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The Big Picture
As screenplays go, The Making of the Hobbit surely has Oscar potential.There’s the whole back story for a start: the Kiwi kid whose talent took him to the top of Hollywood; the extraordinary enterprise that culminated in the…
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The TNA Tirade (Episode 48: Keepin’ It Real)
Helloooo, December. It’s getting a little chilly here in the Dirty Jerz, which means The Smartbreak Kid can bundle up, wear a turtleneck, watch Gremlins 2: The New Batch and catch up on The TNA Tirade . Oh, you didn’t notice that I’ve been posting a week behind schedule?
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Hillard Elkins dies at 81; talent manager and producer
He handled the careers of Steve McQueen and Sammy Davis Jr., among others, and brought the nude musical ‘Oh! Calcutta!’ to Broadway and the 1960s counterculture tale ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ to the screen. Hillard “Hilly” Elkins, a talent manager and producer who brought the nude musical “Oh! Calcutta!” to Broadway and the 1960s counterculture tale “Alice’s Restaurant” to the screen, died of a heart …
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