That was the first time I got to shoot him. He had graduated from New York University Film School, and had just released his first movie, "She's Gotta Have It." He filmed the movie in two week

A few times, customers ordered gravestones as spoof gifts. In Dec. 2008, an associate producer for the Howard Stern show and a friend of John Burns', ordered a gravestone for Stern as a Secret Santa gift, which was John's idea. Stern's reaction? "This is

LI Arts Council at Freeport holds awards ceremony at Bellmore Theater. Marnie Katzman, Executive Director of the Long Island Arts Council at Freeport. A gala affair was held in Bellmore Wednesday to support the one manner of communication capable of expr

Danny Aiello may be approaching the century mark in film and television roles, but that doesn’t mean he can’t have a little fun with a side gig. The actor, who’s been nominated for an Academy Award for Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing, and played memorable

Clearwater holds a special place in Danny Aiello's heart, although Tuesday's concert at Ruth Eckerd Hall is only the actor's second visit. The first time was 40 years ago, making his movie debut in the baseball drama Bang the Drum Slowly , filmed at Jack

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Earlier this year, I was lucky enough to exchange a few words with many terrific songwriters and artists ranging from Billy Joel and Garth Brooks to Jimmy Jam and Jimmy Webb and even an exec or two as they that walked the red carpet at the Songwriters Ha

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I compared Die Hard with one of the sequels. One of them was directed, and the other one there was a lot of coverage that was then flung at a team of editors Regular readers of this site will be all too aware of our love for the movies of Brad Bird. The

Oscar-nominated actor Danny Aiello who is also a singer recently released “Bridges,” an album of rap and classic standards. (AP photo) NEW YORK -- How does Oscar-nominated actor Danny Aiello communicate with his nine grandchildren? Through rap mu

NEW YORK How does Oscar-nominated actor Danny Aiello communicate with his nine grandchildren? Through rap music. The 78-year-old said his grandchildren love his singing but couldn't remember his songs until he added rap. "They went crazy over it (and) n

How does Oscar-nominated actor Danny Aiello communicate with his nine grandchildren? Through rap music. The 78-year-old said his grandchildren love his singing but couldn't remember his songs until he added rap. "They went crazy over it and now they know

How does Oscar-nominated actor Danny Aiello communicate with his nine grandchildren? Through rap music. The 78-year-old says they love his singing, but couldn't remember his songs until he added rap. "They went crazy over it (and) now they know all the