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Join comedian and pop culture expert Charles Phoenix on an all-new field trip adventure. Charles Phoenix’s “Up with Downey” Tour, a 5-hour Up with bus and walking tour of America’s greatest space age suburban city, Downey, CA, takes place on Saturday, March 27 from 12 pm to 5 pm.

Downey is a mid-century suburban smorgasbord of googie landmarks, sprawling ranch homes, designer office buildings and deluxe dingbat apartments. But Downey isn’t all about the space age. Hidden away in the corner of city is a virtually undiscovered ghost town of amazing 1880s-1920s buildings in an enormous giant tree garden setting – all remains of the Los Angeles County “Poor Farm,” founded in 1888. According to Charles, “You have to see it to believe it.”

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Over the past few years, writer/director Judd Apatow (”The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” “Knocked Up”) has shown that nothing—not even losing your virginity or the miracle of childbirth—is sacred. About his third film behind the camera, he says, “I’m trying to make a very serious movie that is twice as funny as my other movies. Wish me luck!” Apatow directs Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann in “Funny People,” the story of a famous comedian who has a near-death experience.

Adam Sandler, Eric Bana, Jason Schwartzman, RZA and newcomer Aubrey Plaza join a cast that reunites Judd Apatow with Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann and Jonah Hill in their third comedy together.

Cast:
Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, RZA, Aubrey Plaza, Maude Apatow, Iris Apatow

Release Date:
July 31, 2009

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Bernie Mac will probably be remembered as that comedian that played memorable roles in box office movies such as “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle” and the all-star films Ocean’s Eleven. With a flourishing career, Bernie Mac passed away Saturday at the age of 50 due to pneumonia complications at a Chicago Hospital.

The comedian suffered from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory lung disease that produces tiny lumps of cells in the body’s organs, but had said the condition went into remission in 2005. He recently was hospitalized and treated for pneumonia, which his publicist said was not related to the disease.

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Mac was in a class of his own. He had his share of great roles as well as starring alongside current and future stars. He was truly one of the “Original Kings of Comedy” and will surely be missed.

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