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Writers Guild East: Lena Dunham, Off Color Jokes, and a Nora Ephron Tribute
PAULA SCHWARTZ reports from New York: “This is such a low profile event,” Mike Birbiglia said Sunday night of the Writers Guild Awards, “I’m...
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Tony Sheridan, of the pre-Beatles, Dies at 72
I feel like I've been staring at Tony Sheridan's name on the original pre-Beatles album for most of my life. John Lennon, Paul McCartney,...
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Writers Guild Picks Argo, Zero Dark Thirty for Films, Modern Family and Breaking Bad for TV
The Writers Guild of America East just finished its very uproarious, often off-colored evening at BB Kings. "Argo" won Best Adapted Screenplay and "Zero...
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Oscar Race Sharpens as Film Editors Award “Argo” and “Silver Linings”
The American Cinema Editors gave out their awards tonight in Hollywood. They choose "Argo" for best dramatic film, "Silver Linings Playbook" for best comedy/musical,...
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Academy Members, Oscar Voters: Skew Older, Vote Hip, Know What They’re Doing
I'm really appalled by a stupid article in today's New York Post about Oscar voters being old and out of touch. It's quite the...
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Lady Gaga Forced to Cancel Rest of Tour: Needs Hip Surgery Similar to A Rod
Lady Gaga has been sidelined.
Here's the release: "Live Nation Global Touring has confirmed that the remainder of the Lady Gaga Born This Way Ball...
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New “Die Hard” Flick Rates a Zero, Gets One Star from Fox-Owned NY Post
UPDATE Thursday 12AM-- Now 46 negative reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, five not negative. Rating is up to a robust 10%.
From Wednesday: "A Good Day...
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Grammy Bounce: Timberlake, Rihanna Up, Plus Record Ratings
The Grammys were a big hit, that's for sure. The show grabbed 28.4 million viewers and its second biggest audience in 20 years. Only...