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34 min ago | Film Threat

the Bootleg Files: Malaga

Being a bootleg video fiend requires a great deal of patience, because sometimes it takes years to track down a decent copy of a long-missing flick that never made it to commercial home entertainment release.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Carmen Jones, Musical Movies, Porgy and Bess, Island in the Sun, Black Entertainment, Dorothy Dandridge

4 hrs ago | EDGE

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Fairies, ass-headed men, love triangles and travails through magical woods-your Sundays at church were never like this.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Drama Movies, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Theater, Celebrities, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Everett, Christian Bale, Stanley Tucci

8 hrs ago | The Daily Record

Top stars square off for summer tour dollars

All anyone's been talking about are those aged wonders The Rolling Stones and their 50th-anniversary tour, but there's so much more happening on the road this summer.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger, Short

8 hrs ago | Asbury Park Press

The music's not over

The music isn't over. It never will be. Ray Manzarek, a founding member of 1960s rock band the Doors, died on Monday, May 20 at the age of 74.

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Related Topix: The Doors, Pop/Rock, World News, Germany, Jim Morrison, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, John Densmore

13 hrs ago | Your News Now

Sir Paul McCartney rocks Erwin Center

Even in the Live Music Capital of the world, there are some musicians who are in a class all their own.

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Related Topix: Short, Celebrities, Paul McCartney

16 hrs ago | Tulsa World

Blake Shelton, Kenny Wayne Shepherd among musicians helping tornado relief efforts

Students at two Moore elementary schools struck by a deadly tornado planned to say goodbye for the summer to their teachers Thursday as the city continued its recovery efforts.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Short, Pop/Rock, The Black Crowes, Tulsa, OK

19 hrs ago | Filmexperience.blogspot.com

Hit Me With Your Best Shot: "Fantasia"

I'm no huge fan of the TREK universe but at least it was distinct. Abrams has made it a roller coaster ride.

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Related Topix: Family, Animation Movies, Fantasia, Blog News

20 hrs ago | Pridesource.com

Ann Arbor Summer Festival: Les Ballets, Prairie Home

From world music superstars and comic book supervillians to 3-D superhero mapping and a super bouncy exhibit for kids, the new Ann Arbor Summer Festival season runs from June 14 through July 7, and features an eclectic mix of music, dance, comedy, film, spoken word, contemporary circus, street arts and family entertainment.

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Related Topix: Ann Arbor, MI, Comedy Movies, A Prairie Home Companion, Garrison Keillor, Vocal, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Jazz

Yesterday | JAM! Showbiz

Bynes' lifestyle exposed by tabloid

Embattled star Amanda Bynes' lifestyle and living conditions have been exposed by editors at a U.S. tabloid, thanks to two sneaky snappers who attended one of the Hairspray star's recent all-night parties.

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Related Topix: Hairspray, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Musical Movies, Amanda Bynes, Hot Chicks

Wed May 22, 2013

The Town Talk

Salsa legend's son spared prison in porn case

Patrick Colon, 24, of New Rochelle, N.Y., was sentenced May 22, 2013, to five years of supervised release for possessing child pornography.

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Related Topix: Salsa, New Rochelle, NY, Willie Colon, Westchester County, NY, White Plains, NY

Sutton Guardian

Midge Ure playing Hampton Pools concert

Live Aid legend and a musician with multiple bands, Midge Ure is looking forward to performing in the scenic grounds of Hampton's open air pools.

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Related Topix: Live Aid, United Kingdom, Greater London County, England

USA Today

Seinfeld, Grimes highlight last night's Webby Awards

Jerry Seinfeld : 'Why five words? It doesn't ...' Fred Armisen Grimes : Person of the Year Frank Last night the 17th Annual Webby Awards were presented in New York.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Jerry Seinfeld, Billboard Music Awards, Kevin Spacey

Hollywood Reporter

CBS to Air Tony Awards Through 2018

The deal comes as live events continue to be a top priority in the era of time-shifted DVR viewing.

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Related Topix: Emmy Awards, Entertainment, Television, Tony Awards, Theater, Arts, How I Met Your Mother, Comedy

Examiner.com

Info 101: Musicbits 43: Raymond Daniel Manczarek 'Ray Manzarek'

Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the American rock band The Doors, died of complications related to bile duct cancer at the age of 74 on May 20, 2013.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Doors, Ray Manzarek, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, DePaul University

Ain't It Cool News

Has Star Wars Episode VII Landed Its First Non-Ot Cast Member?

We already know Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and probably Harrison Ford are in talks to reprise their iconic roles in J.J. Abrams's STAR WARS EPISODE VII, but we've yet to hear any word as to who might be joining them in that galaxy far, far away.

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Related Topix: Star Wars, Action Movies, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Celebrities, Harrison Ford, Velvet Goldmine, Drama Movies, Entertainment, Television, The Tudors, Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Tue May 21, 2013

WGMZ-FM Gadsden

Manzarek died Monday at a clinic in Germany after a long battle with bile duct cancer. He was 74.

The Doors' drummer John Densmore is remembering the band's late keyboardist Ray Manzarek as a gifted musician who was essential to the group.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Doors, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, John Densmore, Jim Morrison

KLTV Tyler

In Coens' Cannes hit, Oscar Isaac gets his break

Joel and Ethan Coen had almost given up on casting the lead for their film "Inside Llewyn Davis." The part, a folk musician in early 1960s Greenwich Village, demanded the elusive combination of someone who could both carry a movie and perform the songs central to the film.

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Related Topix: Greenwich Village (New York, NY), Crime Movies, Comedy Movies, Adventure, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Juilliard, TX, Movies, Entertainment, Health

BroadwayWorld.com

Photo Flash: 2013 Tony Awards Film Series, Moderated by Ted Chapin

The Tony Awards held the 2013 Film Series on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at The Paley Center for Media.

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Related Topix: Tony Awards, Carousel, Musical Movies, Arts, Ballet, Comedy Movies, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

KFVS12

Library honors Carole King with US pop music prize

The 71-year-old singer-songwriter known for such hits as " A Natural Woman" and "You've Got A Friend" is being awarded the nation's highest prize for popular music in a concert Tuesday.

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Related Topix: A Natural Woman, Books, Pop/Rock, Carole King, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Short, Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY, The Beatles

Paper Magazine

Balthazar Getty On the 10 Music Acts That Have Influenced Him Most

Balthazar Getty has been acting since he was 13 but, perhaps more remarkably, he was making music since even before that.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Lord of the Flies, Thriller, Drama Movies, Adventure, Balthazar Getty, Purple Rain, Prince, Pop-Funk, Black Entertainment, Rap, N.W.a.