Where the Boys Are News

SEX scandals, endless vanity and desperate attempts to preserve youth- actor George Hamilton and model Sam Fox should find plenty to chat about while living in the I'm A Celebrity rainforest.

The contestants heading into the jungle for the ninth series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! have been announced.

A three-day celebration of music superstar Connie Francis' return to the town where she graduated high school in 1955 ended Sunday with a fundraising gala for the Belleville Education Foundation at Nanina's In the Park in Belleville.

Belleville High School students, dignitaries and residents welcomed Connie Francis this afternoon, as the high school auditorium was unveiled the Connie Francis Theater.

My One and Only is the story of two teenage boys who know what they want to be when they grow up and their mother, who doesn't. The movie doesn't know what it wants to be either-- a drama or a comedy.

Back in 1960 when Connie Francis had a hit with the title tune from the film Where the Boys Are, there wasn't much doubt that those of the male persuasion could be found in abundance on any university campus.

I have been watching Leverage starring Timothy Hutton. Some years ago there was a show, Ellery Queen , with Jim Hutton.

Rene Zellweger as Anne Deveraux is driven by Logan Lerman as her son George Hamilton in 'My One and Only.' My One and Only Blame George Hamilton's aphorism-spouting mother for the actor's golden-brown tan overshadowing everything else he's done during his 57-year career.

It was a different landscape, especially in terms of cultural limitations. But what would a mother of two teen boys in 1953 do if she had just left her unfaithful husband? If she's anything like Anne Hamilton Devereaux, played by Renee Zellweger in "My One and Only," she buys a Cadillac convertible and hits the road with the kids on a cross-country ...

Here's a small Michael Jackson story to place upon on the pile, one that illustrates the global reach and power of pop music.

I grew up listening to the likes of Elvis, Fats Domino and Connie Francis. Yes, this makes me old, but that isn't the point here.

Excerpts from the blogs of Inquirer critics. Playboy-taming virgins From Carrie Rickey's "Flickgrrl" www.philly.com/philly/blogs/ flickgrrl In the laugh du jour department, this arcane bit of movie scholarship: men-about-town who settle down once they meet that special virgin.

Apr 25, 2009 7:20 pm US/Eastern UNIONTOWN She's known for her hit songs like "Who's Sorry Now" and "Where the Boys Are" and today legendary singer Connie Francis performed locally.