‘Burden of Dreams,’ ‘Jackie Brown’ and the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. Greetings from Toronto, where I am part of the LAT….
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An ex-Mafia hit man sentenced in slaying of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger
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Dirigente de Hamás acusa a Netanyahu de paralizar negociaciones sobre cese del fuego
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‘Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos’ examines creator of HBO drama
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Filmmaker John Singleton dies; ‘Boyz n the Hood’ was his own personal L.A. story
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Granderson: To win like the Rams, take risks and learn from losses
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