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8:00 PM New York New York (1977)
an egotistical saxophonist and a young lounge singer meet on VJ Day and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long, uphill climb.
Director: Martin Scorsese. Cast: Liza Minnelli, Robert De Niro, Lionel Stander

11:00 PM Victor/Victoria (1982)
2h 14m | Musical | TV-MA
An unemployed female singer poses as a female impersonator and becomes a star.
Director: Blake Edwards. Cast: Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston

1:30 AM A Star Is Born (1976)
2h 20m | Musical | TV-MA
A fast-rising singer tries to put a has-been rocker back on top.
Director: Frank R. Pierson. Cast: Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Gary Busey

4:00 AM Fame (1980)
2h 14m | Musical | TV-MA
Students at a performing arts high school struggle personal problems.
Director: Alan Parker. Cast: Irene Cara, Eddie Barth, Lee Curreri

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2. Sure, if you want to mess around in the kitchen, or Paris!

Long before Julia Child discovered French cooking, Alice B. Toklas was sampling local dishes, collecting recipes, and cooking for the writers, artists, and expats who lived in Paris between the wars. Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Wilder, Matisse, and Picasso shared meals at the home she kept with Gertrude Stein, who famously memorialized her in The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas.