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Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Bradley Cooper talks ‘Frozen,’ cuts a rug on ‘Late Late Show’ by Nick Vadala

Bradley Cooper’s trip down the Jersey Shore appears to be over, with the Jenkintown native appearing on tthe "Late Late Show" last night to, among other things, dance his heart out.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 04:37PM
Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Kevin Bacon thinks his 'Black Mass' role ruined his 'Six Degrees' game by Nick Vadala

If you’re a fan of playing “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon,” you’d better get a few rounds in before "Black Mass" hits theaters on Sept. 18. After then, as Bacon himself says, that game …

SOURCE: Philly.com at 07:20PM

Nick Kroll gets back to live stand-up with the Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival by Nick Vadala

Between the final season of both of his shows - Comedy Central's The Kroll Show and FXX's The League - and his dramatic role in Adult Beginners, it has been a big year for comedian Nick Krol…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 09:23AM
Thursday, April 30, 2015

Bradley Cooper was ‘very surprised’ to receive a Tony Award nomination for ‘The Elephant Man’ by Nick Vadala

Obliviously handsome man and Jenkintown native Bradley Cooper was apparently “very surprised” to learn about his recent Tony Award nomination, continuing the circle of modesty for which …

SOURCE: Philly.com at 03:31PM
Friday, March 6, 2015

Kevin Bacon disguised himself as a non-famous person for a day and it almost broke him by Nick Vadala

If there is one celebrity you won’t find complaining about their fame, that celebrity is probably Kevin Bacon. But, then, spending an entire day disguised as a regular, everyday civilian w…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 04:41PM
Friday, February 6, 2015

Nick Kroll revisits ‘Pawnsylvania’ in ‘Destination Wedding’ skit by Nick Vadala

Last March, comedian Nick Kroll introduced us to “Pawnsylvania” on the heels of news that the Philly accent is slowly taking its leave of our be-hogied mouths. Thankfully, though, Kroll …

SOURCE: Philly.com at 10:54AM
Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Bradley Cooper celebrates 40th birthday playing air guitar on ‘Fallon’ by Nick Vadala

You’d figure a $7.1 million box office haul for his new movie, American Sniper, would be celebration enough for Jenkintown heartthrob Bradley Cooper’s birthday, but no. The true party wa…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 10:38AM
Friday, June 6, 2014

Kevin Spacey stops play to yell at audience member whose cell phone rang by Nick Vadala

Jun 06 (TheWrap.com) - Do not disturb Kevin Spacey while he's working.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 09:56AM
Friday, April 18, 2014

WATCH: ‘Jersey Boys’ first trailer shows The Four Seasons in their prime by Nick Vadala

We’ve still got about two months to wait until the release of Clint Eastwood’s take on the career of 60s rockers the Four Seasons, Jersey Boys, hits theaters. With the first trailer rele…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 11:59AM
Friday, April 4, 2014

Star-studded ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ live reboot coming to Wells Fargo Center by Nick Vadala

One thing I’ll say for him, Jesus is cool. Or, at least, so says Caiaphas in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1971 Broadway hit, Jesus Christ Superstar—which perhaps is why the show is set to kic…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:02PM
Wednesday, April 2, 2014

That time Sylvester Stallone turned down $300,000 so he could be Rocky by Nick Vadala

Imagine a world in which Ryan O’Neal, James, Caan, or Burt Reynolds nabbed Sylvester Stallone’s role as Rocky in beloved series, knocking everyone’s favorite Hollywood mush mouth from …

SOURCE: Philly.com at 11:52AM
Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Nick Kroll keeps the Philly accent alive with ‘Pawnsylvania’ by Nick Vadala

The New York Times let us know earlier this week that the Philly accent is fading out, and last week we found out that Philly is highly underrepresented in our entertainment. Proving once ag…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 09:42AM
Monday, February 17, 2014

Clown shortage making sending in the clowns a thing of the past by Nick Vadala

Clowns, generally speaking, are viewed ambivalently at best. Sure, they’re supposed to inspire fun and laughter, and in some of us, they do. Others get nothing but a paralyzing fear. Soon,…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:53PM
Wednesday, February 5, 2014

‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ get an animated adaptation courtesy of Elton John by Nick Vadala

If someone has to adapt Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat to the big screen, the man for the job is most probably Elton John. Luckily, we live in a universe where this outcome is …

SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:03PM
Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Daniel Radcliffe signs on to Douglas McGrath’s ode to the ‘Brooklyn Bridge’ by Nick Vadala

Harry Potter is now a man, and that man is intensely interested in bridges. Daniel Radcliffe has officially signed on to Douglas McGrath’s Brooklyn Bridge, an ode to the construction of on…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 10:37AM
Friday, December 20, 2013

Shia LeBeouf plagiarizes more apologies, website sections by Nick Vadala

Following the revelation earlier this week that his short film, HowardCantour.com, was plagiarized from Ghost World graphic novelist Daniel Clowes, Shia LeBeouf boarded the apology train. Bu…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 11:59AM
Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Shia LeBeouf admits to plagiarizing 'HowardCantour.com' from famed indie comic artist by Nick Vadala

He might be able to have you killed, but it looks like writing an original script just isn’t in Shia LeBeouf’s wheelhouse. The star admitted to accusations of plagiarism of his new short…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 09:28AM
Tuesday, December 10, 2013

NBC set to produce another live musical by Nick Vadala

Though it’s been just days since the Carrie Underwood-lead ‘Sound of Music Live!” premiered on NBC, and the network is already working on another installment. What exactly they’ll be…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:27PM
Monday, December 9, 2013

Fathom's 'Rocky' analysis crowns 'Rocky IV' as king of the series by Nick Vadala

Look, we all know the first two ‘Rocky’ movies are great. But, seriously, ‘Rocky IV’ is the best in the series, and information design firm Fathom has the documents to prove it.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:22PM

Shia LeBeouf threatens to have man killed in London bar fight by Nick Vadala

‘Transformers’ star Shia LeBeouf got into another dustup in a London bar over the weekend, subsequently revealing his apparent connections to the seedy criminal underworld. That’s righ…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 10:26AM

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