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...Documentaries need self-dramatizers, and being a diva was Jack Smith?s art and life. At the start of Mary Jordan?s irresistible doc Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis, the artist?s reedy voice is heard intoning, "Doctor, doctor, tell me, please, / Is my brain a germ or a disease?" Late in life, he says of his work: "I was knocking myself out to make this stuff. And I always assumed that people would see this and have pity and give me a little support. [Now he shouts:] They didn...
...protagonists' excesses alone make for lurid, enjoyably outraged viewing. (Surely one celebrant's decision to dye her poodles pink should have prompted a call to the A.S.P.C.A.) A precocious celebutant makes her entrance via helicopter. A self-proclaimed "divo" (like diva but different) rents out the mall to stage a faux fashion show (prompting a backstage catfight over a limited supply of bustiers). There are hired dancers, a raj-like litter hoisted by hand-picked hotties and an apparent contractual obligation for someone to arrive in a stretch Hummer. I had no idea so many stretch Hummers even existed...
...irony, of course, is that the easier it is to become famous--whether in a really famous fashion or simply as a queen for a day--the more irrelevant the meaning of celebrity becomes. As a diminutive diva on My Super Sweet 16 guilelessly observes, "We're like celebrities but not famous." Exactly. Autographs, please...
...like Faith Hill and Shania Twain (she technically is country, okay?) shot into superstardom. And if the gorgeous and twangy Sara Evans continues churning out hits like “Cheatin,’” she can soon be added to that list. The full-voiced country diva took Nashville by storm in 2000 with her huge hit “Born to Fly” from the album of the same name. Unfortunately, the accompanying music video left more to be desired. Although Evans, sporting a short denim skirt, showcased her pair of amazing legs, the other...
...award ceremony on April 5. The event will feature a preview showing of Robert Altman’s upcoming film “A Prairie Home Companion,” based on Garrison Keillor’s long-running radio show. Streep plays a country music diva, joined by an eclectic group of actors including pop-princess Lindsay Lohan and comedic staple Lily Tomlin...