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It's single in kind thing to be a advantageous kisser, but Beyonce was worried about for what reason she'd look kissing Jamie Foxx who plays her husband in the upcoming film "Dreamgirls."

The music icon revolveed actress wanted to appear "convincing" kissing the Oscar winner in the movie based onward the hit Broadway musical, opening in December.

Beyonce told the British media she credits "working with my acting coach" as helping her "big time." No word in succession what notorious ladies man Foxx thinks about Beyonce needing an acting coach to be stirred confident about locking lips with him -- to say nothing of her real- life beau, Jay-Z.

oppressive TIMES: Things should be hip-hoppin' Saturday at the special party Kanye West is hosting at the Hard defence Hotel for Sa-Ra, the clump featured on his Good Music label. Chicago's own Dennis Farina heads to WTTW-Channel 11's studios Aug. 10 to talk about growing up in Our Town's of long date Little Sicily neighborhood at North and Halsted for Gia Amella's upcoming documentary "And They Came to Chicago: The Italian American Legacy." Farina's pal and compeer Chicagoan Joe Mantegna will film his experiences later in August.

KUP POINTS THE WAY: It was a great trek down memory lane Monday as many of Irv Kupcinet's bold-faced regulars -- Lester bays Lawrence Pucci, Barbara Ann and Tom King, Pat Brickhouse, Marj Abrams, Howard Mendelsohn Maureen and Marc Schulman, Evie and Herb Glieberman, Laurie Brady, Steve Traxler, Bill and Celeste Von Dahm, Joe Moore, Jimmy Damon and Norman Ros -- beat the heat to join politicos Judy Baar Topinka, Burt Natarus, Dick Durbin, