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BUTTED HEADS

Swayze’s Brother Says Late Actor Found Co-Star Difficult

Following revelations by John Leguizamo that he found his “To Wong Foo” co-star Patrick Swayze difficult to work with, the late actor’s brother has said the feeling was mutual.

Mathew Murphy

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‘INSECURE’

John Leguizamo Recounts ’Difficult’ Time With Patrick Swayze

The actor did not have great things to say about his deceased co-star from the 1995 drag queen dramedy film “To Wong Foo.”

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

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MACHO MEN

Swayze ‘Road House’ Purists Should Hate Gyllenhaal’s Version

In virtually every respect, this “Road House” is a downgrade from the 1989 cult classic. Allow a superfan to explain why.

Nick Schager

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PAIN DON'T HURT

A ‘Road House’ Without the ’80s Is No ‘Road House’ at All

A modern reboot of the Patrick Swayze-starring classic is, with all due respect to new lead Jake Gyllenhaal, doomed. No film belongs in the ’80s more than “Road House.”

Nick Schager

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THE TIME OF MY LIFE

Patrick Swayze Never Wanted to Be a ‘Sex Symbol’

The new documentary ‘I Am Patrick Swayze’ remembers the icon’s struggles with insecurity 10 years after his untimely death.

Jordan Julian

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Squeaky Clean

I Had the Time of My Life Hate-Watching ‘Dirty Dancing’

Send Baby back into the corner immediately. The new ‘Dirty Dancing’ musical paled in comparison to the 1987 classic. Not even Debra Messing breaking into song could save it.

Kevin Fallon

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FOODIES

Bill Murray and Bourdain Take Charleston

<p>On Sunday’s Season 6 finale of <i>Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown</i>, the host traveled to Charleston, South Carolina, where Bill Murray served as the best tour guide ever.</p>

Matt Wilstein

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TUMBLR OBSESSION

‘Menswear Dog’ Walks the Runway

<p>Meet Menswear Dog, a new Tumblr that features a mischievous dog dressed in high-end classic threads. Jean Trinh gets a behind-the-scenes look at the photo shoot.<br> </p>

Jean Trinh

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Not Again

10 Absurd Movie Remakes

With ‘Footloose’ opening this weekend, see which other film favorites are getting rebooted in Hollywood.

Marlow Stern

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Rob Lowe Remembers Swayze

Rob Lowe talks to Ellen about fellow '80s icon Patrick Swayze's memorial service over the weekend. Of the multi-talented Swayze, Lowe says, "It was nuts, he was everything but a nuclear physicist." Nobody puts physicists in a corner!

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What's in the Fabloids

Lindsay Lohan corrupts her sister, George Clooney squires around his beautiful Italian girlfriend, and Jon Gosselin convinced someone else to sleep with him. VIEW OUR GALLERY.

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