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Category Archives: Hollywood
The Vanity Fair Oscars Party
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My Favorite Movies
* A Man For All Seasons (1966) * Chariots of Fire (1981) * Cinema Paradiso (1988) * A Perfect World (1993) * Legends of the Fall (1994) * Big Fish (2003) * Love Story (1970) According to Grok, this means: … Continue reading
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THR: Hollywood Journalist Anita Busch Says She Was Raped by 2 Men With a ‘Message’ During Pellicano Saga
I broke the Anthony Pellicano story in 2003, not Anita Busch. Shortly thereafter, two men posing as LA County District Attorney investigators knocked on my door when they knew I was gone in Las Vegas and spoke to my landlord. … Continue reading
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Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy
From the new book: * “One of the mysteries we confronted was why Moonves would have unleashed a corporate civil war knowing (as he did) that his predatory sexual past was at great and imminent risk of being publicly revealed. … Continue reading
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Nepos With Attitude (12-23-22)
Virtual Pilgrim comments: Luke said he talks about what is, rather than what should be. I totally agree. Dennis Prager is fond of saying “race doesn’t matter.” It’s literally his number one point when talking about conservatism. What he is … Continue reading
Will Smith, Chris Rock and the downward spiral of the dissidents (3-28-22)
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MARILYN MONROE’S NETWORKS PULLED HER APART
Randall Collins writes: Marilyn Monroe had a famous career: famously good, famously bad, pretty much simultaneously. Once launched, everything she did made her famous; and everything she did caused her grief. Why? Look at it from the point of view … Continue reading
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Sex, Lies & Videotape (1989)
Bud says: I just watched Sex, Lies and Videotape (1989) for the first time since it came out, what a debut by Soderbergh. One detail I missed the first time, Andie MacDowell’s character wears a cross throughout the film, up … Continue reading
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Free Britney News Coverage
The Los Angeles Times published today about the recent New York Times/FX/Hulu documentary: “Released Friday, the provocative documentary explores how the media mishandled coverage of Spears during both her brightest and darkest moments…” Wait, I watched the documentary and it … Continue reading
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Apricot Sky (1995)
In late 1994, I had a starring role in an independent straight-to-video film that did not get distribution. I don’t think anyone in the film went on to an acting career.
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