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Film Review: The Slightly Unvarnished Truth of 70s Pop Singer Helen Reddy, How She Gave the Women’s Movement Its Anthem and Survived a Coked...
Helen Reddy's "I Am Woman" came out in 1971. I was 14 and didn't care about it one minute. But "I Am Woman" fast...
Celebrity
Gloria Steinem is Celebrated for Julie Taymor’s “The Glorias,” Beanie Feldstein Recalls a “Hello, Dolly!” 3rd Birthday Party
With an ebullient crowd cheering her on, Gloria Steinem took the stage at Barnard College at a special awards dinner celebrating the 10th Athena...
awards
Exclusive: Harvey Weinstein, Oscar Expert, Expected “Marriage Story” Would Win Best Picture Because “It Was Short, and Easy to Get”
Now that the Oscars are over, and Harvey Weinstein is cooling his heels, as it were, at Bellevue Hospital, here's some news of interest.
Harvey...
Movies
Surprising Move: Steven Spielberg Abdicates from “Indiana Jones 5,” Turns Beloved Franchise Over to New Director
This is a surprising move: Steven Spielberg is turning over the direction of "Indiana Jones 5" to James Mangold, most recently the man behind...
Movies
The Bruce Willis $100 Million Chinese Movie Art Directed by Mel Gibson Actually Was Released Last Year–in Three Countries, Made Half a Million Bucks
You may recall mention of "The Bombing," a Chinese movie made with Bruce Willis and Adrien Brody. In Chinese. It was art directed by...
Movies
Jamie Foxx, Michael B. Jordan Win NAACP Image Awards Along with “Just Mercy” as Best Picture, Ensemble
After being basically abandoned, Destin Daniel Cretton's excellent film, "Just Mercy" won Best Picture and Best Ensemble, rightly so, at last night's NAACP's Image...
Movies
Box Office: Harrison Ford Has Surprise Hit with “Call of the Wild,” But Katie Holmes Has a Horror of a Film
Harrison Ford hasn't really made a whole film since "42," the Jackie Robinson story, seven years ago. At 79, he's been in two of...
Movies
Jennifer Hudson’s Wrap Gift to Herself After Playing Aretha Franklin in “Respect”: A Hammond 1968 Organ
Jennifer Hudson has just wrapped "Respect," the biopic of Aretha Franklin. You can tell she's overcome from the shoot and doesn't want to let...