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...Oliveira carries a cane, but he uses it less for support than as a jaunty prop -twirling it, pointing it at the cheering audience - till you expect him to break into a song-and-dance routine. The cane might be a tribute to his first cinema idol, the dapper French comic Max Linder, who influenced Charlie Chaplin, Oliveira's second idol. In the audience, clearly buoyed by the old man's energy, were other distinguished directors: Cannes Jury President Sean Penn, Marjane Satrapi of Persepolis and a young pup named Clint Eastwood, who will...
...vitality of high school musical theater can be traced, at least in part, to the popularity of reality TV shows like American Idol and Dancing With the Stars, as well as to Broadway's new wave of family shows, from The Lion King to Wicked -which have turned on a new generation to the possibilities of theater. Also helping broaden the repertoire is the advent of specially adapted school versions of recent Broadway shows that are either too unwieldy - like Les Miz - or too racy - like Rent - for most schools. (Some shows even have elementary- or middle-school versions.) Some...
...answer is quite likely no, because Obama won't be running against another Democrat in the general election. He'll be running against a Republican, and these days American Idol front-runner David Archuleta would have trouble getting votes as a Republican. But to the extent the answer is yes, it might have something to do with, you know, the factor we're not supposed to mention, the factor the Clintons keep getting in trouble for hinting at. It's just that Obama, well, this is awkward, but he's, um, black, and most voters aren't. According to exit...
...Even Simon Cowell, judge and arbiter of all things Idol, declared recently that Syesha’s “got no chance. There’s a ceiling and she can never rise above that.” Where’s this ceiling to be found when Syesha’s in the top three while early favorites like Jason Castro, Brooke White, Carly Smithson, Kristy Lee Cook, and Michael Johns watch tonight’s performances from their living rooms...
...same is true for American Idol, though each week it’s the American voters who decide the aspiring stars’ fates. You can be the most brilliant singer (like Carly Smithson, placed sixth), or the most endearing personality (like Brooke White, placed fifth), or the most authentic artist (like Jason Castro, placed fourth), but what Idol contestants need to get ahead is a combination of voice, likeability, and adaptability to the weekly themes...