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Sterling Coup: A terrific ending to 'Mad Men's' season

9 November 2009 1:08 AM, PST | The Watcher | See recent The Watcher news »

Below is a discussion of the Season 3 finale of "Mad Men," "Shut the Door. Have a Seat." "It's a heist movie." I often start off my "Mad Men" posts with great (and telling) quotes from the show, but not this time. The quote above came from my husband Dave when we were discussing the Season 3 finale of the AMC show. When he said that, I thought, he's exactly right. Much of "Shut the Door. Have a Seat" could have been called "Draper's Eleven." The wardrobe and period details were of course perfect. The Rat Pack was nowhere in... »

- Tempo

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Finborough Theatre Presents Little Fish October 27-November 21

27 October 2009 1:30 AM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

A vibrant new musical from one of Broadway's leading new writers receives its European premiere at the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre with an outstanding West End cast including Ashley Campbell (The Rat Pack, Fame), Michael Cantwell (Mary Poppins, Sweeney Todd, Cats, Into The Woods), Katie Foster-Barnes (Peter Pan, The Pirates of Penzance, Dangerous Corner), Nick Holder (The Drowsy Chaparone, Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Jesus Christ Superstar), Alana Maria (Dancing in the Streets, 125th Street, The Blues Brothers), Laura Pitt-Pulford (Sunset Boulevard), Lee William- Davis (Mary Poppins, Anything Goes, On the Town) and Julia Worsley (Les Miserables, Oliver!, films of Evita and Phantom of the Opera). »

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Michael Jackson's Funeral and After-Party to Be Televised

5 September 2009 12:26 AM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

Michael Jackson may have been laid to rest on Thursday, September 3 but his story is still an interest to networks. After the funeral, the Jacksons held a 'celebration of life' party at Pasadena's Villa Sorriso Ristorante. Rumor has it, there was a camera capturing the event as well as the funeral itself.

Both the footage may go to the A&E TV special that has been talked about earlier as well as to a DVD which will be released later. The cable network has not determined when to air the special in order to pay respect to the family who is still grieving Michael's death. Dan Silberman, spokesman for the network said that the one-hour pilot will focus on the five brothers sans Michael who did not agree to participate in the first place.

The Pasadena party itself was attended by around 150 guests including the Jackson siblings. Randy Jackson allegedly »

- AceShowbiz.com

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Sinatra 'Could Have Saved Monroe'

31 August 2009 5:16 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Frank Sinatra could have saved Marilyn Monroe's life - but he threw her out of his home less than two weeks before she died amid fears she'd pass away in his company, according to a new biography.

The Rat Pack star enjoyed an on/off romance with the Some Like It Hot actress until she died from an overdose of barbiturates in 1962.

Leading up to the tragedy, Monroe suffered a number of personal problems and illness - but her passing could have been prevented if Sinatra had intervened after she collapsed at his Cal-Neva Lodge resort in Nevada days before her death.

The Hollywood icon invited Monroe to stay with him at the venue, along with actor Peter Lawford and his wife Pat.

But the holiday turned sour when the fragile-looking actress started taking vitamin shots in front of the other guests, only to later breakdown in her room.

Instead of helping out, Sinatra ordered Monroe to be removed from his estate, according to new book, The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe.

A security guard for Sinatra's Cal-Neva Lodge tells author J. Randy Taraborrelli, "She opened her purse and pulled out those syringes. I was standing right there with Mr Sinatra and Pat Lawford. Marilyn was very casual about it. She was looking for something else and just pulled them out and put them on the table... Then - and I had never seen anything like this before - she put a small hole at the end of the capsule, and swallowed it. 'Gets into your bloodstream faster that way,' she said."

Valet George Jacobs adds, "Frank Sinatra didn't know what to think about any of it. He was upset, though. He loved Marilyn, yes. But for her to maybe die at Cal-Neva while he was there? That would have been terrible. So he said: 'Get her out of here and get her out of here now.' And that was it. We had to do what he said. I mean, the woman was sick. But as compassionate as Sinatra was, he had a line and she crossed it." »

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New Katie Price show outrated by Andre's

