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  He’s quite the family man. Actor-turned-everything-else James Franco, who is starring in the upcoming film “Oz: The Great and Powerful,” landed a role for his grandmother, Mitzie Verne, in the March 2013 movie. Franco was granted permission from his producers for his grandmother to make a special appearance at the end of the film, which is […]

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“In our little village of Anatevka, you might say every one of us is crazy.” In most productions of Fiddler on the Roof Tevye delivers these opening lines ponderously, reflectively—a bit, you could say, maudlinly. But the teenage cast members of a recent New Jersey production took a slightly different tack. Under the auspices of Black Box […]

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who hosted last week’s inaugural festivities, went all-New york pol when it came to calling upon ther star of the day to take the stage. His voice rising with a flourish, Schumer introduced: “Barack H. Obama!” . It’s not clear why Schumer went with “H” instead of the full name: At […]

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