Posts Tagged ‘Entertainment’
Watching “Toy Story 3″ Is Like Playing With a Childhood Toy
FILM FLASHBACK Amidst a year of remakes like “The A-Team,” “Robin Hood” and the upcoming “Wall Street,” it’s good to see a beloved classic story evolve, rather than be retold, as “Toy Story” did last Friday with the release of its third chapter in theaters.
#MusicMondays: “The Boxer”
You haven’t heard the last of this classic song that continues to inspire a new generation of artists.
Will “Little Orphan Annie” See Another “Tomorrow”?
Leaping lizards, did you hear? America’s favorite little rambunctious redhead and her faithful pooch had their last adventure (in black & white, anyway) on Sunday when the 86-year-old comic strip “Little Orphan Annie” ran in the funny pages for the last time. But rest assured, the sun will indeed come out tomorrow for cartoonist Harold Gray’s 1924 creation.
New York’s Famous Coney Island Rises to the Occasion Again!
SLIDE SHOW On June 19th, crowds of costume-clad citizens will march in Coney Island’s Mermaid Parade, where musician Lou Reed and his wife will appear as King Neptune and Queen Mermaid. The popular summer event celebrates the amusement park’s long, rich, and, well, amusing history.
A Classic ‘Whodunit’ Continues to Captivate Theatre-Goers in London
HISTORY TAKES PLACE Three-hundred eighty-two actors, 119 miles of ironed shirts, 58 years, and more than 23,000 performances all add up to the longest-running stage production in the world: Agatha Christie’s famous murder mystery “The Mousetrap” at the St. Martin’s Theatre in London. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience you cannot miss!
Top 10 Most Memorable “Glee” Cover Songs (Season 1)
MUSIC With Fox’s smash-hit TV show’s season finale around the corner (June 8th), it’s time to recap our favorite classic songs as re-interpreted by a new generation of talented young singers. Listen to a snippet of the original, then watch the Golden Globe-winning “Glee” cast’s version.
“Sex and the City 2″ Star Parker Fills Bradshaw’s Shoes Once Again — And Collects Them!”
CELEBRITY COLLECTIONS Actress Sarah Jessica Parker became a de facto fashion icon in 1998 when “Sex and the City” premiered on HBO. Her famous character, Carrie Bradshaw’s, footwear fetish followed Parker to the silver screen (“Sex and the City 2″ opens in theaters today!) as well as home, where she has an entire closet filled with the world’s most stylish shoes.
The Untold Legend of “Robin Hood”
FILM FLASHBACK Whether or not we really need another interpretation of the most famous benevolent bandit of all time, director Ridley Scott has given us a new “Robin Hood” in the form of Oscar-winning Aussie Russell Crowe (AKA, the “Gladiator”). However, this new film mostly forgoes the familiar folklore in favor of something more historically accurate.
Demi Moore Gets All Dolled Up
CELEBRITY COLLECTIONS Demi Moore seemingly has it all: A beautiful figure at 47, a successful career, a glamorous Hollywood life, and a leading younger man (heard of Ashton Kutcher?). What more could she want? Believe it or not, she’s bananas about monkeys. The adorable stuffed animal kind, which she began collecting as a child growing up in Roswell, New Mexico.
A Book Fair to Remember
SLIDE SHOW Last weekend, we stopped by the 50th annual New York Antiquarian Book Fair. See what amazing, expensive, funny, and historic treasures we discovered, including Hemingway’s precious typewriter, a rare inscription from F. Scott Fitzgerald, and a signed illustration from the author of Where the Wild Things Are.
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