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From the Red Carpet · 1Y ago

Teen pregnancies and television

Two popular television shows on MTV deal with teen pregnancy — Teen Moms and 16 and Pregnant. A recent Los Angeles Times article takes a look at the show and the fact that some of its stars are now tabloid … Continue reading →
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From the Red Carpet · 1Y ago

Prolific children’s author interviewed by NY Times

Many of us grew up reading Beverly Cleary‘s novels, which include the Beezus and Ramona series. Cleary turns 95 tomorrow, and the New York Times recently profiled the author. It is a fascinating read about an author whose books have … Continue reading →
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From the Red Carpet · 1Y ago

Radcliffe gives Broadway a try

Daniel Radcliffe, the actor best known for portraying Harry Potter in the movie franchise of the same name, is starring on Broadway in a revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Both the Los Angeles Times and … Continue reading →
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From the Red Carpet · 1Y ago

Post-Oscar thoughts

Last night’s Academy Awards were among the most predictable and boring of the past few years. Basically everyone who was expected to win did win — I was hoping for an upset in one of the major awards, such as … Continue reading →
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From the Red Carpet · 1Y ago

Oscars just three days away

It’s almost time for the Academy Awards, and I’ve actually seen two of the movies nominated for Best Picture: The King’s Speech and True Grit. Though I’ve not seen the other eight films, I have trouble imagining Colin Firth losing … Continue reading →
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From the Red Carpet · 1Y ago

Entertainment Weekly highlights bad spin-offs

Some of the most popular television series have been “spun-off” from other hit shows, such as Cheers and Frasier or All in the Family and The Jeffersons. But often, spin-offs don’t live up to their predecessors. Entertainment Weekly listed the … Continue reading →
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From the Red Carpet · 1Y ago

Time lists great acting performances

Time’s Great Performances features several of this year’s Academy-Award nominated actors, including Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) and James Franco (127 Hours). The magazine also recognized Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush for their portrayals of King George VI and Lionel Logue, … Continue reading →
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From the Red Carpet · 1Y ago

What did you think of the Grammy’s?

Did they seem to give away fewer awards during last night’s telecast of the Grammy Awards? I guess it is hard to squeeze in time for too many awards when there are 17 performances. I was rather underwhelmed by most … Continue reading →
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From the Red Carpet · 1Y ago

Super Bowl thoughts

It seems like people tune into the Super Bowl for the commercials as much as the games. Though I caught a fair amount of the match-up between the Packers and the Steelers, I didn’t pay as much attention to the … Continue reading →
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