Actors keep it real in &#39;Ladder 49&#39;
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John Travolta can&#39;t see the hand before his face, but he can feel the heat. He thinks he hears someone to his right, though it could just be a voice bouncing off a wall.
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Outlandish garb earns smiles, and hazard pay, for actors willing to dress up as foodstuffs, cartoon characters and power tools.
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Games have helped resuscitate many actors' careers, and they could affect industry pay scales.
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Desperate to propel a plot when chemistry doesn&#39;t work, this sequel puts its heroine through the wringer. Female viewers may feel similarly abused.
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Elevating the material is the least appreciated star turn on television. Sometimes the dialogue, or the premise or the story arc, leaves a lot to be desired and it&#39;s up to a real star to step up and salvage the show.
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Is this true? Do we believe this? These questions â constantly asked by actors about their own performances and those of their colleagues â should apply across the board in the arts.
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Little in &quot;Ladder 49&quot; can be called groundbreaking or startling, but the movie about a firehouse of Baltimore smoke-eaters nevertheless manages to cause a lump in the throat.
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Even charming, chiseled-faced actors can have it tough.
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The Oscar hopefuls have begun to march out to a steady drumbeat.
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It&#39;s been a year since Arnold Schwarzenegger became California&#39;s 38th governor, and the Hollywood actor-turned politician remains a phenomenon -- theatrical, unbridled and radiating raw confidence.
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tonight, the curtain goes up on one of the richest and most entertaining reality series ever conceived. That&#39;s not hyperbole, folks.
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Arnie Burton and Cliff Saunders play dozens of characters, sometimes more than one in the same scene, in âAlfred Hitchcockâs The 39 Steps.â
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This sweet-natured coming-of-age story manages a neat trick in our increasingly ``edge&#39;&#39;-obsessed television world: It&#39;s old-fashioned without seeming irrelevant.
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A respectful, loving ode to firefighters, &quot;Ladder 49&quot; attempts a closer look at what drives those who place themselves in danger, and at the family dynamics that help shape a firefighter&#39;s mind-set.
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LOS ANGELES  - The Oscar hopefuls have  begun to march out to a steady drumbeat.
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It&#39;s a rare show in the  legitimate theater when the performance is not preceded by a  sepulchral voice reminding you to turn off your cell phone.
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Fred Thompson&#39;s new role as a  presidential candidate means separating fact from fiction for  those Americans accustomed to seeing him in dramatic TV and  movie roles.