Word: idolator
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...million Number of American Idol fans who voted after last week's performances; Georgia's Paris Bennett, 17, was booted after singing Prince's Kiss and Mary J. Blige's Be Without...
Directed by Paul WeitzUniversal Pictures3.5 stars“American dreamz….dreams, with a z,” is the theme song of the hyper-popular, American Idol-esque reality TV show “American Dreamz,” from which this light and funny new satire of American life written, produced, and directed by Paul Weitz (“In Good Company,” “About a Boy,” and “American Pie”) gets its title. The ridiculousness of the song should give a sense...
...chief-of-staff (an unrecognizable Willem Defoe, “Spider-Man”) books him to be a guest judge on the most popular show on the air, “American Dreamz.” The show, a more fantastical version of “American Idol,” is dominated by one self-absorbed British Judge (Grant) and contestants that include a cute blonde named Sally Kendoo (Moore). Despite the heavy issues and political satire, “Dreamz” is a personal film for Weitz. “I did not expect myself...
Ever since Rumsfeld became something of a matinee idol with his daily war briefings, his relationship with the military he leads has become more complicated. Between his easy smile and his shiny little eyeglasses, he is vaguely reminiscent of F.D.R. and is brimming with the same sort of spooky confidence. His clipped, no-nonsense manner--leavened with plenty of "good gollies" and "dadburnits" (and a helping of time-honored doubletalk)--cut the press down to size during the Afghan war, scored high in the polls and turned the man who has the distinction of being both the youngest...
...DIED. GENE PITNEY, 65, wholesome, ebullient former teen idol who crooned melodramatic tales of failed romance, topping the charts in the 1960s with hits including 24 Hours from Tulsa, (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance and the Oscar-nominated title song for the 1961 film Town Without Pity; apparently of natural causes, while on tour in Britain; in Cardiff, Wales. One of the first acts to be produced by Phil Spector, Pitney got his start behind the scenes, penning hits for artists like Ricky Nelson (Hello Mary Lou), Bobby Vee (Rubber Ball) and the Crystals (He's a Rebel...