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Music Genre Mashups Draw New Fans Through Crossover Appeal
Swedish Electronic Dance Music artist Avicii, a popular figure on the global EDM circuit, mixed it up big time with his recent foray into country music. His song "Hey Brother" was big news with both...
View ArticleZaki's Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
I referred to Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Fox's 2011 reboot of their venerable Apes franchise, as "an end of the world movie that makes you forget that it's an end of the world movie." Well, the...
View ArticleMy Conversation With Def Leppard
Tonight, I'm joined by music legends Joe Elliott and Rick Savage, who reflect on their careers with the English rock band Def Leppard. With legions of fans around the world, the pop-metal band has sold...
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Is the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie Missing A Big Opportunity?
Turtles. Teenage Ones. Mutant ninjas at that. We can only imagine what was being smoked by the comic book artists who first conceived of the idea exactly 30 years ago, long before the legalization of...
View ArticleHonor Is a Shame in Shan Khan's Brave New Film
Shan Khan's new film Honor could just as well be called Shame, for that is what the insistence of this horrendous code of ethics releases. In this case, it is the honor of killing a daughter to save...
View ArticleDiane Keaton Croons in Rob Reiner's And So It Goes
Diane Keaton's presence was felt on Long Island's east end the day before her new movie And So It Goes premiered at Guild Hall last Sunday: she had a book signing at Bookhampton in East Hampton for her...
View ArticleReThink Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes -- Can't We All Just Get Along?
I was originally pretty suspicious of 2011's Rise of the Planet of the Apes, especially after Tim Burton's disastrous 2001 reboot and the overall campiness of the original films. But as I watched Rise,...
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New Series Sneak Peek: Satisfaction
Who says you can't get no Satisfaction? I recently got a sneak peek at Universal Cable Productions' new original drama series Satisfaction premiering on USA Network this Thursday, July 17 at 10/9c....
View ArticlePaparazzi Down: George Clooney's Anti-Paparazzi Laws Just Might Save...
On Sex and the City, Carrie Bradshaw cheekily declared, "Clooney is like a Chanel suit: He'll always be in style." The doyenne of cosmopolitans and everything fabulous was right: The Monuments Men...
View ArticleMy Conversation With Joan Rivers
Monday night on PBS, the first of my two-part conversation with legendary comedian Joan Rivers. We talk about her longstanding career and her new book, Diary of a Mad Diva. In the clip below, Rivers...
View ArticleA Great Cast Is Not Enough To Make "Ray Donovan" a Hit
TV Review Jackie K Cooper "Ray Donovan" (SHOWTIME) "Ray Donovan" returns to SHOWTIME for its second season and all of the cast returns. The show is headed up by Liev Shreiber in the title role. Jon...
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Carmen Dell'Orefice Remembers Eileen Ford
When Eileen Ford died this week, I sent a condolence email to one of her closest friends, the legendary model Carmen Dell'Orefice. Carmen starred in my doc, About Face: Supermodels Then and Now and was...
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Celebrity Collector: John Force
Photo Credit: John Force Racing Overcoming childhood polio to become the quarterback of the high school football team sounds like something from a movie. Unfortunately, losing every game you ever...
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Yes! & A Life Worth Living: Conversations with Jason Mraz and Marc Broussard,...
A Conversation with Jason Mraz Mike Ragogna: It's Jason Mraz! So you're doing a world tour with Raining Jane. Jason Mraz: Yep, I'll be taking Raining Jane with me on the road, so we'll be able to...
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The Magic of Meshell Ndegeocello
There's an exquisite, life-affirming quote by Audre Lorde in which she says, "I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even...
View ArticleGood Bye Brother Tommy Ramone, Rest in Peace
The world of Rock music is a tough one. Most bands don't make it past the school circuit. It is rare that a band becomes a global influence and changes the course of rock and roll history. That rare...
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Tiësto Curates Summer EDM Playlist for New Music Startup Bop.fm
Summer is only (already?) half way done, and many of us have been busy with concerts, parties, cookouts and the like. If you're like me, your music collection is getting a bit stale, and you're looking...
View ArticleThe Monday Mix--QE 2's New Portrait....HBO Sweeps the Emmy...
"IN PHOTOGRAPHY there is a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than reality," said Alfred Stieglitz. • OUR GOOD Scots Presbyterian pal who just happens to be the genius photographer Harry...
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The Jerusalem Film Festival: Cinephilia Among Sirens
It's impossible to report from the 31st Jerusalem Film Festival without acknowledging the political tension: just before the opening ceremony this past Thursday evening, the sound of a siren alerted...
View ArticleChef and Le Chef: Comfort Food
It's a great recipe! Take a delicious, palate-tested plot. Mix in fresh, quality ingredients like sharp writing and beautiful location shots. Spice with stellar acting from a cast of seasoned...
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