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Ava Gardner

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    February 18, 2011

    "You Gotta Get A Gimmick" Rewritten By Me!

    I have a lot of free time, folks, so I've sat down and retooled "You Gotta Get a Gimmick" from Gypsy as if it were sung by Lana Turner, Rita Hayworth, and Ava Gardner to rising starlet Kim Novak back in the 1950s. Before you call the men with the white suits, check out this theater queen flight o ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    December 15, 2010

    Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

    I have a lot of free time, folks, so I've sat down and retooled "You Gotta Get a Gimmick" from Gypsy as if it were sung by Lana Turner, Rita Hayworth, and Ava Gardner to rising starlet Kim Novak back in the 1950s. Before you call the men with the white suits, check out this theater queen flight o ... More >>

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    October 7, 2010

    The Most Boring Movie of All Time?

    ​That's easy. It was Meet Joe Black, the plodding, overlong meditation on life and death starring a wan Brad Pitt, a comatose Claire Forlani, and an annoying Anthony Hopkins. After the 20-minute mark, I had already met Joe Black and eagerly wanted to move on -- but there were two hours and 3 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    RIP, Lena Horne

    via Wikipedia​ With flaring eyes and a honey-drenched voice, Lena Horne was a force of nature, and divinely gorgeous to boot.

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2010

    Jessica Alba: Hottest Woman Alive

    ​I have no idea if she can act since I've only ever seen her in Fantastic Four, which wasn't exactly The Magnificent Ambersons, scriptwise. But there's no doubt that Jessica Alba is a modern day Ava Gardner, rife with smoldering sex appeal--so much of it that she could turn a gay man straight ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    September 8, 2009

    Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

    ​I have no idea if she can act since I've only ever seen her in Fantastic Four, which wasn't exactly The Magnificent Ambersons, scriptwise. But there's no doubt that Jessica Alba is a modern day Ava Gardner, rife with smoldering sex appeal--so much of it that she could turn a gay man straight ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    The Ten Greatest Dicks In History!

    This is one list I definitely wish I was on---a ranking of the most fantabulous penises in creation. Some of the ones listed are only so amazing because they were so small (or so much smaller than expected), but still, I'd love to be including here (or anywhere)! I'd feel so genitally special! One ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2009

    Who's The Most Beautiful Screen Goddess of All Time?

    Mind you, I'm not including anyone from the silent era because I'm always too busy reading their lips to assess their attributes. But looking through my old issues of Hollywood Confidential--and skimming through some Peoples for updates--I've decided that the 10 runners-up for "most stunning cinema ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2009

    Clip Job: Cleopatra Knocked On Her Asp

    Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archivesJune 20, 1963, Vol. VIII, No. 35'Cleopatra': The Fall of Bosley CaesarBy Andrew SarrisIn case you're still wondering, "CLEOPATRA" (at the Rivoli) is a complete disaster, and I kid you not. I vas dere, Charlie, for four hours and three minutes, no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2009

    Clip Job: More Sex Advice for Village Single Girl

    Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archivesAugust 9, 1962, Vol. VII, No. 42Greenwich St. PeachesDear Sir:Stephanie Gervis, for all I know, might make Ava Gardner look like a bag and a prude in the bargain.However, it seems to me that sex in the Village is like sex anywhere. It is where yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2008

    Clip Job: I Hate Baseball

    Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archivesAugust 9, 1962, Vol. VII, No. 42Greenwich St. PeachesDear Sir:Stephanie Gervis, for all I know, might make Ava Gardner look like a bag and a prude in the bargain.However, it seems to me that sex in the Village is like sex anywhere. It is where yo ... More >>

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    Sky captain and the world of yesterday: Scorsese's epic OCD portrait stalls in midflight

  • Film

    September 2, 2003

    Film

    Sky captain and the world of yesterday: Scorsese's epic OCD portrait stalls in midflight

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