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By Rex Reed 4/28/03 12:00am

Dysfunction Junction at Douglas Reunion

Kirk Douglas may no longer be Spartacus, but he’s not ready for a plot at Forest Lawn, either. At 86 years old-when tummy tucks don’t work, apples don’t bite, careers don’t survive and X-rays don’t lie-this living legend is both fighting the debilitating effects of a stroke and ready for his closeups. Having outlived almost Read More

By Rex Reed 7/13/98 12:00am

Madeline Saves Summer; Out of Sight ‘s George Clooney, Man of Two Expressions

Madeline Saves Summer

Finally, a summer bonbon for imaginative moppets: Madeline , the popular children’s book illustrated and written in 1939 by the late, great Ludwig Bemelmans, has been brought to the screen with uncommon style and charm. Madeline, a Paris cousin to Kay Thompson’s Eloise, is a spunky, mischievous and courageous orphan whose Read More

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