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Oscar-Winning Actor Robert De Niro Makes Sure Everybody's Fine

Brad Balfour | Posted 12.30.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Kirk Jones, Actor, Martin Scorsese, Everybody's Fine, Robert De Niro, Italian, Taxi Driver, Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell, Raging Bull, New York, Drew Barrymore, Oscar Nominees, Entertainment News

In Everybody's Fine, De Niro neither plays a character who kills someone or plays a parody of Robert De Niro as either a crook or cop who kills someone.

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Hang Out With Marsalis, Domingo, Gilbert and Others -- For Free

Jane Levere | Posted 12.28.2009 | New York

Read More: Andy Warhol, Kevin Kline, Beverly Sills, Thomas Mellins, Martin Scorsese, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Patti LuPone, Lincoln Center, Audra McDonald, Placido Domingo, Leonard Bernstein, Maurice Sendak, Peter Martins, Alan Gilbert, Wynton Marsalis, New York News

How's this for a holiday gift? Time with Placido Domingo, Alan Gilbert, Peter Martins, Wynton Marsalis and Audra McDonald, free of charge, at the NY Public Library for the Performing Arts.

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Celebrating The Young Victoria

Sarah, Duchess of York | Posted 12.17.2009 | Living

The world had to know of this, the greatest untold love story in history. It had to be made into a movie for Hollywood. The world had to know The Young Victoria.

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Singing, Crying and Whining the Blues

Wayne Trujillo | Posted 12.14.2009 | Denver

As I scope out Denver's upcoming concerts, checking the calendar for any hint or mention of an act associated with blues, jazz, gospel or old school soul, I am left feeling a bit stranded.

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Culture Zohn Off the C(H)uff: Roger Corman and His Oscar

Patricia Zohn | Posted 11.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Francis Coppola, Katt Shea, Ron Howard, Peter Fonda, Igmar Bergman, Joe Dante, Martin Scorsese, Barbara Hershey, Nancy Sinatra, Motion Picture Academy, Penelope Spheeris, Roger Corman, Sylvester Stallone, Angie Dickinson, Bruce Dern, Peter Bogdanovich, Federico Fellini, Shelley Winters, Jonathan Demme, Oscars, Curtis Hanson, Gale Anne Hurd, Jack Nicholson, Schlondorff, Kurosawa, Wenders, Truffaut, Entertainment News

He is the unbearable lightness of being a director, producer, actor, mentor. He is the most effervescent of gentlemen, one who has that gene for making it all look easy.

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New York, You've Changed: Taxi Driver, Part III

Nick Carr | Posted 10.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Hilton Theatre, Gothic Cabinet Craft, Language of Love, Betsy, Jodie Foster, Manhattan Bridge, Martin Scorsese, Films, Travis Bickle, Madison-Square-Park, Scouting Ny, Movies, New York News

I don't look back nostalgically on the grittier New York of the late 1970s. As I never experienced it first hand, I believe it's dangerous and naive to romanticize something the city has worked to rise up from.

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Leo and Kate: They Didn't Go Down With The Ship

John Farr | Posted 10.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Aviator, Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson, Titanic, Sense and Sensibility, Martin Scorsese, Best Movies by Farr, Infernal Affairs, Robert DeNiro, Ellen Barkin, Todd Field, Ang Lee, Gangs of New York, Jackie Earle Haley, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Jennifer Connelly, The Departed, James Cameron, Revolutionary Road, Catch Me if You Can, Johnny Depp, Leonardo Dicaprio, Sam Mendes, Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg, Entertainment News

Here's hoping Leo and Kate do many more films together. But for now, let's celebrate their careers to-date with a sampling of their more interesting, lesser-known work, both pre-and post-Titanic.

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3D: Not the Next Big Thing

Marshall Fine | Posted 10.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: 3d, Up, The Final Destination, Martin Scorsese, Avatar, Woody Allen, James Cameron, 3D Film, Avatar 3d, Entertainment News

No matter how open I am to 3D -- to what some have referred to as an "immersive experience" -- I still can't get past the glasses. Glasses = gimmick.

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Letitia James, Councilwoman, Wants Hoyt-Schermerhorn Subway Station Renamed For Michael Jackson

AP | Posted 09.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Michael Jackson, Subway, Brooklyn, Martin Scorsese, Hoyt-Schermerhorn, Subway Station Michael Jackson, Letitia James, New York, Michael Jackson Bad, Bad Music Video, New York News

NEW YORK — A New York City lawmaker wants to see Michael Jackson honored at a subway station where the star made the music video for "Bad." Cou...

