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Stephen Elliotts Cherry Finds Distribution At IFC

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Recommended Videos Author Stephen Elliott‘s directorial debut Cherry has found distribution at IFC after its premiere at the Berlinale Film Festival in February. The film didn’t receive the best reviews after its premiere but the story seems very real, raw, gritty and intriguing, which is why I’m excited for it. For those unfamiliar with the project, check out the plot summary below. “Angelina (Hinshaw), an 18-year-old girl on the verge of finishing high school. One morning her boyfriend (Jonny Weston) suggests she take naked pictures for money. Read More...

Teen Idol Corey Haim Was "Very Broke, Destitute" When He Died

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When he died at age 38 March 10, Corey Haim "was living in the Oakwood Apartments with his mom, very broke, very destitute," his longtime pal Corey Feldman said on CNN's Larry King Live Wednesday, noting that the Oakwood Apartments in Los Angeles is "month-to-month living." Haim — who filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 1997, listing debts for medical expenses and more than $200,000 in state and federal taxes — " Read More...

The Met Comes Alight Again With Fire Shut Up in My Bones

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Angel Blue, Walter Russell III, Latonia Moore, and Will Liverman in the Metropolitan Opera’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones. A young Black man rages by the side of the road, aims a pistol, and bellows a gangster line: “Prepare to die, motherfucker.” Fire Shut Up in My Bones, which relaunched the Metropolitan Opera on Monday, opens in a blaze of fury, the orchestra seething with such force that it threatens to overpower the story before it even begins. Read More...