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'The Great Gatsby': A Bit Jazzed-Up
Too bad the 1926, silent version of "The Great Gatsby," filmed only a year after F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the book, is missing.
Malcolm X's grandson buried in NY
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Film Summer Guide: Club-going Teens Turn Celebrity Burglars in Coppola's The Bling Ring
Maybe it was the toxic convergence of celebrity worship, hyper-materialism, shitty parenting, and Adderall: Starting in late 2008, a gang of spoiled Valley kids walked into the unlocked homes of Paris Hilton, Rachel Bilson, Audrina Patridge, and others, pilfering over $3 million in designer clothing, jewelry, artwork, and Brian Austin Green's ... (more)
Brutal reviews: Baz felt full force of Gatsby bullies
As The Great Gatsby continues a triumphant opening around the world, Baz Luhrmann has conceded that some of brutal reviews have been hurtful.
'Star Wars': Disney Announces Animated Series, Jonathan Rhys Meyers Rumored For 'Episode VII'
There are a few things happening on the Star Wars front, both concerning Episode VII and not.
He's compared himself to Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt, evoked nostalgia for John F. Kennedy, sought to emulate Ronald Reagan, praised George W. Bush, and enlisted the assistance of Bill Clinton in his 2012 re-election effort, but as his second term stumbles along, the president with whom Barack Obama finds himself being compared is Richard ... (more)
A college guy reviews: BioShock Infinite
Irrational Games latest installment in the BioShock series is BioShock Infinite .
AfriCOBRA when it was poised to strike
"Into the sixties a word was born . . . BLACK." The poet Haki R. Madhubuti composed this line for a poem he wrote decades ago, but when he read it aloud at the South Side Community Art Center recently, the words still reverberated.
Barbra Streisand to Receive Honorary Doctorate from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, June 17
Legendary American actress, director, singer, producer, composer, philanthropist and activist Barbra Streisand will receive an honorary doctor of philosophy degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
The Doors' Ray Manzarek Dead at Age 74 After Battle with Cancer
Ray Manzarek , founding keyboardist of The Doors , died Monday at age 74 at a medical clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, after a long battle with bile-duct cancer.
'Cleopatra' feted at 50 with restoration, Cannes screening, theatrical re-release and Blu-ray
There was the spectacle, the runaway budget, the fights with the studio. But almost everyone thinks about the 1963 movie "Cleopatra" for one thing: Liz and Dick.
Classic Musical Graces the Baldwin's Stage
Stagecrafters doesn't repeat their productions very often with the exception of the classics such as The Sound of Music.
Hurt teases Doctor Who fans in series finale
Veteran star John Hurt has been unveiled as an incarnation of The Doctor as the latest series of Doctor Who reached its climax last night.
Obama speaks at Morehouse graduation
President Obama on Sunday told the graduating class at Morehouse College, the country's pre-eminent historically black college, there is "no time for excuses" for this generation of African-American men and that it was time for their generation to step up professionally and in their personal lives.
Known for her humanitarian works and action movies, Angelina Jolie is an actress who has been in the spotlight since she was a child.
The Garden State's favorite president
A few weeks ago, a Monmouth University/Asbury Park Press poll was taken to gauge whom New Jerseyans view as their favorite president.
'Scandal' Star Kerry Washington Shares Memories From Her College Years
Kerry Washington may have taken television by storm, playing crisis manager Olivia Pope on ABC's Scandal , but she joked Sunday that she is still haunted by being cast as a frog in a college musical.
Graham Young on The Great Gatsb
Is Baz Luhrmann's take on the 1925 novel a stunning visual feast for the eyes, or a case of style over substance? Graham Young finds out... Opening in 1922 and based on the 1925 novel by American author F Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby has already been adapted for the silver screen three times.
Frears: Ali film 'isn't about Ali'
The twice Oscar-nominated filmmaker's latest project, Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight, which is being screened out of competition, is the only feature-length film by a major UK director at this year's event.
Baz Luhrmann rues Harry Potter snub
Pregnant reality star KIM KARDASHIAN has fuelled rumours she's expecting a daughter with rapper KANYE WEST - the invitations to her baby shower feature a dancing ballerina.