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LACMA to Film Buffs: Stay Home. Alone.

Mike Miley | Posted 09.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Richard Schickel, Los Angles County Museum of Art, Lacma, Netflix, Film, Los Angeles, Martin Scorsese, Kenneth Turan, Entertainment News

LACMA's announcement not only royally stinks, but it also represents a major blow to the appreciation of film as an art form on equal footing with painting and sculpture.

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The Long, Strange Trip of Woodstock Ventures

Shawn Amos | Posted 09.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Woodstock, Michael Lang, Max Yasgur, The Who, Janis Joplin, Iron Butterfly, Martin Scorsese, Taking Woodstock, Entertainment News

The Woodstock organizers were in it to make money, but it didn't quite work out that way (not for lack of trying), and two things were definitely in their favor: they had a great idea and knew their audience.

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In Honor Of Woodstock, The Best Rock Documentaries and Concert Films By Farr

John Farr | Posted 09.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Roy Orbison, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Emmylou Harris, Muddy Waters, Martin Scorsese, KD Lang, Neil Young, Concert Films, The Who, Best Movies by Farr, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Presley, The Talking Heads, Otis Redding, Elvis-Costello, The Beatles, Monterey Pop Festival, The Grateful Dead, Janis-Joplin, Buddy Guy, Jonathan Demme, Woodstock, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, The Band, Rock and Roll, Entertainment News

I've found that if you're equipped with a decent home theatre and quality speakers, it's hard to go wrong with a rock concert film.

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Thank God It's Thursday: Oklahoma's College of Rock with Scott Booker, Raphael Saadiq's New Video, Rhino's Digital 45s, More Woodstock, The Bee Gees, and Kimya Dawson

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Joe Cocker, Arlo Guthrie, Johnny Winter, Country Joe McDonald, Third Eye Blind, Melanie, Martin Scorsese, John Sebastian, Mountain, Paul Kingsbury, Ravi Shankar, Chip Monck, Joan Baez, The Butterfield Blues Band, Bee Gees, Rober Altman, Sha Na Na, Pete Townshend, The Flaming Lips, Andy Zax, The Who, Abbie Hopffman, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Sly & the Family Stone, Oklahoma, Woodstock, Kimya Dawson, Michael Lang, Incredible String Band, Bruce Pollock, Oklahoma Central University, John Morris, Jerry Garcia, Max Yasgur, Crosby Stills & Nash, Scott Booker, Andy Gibb, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Canned Heat, Michael Wadleigh, Jeffrey Shurtleff, Yasgur's Farm, Tim Hardin, Country Joe & the Fish, Grace Slick, Holly George-Warren, Education, The Grateful Dead, Mike Evans, Entertainment News, Rolling Stone, Blood Sweat & Tears, Itunes, Richie Havens, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, The Academy of Contemporary Music, Quill, Sweetwater, Entertainment News

Built on the whole School of Rock phenomenon, the University of Central Oklahoma has a new music division that teaches all aspects of popular music such as performance, production and business affairs.

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See Apple, Say Apple

Lee Schneider | Posted 07.31.2009 | Media

Read More: Stephen Colbert, Documentary, Reality TV, Bob Dylan, Food Inc., Martin Scorsese, The Fog of War, Food, Media News

While there's no doubt that reality TV has created greater acceptance for true stories, there's also a flip side. The influence of reality TV has made doc film-making too cautious and literal.

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New Tunes On Monday: Woodstock, Woodstock Two, The Woodstock Experience, Woodstock the DVD, Woodstock the Website...

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Wikipedia, Adam Block, Santana, Johnny Winter, Max Yasgur, Cotillion Records, Macy's, Martin Scorsese, Yasgur's Farm, Janis Joplin, Ang Lee, Holly George-Warren, Sony Music, Rhino Records, Sly & the Family Stone, Woodstock, Legacy Recordings, Joni Mitchell, Robert Altman, American Idol, Michael Madleigh, Michael Shrieve, Hugh Hefner, Michael Lang, Jefferson Airplane, Edgar Winter, Pavlov, Bethel, Entertainment News

Well, it's that time again: Woodstock Fever has arrived (beads and headbands optional) to remind us there actually was music made before American Idol.

