Monthly Archives: August 2009
Speaking of musicians, I'm planning to interview one of my favorites, Kris Kristofferson, next week and would love to have your questions for him. I told you back in June that he will be honored as a BMI Icon in … Continue reading
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Bradley Cooper couldn't be hotter, could he? He opened the summer with a hit comedy, The Hangover, in which he's very good. He'll close the season in another comedy, All About Steve with Sandra Bullock, with him at left. In … Continue reading
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Happy 35th birthday today to Oscar-nominated actress Amy Adams, who you can see in theaters now opposite Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia. She next appears in the romantic comedy Leap Year next year, and Adams is currently filming The … Continue reading
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I was 30-something when the ABC drama thirtysomething hit the air and captivated a narcissistic Baby Boom generation struggling through adulthood. Though it was accused of being too navel-gazing and whiney, the show is a video time-capsule of the late … Continue reading
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You think Kevin Dillon might shout "Victory!!" at his birthday party? The Emmy-nominated actor, who plays Johnny Drama on HBO's Entourage, turns 44 today, as does Kyra Sedgwick, the star of TNT's The Closer and wife of Kevin Bacon. Friends … Continue reading
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Today is a banner day for actor birthdays, starting with Denis Leary. The star of Rescue Me turns 52, and you can catch him as Tommy Gavin tonight on FX. Edward Norton and Christian Slater share the exact same birthdate … Continue reading
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While the History Channel was nostalgically remembering the '60s via Woodstock's 40th anniversary all weekend, a whole different side of the decade was portrayed on AMC Sunday. Mad Men is back and Jon Hamm, at right, with it. I've missed … Continue reading
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Fifteen new Dancing With The Stars competitors were announced today — the season premiere is Sept. 21 — and I'm trying to work up some excitement. Former GOP congressman Tom DeLay? Kellie Osbourne? I can get excited about singer Macy … Continue reading
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I saw Julie & Julia over the weekend and what fun. Meryl Streep is, as usual, superb as the insouciant American Julia Child mastering the art of French cooking. Unlike Julie Powell, played by Amy Adams in the movie, I … Continue reading
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Academy Award-winning actor and director Sean Penn celebrates his 49th birthday today. Penn, who won his second Oscar earlier this year for Milk (he also won in 2004 for Mystic River), stars in two upcoming movies, The Tree of Life … Continue reading
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Eighteen minutes of camera flashing this morning at the downtown Washington, D.C. Ritz Carlton hotel, and the experience that is LeBron James was done breezing through our USA WEEKEND photo shoot. Our Design Director Leon Lawrence tells us that James … Continue reading
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Occasionally I get asked if I am related to the talented character actress Jane Lynch. I think it's the short blonde hair we have in common. I’m sorry to say I’m not because if I were, I’d have a personal … Continue reading
Can you believe it has been 25 years since the hilarious movie This Is Spinal Tap was released? The three now-aging rockers Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer — all of whom have had big careers since — have … Continue reading
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Most of the Lynch family lives in Denver, so you know I know the name John Elway. Well, in the magazine this weekend we've got Elway, the two-time Super Bowl champion quarterback for the Denver Broncos (at right), telling you … Continue reading
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Whenever we try to make a big money decision in our house, my husband and I discuss the pros and cons ad nauseam then ask each other: “What would Suze say?” as if she were a member of the household. … Continue reading
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Funnyman Steve Martin, who stars alongside Alec Baldwin and Meryl Streep in the Nancy Meyers drama It's Complicated (in theaters Christmas Day), celebrates his 64th birthday today. (You can check out a trailer for his film below.) Martin is also … Continue reading
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Emmy-nominated actor John Slattery, who plays dapper ladies' man Roger Sterling on AMC's hit Mad Men, turns 47 today. He's got a part in next year's Iron Man 2, but you can catch him this Sunday when Mad Men returns … Continue reading
This week is the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, which makes me feel old! The music festival in in upstate New York in August 1969 brought the then brand-new youth culture into the mainstream. Our Bart Mills in Los Angeles saw … Continue reading
Casey Affleck, Ben Affleck’s little brother who has made a name for himself in movies such as The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and Gone Baby Gone, turns 34 today. He is now filming The Killer … Continue reading
