Archive for December, 2008

Ten Acting Catastrophes of 2008

Paris was nottie the hottie, Pierce couldn’t sing, and while Hayden Christensen had a bad year … Read more »

Stalin’s Favorite Ballerina Dies

Olga Lepeshinskaya (pictured), 92, the Bolshoi Ballet’s prima ballerina for three decades during the Soviet era, … Read more »

“Shrek The Musical”: The Review

Here’s my Financial Times notice of “Shrek,” which has just opened on Broadway, starring Sutton Foster … Read more »

Look At This Photo & Ask Yourself…

…whether you don’t think it looks like a college-yearbook shot, circa 1967 — the bare-shouldered dress, … Read more »

“Mockingbird” Director Dies

Robert Mulligan, who among many other movies directed “To Kill A Mockingbird,” has died at the … Read more »

Jeremy Piven Mocked By CoStar

As I was walking the Broadway theatre district yesterday, I noticed that the marquee for David … Read more »

“Yes Man” Tops Box Office

Variety says “Yes Man,” starring Jim Carrey, won the weekend box office, but didn’t quite do … Read more »