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Review: 'Generation Gap' on Hallmark Channel
THE MOVIE "Generation Gap" WHEN|WHERE Saturday at 9 p.m. on Hallmark Channel THE DEAL A retired colonel ( Ed Asner) may be the only salvation for his grandson (Alex Black, "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide"), a problematic New York teen whose...Tags: Ed Asner, New York
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'Sabrina the Teenage Witch' Aunt Becomes a Mom
Zap2It.comCaroline Rhea, who played Aunt Hilda on "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" with Melissa Joan Hart, has a new little girl to care for. The comedienne and her boyfriend Costaki Economopoulos welcomed a baby girl into their lives on Monday (Oct. 20) in New York,...Tags: Melissa Joan Hart, The Biggest Loser (tv program), Caroline Rhea, The Tonight Show (tv program), New York
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'Golden Girls' Star Estelle Getty Dies
Zap2It.comEstelle Getty, the diminutive actress who won an Emmy for her portrayal of sassy Sophia Petrillo on "The Golden Girls," has died. She was 84. Getty passed away at 5:35 a.m. on Tuesday, July 22 in her home in Los Angeles surrounded by her family and...Tags: Mental Illness, Estelle Getty, Los Angeles, Betty White, Harvey Fierstein
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Estelle Getty, 'Golden Girls'
Estelle Getty, who played Sophia on TV's "The Golden Girls," died at about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. She was 84. Getty, who suffered from advanced dementia, died at her Hollywood Boulevard home, said her son, Carl Gettleman of Santa Monica. "She was loved...Tags: Mental Illness, Estelle Getty, Movies, Betty White, NBC
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Boomer TV: '70s swingers
The TV ZoneWe don't see what the big deal is about CBS' "Swingtown," which premieres tonight at 10. Swingers in the 1970s? Ho hum. Been there done that. And on CBS, to boot. We're speaking of "The Bunkers and the Swingers," one...... -
'Sabrina, the Teenage Witch' Aunt Pregnant
Zap2It.comCaroline Rhea, who played Hilda on "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch," plans to conjure up a baby. The actress and her longtime boyfriend, Costaki Economopoulos, are expecting their first child together, reports People. Like Rhea, 44, Economopoulos is a...Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Caroline Rhea, Tourism and Leisure, Casino and Gambling, Television Industry
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THE SCENIAC: Rue McClanahan - 'Golden' with the gays
Deborah Netburn, Times Staff WriterScientific tests would surely reveal that it is humanly impossible not to love "The Golden Girls"--the '80s era show about four older women who share a home in Miami--and for a certain type of gay man it is practically a prerequisite. So it should come...Tags: Oklahoma, West Hollywood, Movies, Pamela Anderson, Celebrity
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Movie review: 'The Fighting Temptations'
Chicago Tribune Staff Writer3 stars (out of 4) To say "The Fighting Temptations" flies under the comic radar might be a bit of an understatement. In fact, if comedy did have its own radar, it would be flashing: "Warning! Warning! Another Cuba Gooding Jr. comedy! Stay away! Stay...Tags: Ethics, Cuba Gooding Jr., Paramount, Values, Peggy Lee
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'The Fighting Temptations'
Times Staff Writer"The Fighting Temptations" is a rousing, warmhearted comedy, as infectious as the gospel music it celebrates. Cuba Gooding Jr. and pop superstar Beyoncé Knowles lead a large, entertaining cast in a film abundant with feel-good pleasures. Gooding's Darrin...Tags: Alabama, Hunting, Values, Beyonce, Montell Jordan
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Jasmine Guy Stresses Reading to Kids
MEMPHIS, Tenn.Actress Jasmine Guy made use of a break between roles to stress the importance of reading to elementary school students. Guy, who starred as Velma Kelly in a road production of the musical "Chicago'' and also appeared as Whitley Gilbert in the 1990s...Tags: Jasmine Guy, Los Angeles, Elementary Schools, Schools
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This World, Then the Fireworks
TIMES STAFF WRITERFriday July 11, 1997 Director Michael Oblowitz and writer-producer Larry Gross have a tough time getting a grip on "This World, Then the Fireworks," a lurid, low-down adaptation of a story by legendary hard-boiled writer Jim Thompson. As a result,...Tags: Billy Zane, Values, Gina Gershon, Movies, Brian de Palma
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Out to Sea
TIMES STAFF WRITERWednesday July 2, 1997 The "Grumpy Old Men" movies reunited Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau with box-office success, but "Out to Sea" is more like it. Much more. Here's a movie mainly about people who are considerably over 21 without a single old...Tags: Walter Matthau, Crimes, Movies, Brent Spiner, Sex
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