Turning 55, Kevin Spacey's on Fire
When Kevin Spacey made a recent appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, the host came up with the perfect skit to highlight the actor's many talents: Spacey headed up a barbershop quartet...
View ArticleReThink Review: The Purge: Anarchy -- An Unlikely Allegorical Franchise
In 2013, The Purge surprised the movie industry by making almost $90 million at the box office -- a feat made even more impressive (and profitable) considering the film's $3 million budget. A possible...
View ArticleA "Timely" Lunch...Chris Meigher's New Venture...Charles Busch, Vaudeville...
"And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer,...
View ArticleTop Off-Broadway Shows to Watch in NYC This Season: Part One
While Broadway shows and musicals often top the list of must-do activities for visitors and New Yorkers alike, smaller scale and sometimes underrated Off-Broadway shows are making a heat wave this...
View ArticleNeil LaBute Q&A: The Controversial Playwright Talks About His L.A. Theater...
Fans of safe and saccharine theater in Los Angeles better run and hide this summer because acclaimed and controversial playwright Neil LaBute doesn't just have one production currently in town -- he...
View ArticleDan Povenmire and Swampy Marsh's New Hope Is That They Get to Make More...
So just how quickly after the Disney - Lucasfilm acquisition was officially announced was tonight's Phineas & Ferb: Star Wars special put into production? Well, to hear Dan Povenmire & Jeff...
View ArticlePitchfork Music Festival: Up Close (PHOTOS)
Pitchfork Music Festival takes place in Chicago every summer and is known for having an array of musical guests -- some larger and more established acts like Beck or Neutral Milk Hotel, some more newer...
View ArticleTheater: Strictly Delightful "Strictly Dishonorable"
STRICTLY DISHONORABLE *** 1/2 out of **** THE ATTIC THEATER COMPANY AT FLEA THEATER One of the greatest talents in film history, Preston Sturges is best remembered for four stellar comedies: The Palm...
View ArticleEnjoy the Show: Learn More with 'Sharknado 2'!
People-eating sharks whipped up in a tornado, Manhattan as an ice-capped frozen wasteland, and solar flares that rapidly increase the temperature of the Earth's core resulting in cataclysmic...
View ArticleRobert Davi: Singing the Songs He Loves in a Place He Loves
There is always something special about a beautiful summer night when the heat is not too hot, the humidity is moderate and there's a lovely breeze. And when this lovely night is the setting in which...
View ArticleChats with CBS This Morning: Saturday's Anthony Mason, Chase Rice, Gentle...
photo courtesy CBS News A Conversation with CBS This Morning:Saturday's Anthony Mason Mike Ragogna: Good This Morning, Anthony! Anthony Mason: [laughs] MR: You've been in journalism for over thirty...
View ArticleNever Meet Your Hero Unless It's Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
The old saying goes: You should never meet your heroes. Why? Because they couldn't possibly live up to your expectations. That is unless your hero is Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. ScreenJunkies.com...
View ArticleWhat the TCA Win Means for RuPaul's Drag Race
By now, everyone who keeps up with the television industry knows that RuPaul's Drag Race won for Outstanding Reality Series at the 2014 Television Critics Association Awards. The Hollywood Reporter...
View ArticleWhy Everybody Hates Blake Lively's New Website
Blake Lively's new lifestyle website, Preserve, has been mercilessly mocked with fiendish, snarky glee since it debuted last Monday. And honestly, it's hard not to get behind the haters. The site --...
View ArticleSarah McLachlan on Her Influences and Inspirations
These questions originally appeared on Quora. Answers by Sarah McLachlan, Singer/Songwriter What are some of the most inspirational real-life stories that have influenced your songwriting? "Hold On"...
View ArticleRemembering Jackie Kennedy and Jackie O, on Her 85th Birthday
"Some may believe that there is such a thing as 'The Kennedy Curse'....There is no doubt, however, that Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis could rightfully be called "the Kennedy Blessing," states author Tina...
View ArticleDrag Race Star Alaska: Sharon Needles Breakup Still Leads to Awkward Moments
Call Alaska Thunderfuck a drag queen, musician or reality-television sensation. After her upcoming appearance in the San Francisco-based production Sex and the City: Live -- which opened July 24 -- you...
View ArticleCedar Fair CEO Matt Ouimet Reveals the Secret of Running a Successful...
For Matt Ouimet, the president and CEO of Cedar Fair Entertainment Co., a typical day at the office really is a walk in the park. "To be honest, I don't think I'd like this job if I was forced to be...
View ArticleThe Leftovers Recap: Just Find My Shirts! in 'Gladys'
Note: Do not read on if you have not seen Season 1, Episode 5 of HBO's The Leftovers, titled "Gladys." Sticks and stones, well, just stones, are the focus tonight because Gladys -- the hefty blonde...
View ArticleBetter, Stronger, Faster: San Diego Comic Con, 2014
In 1995 I made my first trip to Comic Con (at the time there seemed to be but one), and I was quite excited, not sure what to expect, and my thought going into the ginormous San Diego Convention Center...
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