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Carly Simon was en route to the UK when the British papers got all the signals wrong about her song “You’re So Vain.” She emailed me last night: “What a riot! Nothing to do with Dav... Read More

Maggie Gyllenhaal, nominated for best supporting actress for “Crazy Heart,” is really just happy to be nominated for an Oscar. “I’m going to enjoy all of it,” she told me the ... Read More

At the rate things are going, a fourth installment of the “Bourne” series remains, sadly, doubtful. Last night at the premiere of “Green Zone,” starring Matt Damon and directed by P... Read More

The British papers have gone crazy over a 38-year-old story. And they’ve got it all wrong, of course. For years, Carly Simon has teased the public that “You’re So Vain,” her signatu... Read More

Fans of the Rolling Stones know all about a little known underground film that could not be released in the early 1970s. It was called “Cocksucker Blues.” It was made around the time of he reco... Read More

Bobby Zarem is heading south. He’s leaving on Sunday to go live in his beloved Savannah, Ga., where he’s been the mastermind for the city’s film festival for many years. New York without ... Read More

“Hurt Locker” producer Nicholas Chartier has gotten himself into hot water. A novice to the Oscar process, Chartier violated Academy rules by sending out an e-mail to voters last week. HereR... Read More

In Texas there’s a fierce battle over a Congressional primary being held this Tuesday. And pop radio seems to be the issue. Democrat Sheila Jackson-Lee, who’s been a great and vocal member of&#... Read More

C’est Chic: Nile Rodgers, the multitasking seriously talented writer-producer-founder of R&B group Chic, has just turned in the first draft of his memoir to publisher Random House. Rodgers is thi... Read More

No one knows this yet, so shhhh … Phil Collins is going to receive the Johnny Mercer Award this June from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Mercer Award is the most prestigious award given out by the... Read More