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Fantasia Barrino, ‘American Idol’ Winner, to Play Mahalia Jackson

And she may be talented enough to also pull this one off….

After seeing her amazing performance in “The Color Purple” on stage,   I bet she can do it…..

I hope some of these movies I’m reading about come to fruition.  There sure haven’t been many good ones lately….

I’ve only seen two in the past couple of months….”Source Code” was lame, but “Limitless” was pretty good…

Still, nothing else out there on the movie horizon that is very exciting….

Fantasia Barrino has had her problems over the past year, but unintentional weight gain is not one of them.

The “American Idol” winner has been seen with extra pounds of late, but she says it’s on purpose — she’s getting into character for a new movie, in which she’ll star as gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.

“In fact, she’s just signed on to play the lead in Mahalia and has been told to gain 30 to 45 pounds for the role,” her rep told RadarOnline.com.

via Fantasia Barrino, ‘American Idol’ Winner, Gaining 30-45 Pounds For Movie.

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Royal Wedding Proves Worldwide Gay Population Vastly Under-Reported

From Bill Maher via Twitter:

“Its being reported that a third of the world watched the royal wedding – and yet they claim gays are only 3 pct of population?”

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Happy Birthday, Patsy Stone!

I mean Joanna Lumley, the incredibly talented actress who played Patsy in “Absolutely Fabulous”, one of my favorite TV shows…

Even though, in those years Pats and Eddie hit a little close to home on occasion….

Joanna Lumley really is more than Patsy Stone.  She’s an incredibly talented British stage and film actress.

But she will forever be known to many as “Pats”.

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Kate Middleton debuts high in new survey of the most attractive royals – NYPOST.com

What can I say?

I can’t help but get caught up in this….

Kate Middleton’s wedding is still 11 days away, but she has already been crowned the third most beautiful royal of all time — surpassing even Princess Diana.

Her soon-to-be highness’s high cheekbones and regal smile put her just below Princess Grace and Queen Rania of Jor dan on the rankings, according to a survey conducted by the social- network site Beautiful People.com.

“That was a big surprise — that she surpassed Princess Diana,” said Greg Hodge, manag ing director of the site. “But unlike Diana, who grew into her role, Kate Middleton comes in very fashion-forward. She’s living this fairy tale, and is about to become the most famous princess in the world.”

That Princess Grace remains unmatched is understandable, however.

“She’s iconic and remains so,” Hodge said.

via Kate Middleton debuts high in new survey of the most attractive royals – NYPOST.com.

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The Royal Wedding: Behind the Cameras

Somehow this didn’t make it to the televised version I saw….

Thanks to my friend Kirk for making me aware of this…

But I really prefer the dignity of the real thing…

I’m always  up for any event that requires hats, gloves and understated elegance…

At least until the second hour of the reception….

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An Over-the-Top British Wedding: And Not the One You’re Thinking of-“My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding”

I just read about this British series and had to look it up on YouTube…

It’s called “My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding”….

This just might over shadow the Royal Wedding as Kate won’t be able to top these dresses!

The whole series is on YouTube if you become fascinated….

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Happy Birthday to the Kitten with a Whip

Otherwise known as Ann Margret….

I can’t believe she’s 70 today…

Here she is in “Viva Las Vegas” with some guy….

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Happy Birthday, Barbra Streisand and Shirley MacLaine

Two icons were born today:  Barbra Streisand is 69 and Virginia’s own Shirley MacLaine is 77….

Of course, I have to put up a couple of clips:

A little prime Streisand:

And a little MacLaine:

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Rich and Famous

I can’t believe it’s been 30 years since this movie was released….

It’s not the best film in the world, but I do love it…

It’s a guilty pleasure…

Jacqueline Bisset, Candice Bergen, Hart Bochner….all in their prime.

It was the last film George Cukor directed and the first film for Meg Ryan….

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Michael Sarrazin: Rest in Peace

I read today that Michael Sarrazin had died…

He was one of my favorite actors when I was a pre-teen and a teenager…I had looked him up on IMDB.com not too long ago to see what he was doing…

He hit fairly big in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, but his career never really took off from there…

His eyes were unforgettable…

He missed his big chance when his studio would not release him to do “Midnight Cowboy” and Jon Voight got the part instead…

I remember Michael Sarrazin well from “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They”, “Sometimes a Great Notion” and the TV Mini Series”Frankenstein:  The True Story”.   He made many other films and TV appearances that will live on….

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