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Boasting more great songs than most shows but more outright corniness than a Jolly Green Giant, Irving Berlin's 1946 musical is no cinch to sell to a modern audience. ... Full Article
Jarrold, Vaughn Boarding One Chance
rte.ie –
2009-10-10
The director of 'Becoming Jane', Julian Jarrold, is in talks with Simon Cowell and other producers to helm the real-life rise to fame of 'Britain's Got Talent' star Paul Potts. ... Full Article
Oscar Watch: Has Disney permanently cut Miramax out of the awards season game?
hitfix.com –
2009-10-02
Credit: Miramax Sadly, besides most of this year, Miramax had a tremendous amount of success under their current set up even rivaling (much to their dismay) the "glory years" of the Weinsteins. ... Full Article
TV and Film
nj.com –
2009-09-24
Rating note: The film contains sexual situations. The good new French film "Coco Before Chanel" takes the tack of the Jane Austen biopic, "Becoming Jane," from a few years back (or even this year's "Julie & Julia"), asking, 'How did... ... Full Article
Jane Austen's Finest Legacy
associatedcontent.com –
2009-09-11
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife." This is the first line of Jane Austen's most popular novel, Pride and Prejudice . ... Full Article
HAVE you ever had a friend you secretly hate? One that is close to the point of suffocating, predictable to the point of exasperating?
dailyexpress.co.uk –
2009-08-11
Well then, you might understand the plight of Liz and Julie, the chalk and cheese stars of this delightfully wacky character comedy. The misfit pair, played by Vivienne Gibbs and Trudi Jackson, welcome viewers into their nerdy, borderline psychotic world... ... Full Article
Hundreds gathered to honour David Carradine Saturday during a funeral that was attended by family, former co-stars and other Hollywood friends. Invitation-only services were held indoors at the Hall of Liberty at Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills, adjacent to Los Angeles' Griffith... ... Full Article
Kidman pulls out of Tonys
straitstimes.com –
2009-06-09
NEW YORK - ACTRESS Nicole Kidman has pulled out of presenting the Broadway Tony Awards at the last minute, sparking rumours that she is pregnant again. ... Full Article
I SPIED ON THEM WHILE THEY READIED FOR TONY
nypost.com –
2009-06-08
THE Tonys. You watched the show last night. I worked the rehearsal yesterday morning. * 9:05 a.m. Dolly Parton . In full war paint. Cochise, when he was cranky, flashed less. ... Full Article
Sorry, mom, but you you were wrong - you actually can get ahead by sitting on your butt. While there are lots of volunteer gigs in the city, none is more glamorous than being a seat filler at the Tony... ... Full Article