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Marvin Hamlisch: Stars Pay Respects at Pre Funeral Visitation
Composer and friend to all Marvin Hamlisch--triple Oscar winner, Grammy, Tony and Pulitzer winner-- was paid respect by scads of celebs at his pre-funeral...
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Helen Gurley Brown, Pioneering Editor of “Cosmo,” Dead at 90
Every era must come to an end, and so today a big one has arrived. Helen Gurley Brown, the pioneering editor of Cosmopolitan, has...
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Weekend: Real Soul, Classic Apollo R&B at Lincoln Center Out of Doors
The Apollo Theater had a very high priced exclusive fundraiser in the Hamptons on Saturday night. But actual R&B players with long histories at...
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Robert Pattinson Without Vampire Teeth? Box Office Poison So Far
Robert Pattinson, overhyped and cuckolded, comes to New York on Monday to promote David Cronenberg's "Cosmopolis." Is he a star, an actor or a...
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Casting Call: Searching for the New Spanky, Alfalfa, Darla, and Buckwheat
When I started writing this item, I kept humming Garland Jeffreys' famous song, "Don't Call Me Buckwheat." Believe it or not, there's a casting...
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Streisand Adds Concert Dates, Tickets $850, For Pre-Election Tour
I guess Valerie Simpson is right with the title of her new iTunes album: "Dinosaurs are Coming Back Again." Cher is recording her first...
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Al Freeman Jr., Breakthrough Black Actor and Professor, Dead at 78
Al Freeman, Jr., the great actor who scored breakthroughs with his performances in the TV movie "To Be Young, Gifted, and Black" on "One...
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“Dark Knight” Falls– A Lot, But Strong Showing for Meryl Steep Marriage Comedy
"The Dark Knight Rises" has fallen. With $376 million in the bank domestically, the Chris Nolan caped crusader finale made just $5 million on...