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A Hall of Fame debate worth having. Plus: Vasectomy madness in Oregon. And: Billy Crystal suits up.
By King Kaufman
March 12, 2008
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"The Passion of the Frodo" sweeps, and more beautiful stars bravely impersonate the genuinely homely to great success. But all the crooked teeth in New Zealand can't save a dull, dull Oscar night.
By Cintra Wilson
March 1, 2004
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The mobster-shrink sequel cracks wise for 15 minutes then puts on a pair of concrete shoes and takes comedy out for a cruise.
By Charles Taylor
December 6, 2002
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How Lo can she go? J.Lo demands deluxe treatment at a 9/11 charity event. Plus: Billy Crystal, Gwyneth Paltrow, Bruce Willis, Seinfeld and more.
Read by Amy Reiter
November 1, 2001
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Lopez demanded huge trailer, fancy furnishings at 9/11 charity event; Backstreet's McClean cured of drink, modesty; "Seinfeld" sanitized for new America.
By Amy Reiter
October 30, 2001
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Salon's TV picks for Weekend, April 27-29, 2001
By Joyce Millman
April 27, 2001
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Billy Crystal directs two relative unknowns as Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris in maybe the best baseball movie since "Bull Durham."
By Allen Barra
April 26, 2001
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Benjamin Bratt blabs about undies and the odor of Julia's largest organ; Billy Crystal gets cranky about magic numbers. Plus: Ivana Trump spanked and Miss France presumed to be a woman!
By Amy Reiter
April 26, 2001
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No more nursing for Conger after nude photos; cameras rolling on new "Star Wars"; Hurley chompin' at the bit for post-Hugh horseplay. Plus: How Warren Beatty consoles Halle Berry.
By Amy Reiter
June 29, 2000
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Being at the Academy Awards has a strange effect on the attendees. Some are moved to eloquence, some to idiocy, while others become just plain insufferable.
By Amy Reiter
March 27, 2000
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I sneered at the whole cheesy routine until I was nominated for one. Was I thrilled? I was Sally Field squared.
By Steve Burgess
March 25, 2000
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Salon's TV picks for Weekend, March 24-26, 2000
By Joyce Millman
March 24, 2000
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Salon's TV picks for Weekend, Dec. 17-19, 1999
By Joyce Millman
December 17, 1999
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Thanks to snorefests like the Umbilical Brothers' "Thwack," comedy is deader than Lester Bangs -- and someone is not amused.
By Cintra Wilson
June 16, 1999
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Retro, smarmy, egomaniacal, incestuous -- the '98 Oscars was one of the best ever.
By Catherine Seipp
March 26, 1998
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The people cry out to the Academy gods:
More cleavage and glitz! Less Crystal!
By Camille Paglia
March 25, 1997
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