Chicago | Denzel Washington|Sopranos Chicago Isa Helluva Movie Musical No one liked Martin Scorsese‘s New York, New York when it opened in 1977. It caused a furor because a piece from it was excised for length, then the cut portion became a cult item and had to bere-added. Critics applauded …
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Lord of the Rings|Simon Cowell |Oscars|J-Lo|Russell Crowe Lord of the RingsTowers With Number Two We finally got to see The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers last night and, as I predicted from the 16 minutes of footage shown in the fall, thiswill bea big hit. It’s also quite …
Read More »Fox 411: June 2002 Columns
6/28/02: Julia Fordham, David Lynch’s New Favorite Singer 6/27/02: Martha Stewart Chops Up Men in Black 6/26/02: Godfather Producer Plans New Memoir, Film About Mob 6/25/02: Monica Makes a Night of It 6/24/02: Bill Clinton, SNL Stars Surprise Dan Aykroyd 6/22/02: Spielberg Movie a Brilliant Achievement 6/21/02: Tiger Woods Was …
Read More »Gilchrest Faces Onslaught From Conservative Party Allies
WASHINGTON – Rep. Wayne Gilchrest, aMaryland Republican and decorated Vietnam Vet, has joined the ranks of some of his illustrious congressional colleagues by questioning whether invading Iraq is the best thing for the war against terror right now. “We have more options than a unilateral U.S. invasion,” he told Foxnews.com. …
Read More »Life Has Changed
So you’ve heard the news. Starting today, when you get to the airport, it’s going to be even more annoying. All luggage will be searched, or at least could be — anyone’s, anytime. Which could — and likely will — mean even longer waits and even more frustrated travelers. Annoying. …
Read More »This Year, People Flock to Ground Zero
NEW YORK – On Sept. 11, 2001, thousands fled from the World Trade Center. One year later, thousands are flocking to it. From every corner of the United States, they made a pilgrimage to the place now called Ground Zero, paying their respects to the thousands who died and reflecting …
Read More »Dating Shows Take a Nasty Turn
NEW YORK – Once upon a time, a man and woman met on national television, dated on national television and fell in love on national television. And lived happily ever after. Asleep yet? Of course you are. But you wouldn’t be if it went like this: Man meets woman. They …
Read More »Too Many Chefs?
How many congressional committees does it take to get to the bottom of a big corporate scandal? Give up? Apparently about a dozen. That’s how many committees and sub-committees are looking into this Enron mess. No less than four held hearings on the issue Tuesday, some at the same time. …
Read More »Leonardo Cannes Do — Gangs Makes a Splash
Leonardo Cannes Do Leonardo Cannes Do — Gangs Makes a Splash OK, so Harvey Weinstein apparently had a bad scene at the Gangs of New York press conference according to the Hollywood Reporter. What else is new? The main thing is that Miramax finally showed 20 minutes of Martin Scorsese’s …
Read More »Americans, You Are the Weakest Links
And now the most fascinating two minutes in television, the latest from the wartime grapevine: Simpatico With Americans on CubaThe American public, it appears, thinks well of Jimmy Carter and agrees with some of his ideas about Cuba. Carter is thought of favorably by 73 percent in the latest FOX …
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