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Michelle Williams – Emotionally Exposed Actress Awarded a Blue Valentine and Various Nominations
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Michelle Williams – Emotionally Exposed Actress Awarded a Blue Valentine and Various Nominations

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Michelle Williams Emotionally Exposed Actress Awarded a Blue Valentine and Various Nominations by Brad Balfour When we journalists came into the roundtable room at The Regency Hotel last month to interview the principals behind Blue Valentine, I wasn’t sure how I felt about it. Directed by Derek Cianfrance, it is the story of a two ordinary people, Dean and … Continue reading →

Malcolm McDowell Takes His Pound of Flesh
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Malcolm McDowell Takes His Pound of Flesh

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Malcolm McDowell Takes His Pound of Flesh by Jay S. Jacobs My mother has been having nightmares about Malcolm McDowell for years. It’s not his fault really; he was just doing his job to the best of his ability. It all started in 1971 when my stepfather took her to see the buzzed-about new film … Continue reading →

Kevin Spacey – Making a Bet on Casino Jack
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Kevin Spacey – Making a Bet on Casino Jack

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Kevin Spacey – Making a Bet on Casino Jack by Jay S. Jacobs Originally posted on December 21, 2010. There is probably no one in the world more perfect to play disgraced conservative lobbyist Jack Abramoff than Kevin Spacey. After all, Spacey has made something of a specialty of playing charming but ethically bankrupt types … Continue reading →

Kyra Sedgwick and James Duff – Bringing in The Closer
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Kyra Sedgwick and James Duff – Bringing in The Closer

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Kyra Sedgwick and James Duff – Bringing in The Closer by Jay S. Jacobs For years it was unheard of for movie actors to take roles on television series, but Kyra Sedgwick has played a huge role in changing that concept. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Sedgwick had made a name for herself in … Continue reading →

Ray Romano, Andre Braugher and Scott Bakula – Knocking Back a Few with Men of a Certain Age
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Ray Romano, Andre Braugher and Scott Bakula – Knocking Back a Few with Men of a Certain Age

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Ray Romano, Andre Braugher and Scott Bakula Knocking Back a Few with Men of a Certain Age by Jay S. Jacobs How do you follow up arguably the most popular situation comedy of the last decade?  Ray Romano faced that dilemma just a couple of years ago when his classic sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond went out on … Continue reading →

Joe Maddalena – Digging for Hollywood Treasure
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Joe Maddalena – Digging for Hollywood Treasure

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Joe Maddalena Digging for Hollywood Treasure by Jay S. Jacobs If you have ever fantasized about tickling the ivories on Sam’s piano from Casablanca, or maybe holding Han Solo’s blaster from the original Star Wars, or following the Yellow Brick Road, then Joe Maddalena is your man. Maddalena has made a passion for the movies and collecting into … Continue reading →

Rick Springfield Does Everything For You
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Rick Springfield Does Everything For You

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Rick Springfield Does Everything For You by Ronald Sklar To look at him, even today (and he’s looking pretty kick ass for age 61), you would never know that Rick Springfield has been battling the demons of depression since his childhood in Australia. “I had a little inkling [about depression] when I tried to off … Continue reading →

Benjamin Walker – Bloody Bloody Benjamin Walker
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Benjamin Walker – Bloody Bloody Benjamin Walker

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Benjamin Walker Bloody Bloody Benjamin Walker by Ronald Sklar Sounds like a sure-fire snoozefest, doesn’t it: a Broadway musical about the life and times of President Andrew Jackson, in office from 1829 to 1837. Not exactly the makings of a crowd pleaser. But take a smart, funny book, some amazing songs that literally rock da … Continue reading →

Amy Yasbeck Shares Her Love and Laughter
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Amy Yasbeck Shares Her Love and Laughter

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Amy Yasbeck Shares Her Love and Laughter by Ronald Sklar Copyright ©2010 PopEntertainment.com.  All rights reserved.  Posted: October 21, 2010.   Beloved actor John Ritter’s sudden death sent shock waves both around the world and close to home. Ritter died on September 11, 2003, which was by coincidence the second anniversary of the attack on the World … Continue reading →

Butch Patrick – Wolfman in Love
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Butch Patrick – Wolfman in Love

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Butch Patrick Wolfman in Love by Ronald Sklar Our Butch is in love. And his alter ego, Eddie Munster, is howling with joy. Butch Patrick, 57 (born Patrick Alan Caples), is the actor who played the only wolf/son of Herman and Lily Munster on The Munsters on CBS from 1964-1966 (and forever in reruns). The former-child-actor has … Continue reading →