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Roman Polanski’s Carnage

Sunday, December 11th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around

There’s always a danger adapting a stage play for film, particularly when the 2009 Broadway version was lauded for its terrific cast, won the Tony

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Sinatra’s in Vegas: Too Marvelous for Words

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Dining Around

Las Vegas was Frank Sinatra’s town and Steve Wynn was one of his good friends. So it’s no surprise to find the restaurant Sinatra’s in

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Pawn Stars—History Lessons with Tattoos

Friday, September 30th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around

What is the highest rated show on the History Channel? A. Chasing Mummies B. Gettysburg C. Pawn Stars The answer? Pawn Stars. Yes, Pawn Stars.

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Fame—Some Want to Live Forever

Saturday, August 27th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around

So, I read that Kim Kardashian got married. Can someone help me out: What exactly is a Kardashian, what do they do and why are

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True Blood Takes A Bite Out of “Traditional” Romance

Monday, July 4th, 2011
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around

Vampires have been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember. As a child I had a dogeared copy of the Mammoth

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A Feisty Lawyer and Great Shoes—What’s Not to Like?

Monday, March 7th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around

Kathy Bates kicks ass. She won an Academy Award for her performance as a psychotic fan who tortures a bestselling mystery writer played by James

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Who Doesn’t Love Movies?!

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around

Eric Michael Gillett watched MGM change its billboard outside his bedroom window starting at age seven. He always loved the movies. There were two twenty-five-cent

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Biutiful—Javier Bardem as a Father Racing Against Time

Monday, January 31st, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around

Alejandro González Iñárritu’s film, Biutiful, exposes the underbelly of Barcelona, that part of the city inhabited by immigrants from Asia and Africa, who earn their

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