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Television: Lena Dunham on ‘Girls,’ Her New HBO Comedy
Posted: March 3rd, 2012, 7:58pm EST by By DAVE ITZKOFF
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Lena Dunham and some of the cast members of the HBO comedy series “Girls” spoke about their work on that new series and the issues it raises.
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The Fifth Down: In Madonna Show, M.I.A. Gets Some Attention (and Criticism)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:25am EST by By DAVE ITZKOFF
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Madonna earned praise early on for her half-time performance at the Super Bowl on Sunday night, but it was her guest star M.I.A. who may have stolen the headlines from her by making an obscene gesture during the show.
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The Gregory Brothers Auto-Tune the Internet
Posted: August 13th, 2011, 10:45pm EDT by By DAVE ITZKOFF
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Through the power of Auto-Tune, the Gregory Brothers are making viral video hits. Their songs are as unshakable as the common cold. But a lot more fun.
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ArtsBeat: New Superman Is Cast
Posted: January 30th, 2011, 2:12pm EST by By DAVE ITZKOFF
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Henry Cavill, a British actor whose credits include “Stardust” and “Immortals,” continues the tradition of having relative unknowns play the Man of Steel.
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Dramatizing Camelot
Posted: January 18th, 2011, 2:30am EST by By DAVE ITZKOFF
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Concerns about accuracy led the History channel not to run “The Kennedys,” a scripted mini-series starring Greg Kinnear.
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Sincerest Form of Flattery: Some Joke!
Posted: December 12th, 2010, 5:57pm EST by By DAVE ITZKOFF
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The Web’s effect on comedy copycats IS an almost infinite library to steal from and a public forum for plagiarism accusations, true or false.
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ArtsBeat: Allman Brothers Band Gets Back the Beacon
Posted: November 22nd, 2010, 2:09pm EST by By DAVE ITZKOFF
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Executives at MSG Entertainment, which runs the Beacon Theater, acknowledged they had made a mistake earlier this year by booking a Cirque du Soleil show instead of the Allman Brothers Band's customary March residency.
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Chelsea Handler to Host MTV Video Music Awards
Posted: August 19th, 2010, 1:29am EDT by By DAVE ITZKOFF
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Chelsea Handler will be the first woman to host the awards program since Roseanne Barr in 1994.
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Alex Chilton, Rock Musician, Dies
Posted: March 17th, 2010, 9:54pm EDT by By DAVE ITZKOFF
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Mr. Chilton, whose work spanned an eclectic gamut from the soul songs of the Box Tops to the multiple incarnations of his pop band Big Star, has died. He was 59. The cause of death is believed to have been a heart attack.
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3 Known for Creativity Will Oversee DC Comics
Posted: February 19th, 2010, 10:23am EST by By DAVE ITZKOFF
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Jim Lee, an artist, and Dan DiDio, executive editor, will become co-publishers. Geoff Johns, a writer, was appointed chief creative officer of DC Entertainment.
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ArtsBeat: Twitter Opera and a Bat With Strings
Posted: August 10th, 2009, 3:35pm EDT by By DAVE ITZKOFF
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The Royal Opera House will produce a new work, called "The Twitter Opera," in which the libretto will be composed of short messages sent on the popular social network. Also: a violinist for the National Symphony Orchestra performs the national anthem using an electric violin made from a regulation bat.
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ArtsBeat: Getting ‘Watchmen’ to the Screen
Posted: January 30th, 2009, 6:47pm EST by By DAVE ITZKOFF
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A Q&A with Zack Snyder, the director of "Watchmen.".
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ArtsBeat: Asimov’s ‘Foundation’ Bound for Movie Screens
Posted: January 19th, 2009, 2:03pm EST by By DAVE ITZKOFF
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A movie version of Isaac Asimov's "Foundation" novels is in the works, to be directed by Roland Emmerich.
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ArtsBeat: Zantzinger Dies; Inspired Dylan Ballad
Posted: January 9th, 2009, 10:48am EST by By DAVE ITZKOFF
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William Zantzinger, who inspired the early Bob Dylan ballad "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll," has died.
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ArtsBeat: Q&A With William Hurt on ‘Damages’
Posted: January 2nd, 2009, 11:42pm EST by By DAVE ITZKOFF
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William Hurt talks about the science of condensation, the Baal Shem Tov and, occasionally, about about working on "Damages.".
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Piven Leaves Show Amid Concerns for His Health
Posted: December 19th, 2008, 1:44am EST by By DAVE ITZKOFF
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A real-life fish story has resulted in Jeremy Piven’s withdrawal from the current Broadway revival of the David Mamet comedy “Speed-the-Plow.”
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ArtsBeat: Schoenfeld, Theater Group Chief, Dies
Posted: November 25th, 2008, 12:48pm EST by By DAVE ITZKOFF
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Gerald Schoenfeld, the chairman of the Shubert Organization, the largest and most powerful chain of Broadway theaters, has died.
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List of National Book Awards Finalists
Posted: October 15th, 2008, 2:44pm EDT by By DAVE ITZKOFF
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American conflicts — from slavery to the Civil War to the war on terror — dominate the non-fiction finalists for the National Book Awards.
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Tax Credits Bring More TV Shows to New York City
Posted: September 25th, 2008, 2:47am EDT by By DAVE ITZKOFF
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City officials expect 19 prime-time series to be produced in New York this season, thanks to new tax discounts.