Category: Celebrities
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From One Sex Symbol to Another: Raquel Welch Dishes About Mae West and ‘Myra Breckinridge’
Melanie Votaw attended a screening and Q&A with Raquel Welch at New York’s Lincoln Center, where the sex symbol told stories about another iconic sex symbol, Mae West, who starred with Welch in the 1970 film, ‘Myra Breckinridge.’
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Ellen DeGeneres Has Something to Say to One Million Moms
Ellen DeGeneres had a few things to say to One Million Moms, the group that opposed her appointment as spokesperson for J.C. Penney. You, go, Ellen!
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Fun and Fooling Around at Friars Club Comedy Film Festival
Melanie Votaw had a raucous time at the Friars Club Comedy Film Festival, at which Brett Ratner, Richard Belzer, Russell Simmons, Thomas Lennon, and Robert Ben Garant appeared, among others.
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Martin Scorsese on His Early Career, Growing Up in New York, and Not Going to the Movies
Melanie Votaw recently attended a Q&A session with the legendary director, who discussed growing up in lower Manhattan, why he doesn’t watch many movies, and why there won’t be a remake of Mean Streets, which screened as part of the New York Film Festival’s 50th anniversary year.
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Exclusive Interview: Peter Riegert Talks Cameron Crowe, Surviving the Film Industry, and Being an Homage in We Bought a Zoo
Melanie Votaw sat down with film and TV veteran Peter Riegert, who offered a few thoughts on surviving the film industry, working with Cameron Crowe and Matt Damon, and being an homage in We Bought a Zoo.
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New York Film Festival 2011 Features George Clooney, West Memphis Three
George Clooney, Alexander Payne, and Antonio Banderas graced the stage at the New York Film Festival this year, along with the West Memphis Three, just weeks after being released from prison. Their story is told in Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory.
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Ryan Reynolds Greets Troops at Green Lantern Premiere
‘Green Lantern’ opens in theaters today — can’t wait to see it — and Ryan Reynolds has been busy making the talk show rounds and greeting the troops. Yesterday he posed with marines at the Bob Hope Theater, Marine Corps. Air Station in Miramar, California, where an advance screening took place. I bet there was…
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Ten Things Johnny Depp Loves About Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ is already a fading memory for those of us who saw the movie weeks ago. It premiered in theaters on May 20, 2011, and I think it’s a great installment that reboots the franchise on fresh ground. Check out my full review here. Of course, the series would…
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So Long, Matt Dillon! In Your Honor, the First Episode of Gunsmoke
Like many of you, I spent my childhood watching ‘Gunsmoke.’ It was my dad’s favorite show, and as I recall, it aired on Saturday nights. The entire family — my mom and dad and us four kids — would gather around our cabinet-style RCA TV set (it had a record player on one side) and…
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Royal Wedding: Photos of Guests Arriving at Westminster Abbey
It’s like one big party in London and around the world right now, as guests arrive at Westminster Abbey for the wedding of the century. That would be Prince William and Kate Middleton, a.k.a. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Here are a few of the folks arriving for the wedding ahead of the bridal…
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Royal Wedding: Pre-Wedding Pictures of Prince William, Kate Middleton and More
Are you excited for the Royal Wedding? I’m a total nerd about it. I just posted a few pictures of Kate Middleton, arriving at the Goring Hotel with her mother Carole and sister Pippa. Here are a few more pre-wedding photos, including Prince William greeting the crowd outside Clarence House, where he stayed last night.…
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Royal Wedding: Kate Middleton Arrives at Goring Hotel
The big day is here! I’ve been impatiently awaiting the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, and even took a nap today so I’d (hopefully) be awake at 4 a.m. when things start to happen in London. Here are a few photos of Kate, her mother Carole and sister Pippa, arriving at the…