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On a trip to Houston, it's the arts that shine
Beyond being known as an oil and gas boomtown and the stomping ground of urban cowboys, Houston does not have a clear identity despite being poised to overtake Chicago as the nation's third-largest city.
Over her 55-year career, Shirley MacLaine has gone from ingenue to grand dame, writing books and enduring mockery for her New Age beliefs along the way.
'Valentine's Day' countdown: Shirley MacLaine
Our countdown to "Valentine's Day" continues with Shirley MacLaine , who plays the grandmother of a lovelorn 10-year-old in the movie and has a long, storied and occasionally kooky career in show business.
John Lithgow's Close Call With Scandal
W hen John Lithgow was in his early thirties, a respected actor but not yet a star, he had a yearlong adulterous affair with 'an extremely famous actress, a No.
Music to suit all tastes this weekend
Published: Friday, January 22, 2010 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 6:52 p.m. You can dance the night away for a weekend of Big Band and swing dance music tonight through Sunday at the Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa in Asheville.
Local actor, singer dead at age 79
Seguin lost Santa Claus Sunday. Charles Joseph Beall, a beloved local actor and singer, cantor at St.
Actor Jeff Daniels shares musical side in Asheville
Jeff Daniels began writing songs and playing guitar more than 30 years ago, but only in the past decade has his lovely guitar playing and soulful voice charmed live audiences.
Julie Walters: 'To hell with ita Fetch the razor'
From singing in Mamma Mia! to shaving her head to play Mo Mowlam in a new TV drama, Julie Walters is anything but vain On shaving her head to play Mo Mowlam: 'I looked like a strange monk.
Actor Jeff Daniels will perform at the Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place on Jan.
More than anything, movie producers dream of making an all-conquering championship movie, the kind that pleases both audiences and critics while winning an unthinkable number of awards.
Jeff Daniels encourages U-M graduates to be persistent in finding career jobs
Jeff Daniels performs the song he wrote "The Michigan in Me" during the University of Michigan winter commencement ceremony inside Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Daniels beyond 'Dumb and Dumber'
Jeff Daniels has written and performed songs for 30 years -- principally for his own pleasure.
The Tear Jerk: The Terms Of My Surrender To Crying Like A Stupid Baby
I don't care how natural the movie feels, it's just not right for a mother to marry her daughter.
Politician, actor, TV judge aim to inspire graduates to dream
College graduates are facing some tough economic prospects as they start their searches for work, so imagine if you were charged with giving them hope and encouragement in their careers.
Cinema Bob's Actor Draft Preview
With the Schopp and the Bulldog 'Actor Draft' coming up Tuesday, November 10th at 4:25 p.m., I decided to consult with an expert on who might be the #1 overall draft pick.
John Lithgow adds new cutting edge to 'Dexter'
Former Akronite John Lithgow, center, has a killer role as mild-mannered suburbanite Arthur Mitchell in the fourth season of Showtime's "Dexter." Five terrific episodes into its razor-sharp fourth season, Showtime's "Dexter" is getting a tremendously suspenseful boost from new cast member John Lithgow.
An insider's look at The Simpsons
He was already tackling a TV geek's nightmare: the first extensive, behind-the-scenes history of TV's longest-running comedy show, The Simpsons .
What Polanski defenders overlook: He raped a child
I cry at movies. Watching Terms of Endearment 25 years ago, I was a human Niagara Falls as Debra Winger, Shirley MacLaine and Jack Nicholson celebrated the power of maternal bonding in the Oscar-winning, instant classic tale of life and death.
John Lithgow: Stories by Heart - NT
Lithgow: Stories by Heart , in which award-winning American actor John Lithgow performs a double bill of stories - Uncle Fred Flits by P G Wodehouse and Haircut by Ring Lardner - comes to the National's Lyttelton Theatre on October 19 and October 26, 2009 .
Mallika's girlie time with Shirley MacLaine
Sherawat and MacLaine gab and grab some grub in LA; they discussed reincarnation too! Mallika Sherawat is on a Hollywood-meets-Bollywood spree in Los Angeles to promote and create awareness for her next release Hisss directed by Jennifer Lynch.
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