29 August 2009 5:29 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Katie Price's new series made a decent debut on ITV2 on Thursday night, according to the latest viewing figures. The opening episode of What Katie Did Next pulled in 1.28m (6%) during the 9pm hour, making it the most-watched programme on the multichannel stations. However, it failed to beat Peter Andre's one-off show Going It Alone, which took a respectable 1.72m (8.9%) between 9pm and 10.30pm last Thursday. Elsewhere on Thursday night, BBC One's New Tricks interested 7.14m (30.4%) at 9pm. Earlier on the channel, the half-hour As Seen On TV had 2.51m (12.2%) at 8pm, then 2.73m (12.2%) tuned in for The Rat Pack. BBC Two's The Frankincense Trail grabbed 2.79m (13%) at 8pm, then Mock The Week managed 2.55m (10.8%) between 9pm (more) »

- By Dan French

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'The Mentalist' finale draws 2.2 million

21 August 2009 3:11 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Last night's finale of The Mentalist pulled in 2.21m (11.8%) for Five during the 10pm hour, according to the latest viewing figures. Five's 8pm hour - made up of documentaries The Mentalist: Revealed and Inside The Mentalist - brought in 1.01m (4.9%) and 1.08m (4.9%). Later, at 9pm, the penultimate episode pulled in 2.1m (9.2%). Over its 23-episode run, the Simon Baker-fronted series has pulled in an average of 2.25m (10.2%) for Five, with a peak of 3.69m (16.7%) for the series opener on Thursday, March 26. Over on BBC One last night, As Seen On TV had 2.52m (12.2%) at 8pm, then The Rat Pack took 2.95m (13.4%) at 8.30pm. The audience surged to 6.79m (29.8%) during 9pm hour for the latest episode of New Tricks. The final episode of Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey averaged 3.04m (14.1%) for BBC Two during the (more) »

- By Dan French

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2.2 million see Noirin's ex join Bb house

31 July 2009 3:57 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Isaac Stout's arrival in the Big Brother house pulled in 2.2m (12.5%) for Channel 4 during the 10pm hour last night, according to the latest ratings figures. The equivalent episode from the last series, which aired at 10pm on Thursday, July 31, 2008, was seen by 3.1m (14.8%), representing a decline of 29% year-on-year. Earlier on Channel 4, The Home Show drew 1.58m (7.8%) at 8pm, then 1.77m (7.6%) tuned in for the first in a three-part series, How The Other Half Live, during the 9pm hour. As Seen On TV put in 2.46m (12.7%) for BBC One between 8pm and 8.30pm. The audience then fell to 2.26m (10.7%) during The Rat Pack, while the 9pm screening of New Tricks logged a respectable 6.91m (29.6%). Over on BBC Two, Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey (more) »

- By Dan French

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'The Mentalist' hits series low with 1.6m

24 July 2009 7:46 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Five's The Mentalist hit a new series low last night, according to early viewing figures. The crime drama, starring Simon Baker as Patrick Jane, was seen by just 1.61m (6.8%) during the 9pm hour, logging the lowest audience figure since the series began earlier this year. The series opened to a strong 3.69m (16.7%) on Thursday, March 26, and has steadily declined since then. Earlier on Five, Headshrinkers Of The Amazon - Revealed managed 715k (3.5%). Over on BBC One, As Seen On TV put in 2.72m (13.9%) between 8pm and 8.30pm, then 2.56m (12%) tuned in for The Rat Pack. The 9pm screening of New Trick had 6.76m (28.8%), making it the most-watched programme during the hour. Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey interested 2.39m (11.7%) for BBC Two during the 8pm hour. The audience (more) »

- By Dan French

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R. Kelly Remixes Lil Wayne, The-Dream, Drake For His First Mixtape

2 June 2009 4:01 AM, PDT | MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news »

Jermaine Dupri assembles Usher, Nelly and others for Ocean's 7 mixtape and possible film, in Mixtape Daily.

By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes

R. Kelly

Photo: Jive

The fellas know we're repping for them, and the ladies love us like a Tory Burch sample sale — Mixtape Daily is still here, still strong. Today is bugged out, because the focus is on a few people who aren't exactly synonymous with the mixtape game. First, R. Kelly's been adding his legendary vocal ability to unofficial remixes of records such as Drake's "Best I Ever Had" and Jeremih's "Birthday Sex." Well, he has a whole tape of those kinds of records and some original joints as well.

Then, the homie Jd obviously has been putting out his own mixtapes for years, but he's coming at a new angle this time. Jermaine Dupri wrangled his guys Tyrone Davis (Jd's personal assistant), Usher, »

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Scorsese does Sinatra

13 May 2009 4:42 PM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »

Everyone knows the face and music of Frank Sinatra, but (aside from The Rat Pack) he's never had a proper biopic. Who better to bring the Chairman of the Board to the big screen than Martin Scorsese? After much wrangling with the Ol' Blue Eyes estate, Ol' Eyebrows and Universal will make Sinatra. Scorsese's film will take a different narrative approach and use "collective scenes and moments that form the overall story as opposed to a conventional timeline" of the actor/crooner's... »

- Dave Davis

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Adam, Danny and Allison shine for Rat Pack night

29 April 2009 8:24 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

The Rat Pack was the pre-women's lib era celebrity fraternity that dominated the clubs, casinos, films and musical stages of 1950's to mid 1960's. Life for these rich male stars was one big groovy party, baby. The group included Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Joey Bishop, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and even Shirley MacLaine, the sole female honorary member. Last night, American Idol channeled their spirits for the five remaining contestants to perform their standards. Jamie Foxx did very well as mentor - offering good advice tailored to each talent left. His exchange with Allison was especially sweet. The finale is now only three weeks away and the remaining talent all have their strengths. But someone »

- April MacIntyre

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'American Idol' Recap: Simon Cowell Called Adam 'Best Entrance'

28 April 2009 8:11 PM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

This week on "American Idol", the remaining five contestants will be singing songs made popular by The Rat Pack, a way-back-when group of entertainers that consists among others, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr. Two important notes, actor slash singer Jamie Foxx would be the mentor and each contestant has two phone lines for voting.

To open the night, the show put Kris Allen first. He will be singing "The Way You Look Tonight", and Jamie was loving his voice. Randy Jackson was also loving it, deeming it one of Kris' best performances. Kara DioGuardi said he was a "dark horse" while Paula Abdul took note on his transition from the boy next door to a gentleman. Simon Cowell however, thought it was a "little bit wet" and he can't win the competition.

Next was Allison Iraheta with "Someone to Watch Over Me". Randy compared her to Brittany Murphy »

- AceShowbiz.com

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A Swingin Night At The Sands Comes To J'lachic Theater 39 5/13, 5/20, 5/27

6 April 2009 12:59 PM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

When it comes to singin' and swingin' the standards made famous by Frank, Dean, Sammy, Bobby and Tony, no one does it better in the Bay Area than Jonathan Poretz. Having starred as Frank Sinatra in the popular "The Rat Pack is Back!" show during its extended run in San Francisco as well as in Las Vegas, Poretz is now bringing his own successful show to the J'lachic Theatre 39 on Pier 39 at Fisherman's Wharf. »

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Amazon Launches Major DVD Sale- Prices As Low As $6.49 Plus Free Shipping!

7 March 2009 8:01 AM, PST | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »

Big Amazon DVD And Blu-ray Sale

The Rat Pack classic Oceans Eleven is one of 150 DVD titles available for only $6.49 including free shipping!Amazon has launched a major DVD sale with hundreds of DVD and Blu-ray titles on sale...many as low as only $6.49. There is also free 2 day shipping with no minimum purchase!

To view all titles, click here »

- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)

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The Rat Pack Is Back Comes To The Shubert Theater 2/27-3/1

12 February 2009 10:32 AM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

The Rat Pack Is Back!, a tribute to the talented stars of the 1960s known as "The Rat Pack," is coming to the Shubert Theater in New Haven for a limited engagement, February 27 - March 1, 2009. The four performances, running Friday thru Sunday, are sponsored by the Lexus of New Haven, Bank of American and media sponsors Wtnh News Channel 8 and Webe Radio. Written and produced by Sandy Hackett, son of legendary comedian Buddy Hackett, The Rat Pack Is Back! features uncanny vocal re-creations, unbridled humor, and a hot, live big band that sends audiences straight back to the coolest time in history. Tickets are now available online at www.shubert.com, by phone at 800-228-6622 and at the Shubert Box Office. »

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Rat Pack Brings A Little 'Badda Bing' To The Kentucky Center

4 February 2009 9:16 AM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

Rat Pack will run February 26-March 1 at the Kentucky Center The Rat Pack - Live at the Sands is the hottest and coolest party in town. Following four unprecedented years on London's West End, this acclaimed production vividly recreates a legendary evening at the Sands Hotel with the most famous performers of our time: Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Dean Martin. It's Las Vegas, it's the Sands Hotel, the big band is swingin', and those gorgeous Burelli Sisters are singin', and of course the three wisecracking hip-cats bring their inimitable magic to the finest music ever recorded: 'I've Got You Under My Skin'; 'That's Amore'; 'Mr. Bojangles'; 'The Lady Is A Tramp.' You won't find anything like it anywhere else. It's the Rat Pack - and it's live! Ring-a-ding-ding! »

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