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Being Ben…Whishaw

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Victoria Looseleaf

By Victoria Looseleaf This Just In: If the name Ben Whishaw doesn’t quite ring a bell yet, it will. And in a big way. Though we wrote this original post several months ago, it has come to our attention that … Continue reading →

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Cocaine & Cabrioles

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Victoria Looseleaf

By Victoria Looseleaf We all know that dancers, ballerinas in particular, occasionally go to extremes for their art: Being rail-thin is the ideal, with chain smoking and drinking diet pop one way to stave off hunger pangs. So is binging … Continue reading →

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On Literary Narcissism

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Victoria Looseleaf

By Victoria Looseleaf “Hail to the Keef!” declared Little, Brown and Co. publisher Michael Pietsch, on learning that Keith Richards’ autobiography is among the bestselling rock memoirs of all time. And a good thing, too, as Little B. shelled out … Continue reading →

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She Said, ‘No, No, No…’

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Victoria Looseleaf

By Victoria Looseleaf Amy Winehouse finally said ‘no.’ To life, in any case, and to drugs, on July 23, 2011. Or at least that’s what the latest autopsy report would have us believe: The erstwhile dope-addled Amy, she of the … Continue reading →

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Chaos & Clafoutis = Carnage

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Victoria Looseleaf

By Victoria Looseleaf The Leaf wishes she could be in Venice in the coming weeks for the world premiere of Roman Polanski’s latest flick, Carnage, an adaptation from Yasmina Reza’s Tony Award-winning play, God of Carnage. The French-born Reza is … Continue reading →

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One Day: One Dud

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Victoria Looseleaf

By Victoria Looseleaf Mawkish, maudlin, mushy. Oh, sorry. Those words all mean the same thing. But they do aptly describe the latest film by director Lone Scherfig (An Education). One Day feels more like one huge snooze-fest, despite the presence … Continue reading →

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Ana Gasteyer: A Broad for All Seasons

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Victoria Looseleaf

By Victoria Looseleaf She’s not just for comedy anymore. That’s right, this Goddess of hilarity from Saturday Night Live can carry a tune. But those who watched D.C.-born Gasteyer for six seasons  do her fabulous characters on the show – … Continue reading →

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Debbie Allen: Fierce, Fabulous and So Fine

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Victoria Looseleaf

By Victoria Looseleaf They call her ‘Ms. Allen.’ And with good cause. She’s a force of nature and has been respected and beloved in the entertainment world for decades. The Leaf recently had the honor of writing a cover story … Continue reading →

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Farewell, Amy Winehouse; Adieu Milly Del Rubio

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Victoria Looseleaf

By Victoria Looseleaf Another day, another death. I don’t like to check email on the weekends, just crank out articles. But my iPhone and iPad were chirping incessantly last Saturday as I was writing my first script for the Los … Continue reading →

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Gil and Gustavo: Combustion Squared

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Victoria Looseleaf

By Victoria Looseleaf It was a virtual love fest at the Hollywood Bowl when violinist extraordinaire, Gil Shaham, blew the shell off the 90-year old venue with his reading of Mozart’s Fifth Violin Concerto. Of course, he had some help … Continue reading →

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