Unlike 'Closer,' She Peers Close
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By Gail Shister, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Jun. 17--Unlike the ace detective she plays on TNT's The Closer, Kyra Sedgwick is so self-aware her head hurts.  "I'm constantly examining my motives and thoughts and how I live in the world," she says.
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By Bruce Meyerson  Gina Reno's friends don't expect much eye contact from her when they get together. More often then not, she'll be staring at her cell phone, tapping away feverishly with calloused hands, communicating with people she's never once met in person.
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Sometimes, the two concepts can blur.
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Glenn Closeâs latest role as an ice-eyed lawyer on television has forced her to confront the exigencies of her career.
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TOF 111: "Closer" and Hollywood's fear of erotic intimacy
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"Closer," the surprise winner of two Golden Globes last Sunday, is connecting with international audiences who made it the No. 1 film in all four of the major territories in which it opened this weekend.
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When strangers ask her for directions, Karen Kostyal responds quickly. She has lived around Washington about 30 years and has a well-rooted sense of the area. Nonetheless, the Alexandria resident says, "my husband usually cuts in," supporting the stereotype that men feel their sense of orientatio...
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Life & style: At this time of year, even the shyest sunglasses-wearer can don shades without looking like a Paris Hilton wannabe.
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By Frazier Moore  As folks might say back in Atlanta, where she hails from, Brenda Leigh Johnson is a caution. She's a stitch. She's a sight.  Crime-busting heroine of TNT's "The Closer," Brenda now calls Los Angeles home.
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The one thing current  network police procedurals have in common is their overall  respect for those who wear the badge. Unlike, say, FX&#39;s &quot;The  Shield&quot; and, to a far lesser extent, TNT&#39;s &quot;The Closer,&quot;  network shows depict police units pulling together, concerned  mainly with finding the real criminal and not just building a  good case for the district attorney.
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Closer&quot; presents a fascinating dynamic: Instead of showing us the characters performing their lascivious deeds, director Mike Nichols and screenwriter Patrick Marber explore the effects of their actions through dialogue.
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In Ann Packerâs ladylike, man-proof new novel, too much of the focus is given to the pedestrian, domestic details about her characters.
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Experts in a field can benefit from an outsiderâs perspective.
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JoAnn Verburg produces photographs that seem more like studies in experience than studies in motion.
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Life & style: Readers' advice for a woman at the end of her tether, plus Linda Blair's expert view.
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NEW YORK  - In "Close to Home," a film now receiving its U.S. theatrical premiere at New York's IFC Center, two 18-year-old girls prowl the streets, making small talk about their lives and loves, taking time out along the way to talk on their cell phones, smoke, window shop and indulge in some snacks.
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Arts & entertainment: To her fans, Michelle Paver is the next JK Rowling. Stephen Moss meets her.