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Written by Julie Rhéaume
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Monday, 10 May 2010 14:59 |
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Lena Horne, l'une des premières stars afro-américaines, est décédée le 9 mai dans un hôpital de Manhattan à l'âge de 92 ans. Au cours des derniers mois, elle éprouvait des problèmes de santé.
Horne est morte à l'hôpital New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell. Elle laisse sa fille Gail dans le deuil.
Née à Brooklyn, elle avait fait ses début à 16 ans au Cotton Club de Harlem.
Horne fut la première vedette de couleur des studios MGM. Elle était toutefois reléguée à des rôles de second plan pour que ses scènes puissent être coupées lorsque les films dans lesquels elle jouait étaient présentés dans le Sud des États-Unis. L'actrice avait fait part de cet épisode de sa vie dans son one-woman show «Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music ». Ce spectacle lui avait d'ailleurs valu un Tony au début des années 80.
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Written by chicagotribune
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Sunday, 09 May 2010 12:08 |
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Even Jay-Z worships at the altar of Betty White. And why wouldn't he?
At the end of his second song on this weekend's "Saturday Night Live," the appropriate "Young Forever," Jay-Z dedicated his performance to the host, "the most incredible Betty White."
Saturday's whole show was one big celebration of White, from the commercials featuring the actress to her game presence in every sketch. A number of the skits didn't do much more than trade on her saucy-grandma image, and there wasn't necessarily a classic moment in the 90-minute show.
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Written by Lucas Peerman
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Saturday, 08 May 2010 06:59 |
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LAS CRUCES - "Iron Man 2" is shaping up be a rock solid hit.
More than 1,100 people attended the midnight Thursday premiere of the heavily promoted sequel at Cineport 10, confirmed Kara Young, director of operations for Allen Theatres Inc.
"Iron Man 2," which unofficially kicked off the summer blockbuster season, stars Robert Downey Jr. as the titular iron-clad super hero. "Iron Man," released in summer 2008, made more than $318 million at the box office, the 24th highest grossing movie of all time.
Anticipation was high for the sequel, as evidenced by the number of people calling the theater asking whether there would be a midnight showing, Young said.
"We can tell by the amount of people calling in if it's going to attract a lot of attention," she said. "We knew 'Iron Man (2)' was going to do well. We know 'Eclipse' for sure will do well with a midnight showing. 'Prince of Persia' might be another one."
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