By Cotton Delo
From pirate to Willy Wonka, Johnny Depp’s ability to reinvent himself helps explain the 44-year-old actor’s enduring appeal.
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Questions For Chazz Palminteri
Arts & Entertainment
Oscar-nominated actor Chazz Palminteri, 55, got his big movie break with the 1993 release of “A Bronx Tale,” an adaptation of his one-man play that appeared Off-Broadway. Now showing on Broadway, it’s the story of a boy named Calogero – Palminteri’s first name – torn between his law-abiding bus driver father, and Sonny, the charismatic gangster whom he befriends after witnessing him kill a man. Dressed all in black and sipping water backstage before Wednesday night’s performance, Palminteri talked to the Resident about returning to work after the strike, fatherhood and his undying love for the Yankees.—Cotton Delo
Those Ol’ Brooklyn Blues: Southern Culture Is Migrating North
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Multimedia Story: Scroll Down To Hear A Sample Of New York City Bluegrass Band Citigrass
By Aisha Gawad
I packed my bags and saddled up my gear
New Museum, New Neighborhood
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The New Museum means big changes for the Bowery. Get used to it.
By Heather Corcoran
The New Museum of Contemporary Art opens its Bowery location this week, capping the area’s decades-long transformation from slum to mini-Soho.
Music Review: Blondie Lead Goes Solo
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By Aly Walansky
CBGB has become the setting for a men’s fashion boutique, and Luna Lounge was eradicated to make room for condos but last week, rocker Debbie Harry proved the area’s music scene isn’t completely dead. She packed The Fillmore at Irving Plaza to launch her national solo tour in support of “Necessary Evil,” her first solo album in 14 years.
Natalie Portman Makes Magic In "Wonder Emporium"
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By Heather Corcoran and Cotton Delo
Natalie Portman shuns the spotlight. Since bursting onto the scene in the controversial shoot-out film “Leon (The Professional)” she has shied away from the party crowd and stayed out of the tabloids. Instead, the Jerusalem-born beauty opted for Harvard, earning a degree in psychology.
Movie Review: ‘Dan’ Contrives Love
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By David Germain
If you’re already groaning at the prospect of spending time with your own lovable but annoying family over the holidays, think twice about seeing “Dan in Real Life.” Do you really want to donate time and money to hang with someone else’s annoying relations?
Starring New York
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Filming Is Up But Will It Last?
By Heather Corcoran
Sometimes – especially when you’re running late and some kid with a clipboard and headset tells you to step to the other side of the street – it seems like all of New York is turning into a film set.
Showtime's Fall Lineup
Arts & Entertainment
An avenging serial killer in “Dexter” is the tip of the iceberg on Showtime this fall; stay tuned for pot-dealing suburban moms, over-sexed Hollywood scribes afflicted by writer’s block and the antics of a politician-gangster pair of brothers.—Sascha Brodsky
