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There is something appropriate about this pubescent ardor for Cher. At 28 she is herself not far removed from the true-believer status of her fans. Indeed, her saving, authentic grace may lie in her ability to admit that the only definition of success she has ever held is stardom. She is a creature totally formed by show business-first by her fantasies about it, then by her precocious immersion in it. She married Sonny, then a record promoter, when...
...script were reworked on the basis of her improvisation sessions with other cast members or her own experience. Although the film, like its central character, seems completely at loose ends, it opened last week to favorable reviews and long lines. Whether or not it brings Burstyn the stardom that has eluded her, it may well make her rich: she gets...
McNally's towel-clad "Kartoon Komics" frequent the Ritz Baths, a gay rendezvous complete with steam bath, tiny cubicles for man-to-man trysts and a third-rate entertainer, Googie Gomez, a thrush with a condor's appetite for stardom. As the chanteuse, Rita Moreno is a comic earthquake ranking ten on the Richter scale, though her Puerto Rican accent renders some of her lines unintelligible...
Bruce Springsteen is becoming a living legend. He has constantly been lauded by critics and fans alike and the ticket prices ($4.50, 5.50, 6.50) indicate his rise to regional super-stardom. As did Dylan (to whom he is often compared in competence as well as appearance), Springsteen began by playing the more intimate spots of the Boston area. Intimacy, unfortunately, must sometimes be sacrificed for exposure, thus being the reason for Springsteen's performance scheduled in the Music Hall. Tickets are available for the October 29 appearance at Minuteman, Mainline, Ticketron, and Soundscope. Also on tap will...
...Cleveland and never wanted to leave Ohio when I was ten. But my father managed to convince my family that California was the place to be. He bribed my siblings and myself with the promise of surfboards and a quick Hollywood drug store discovery which would lead to stardom and glitter. The promise, of course, was never upheld. To this day I remain a surfboardless unknown in the Hollywood scene. Still, my strongest identity ties are in California...