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David Carradine: 1936-2009

Kim Morgan | Posted 07.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Keith Carradine, John Carradine, Robert Carradine, David Carradine Dies, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, David Carradine, Hal Ashby, Entertainment News

So he might have been a little freaky. So he might have been playing a dangerous game. Who the hell are we to judge? Rest in noble, crazy and enigmatic peace David Carradine.

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Brigitte Lacombe Photographs Obama, Streep, Leo And Others

Posted 06.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Benazir Bhutto, Steven Spielberg, Clinton, Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Brigitte Lacombe, Obama, Slideshow, Leonardo Dicaprio, Miuccia Prada, Entertainment News

For over three decades, world-renowned photographer Brigitte Lacombe has immortalized moments in politics, fashion, and entertainment. Here's an excl...

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CANNES: Jane Campion's "Bright Star" Premiere With Star-Studded Red Carpet (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 06.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jane Campion, Film, Ryan Phillippe, Bright Star, Slideshow, Bright Star Cannes Photos, Martin Scorsese, Giovanni Ribisi, Tony Parker, Cannes, Matthew Modine, Cannes Film Festival, Abbie Cornish, Eva Longoria, Cannes Film Festival 2009, Cannes-France, Entertainment News

(AP Article, Huffington Post slideshow) CANNES, France - Jane Campion figured the best way to get modern audiences to love John Keats was to present ...

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Top Ten Alternate Punishments for the Iraqi Shoe Thrower

Warren Holstein | Posted 04.13.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Nike, Martin Scorsese, George W. Bush, Muntadhar Al-Zeidi, Nobel Peace Prize, Facebook, Depleted Uranium, Anger Management, Man Throws Shoes at Bush, Politics, Bush Shoe, Middle East, Daniel Day-Lewis, Op-Ed, Muntazer Al-Zaidi Throws Shoes at Bush, Iraq, Leonardo Dicaprio, Sweatshops, Comedy News

5. Obliged to lend his tootsies, at will, to any charitable Foot Fetish Galas (expected to show up in formal leather choker, spiked armlets and chain-link leash).

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Best Movies By Farr -- Celebrating Pacino and De Niro

John Farr | Posted 04.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Academy Awards, Goodfellas, Dog Day Afternoon, Part 2, Midnight Run, Mean Streets, Donnie Brasco, Martin Scorsese, Al Pacino, This Boy's Life, The Deer Hunter, Ronin, Carlito's Way, Francis Ford Coppola, The Untouchables, The Godfather, Righteous Kill, Taxi Driver, Heat, Angels in America, Sea of Love, Insomnia, Raging Bull, The Insider, Robert De Niro, Serpico, Entertainment News

Ultimately, it's tough to call just who is the finer actor, or bigger star. Personally, I give the edge to De Niro.

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Spelling Ted Without Ed

Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler | Posted 01.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Jane Fonda, Aol Time Warner, Time Warner, Martin Scorsese, Cnn, Woody Allen, Ted Turner, The Goodwill Games, Tnt, Willaim Faulkner, Arthur Miller, Media News

For such a surprising life, Ted's memoir is exceptionally unsurprising. In Call Me Ted, he is serially and simultaneously a rebel and an establishment figure.

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China Bans Democracy, Declares War on Guns N' Roses

David Flumenbaum | Posted 02.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Chinese Democracy Release, Axl Rose, China Censorship, China Bans Guns N Roses, Guns N' Roses, Chinese Democracy, Chinese Censorship, Matt Sorum, Duff McKagan, Slash, Guns N' Roses: Chinese Democracy, Martin Scorsese, Axl Rose China, China Bans Chinese Democracy, China Guns N' Roses, Kundun, Entertainment News

It is unlikely that when Axl Rose selected the title for his album, he realized the depth of the parallels between Chinese democracy and Chinese Democracy.

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The Best Scorsese Movies by Farr

John Farr | Posted 12.25.2008 | Entertainment

More than any other director I can think of, Scorsese is totally, 100% committed to the art of cinema, the classic example of someone doing what he's best at and what he loves. This is a man gloriously consumed by film.

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The Power of the Powerless: The Rise of the Economic Scapegoat

Daniel Cubias | Posted 12.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Economic Slowdown, Latinos, Hispanic, Immigration, Martin Scorsese, Middle Ages, Illegal Immigration, Politics News

Any sensible discussion of immigration reform is doomed once it's declared that a guy making sub-minimum wage who lives in constant fear of deportation is really the secret strongman.

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