Why Geoffrey was the real star of ‘Fresh Prince’
“Looked at my kingdom, I was finally there/To sit on my throne as the Prince of Bel-Air.” We all know the opening credits of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” by…
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Drugs, murder, mafia: Inside Sofia Vergara’s rocky road to fame
There aren’t many women who can steal a pop princess’ thunder without even trying. But, as Britney Spears discovered at her New Year’s Eve soiree in Las Vegas, extending an…
Continue ReadingRookie filmmakers hit the mark with charming ‘D-Train’
Rookie filmmakers Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel delivered a charmer with their bromance “The D-Train,” which stars Jack Black as Daniel, an anally-retentive Pittsburgh man trying and failing to round…
Continue Reading‘True Story’ fails to make an impression
The slow-burning, pretentious and mostly insufferable Fox Searchlight drama “True Story” reeks of a film made for Oscars that simply isn’t good enough to make much of an impression (it’s…
Continue Reading‘Veep’ star Anna Chlumsky joins the funniest show on Broadway
As soon as it opened back in September, “You Can’t Take It With You” became the funniest show on Broadway. The wildly talented ensemble took hold of Kaufman and Hart’s…
Continue ReadingThe eerie ‘Witch’ leaves plenty of haunts and chills
The eerie, chilling period film “The Witch,” set in 1630s Massachusetts, falls uneasily between psychological drama and horror, so its commercial prospects seem limited. Nevertheless, it’s a directorial calling card…
Continue ReadingNina Simone’s complex life riveting in new Netflix documentary
Nina Simone was a flinty, complex, exasperating woman and her life proves as riveting as her songs in the Liz Garbus-directed Netflix documentary “What Happened, Miss Simone?” which opened the…
Continue ReadingHere’s why Kidz Bop is becoming a star factory
The stars of tomorrow have to start today, and in days of yore, a good place for talented kids to get their first exposure was on “The Mickey Mouse Club.”…
Continue Reading‘So You Think You Can Dance’ lands Paula Abdul for judge’s chair
Paula Abdul is returning to Fox. The former “American Idol” judge will join “So You Think You Can Dance” as a judge for the show’s 12th season, along with new…
Continue ReadingJ.Lo plays a philandering MILF in the ludicrous ‘Boy Next Door’
Unintended laughs far, far outnumber intended thrills as Jennifer Lopez — playing the hottest and dumbest high school teacher in America — has a one-night stand with a hunky student,…
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