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Backup singers take center stage in new documentary film
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Bruce Springsteen and Mick Jagger appear in the new film "Twenty Feet from Stardom," but only to shine the spotlight on the unsung backup singers who make them sound even better. Opening in New York and Los Angeles on Friday and...Tags: Music, Entertainment, Movies, Elton John, Mick Jagger
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Review: 'Twenty Feet From Stardom' puts backup singers center stage
Their voices are powerful enough to tear you apart and put you back together again, and their stories will do the same. But when you call them backup singers, you better smile. That's because the performers in the infectious and irresistible "Twenty...
Tags: Music, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Entertainment, Music Industry, Mick Jagger
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'Parker'
There's no honor among thieves - except for Jason Statham's title character, that is - in this well-executed melodrama based on novels by veteran crime writer Donald Westlake, who used the alias Richard Stark for them. Parker is a member of a robbery...Tags: Jason Statham, Theft, Jennifer Lopez
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Phil Ramone dies at 79; pop producer was star behind the stars
This post has been corrected. Please see below for details.Phil Ramone, the veteran record producer whose work with such top-tier talent as Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan and Paul Simon made him one of the most revered figures in the music business, died Saturday. He was 79. He died of complications from pneumonia...Tags: John F. Kennedy, Music Industry, Movies, Awards and Prizes, Aneurysm
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Connecticut's Oscar Favorites From Those In The Know
The Hartford CourantThe Academy Awards bring out the critic in everyone. It starts when the nominations are announced — "Whaddya mean, Ben Affleck wasn't nominated?" — and lasts long after Oscar night. That annual ritual takes place Sunday night and will be...Tags: Tony Kushner, Les Miserables (movie), ABC (tv network), Trinity College, Movies
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'Parker': Statham makes off with heist-payback tale ★★★
"Parker" roars into a dull January and enlivens the movie landscape, and thank the action-movie gods because we needed a little something to wake us from our winter slumber. Based on a novel in a series by Richard Stark, the alter ego of the late, great...
Tags: Black Swan (movie), Patti LuPone, Michael Chiklis, Movies, Arnold Schwarzenegger
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'Sugar Man,' 'Queen of Versailles' among DGA documentary nominees
The Directors Guild of America nominated two female documentarians, Lauren Greenfield ("The Queen of Versailles") and Alison Klayman ("Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry"), among three male directors for outstanding directorial achievement in documentaries for 2012....Tags: AIDS, Movies, Epidemics and Plagues, Awards and Prizes, Academy Awards
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Singer Andy Williams dies: 'Moon River' crooner was also an Emmy-winning TV host
VarietyAndy Williams, the effortlessly smooth crooner best known for his rendition of "Moon River," died on Tuesday night in his Branson, Mo. home after suffering from bladder cancer. He was 84. Maintaining a 75-year career in showbusiness, Williams...Tags: LSD, Bing Crosby, Andrew Williams, Movies, Barack Obama
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Oscars 2012: Predictions? Here are five good story lines to follow
24 FramesOscars: Predictions? There may be more suspense off-stage than on. Billy Crystal hosts, Sacha Baron Cohen frolics and Meryl Streep attempts to win at the 84th annual Oscars.... -
New Orleans Is Oscar Gold
WGNO NEWSWhen it comes to movie making...New Orleans is Oscar gold. The Crescent City is rich in it's Oscar history. Many movies filmed in New Orleans in the past have been nominated and taken home Oscars. Henry Griffin with the University of New Orleans' Film...Tags: Jamie Foxx, Mardi Gras, Easy Rider (movie), Brad Pitt, Ray Charles
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Senior briefs
Gardening course An "Introduction to Square-Foot Gardening" will be offered from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 14, 21, and 28, at the Pascal Senior Activity Center, 125 Dorsey Road in Glen Burnie. Students will learn the "10 Basics of Square-Foot...Tags: Physical Conditions, Anne Arundel County, Senior Health, Odenton, Annapolis
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Oscars by the Numbers
LA Times MagazineSurprising stats from the most famous awards show of them all...
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