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Posted 07/18/08 in Vulture

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‘[title of show]’ Makes Everyone Feel [name of emotion]

‘[title of show]’ Makes Everyone Feel [name of emotion]

Opening night was the most delicious, top-shelf, oozing cheese-fest.

Posted 07/17/08 in Vulture

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The ‘Mamma Mia!’ Cast Disagrees on Just How Comfy Colin Firth Was in Those Outfits

The ‘Mamma Mia!’ Cast Disagrees on Just How Comfy Colin Firth Was in Those Outfits

'Actors basically are drag queens.'

Posted 07/17/08 in Vulture

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At Christie’s, Bidders Compete to Own James Brown’s ‘Sex Machine’ Belt

At Christie’s, Bidders Compete to Own James Brown’s ‘Sex Machine’ Belt

Paul Shaffer and a hundred other bidders overpay for the hardest-working memorabilia in the memorabilia business.

Posted 07/11/08 in Vulture

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What Is Senator Patrick Leahy Doing in ‘The Dark Knight’?

What Is Senator Patrick Leahy Doing in ‘The Dark Knight’?

Talking tough on terror! 'We won't be intimidated by thugs!'

Posted 07/10/08 in Vulture

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Antonio Banderas Returning to Broadway in ‘Don Giovanni’?

Antonio Banderas Returning to Broadway in ‘Don Giovanni’?

Is David Leveaux planning to direct his 'Nine' star in an opera? Surely not, right?

Posted 07/09/08 in Vulture

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We’ve Got Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Inglorious Bastards’ Script

We’ve Got Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Inglorious Bastards’ Script

…and it is totally insane. Learn more about it here!

Posted 06/27/08 in Vulture

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John Waters and His ‘Filthy World’

John Waters and His ‘Filthy World’

John Waters performs his one-man show at the Society for Ethical Culture.

Posted 06/26/08 in Vulture

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Pixar on ‘Wall-E’: Environmental Themes? What Environmental Themes?

Pixar on ‘Wall-E’: Environmental Themes? What Environmental Themes?

Andrew Stanton pooh-poohs any notion of environmentalism in his environmental catastrophe romance.

Posted 06/25/08 in Vulture

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Angelina and Brad Buying the ‘Times’ International Prom Story?

Angelina and Brad Buying the ‘Times’ International Prom Story?

Jokes one exec: 'Maybe Maddox and the twins can star in it.'

Posted 06/19/08 in Vulture

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Shakespeare in the Park Plagued by Bad Weather, Raccoons

Shakespeare in the Park Plagued by Bad Weather, Raccoons

One of the great thrills of live outdoor theater is knowing you could be attacked by a raccoon at any minute.

Posted 06/19/08 in Vulture

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Lauren Ambrose Reports Shouting Matches on Set of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’

Lauren Ambrose Reports Shouting Matches on Set of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’

"I've been having screaming matches with James Gandolfini," she told us. Luckily, though, "it's part of the gig … I play one of the monsters."

Posted 06/16/08 in Vulture

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Richard Griffiths Harbors No Illusions About His Winkle

Richard Griffiths Harbors No Illusions About His Winkle

Daniel Radcliffe's 'Equus' co-star knows whose winkle sells the tickets.

Posted 06/11/08 in Vulture

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Confirmed: M.I.A. Cancels European Tour

Confirmed: M.I.A. Cancels European Tour

Last night, M.I.A. told us herself: "This is my last show. I canceled the U.K. tour."

Posted 06/10/08 in Vulture

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Why HBO’s ‘Grey Gardens’ Put the Hamptons in … Toronto?

Why HBO’s ‘Grey Gardens’ Put the Hamptons in … Toronto?

You can re-create sand dunes, but you can't re-create tax breaks.

Posted 06/03/08 in Vulture

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Alison Pill Is an Unconvincing Ugly Girl in ‘Reasons to Be Pretty’

Alison Pill Is an Unconvincing Ugly Girl in ‘Reasons to Be Pretty’

It's been worse; on the set of 'Dan in Real Life,' a makeup artist put Whitestrips on Pill's teeth without a word.

Posted 06/02/08 in Vulture

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Politics at BEA: Buckley Bombs, Hodgman Kills, Markos Rips Thomas Friedman

Politics at BEA: Buckley Bombs, Hodgman Kills, Markos Rips Thomas Friedman

The scene at Book Expo's politically themed author luncheon was surprisingly tense.

Posted 06/02/08 in Vulture

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BEA Dispatch: Art Spiegelman Calls Out Contemporary Comics

BEA Dispatch: Art Spiegelman Calls Out Contemporary Comics

At Book Expo in L.A., Spiegelman disses FSG's graphic-novel histories and talks up 'manga.'

Posted 06/02/08 in Vulture

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Dispatch From BEA: Ron Jeremy, Best-selling Author

Dispatch From BEA: Ron Jeremy, Best-selling Author

"'He was this, this, this, this, a lot of dick jokes, now he's really stiff, and best-selling author.'"

Posted 05/30/08 in Vulture

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Dispatch From BEA: Doom-Sayers, Agents, and Jackie Collins

Dispatch From BEA: Doom-Sayers, Agents, and Jackie Collins

Walking the floor at the country's biggest book convention.

Posted 05/30/08 in Vulture

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Dispatch From BEA: Witches, Barnacle Penises Highlight the Year's Buzz Books

Dispatch From BEA: Witches, Barnacle Penises Highlight the Year's Buzz Books

"Are there pictures?" "Yes, which is important to me, because I don't like to read."