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What's this happening in Cinderella's magical kingdom? Is that a challenge to absolute monarchy we hear amid the romance and dancing? My goodness, it is: There's a demand for democracy. Children, there's even a call for economic justice.

There's a compressed, episodic feel that should doom this 1960s rock 'n' roll period piece, but somehow never quite does. "Not Fade Away" follows the efforts of a New Jersey rock band to find fame and fortune beyond its small-town renown during the turbulent years spanning the Kennedy assassination and the Summer of Love.

In the five years since “The Sopranos” ended, James Gandolfini has eschewed the spotlight, disappearing into a heap of character-actor performances that, while they may lack the heft of Tony Soprano, have further proved the actor’s wide-ranging talent.
In the five years since "The Sopranos" ended, James Gandolfini has eschewed the spotlight, instead disappearing into a heap of character actor performances that, while they may lack the heft of Tony Soprano, have only further proved the actor's wide-ranging talent.
Tiny hobbit Bilbo Baggins is running circles around some of the biggest names in Hollywood.
Tiny hobbit Bilbo Baggins is running circles around some of the biggest names in Hollywood.
After "The Sopranos" went black, David Chase's next move was never in question: He would make a movie.
In a recent interview with David Chase about his new film, "Not Fade Away," the conversation inevitably turned to "The Sopranos" and its infamous ending. Below are Chase's comments reflecting on watching the final episode for the first time two years ago, with only an occasional interjection from a reporter.

It'll be springtime for Mel Brooks when the American Film Institute presents him with its highest honor, the Life Achievement Award.
David Chase has returned with his first work since "The Sopranos" went black.
When the playwright Tony Kushner recently grabbed a microphone and sat down for a post-screening Q&A with a filmmaker and the film's cast, he mumbled that he felt like Richard Pena.
Andy Griffith always saved room for Aunt Bee's rhubarb pie. The Brady bunch couldn't wait for Alice's meatloaf. It's not Sunday in Tony Soprano's house without gravy. And everyone knows that Don Draper enjoys an old fashioned now and then.
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NEW YORK -- The songwriters of Journey's power ballad "Don't Stop Believin' " were "jumping up and down" when they learned a few weeks ago that it had been licensed for use in the final episode of "The Sopranos."
NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Soprano carries on.
"He took up a lot of his time with 'God of Carnage,' and I was sort of missing him from the screen," said Mr. Chase, the "Sopranos" creator. "He's doing a lot of work now, but I think he was taking a cooling-off period."
Mr. Chase said the actor is his "first responder" to his scripts.