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Nellie McKay: Normal as Blueberry Pie: A Tribute to Doris Day

12 October 2009 6:00 AM, PDT | Pastemagazine.com | See recent PasteMagazine news »

Sweet As Pie

By: Steve Labate

Nellie McKay’s gorgeously understated new album, Normal As Blueberry Pie, is everything a tribute record should be. McKay shows a genuine love and respect for her subject, not to mention a seemingly intuitive understanding of the long-forgotten appeal of singer/actress Doris Day—who, over the years, has become synonymous with the stodgy, overly sentimental schmaltz of the irony-free era from which she came, an era that seems to lie across the chasm of history, out of our reach. Backed by some fantastically talented jazz musicians, McKay bridges this gap, breathing life into Day’s out-of-vogue material; giving old standards a new sense of purpose that transcends nostalgia and makes them feel at home in the modern world. She tackles both popular and obscure Day-delivered numbers—written by legends like George and Ira Gershwin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Johnny Mercer, »

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Dolly Parton, Liza Minnelli to Spice Up Tonys

7 June 2009 9:21 AM, PDT | TheInsider.com | See recent The Insider news »

Neil Patrick Harris is set to host tonight's star-studded Tony Awards show that will feature performances by Dolly Parton, Liza Minnelli, Elton John, Stockard Channing and more. Parton is nominated for a Tony Award for her Broadway show 9 to 5: The Musical, while John will also be vying for an award for Billy Elliot, The Musical, which swept this year's nominations with 15. Metal glam band Poison will also perform during the show with the cast of Rock of Ages, a tongue-in-cheek hair metal tribute musical. Other major musicals up for Tonys are Next to Normal -- the story of a woman with bipolar disorder -- as well as the revival of Hair and Shrek The Musical. Award presenters include Will Ferrell, Jane Fonda, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Carrie Fisher, Nicole Kidman, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Lange, Frank Langella, Angela Lansbury, David Hyde Pierce, Oliver Platt, Susan Sarandon, Kevin Spacey, John Stamos and Chandra Wilson. »

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[DVD Review] The Burrowers

2 May 2009 3:56 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

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In recent years, riding on the popularity of the Saw franchise, Lionsgate has come up with a veritable assembly line model for horror film marketing. That's not to say they haven't been surprisingly selective in the kind of material they put out; High Tension, Open Water, and The Descent have all been relatively well-received and have found a decent audience, particularly Neil Marshall's nerve-racking cave-dweller horror film. The Burrowers, a straight-to-dvd release from the studio, is a surprise, in that it offers not only a novel setting but also more than competent acting and eye-catching cinematography.

A horror western is a unique concept that requires a masterful balancing act, utilized to great effect in Alex Turner's disturbing Dead Birds, released in 2004. Whereas Dead Birds focused largely on a single location and functioned as a psychological thriller, The Burrowers is much more in vein of a western, »

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Sam Shepard Arrested for Drunk Driving

5 January 2009 12:42 PM, PST | www.actressarchives.com | See recent Actress Archives news »

Actor and playwright Sam Shepard was arrested the other night for allegedly driving drunk. The actor was caught speeding through Normal, Illinois, at 46 mph, in a 30 mph zone early Saturday morning. Hey, if we had Jessica Lange waiting for us at home, we'd likely be speeding too. (Call us crazy, but we think she's still got it.)Shepard was given a breath test and was found to be at almost twice the legal limit. According to police, Shepard had been drinking at a local bar and was on his way back to his hotel when he was stopped for speeding. He was arrested and taken to McLean County jail, where he posted $300 bond. He's due to appear ... »

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Sam Shepherd Rung Up on DUI Charge

3 January 2009 12:50 PM, PST | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »

Talk about the wrong stuff. Sam Shepherd was busted Saturday in Illinois for drunken driving and speeding. The Right Stuff star told officers in the town of Normal that he had made a pitstop at a local watering hole before heading to a hotel around 2 a.m. He was pulled over for doing 46 in a 30 mph zone, and his blood-alcohol level registered twice the legal limit, police said. Shepard posted $300 and was released from the McLean County jail a few hours later, and he presumably resumed his road trip back the Kentucky home he shares with Jessica Lange. No court date has been scheduled. As an actor, Shepherd's best known for his Oscar-nominated turn as Chuck Yeager in The Right Stuff; other credits... »

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