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'Godfather' Movies Top Obama's Favorites 1 day ago WASHINGTON (AP) Britney Spears takes a backseat to Barack Obama on an upcoming "Entertainment Tonight" as the Democratic presidential candidate chats about his favorite movies and stars. His top films are three Oscar winners "The Godfather," "The Godfather: Part II" and "Lawrence of Arabia." Obama says his favorite actors are Jimmy Stewart, ...
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Barack Obama Wants Will Smith to Play Him in a Film
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... Getting tired of all this Clinton/Obama stuff yet? Look, regardless of who I'm voting for, I think it's pretty disgusting how some people compare Obama to a terrorist because of his name. A pimp? Totally. A terrorist. No. When asked what his three favorite movies of all time were, Obama recently named The Godfather, The Godfather Part II and Lawrence of Arabia. Not for nothing, but if you're running for President, do you think naming two Godfather films as your favorites might scare off a few people? Great films, no doubt, but in such a tight race ...
Barack Obama Endorses The Fresh Prince
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... The story is out on the AP Wire that Obama thinks Smith “has the ears” to handle the role. It probably doesn’t hurt that Smith has been nominated for two Oscars. ...
Buzz In: Who Would You Want to Play You in a Movie?
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Every day there seems to be new news about another biopic in the works: Beyonce will play Etta James, Hilary Swank will play Amelia Earhart, Jesse L. Martin will portray Marvin Gaye, and on and on. Recently, even Barack Obama staked his claim on the actor he'd like to portray him: Will Smith. The Democratic presidential hopeful claimed "Will and I have talked about this because he has the ears!" It's a fun thing to ponder: Who would play you in a movie? Or, if you're not pleased with the celebrities you look like, who would you want to play you in a movie? ...
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March on Turner Classic Movies —
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It's March? Already? Here's a roundup of everything to look forward to on TCM this month. March 1 and March 2 The 31 Days of Oscar wraps up this month. March 1st is dedicated to films celebrating show business ( All About Eve ) and Oscar winners from the 1980s ( Cries and Misdemeanors ). March 2nd is dedicated to epic films ( Lawrence of Arabia; The Bridge on the River Kwai ) and the ...
31 Days of Oscar: Lawrence of Arabia —
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Turner Classic Movies' "31 Days of Oscar" comes to a close tomorrow in a big way, with a salute to epics. And for most people, the film that most comes to mind when they hear that word is David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia . Vast, sprawling, immense ... one could easily run out of superlatives to describe the cinematic adventures of T.E. Lawrence , portrayed by Peter O'Toole in what has been ...
Composer Maurice Jarre in person, Egyptian Theater, March 1 and 2 —
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Barack Obama Loves Arabia [News Roundup] —
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Barack Obama's favorite movie is Lawrence of Arabia (and the Godfathers, but whatevs.) All this and more (fave snack: "almonds") revealed in an EXCLUSIVE two-part Entertainment Tonight interview...