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Those Fabulous Animals
"Who are the great performers that people love the best? Who are the entertainers that leave you most impressed? Who makes the circus grander the moment they appear?" Whether you're a newcomer to The...
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OITNB's Miss Rosa on "Tit Hairs," the Prop in Her Freezer, and F**king With...
Barbara Rosenblat's storied career includes time served on Broadway (pioneering the role of Mrs. Medlock in the Tony-winning The Secret Garden, among multiple others), more film and television roles...
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The Real-to-Reel Life of Former NYPD Detective and TV/Movie Producer Sonny...
It's interesting how some real-life stories refuse to disappear. In 1977 highly decorated former NYPD detective Sonny Grosso wrote and published a book called Murder at the Harlem Mosque, about the...
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A Visit With Former Tonight Show Producer Dave Berg
Q: Why write a book now? A: Now that The Tonight Show with Jay Leno has run its course, I thought a memoir about this iconic American institution would be interesting for people who watched the show....
View ArticleMarlo Thomas' Sins of Omission in Clever Little Lies at Guild Hall
Marlo Thomas worked the homey sitting room at East Hampton's Baker House on Saturday night: her husband Phil Donahue, Alec and Hilaria Baldwin, Bob Balaban and Lynn Grossman, Jordan Roth, his mom Daryl...
View ArticleBoyhood: The Last of Its Kind
Boyhood, Richard Linklater's latest brainchild, is an epic, beautiful, and poignant film. It was shot over 12 years using the same actor, Ellar Coltrane, from age 6 to 18 and while the film has been...
View ArticleRandom Notes & Fripperies -- The Prequel to the Sequel
Remember Zsa Zsa Gabor? For the uninitiated, she and her family were the Kardashians -- 1950s edition. "Husbands are like fires," she once said. "They go out if left un-attended." This advice comes...
View ArticleI Don't Want Your Apology. I Want You to Think Before You Tweet.
Bill Maher recently expressed his opinions on Twitter regarding the tensions in the Middle East by likening Hamas, the Palestinian militant group, to a "crazy woman" that "you just have to slap."...
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Epic Inspiration From Hollywood Icon
Courtesy of Jerry Bruckheimer Films Three weeks ago my husband took me to a signing for producer Jerry Bruckheimer's book, When Lightning Strikes -- Four Decades of Filmmaking. No matter how long the...
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Teen Wolf 405: "I.E.D."
This week on Teen Wolf all eyes are on the new, deadly assassins who have invaded Beacon Hills (High School) to hunt down the names on the Benefactor's list and I'll admit that over at tvtag. I'm...
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LA Shorts Fest: Two Adaptations
When I asked first-time director Tim Guinee about the challenges of adapting Horton Foote's play The One Armed Man for a short film, he laughed as he recalled a piece of advice from fellow filmmaker...
View ArticleInterview on the Red Carpet With Woody Allen
It is a rare occasion that director, screenwriter, actor, Academy Award winner, comedian, and musician Woody Allen appears in Chicago. On July 19th, in promotion of his new film, Magic In the...
View ArticleClassical Theater of Harlem's Romeo & Juliet in Marcus Garvey Park
The logical comparison to this Shakespeare-in-the-Park is not the Public's more established revival of the bard's genius at Central Park's Delacorte Theater. The Classical Theater of Harlem's stunning...
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Backstage Pass: Andy Grammer, A Star in the Making
The first thing that strikes you about Andy Grammer is that he a nice guy. Honestly. He has a self-effacing, outgoing and mentally sharp personality that makes you feel real comfortable, real fast....
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Daughtry and Goo Goo Dolls Summer Tour: Rock Rolls at the Greek Theatre
Daughtry with video background Photo: Karel In 1986, Chris Daughtry was seven-years-old when John Rzeznik and Robby Takac were releasing their first album as the Goo Goo Dolls; yet here he and his...
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Sugar, The Movie, And Homeless Youth In America
It's the seedy side of life-the part of life you pretend doesn't exist. At first, I only noticed the one man I wrote about last Fall, the one passed out in front of my local Wawa. But now I've started...
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If Norman Lear at 92 Is What 92 Is, I'll Have What He's Having
It is not widely known that Norman Lear and I have the same mother. Norman once called his mother in Bridgeport, Conn., and said, "Mother, I just got this call. The Television Academy is forming a Hall...
View ArticleJo Nesbo's latest page-turner, "The Son"...Elaine Stritch---The Great Fantasy...
"SUSHI had become the pizza of the upperÂmiddle class, the policeman Simon Kefas as he attempts to eat a tiny jellyfish in Norway's bestÂselling latest thriller titled The Son. The ads say that author...
View ArticleGuillermo del Toro Unveils Comic-Con 'Pacific Rim,' 'Crimson Peak' Fan...
Guillermo del Toro is in the world-building business. The director of Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth, Pacific Rim and the upcoming gothic tale Crimson Peak is known for signature visuals, and an ability to...
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The Aquabats! celebrate their 20th anniversary at Comic-Con as they ponder...
First the good news ... The Aquabats are celebrating their 20th anniversary as a band this year. And thanks to their Emmy Award-winning television series, The Aquabats! Super Show! on HUB Network, the...
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