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Thursday, September 10, 2009
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Trades Bid Farewell To One Of Their Own

4:05AM Richard Rushfield | The big news in the trades was about the trades today. Variety’s legendary gala fixture, columnist Army Archerd died yesterday at age 87. The Defamer Trade Roundup lowers its flag to half mast in tribute. More »
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009
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Veteran Hollywood Reporter Army Archerd, 87

12:06PM Andrew Belonsky | Once upon a time, back when Hollywood-related media was relatively quaint, there was a man named Army Archerd. After covering the entertainment scene for the Associated Press, in 1956 he moved to Variety, where his column became a hit. More »
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Friday, February 13, 2009

Ornery Army Archerd Shoots Down Oscar’s Red-Carpet Revisions

5:05AM STV | Count Oscar-greeter emeritus Army Archerd among those laughing his arse off at plans to sneak surprise presenters and attendees into the show via parachute in the dead of night. More »
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Friday, May 2, 2008

Coming Soon: Smell the Badness of Brett Ratner

4:30AM Defamer Hollywood | Army Archerd surprises us every couple of months or so with a scoop worthy of his 55-year reputation as “Hollywood’s Original Blogger,” or whatever Variety is calling him these days. Today, for example, the veteran gadfly brings word of a cinematic revival so towering, so ahead-of-its-time, so… smelly it could only emerge from the smoldering cerebrum of Brett Ratner: More »
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