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In film's early days, bigoted film producers would cast Jewish actor's to portray Native Americans in early westerns-- a painful but true stain on the film industry. ... Full Article
Cher, Aguilera for 'Burlesque' musical
digitalspy.co.uk –
2009-06-23
Cher and Christina Aguilera have signed up to star in contemporary musical Burlesque , reports Variety . It will be Aguilera's first movie acting role, while it is Cher's first big screen outing since 2003 Farrelly brothers comedy Stuck On... ... Full Article
Cher joins Christina Aguilera in 'Burlesque'? Let's flip our hair in celebration!
ew.com –
2009-06-23
If I could turn back time, I would have begged Cher to grace the big screen at some point in the past decade (sorry, I'm not counting the Farrelly Brothers atrocity that was 2003's Stuck on You ). ... Full Article
Movies to Cher: Welcome back!
ew.com –
2009-05-21
Yesterday, EW confirmed that everyone's favorite Dark Lady will likely be Cher-ing the screen with Christina Aguilera in the new musical Burlesque . Directed by Steve Antin (brother of Pussycat Dolls founder Robin and former Bravo hair guru Jonathan), the... ... Full Article
Lionel Richie at the O2 Arena - review
telegraph.co.uk –
2009-04-07
Some critics dismiss Lionel Richie as "the black Barry Manilow". And it's true that between them they've recorded enough schmaltzy piano ballads to fill years of scheduling on Magic FM. ... Full Article
The stipulation from Lionel Richie's record label, keen to secure an interview that focused on his latest album, was as specific as it was bizarre: don't mention The Commodores. ... Full Article
This time, it's personal ...
sfgate.com –
2009-01-07
My column on movie taglines came out in today's Chronicle . Dedicated readers of The Poop will recognize that this idea was spawned during a recent booze-filled Off Topic Tuesday . ... Full Article
Playing the distribution game
filmink.com.au –
2008-06-01
Century Fox is one of the main players on the local distribution front. Fox are responsible principally for bringing in titles from their parent company in the states, and tend to take the big push when it comes to media... ... Full Article
Stuck On You (Film)
filmink.com.au –
2008-06-01
Film Worth: $9.00 The Farrelly Brothers directing a film about conjoined twins? Sounds like the worst nightmare of the politically correct, but after providing the world with a cinematic up-yours to the Amish, the dumb, retards, schizophrenics and the obese,... ... Full Article
It's a good week to be Lionel Richie
ew.com –
2008-03-06
First, David Cook rocked "Hello" on American Idol , giving it the stalker vibe it always deserved. Now, news comes that Lionel Richie will be honored with ASCAP's lifetime achievement award next month (along with Steve Miller). ... Full Article