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Which Actress Just Dropped 15 Milli On This Fly Manhattan Penthouse???

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

This is a pretty clean crib: She played a Greenwich Village resident for ten years on Friends, and now Jennifer Aniston is moving to New York for real. The actress is understood to be purchasing a luxury, four bedroom duplex in the West Village for a staggering $14,950,000. Jennifer revealed this week that she has been ‘looking and looking and looking’ for the perfect Manhattan pad, and this two-story pre-war residence appears to be just what she was after.

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Fantasia Barrino to Play Mahalia Jackson: Is She Our Second Idol Oscar Winner?

Posted on February 9, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Fantasia Barrino earned rave reviews for playing Celie in Broadway’s The Color Purple , but is the oft-troubled American Idol alum suited for a big-screen triumph? According to a new report, she’s set to play gospel legend Mahalia Jackson in director Euzhan Palcy’s film adaptation of the 1993 book Got to Tell It: Mahalia Jackson, Queen of Gospel . Let’s start with the pettiest question: Is Fantasia a worthier post- Idol Oscar contender than Jennifer Hudson or not?

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Academy Uneasy Over That ‘Crazy-Ass Wrinkle’ Banksy

Posted on February 9, 2011 by | Leave a comment

“The fun but disquieting scenario is if that film wins and five guys in monkey masks come to the stage all saying, ‘I’m Banksy!’ Who the hell do we give it to? That’s the fun part of this job. There’s always some crazy-ass wrinkle you never thought of before.” And with that, Academy executive director Bruce Davis is plotting a “procedure” by which the elusive graffiti artist can claim his Oscar should Exit Through the Gift Shop win Best Documentary, which of course it should and it will. For starters: He’s discouraged from attending. Ha! The guy tagged the West Bank Barrier . Who can stop him? Anyway, I’m free to collect the award that night if anyone needs me, inquire within. [ The Wrap ]

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How Would Simon Cowell Actually Critique the Superstars in the New X Factor Promo?

Posted on February 8, 2011 by | Leave a comment

One interesting aspect of American Idol ‘s legacy is the angst leveled at contestants who haven’t become Billboard smashes. Is Melinda Doolittle less talented than Kelly Clarkson because she didn’t have a Hot 100 hit? I think not. It takes a certain type of skill set to emerge from a talent competition with untarnished durability (and credibility), and frankly, plenty of our singing superstars wouldn’t have made the leap. Let’s take a look at the new promo for Simon Cowell’s X Factor , which touts plenty of stars who have the all-important “It” factor (including Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, and Lady Gaga), and see how Simon would appraise them in a regular audition.

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Elvis Mitchell on John Barry’s Overlooked Gems — and Enduring Influence

Posted on February 8, 2011 by | Leave a comment

I was stranded on the West Coast when news of composer John Barry’s death broke last week — away from my music collection, which I wanted to get to and remind myself of his vast contribution to movies.

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Is This The Future Of The West? [Video]

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

DEF JAM CIPHER SESSIONS: WEST COAST- YG /SKEME/FASHAWN/DIZ GIBRAN/EL PREZ/TIRON/CHACE INFINITE Some of the staff has kicked it with El Prez and he seemed like a cool enough cat. His music seemed real underground back then and still does today.

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Usher — Suffering from ‘Upper Respiratory Illness’

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Filed under: Usher , Usher Raymond , Music Usher has canceled two upcoming European concerts after coming down with some sort of “upper respiratory illness” … this according to the singer’s rep. Just yesterday in Berlin, Usher ended a concert early … after apologizing to fans about not being… Read more

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Michael Lohan: Burned

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Filed under: Michael Lohan , Nurse! It’s like a scene out of “Backdraft” … only not really. Michael Lohan heroically broke through a glass fire extinguisher case with his bare hands to help put out a fire in his apartment building. It happened last night at the West Hollywood apartment… Read more

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Lindsay Lohan — From Detoxin’ to Boxin’

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Filed under: Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Lohan is having her stuff hauled from the apartment that served as the backdrop for the drugs and alcohol that sent her into a tailspin. TMZ got this pic of a moving truck transporting her belongings from the West Hollywood condo to Venice… Read more

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Helen Thomas attacked for saying the obvious about Israel

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Helen Thomas attacked for saying the obvious about Israel

The Anti-Defamation League and other Jewish organizations have defamed the elderly thought criminal, Helen Thomas, as a 'vulgar anti-Semite' and ordered journalism schools, professional organizations to no longer recognize former White House correspondent. “I can call a president of the United States anything in the book but I can’t touch Israel, which has Jewish-only roads in the West Bank,” said Thomas. “No Americans would tolerate that – white-only roads.” added by: maasanova

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