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Catastrophe! Cannes Prize Winners: Spike Lee Accidentally Announces Palme D’or Winner “Titane”
Apparently, Spike Lee gave away the name of the Palme D'Or winner by accident ahead of time-- "Titane," directed by Julia Ducournau. The second...
Movies
RIP Elliot Lawrence, 96, Won 9 Emmy Awards, 1 Tony, Jazz Composer, Big Band Leader, the Bernard Herrmann of Soap Operas
The composer, jazz musician, big band leader, Elliot Lawrence, died on July 2nd at age 96. He won 9 Emmy awards in his lifetime...
Celebrity
RIP Beloved Rapper Biz Markie, 57, “Clown Prince of Hip Hop,” Hit it Big with “Just a Friend”
Biz Markie, aka Marcel Hall, was a late 80s hip hop smash. A groundbreaking character in rap, he hit it big with "Just a...
Celebrity
amFAR Cannes Guests Stingy? Watch Sharon Stone Call Them “Cheap MF’s” During Gala Auction
It looks like Sharon Stone worked her tushy off on Friday trying to get the Eurotrash crowd at the amFAR Cannes event to pony...
Celebrity
Caitlyn Jenner, Running for Governor in California, Joins “Big Brother” in Australia, Flies in While Residents Are Locked Out
Isn't Caitlyn Jenner running for governor of California?
In her spare time, she's flown into Australia to be a guest on "Big Brother" in that...
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Anthony Bourdain’s Widow: She “Certainly Did Not” Say Husband Would Be “Cool” with Filmmaker’s Use of Artificial Voice Clips in New Doc
Here's the story.
There's a new documentary out today from Focus Features about CNN celebrity travel and food impresario Anthony Bourdain. Bourdain committed suicide in...
Music
Watch Video from Bob Dylan’s Grandson, Pablo Dylan, Named for Chilean Poet Pablo Neruda
Dylan progeny are everywhere! In the same week that his uncle Jakob Dylan released a new Wallflowers album comes an EP from Bob Dylan's...
Movies
Review: For Every Beatles Fan, “McCartney 3, 2, 1” is a Must-See Rare Look Under the Hood at How the Songs Were Created
In all, I published three pieces this week on the excellent six part Hulu doc, "McCartney 3, 2, 1." This is the last one.
Rick...