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26 January 2012

Robert Joffrey’s protegees remember him … on film and in person

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Tom Mossbrucker, artistic director of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, considers the influence of Robert Joffrey on his current career. A new documentary on the company screens in Los Angeles next week, and in movie theaters this weekend, Saturday Jan 28. [...]

20 January 2012

Jack Cole rocks Rita Hayworth’s world in “Tonight and Every Night” (1945)

Rita Hayworth doing her thing nicely enough until a monster dancer enters her realm — Jack Cole. [...]

15 January 2012

Marie Bryant put a bun in Betty Grable’s oven

The jazz dancer, Marie Bryant, claims to have taught 20th Century Fox’s blonde bombshell, Betty Grable, how to shake her thing. The conduit was Jack Cole, for whom Bryant worked as a rehearsal assistant. [...]

14 January 2012

Dueling bio-pics: right-wing ladies on parade

Recommending actress Judy Davis as Nancy Reagan in “The Reagans.” [...]

11 January 2012

John Singer Sargent dresses Rita Hayworth for “Put the Blame on Mame”

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Iconic? You bet. As “Gilda,” Rita Hayworth is unbelievable in that black slit-up-to-the-thigh number. And who knew from whence the inspiration? [...]

11 January 2012

Remembering last December’s TCM Cruise

Robert Osborne

The diversity of attendees’ ages and ethnicity, thought-provoking programming, and uplifting atmosphere stemming from TCM’s constant chorus of audience appreciation created a charming adventure and a huge home run for the Atlanta-based firm. [...]

9 January 2012

Between “Pina” and a hard place

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Review of Wim Wenders’s dance film, “Pina” [...]

7 January 2012

Preparing for “Pina”? Watch Sprockets.

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Those who go see the new Wenders film “Pina” are on their own to cull any information on the artist. artsmeme to the rescue! [...]

1 January 2012

Twenty-twelve!

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The world is one-one-one-two today. Happy birthday world. [...]

26 December 2011

Next up for Meryl Streep: Maggie T. takes cooking lessons

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Enough, already, Hollywood, with the bio-pics. Make up some characters! [...]