TV/ MARISKA HARGITAY TALKS OF CHRIS MELONI EXIT FROM "SVU": In an interview, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" star Mariska Hargitay says she will miss her TV partner of 12 years "terribly" when the drama series launches its 13th season this fall without Christopher Meloni. Meloni, who played Det. Elliot Stabler on NBC's long-running series, left the show earlier this week following lengthy contract negotiations. Hargitay and Meloni, pictured on set, have starred on the program since its 1st season in 1999. Hargitay said: "For the past 12 years Chris has been my partner and friend, both on screen and off. He inspired me every day with his integrity, his extraordinary talent and his commitment to the truth. I love him deeply and will miss him terribly. I'm so excited to see what he'll do next". Hargitay will also be scaling back her own participation in the show to spend more time with her children and husband. The head of NBC entertainment recently told reporters that the network had plans to "reset the tone" of the series.
50 years ago last month, Judy Garland gave what is regarded as one of the most memorable musical performances of all time, a standing-ovation extravaganza at Carnegie Hall. After years of a substance-abuse-induced decline, Garland came back strong that April night, pictured, wowing both the media and celebrities in attendance. The resultant double album topped the charts for more than a year. But despite its place in the history books, little footage exists of the event. However, Steven Lippman and "Howl" filmmakers Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein are set to make and release a documentary about that night. Called "Stay All Night," it seeks to re-create the evening in the New York concert hall a half-century ago. The group's aim is to make a documentary that's less a historical document and more evocative of the experience of being in the theater, particularly focusing on the connection between the singer and her audience. In the documentary, Lippman, who has already begun conducting interviews, will blend together rare scenes from the concert with conversations with dozens of people who were in the audience. He and his collaborators have uncovered Super 8 footage from backstage, and will also play snippets of music from the show. There is no word on when the documentary will be finished or when it may be released.
Gil Scott-Heron, a musician and the author of the song "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," which helped pioneer sounds that would fuse to become rap, has died in New York City. He was 62. According to his record company, Scott-Heron died Friday afternoon after becoming sick upon returning from a European trip. Scott-Heron recorded "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" in the 1970s in Harlem. He mixed minimalistic percussion and spoken-word performances tinged with politics in a style he sometimes referred to as bluesology. He recorded more than a dozen albums and wrote a handful of books. Scott-Heron's influence on rap was such that he was sometimes referred to as the Godfather of Rap, a title he rejected. He referred to his signature mix of percussion, politics and performed poetry as bluesology or Third World music. But then he said it was simply "black music or black American music". Scott-Heron followed up "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" with more than a dozen albums, initially collaborating with musician Brian Jackson. His most recent album was "I'm New Here," which he began recording in 2007 and which was released in 2010. Before turning to music, he was a novelist, at age 19, with the publication of "The Vulture," a murder mystery. He is survived by his family.
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