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March 18, 2013I love when a publicist cooks up a list of reasons to do something. It makes things so much neater and more digestible, especially when we're dealing with the raunchy yet illuminating Black Party Expo and other related shenanigans. Here are the reasons:
1--Need to buy an outfit for the big night? ... More >>
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November 7, 2012Justin Bieber makes the Barclays Center go pop
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October 24, 2012Blogs
July 27, 2012The 2012 summer Olympics officially begins today in London. Though the Big Apple lost the bid to host these games back in 2005, we can take pride in the 35 New York-bred Olympians competing in the summer event. To get into the spirit of the festivities, we will be highlighting two of New York's own ... More >>
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July 19, 2012I haven't seen it yet, but the film has faced a couple of challenges--more than your average summer comedy.
First, the title was changed from Neighborhood Watch to The Watch after the shooting death of Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Florida.
Obviously this is a comedy about su ... More >>
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June 12, 2012When Michael McGrath won a Tony award on Sunday for his performance as a lovable gangster in the Gerswhin musical Nice Work If You Can Get It, he thanked his wife and said, "Baby, you're the greatest!"
The back story on that reference is that he's set to play Ralph Kramden in the upcoming, absolute ... More >>
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May 18, 2012Battleship is a long, headache-inducing blend of cliches and explosions, about a fleet of ships out to save the world while making money at the box office.
One of the more notable things about it is that Rihanna makes her film debut as Petty Officer Cora 'Weps' Raikes, a kickass, sarcastic, but ba ... More >>
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February 10, 2012As the movie and music industries continue to bemoan internet piracy -- and push for internet-censoring laws like SOPA, PIPA, and the TPP to curb illegal file sharing -- a new academic study has come out that debunks a major belief about piracy and profit loss.
In "Reel Piracy: The Effect of Onlin ... More >>
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November 2, 2011Ali Hossaini’s true colors
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August 17, 2011Yes, I know he is a film star, thanks to a little something called the Twilight franchise.
But can Taylor Lautner make it as a bonafide movie star apart from that?
If you can't pull that kind of thing off, then you might as well be Francis the Talking Mule.
And face it, it hasn't been all ... More >>
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July 18, 2011The Republican 2012 Presidential race, which has given us so much pleasure, remains in flux. Mitt Romney holds a lead, but is unacceptable to "the base" because he once tried to help uninsured sick people; thus, various fringe candidates compete ferociously (and that is the right word) for the right ... More >>
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June 14, 2011Mel Gibson disgraced himself last year with all those foul rants, which didn't exactly endear him to the moviegoing public.
The more he fulminated, the more his comeback vehicle, The Beaver, seemed like a miracle vehicle as far as its chances to make Mel loved again.
And sure enough, due to ... More >>
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April 11, 2011
Yes, Today show host Kathie Lee Gifford and I are the focal points of the print campaign for the smash Broadway musical The Book of Mormon!
That's the one about Mormons going to Uganda and spreading lies, which results in the Ugandan natives putting on a fabulous musical revue!
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January 26, 2011Blogs
October 19, 2010Jackass 3-D grossed more money at the box office this weekend than the three films below it combined. The dangers of making such a monumental, adventurous piece of cinema?
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October 3, 2010Everyone who's anyone saw The Social Network on its opening weekend, including the staff of Facebook and presumably its founder, Mark Zuckerberg. Today, preliminary estimates put the movie's pull at $23 million for its opening weekend, a respectable, if not extraordinary showing, but more tha ... More >>
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June 8, 2010Does this mean the term 'fabulous' has to go, too?
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June 8, 2010Does this mean the term 'fabulous' has to go, too?
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June 8, 2010Does this mean the term 'fabulous' has to go, too?
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May 22, 2010It was naive to think it could turn out any other way, marketing gimmicks, the show's resurgence and Will Forte be damned. The latest Saturday Night Live skit-turned-feature film is crashing and burning, taking in a paltry $1.5 million at the box office on Friday, leaving the action parody un ... More >>
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May 4, 2010Chuck Palahniuk gathers his book club
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February 23, 2010Voice Choices
February 16, 2010A theater festival in the winter?
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December 15, 2009Voice Choices
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August 18, 2009Fritz Lang’s oddball 1930s movie defies definition
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February 18, 2009Paul Scott Goodman and Miriam Gordon present Rooms: A Rock Romance
Film
December 31, 2008Jeffrey Katzenberg's cure for an ailing movie economy, in all three dimensions.
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October 22, 2008Avant-garde with some brotha-ly love
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October 1, 2008Restoring Max Ophül's masterpiece
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July 9, 2008Rock, romance, heartbreak, and the Purple One
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June 17, 2008Feelin’ fishy? Walk it off
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March 4, 2008A notoriously bad film finally gets some appreciation
Film
May 8, 2007Film
May 1, 2007Screens
June 27, 2006Film
August 23, 2005Hollywood's real moneymakers yet to come
Screens
May 31, 2005Fat content's equivalent of the South Beach Diet provides healthy alternative to paying buttplugs
Film
December 28, 2004Film
September 7, 2004Ghosts in the machine: Tsai's haunted movie house evokes the shadows of cinemas past
Music
July 6, 2004Concert biz endures summer; Clear Channel screws bands
Art
August 26, 2003High Culture on a Low Budget
News
May 28, 2002The U.S. Finally Shakes Off Its Cold War Prejudices
Film
March 5, 2002Home
January 1, 2002Patriotic Critics Boost Gross Domestic Product
Film
May 9, 2000News
November 16, 1999Studios seethe over HSX predictions
Film
August 24, 1999By treating audiences with kid gloves, the MPAA delivers a lethal blow to grown-up fare
