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Motion Picture Academy Welcomes 819 Eclectic New Members Including Awkwafina, Bernie Taupin, Tim McGraw, Tyne Daly, and Niecy Nash
The Motion Picture Academy welcomes 819 new members today. As usual, it's eclectic bunch from all over the place. Some veterans like Tyne Daly...
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Johnny Mandel, Oscar Winning Composer of “MASH” Theme and “The Shadow of Your Smile” Dies at Age 94
Johnny Mandel is being mourned and celebrated today. He was a prolific scorer of movies and wrote hundreds of great songs. His most famous...
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UPDATED Carl Reiner, Brilliant Writer, Comic, Director, Creator of “The Dick van Dyke Show,” Dies at 98: Wrote a Farewell Tweet
UPDATE 2:27PM Dick Van Dyke writes on Twitter: "My idol, Carl Reiner, wrote about the human comedy. He had a deeper understanding of the...
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Review: Oscar Contender “Hamilton” On Film for DisneyPlus Puts Us Right in the Room Where it Happened
I always say, and you may, too: Donald Trump doesn't realize who will write his story. Lin Manuel Miranda got that when he read...
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Flashback Review: “Hamilton” Opens at the Public Theater February 17, 2015 And Shakes the Whole World
I was lucky enough to attend the opening of "Hamilton" at the Public Theater on February 17, 2015. To say everyone in the audience...
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What??? MTV’s Video Music Awards Will Be Broadcast Live from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn August 30th
Huh? Did I miss something?
MTV's Video Music Awards will be broadcast from the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn live on August 30th. Gov. Andrew Cuomo...
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Sundance Festival, Which Some Think Was Early US Entry Point for COVID, Starts Planning 2021 Festival
The last Sundance Film Festival, in January 2020, some feel may have been an early US entry point for the COVID virus. A lot...
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UPDATED Pixar’s Upcoming “Soul” May Have a Problem: No Actual Soul Music, Most of the Artists Included So Far Are White
MONDAY UPDATE: Disney says the Spotify list is user-generated, and that they haven't announced their soundtrack list yet. But the movie was coming out...