeps

    By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

    Julia Louis-Dreyfus said Friday that she spoke with two U.S. vice presidents to research her role in an upcoming HBO comedy. Published January 13, 2012 Comments

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