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A grand weekend for jazz singing
This weekend could be one for the record books, with an extraordinary confluence of major vocalists converging on our stages. Though they span a wide stylistic swath – from blues to jazz to classic pop and beyond – the level of singing...
Tags: Howard Reich, Entertainment Events, Tony Awards, Dr. John (music artist), Awards and Prizes
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The story of the Oscars
While it's true that there's only so much anyone can say about the Oscars, remember it can be said again and again. As a reader (and writer), I know by now that there are 10 abiding Oscar stories. Here they are, all in a single article: The history...Tags: Arts and Culture, Chinatown (movie), Celebrities, Sammy Cahn, Groucho Marx
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How Oscars' fashion show changed through the decades
Los Angeles Times Fashion CriticThe Academy Awards are the biggest fashion runway on the planet. When Jennifer Lawrence, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried and other stars step out onto the red carpet Sunday, they will be primed to talk as much about what and who they are wearing as about...Tags: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Fashion Shows, Jennifer Lawrence, Vera Wang, Marilyn Monroe
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Oscar presenter Marlene Dietrich
FrameworkActress Marlene Dietrich, left, with Dr. Mario Ungara, Italian Consul, who was delegated to accept the Best Foreign Language award for "The Walls of Malapaga" at the 1951 Academy Awards.... -
Stephen Colbert grills Lawrence Wright with Scientology-speak
Lawrence Wright, the author of "Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief" appeared on "The Colbert Report" Thursday night to talk about his book. But before he could get there, Stephen Colbert bgean grilling the Pulitzer Prize...
Tags: Belief and Faith, The Colbert Report (tv program), Entertainment Events, Stephen Colbert, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Divas que no cantan pero lo saben todo
Wikipedia, que va camino a convertirse en el gran diccionario universal, dice que "diva" es el "nombre que se le asigna a las cantantes de ópera". Pero se queda muy corto, porque si se hiciera una encuesta colectiva sobre divas de la ópera, la mayoría...Tags: Marilyn Monroe, Joan Collins, Mae West, Glenda Jackson, Greta Garbo
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'Not Fade Away' like a Rolling Stone ★★★
"That pianola sure brings back memories," says Orson Welles, entranced by Marlene Dietrich's bordello background music in "Touch of Evil." A few moments of this scene pop up on somebody's television in "Not Fade Away," the wry feature film debut by...
Tags: Movies, Not Fade Away (movie), Bob Dylan, Orson Welles, Entertainment
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'Going Clear' takes on Scientology's celebrity fixation
Who'd have thought a history of a religion would offer so many guilty pleasures? Lawrence Wright's enthralling account of Scientology's rise, "Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief," brims with celebrity scandal. To anyone who gets...
Tags: Belief and Faith, Celebrities, Entertainment Events, Pulitzer Prize Awards, World War II (1939-1945)
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Premiere of Oklahoma! in new widescreen format
FrameworkActress Marlene Dietrich and promoter Michael Todd arrive at the Egyptian Theater for the premiere of "Oklahoma!" The movie was filmed on Todd's widescreen Todd-AO process.... -
Review: 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' lacks a certain ring
From an artistic point of view, star Mary Pickford famously said, "It would have been more logical if silent pictures had grown out of the talking instead of the other way around." Likewise, it would have been better all around if Peter Jackson's "Lord of...Tags: Arts and Culture, Ian McKellen, Entertainment Events, Viggo Mortensen, Peter Jackson
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Wearing the pantsuit again
Sometime between Melanie Griffith as "Working Girl" and Hillary Clinton as presidential contender, the pantsuit retired from the ranks of high fashion, as well as from most women's closets. Make room for its resurgence. Pantsuits commanded designer...
Tags: Melanie Griffith, Fashion Shows, MTV Video Music Awards, Joe Zee, Sundance Channel (tv network)
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Lingerie: Legacy in lace
The image is one of the most provocative in cinematic history: Elizabeth Taylor stretched catlike on a brass bed wearing nothing but a white slip and high heels. Taylor's wardrobe for the 1958 classic "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" might have been scandalous...
Tags: Fashion Shows, Marilyn Monroe, Entertainment Events, Mae West, Entertainment
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