Entertainment

Now for something light: List of the Winners at the 2012 Golden Globes!

Golden Globes 2012 List of Winners

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Movie Review: “The Adventures of Tintin” by Dorri Olds

The Adventures of Tintin is Steven Spielberg’s first foray into motion capture 3D animation. It’s the tale of Tintin, a cartoon journalist created by Belgian artist Hergé and his wire haired terrier Snowy

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In the Land of Blood and Honey — Angelina Jolie Wrote and Directed

Set against the backdrop of the Bosnian War that tore the Balkan region apart in the 1990s, In the Land of Blood and Honey is the directorial debut of Angelina Jolie. She did a great job as both writer and director.

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Steven Spielberg Speaks of His New Movie, “The Adventures of Tintin”

Dorri Olds interviewed Steven Spielberg at the New York City premiere of The Adventures of Tintin. Others in attendance at the Ziegfeld Theatre red carpet were George Lucas, Jamie Bell (Tintin), Enn Reitel (Nestor, Mr. Crabtree), Joe Starr (Barnaby) and Nick Frost (Thomson). Also there were Producer Kathleen Kennedy, SNL actor Bill Hader and Breaking Bad’s Giancarlo Esposito.

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Charlize Theron’s New Movie: Young Adult written by Diablo Cody (Juno)

Charlize Theron’s New Movie, Young Adult, is a great date movie or with pals but if you’re feeling low about life and pining a long lost love, go with somebody, don’t go alone—not now, around the holidays. The ending isn’t tied up with a bow, but you want to kill yourself either.

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Unhooked: How to Quit Anything

When chain-smoking Manhattanite Susan Shapiro went to Dr. Frederick Woolverton, a Greenwich Village addiction specialist in 2001, she had little hope she’d be able to quit her 27-year two-pack-a-day smoking habit. But Woolverton, a psychologist and founder of the Village Institute in New York and Arkansas, and a former smoker himself, immediately helped her nix her nicotine addiction. Within nine months, he helped her quit alcohol, pot, gum and bread.

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Skinny Dotty and Her Chocolates

Chicken Soup for the Chocolate Lover’s Soul. An essay about Skinny Dotty and Her Chocolates in a Chelsea, NYC co-op apartment building.

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Looking Up in Grand Canyon

My romantic daydreams of the Grand Canyon never included sleeping in a tent with my 72-year-old mother. I looked at Mom and the hard bodies of our fellow hikers and wondered if I’d call attention to myself when I collapsed on jagged rocks and moaned for a deli and a Diet Coke.

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‘Coffee with a Canine’ Interview

Buddy James is a 7-year-old purebred Cavalier King Charles Spaniel imported from Germany purchased through Le Petit Puppy in New York City.

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Matt Wayne: The Magic New Yorker

Matt Wayne, aka Celebrity Magician, is a Renaissance man. He came to New York City with one month’s rent plus 600 dollars in his pocket, then forged a career á la Manhattan. The repertoire up his sleeve? Magician, actor, producer, TV personality and charitable fundraiser.

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