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“The Iceman” opens this week. It’s an intense, crime thriller. It is fascinating, disturbing and darkly exciting. Inspired by actual events, the story is about Richard Kuklinski, an independent contractor, a hitman, who killed 100 men during the 70s and 80s. Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon stars as Kuklinski.
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Movies opening this week: Disconnect, Oblivion, In the House, Love Sick Love and Rob Zombie’s The Lords of Salem. In Disconnect Jason Bateman plays a serious role and does it well. Kristin Scott Thomas is in the French film In the House. Even Morgan Freeman can’t save Oblivion.
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“The Company You Keep” stars Robert Redford (director) as Jim Grant, a former Weather Underground activist who is on the lam. Shia LaBeouf plays journalist Ben Shepard who uncovers Grant’s identity. It’s a political thriller with a slew of top actors including Susan Sarandon, Richard Jenkins, Chris Cooper, Nick Nolte, Sam Elliott, Stanley Tucci and Julie Christie. “The Company You Keep” is playing now in New York City
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‘No Place on Earth’ is the previously untold story of 38 Ukrainian Jews who survived Hitler by hiding in caves for 511 days. The four survivors who star in the film are Saul Stermer, 92, Sam Stermer (the “baby” brother), 86, and their nieces Sonia Dodyk, 79, and Sima Dodyk, 74, whose mother is Henia Stermer, Saul and Sam’s older sister.
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4 Holocaust survivors tell their story. They hid in caves in the Ukraine for 18 months. “No Place on Earth” opens this week on Friday, April 5, 2013 at Film Society Lincoln Center, 144 West 65th Street. NYC. Rated PG-13. 83 minutes.
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Interview: Four holocaust survivors star in the documentary, ‘No Place on Earth’
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Jeff Bridges talks about hunger in America and the new documentary “A Place at the Table” which proposes solutions to this huge societal problem. There is enough to eat but things need to change within the political system to make the food available to everyone.
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Prince Lorenzo Borghese, best known as the great catch on ABC’s ninth season of The Bachelor, is the founder of the Royal Pet Club, an animal loving company that sells organic pet wellness products. Lorenzo is also the founder of Animal Aid USA, a charity that celebrated its one-year anniversary this month in Manhattan. The audience was made up of a legion of well-known volunteers and animal supporters including Georgina Bloomberg, the daughter of NYC’s Mayor Bloomberg; Eric Trump, son of billionaire Donald; actors Bernadette Peters and Stephen Baldwin; Miss USA Nana Meriwether; Amanda Hearst; and animal activist Beth Ostrosky (Howard Stern’s wife).
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Richard Pryor, Jr was asked to introduce films at “A Pryor Engagement,” is a film celebration of comedian Richard Pryor’s life. This week, the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) will show six Pryor films: “The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings,” “Bustin’ Loose,” “Brewster’s Millions,” “Which Way Is Up?,” “Richard Pryor… Here and Now” and “Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling.”
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Despite blizzard warnings, the Hotel Pennsylvania in Manhattan was full for the Animal Haven fundraising New York Pet Fashion Show, which saw the K9s dressed to the nines. The theme was The Roaring 20’s, and it was a celebration of true love between humans and their best-dressed beasties. The sparkly evening began with a high voltage red carpet welcome and a seemingly endless stream of decked out dogs accompanied by dolled up moms and dads. Inside, across from the runway, was a vendor-packed extravaganza of products for pooches and pooch parents. Fundle, the pet sling carrier was there alongside Andy Warhol inspired paintings by Wendy DuBoff of ChloesGift.com. Jeanie Julius Designs displayed designer dog hat wear and the rooms were adorned with Floral Sculptures of dogs. Hot diggety, it was doggone fun. Click through to see exclusive photos from the always adorable New York Pet Fashion Show!
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