Iconic Hollywood actor Tony Curtis, who starred in Spartacus, Some Like It Hot, and The Sweet Smell of Success, has passed away at age 85. He died after suffering cardiac arrested in his Las Vegas area home. In the NY Times' obituary, Dave Kehr writes a thorough examination of Curtis' career—acting and heartthrob/heartbreaker status alike ("Mr. Curtis embodied a new kind of feminized male beauty that came into vogue in the early 1950s")—as well as his upbringing in New York City: more ›

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- Atheists rejoice in non-believing by watching PBS-NOVA’s Origins at Southbridge Towers, tonight at the NYC Atheists Dinner and Movie Nite at 6PM @Pier 17 at South Street Seaport (212-330-6794). more ›

The Sweet Smell of Success plays Friday and Saturday at the Film Forum at 1:35, 5:25, 9:15. Read Andrew Sarris's review of The Sweet Smell of Success; it's also a Great Movie according to Roger Ebert.
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