Elaine Stritch: My Drunk and Sober Lodestar
When I met Elaine Stritch, she was sober, and I was drunk. It was 1998 at a book party for Joan Collins at the bygone social X-ray hangout Mortimer's. The party is a blur of martinis mixed with the...
View ArticleWoody Allen's Slight of Hand: Magic in the Moonlight
Woody Allen is up to his old tricks. Real ones, like pulling a rabbit out of a hat. In previous films he's played the magician role himself, but in Magic in the Moonlight, a romantic comedy set in the...
View ArticleHow Many People Can Say They've Been Yelled At by Elaine Stritch?
"I'm so so so sorry for your loss," a friend wrote on my Facebook wall this morning. That is how I knew Elaine Stritch had passed. For the next few hours I received tens of text messages expressing...
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Searching for Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor and Jamie Masada at Laugh Factory's Comedy Camp, 2002 Word is out that the casting net is circling to find someone to play the late, great Richard Pryor in a biopic. Hopefully, the focus...
View Article"Persecuted" Gives Faith Based Films a Bad Name
Movie Review Jackie K Cooper "Persecuted" (One Media) This year there have been quite a number of faith based movies released. Some have been high profile like "Heaven Is For Real" and others have been...
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The Top 5 Insights for Directors from James DeMonaco, Writer/Director of The...
These questions originally appeared on Quora. Answer by James DeMonaco, Writer/Director, The Purge: Anarchy Q: What are your top five recommendations for a director when approaching a new project?...
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A Behind-the-Scenes Glimpse of The Purge: Anarchy with Actor Zach Gilford
These questions originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Zach Gilford, Actor, The Purge: Anarchy Q: What scene from The Purge: Anarchy did the actors enjoy shooting the most?A: My favorite scene - and...
View ArticleFACE IT: A Real Maverick Remembered
I have interviewed hundreds of celebrated folks over the years and am often asked if I had a favorite. My answer has remained the same: James Garner. The first time consisted of a couple of days...
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My First Man-Crush: James Garner
The following was originally posted on Kevin's blog, MyMediaDiary.com. "I'm getting a little jealous of James Garner," my wife informed me as I headed down the basement with my burned DVDs. I was in...
View ArticleRob Reiner on the Middle-Age Love Story 'And So It Goes'
Rob Reiner says his new movie was inspired by Jack Nicholson. When they were talking to the press about their film, The Bucket List, Nicholson was asked what he wanted to be sure he did before he died....
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Dear Governor Cuomo: A Conversation with Natalie Merchant, Plus Catching Up...
A Conversation with Natalie Merchant Mike Ragogna: Natalie, what have you been up to lately beyond the new album? Natalie Merchant: I've become extremely active in the fight against hydraulic fracking...
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Ready to Let Go of "Let It Go" ? Disney Isn't. Mouse has Five Year Plan for...
You've no doubt already heard about all of the box office records that Frozen has broken over the past eight months (With the most recent one being the 16 weeks that this Walt Disney Animation Studios...
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Tired of Taylor Swift? Marie Miller Is Just What You Need
Like her or hate her, Taylor Swift is one of the biggest stars in the music industry these days. She has an armful of Grammys, incredibly successful tours, and she's one of the only people who can...
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Meet the 8 Artists You'd Never Guess Were in the Rock Hall (#6: Lady Gaga)
The year 1986 was a big one for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as it marked the inaugural Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, when such rock patriarchs as Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley were inducted....
View ArticleA-Sides with Jon Chattman: Miguelito Keeps It Humble; Ace Reporter's New...
In a pop world in which teen stars crash and burn, it's so refreshing to watch and listen to Latin Grammy winner Miguelito. The 15 year old has kept his head on straight no matter the success he's...
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Celebrity Collector: Luis Figueroa
Photo Credit: John Skalicky Luis Figueroa is not a face you quickly forget. You might recognize him from the Broadway musicals "42nd Street" or "Wicked." He has also worked on numerous commercials for...
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Bill Murray's Newest Character Is a Great Addition to the Greatest Comedic...
Bill Murray means more to you than you may realize. With the arrival of the trailer for his new "dramedy," St.Vincent, it looks like the comedic genius is set to carve out another character who will...
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Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror ... and the Saturn Goes to ....
If you love movies that transport you to alternate universes, or into pasts which never quite existed but might have, or into the future, or into situations that just plain scare the tar out of you,...
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Meet the 8 Artists You'd Never Guess Were in the Rock Hall (#8: Rihanna)
Twenty-six-year-old Barbados native Rihanna -- born Robyn Rihanna Fenty -- was already well on her way to pop stardom by the time she was 16, when she signed with the Def Jam label. Reflecting her...
View ArticleRemakes, Re-Boots, A Lack of Imagination--But The Money Keeps Rolling...
"HAS there ever been a summer of 23 sequels before?" asks The Hollywood Reporter's Todd McCarthy. (We here, writing for the older masses, are ever grateful to the lush- looking Reporter for keeping us...
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