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Susan Boyle

question of the day: What makes a movie star a movie star, and has this changed over the Hollywood century?

Wed, Nov 30, 2011
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Dave Beauchene at PopTometry suggests that movie stars should only be movie stars if there can be unanimous agreement on their objectively superior talent. What’s more, this was once true, and has been lost. I couldn’t disagree more.

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wtf: Glenn Close to portray Susan Boyle

Tue, Feb 22, 2011
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We can be assured that while Close will certainly be deglammed to play Boyle, she won’t be deglammed anywhere near enough…

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question of the day: Which celebrity are you most tired of hearing about?

Fri, May 29, 2009
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Maybe this is a problem only I have, because I cannot avoid the entertainment news if I want to keep up with my industry. But even just scanning the headlines some days makes me shake my head and wonder, Did we really need to know that about her? Did we honestly need to hear that … more…

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question of the day: Did we get punked by Simon Cowell on this Susan Boyle thing?

Mon, Apr 20, 2009
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I don’t watch American Idol or similar shows — because I hate the Gong Show-style exercises in humilation they seem designed to be, and even at their best, it’s still just a bunch of bland pop singers — but it’s been impossible to avoid hearing about Susan Boyle, the Scottish woman who apparently startled Simon … more…

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