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Among jazz divas, Billie Holiday had the pain, Ella Fitzgerald the purity, Sarah Vaughan the sass. And Lena Horne? She had the ice. With her cut-diamond beauty and panther smile, her drop-dead elegance and dry-martini voice, she was always dazzling while staying just out of reach...
...though, Horne heated up when she brought Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music to Broadway. In that autobiographical show, she vented her rage over her years as a white man's sex symbol and a victim of Hollywood racism, and proved that in her 60s she was more electrifying than ever. Now, at 76, Horne is back with her most ambitious recording in years, and it's a stunner. The lady has soul, and it's no longer on ice. We'll Be Together Again is a collection of 16 songs written by composers ranging from Duke Ellington...
...Music: Lena Horne talks about her stunning record...
...kind, facial hair (with all due respect to MF's horendous mutton-chop/Brussel-sprout combo), self-righteousness and radiation experiments. Nationally: yes for health care, Al Gore, and Michael Jordan's new career move; no on guns, the insanity defense and toxic corpses. Internationally: two thumbs up for Lena Olin, Tiger Okoshi, Hungarian dogs, and Russia's new jet-setting Mafia elite (FM lives on the edge.) Two thumbs down for Schoenhof's, France, the Olympics and Russia's new jet-setting Mafia elite (FM doesn't believe in strong-am tactics...
Mone Demarkov (Lena Olin) displays a fetching array of frilly panties, garter belts, stocking tops and high heels in Romeo Is Bleeding. The sensible viewer may wonder if this is quite the right wardrobe for a woman in her line of work, which happens to be hit person for the Mob. Perhaps sturdy wool slacks and a pair of cross-trainers might be more appropriate...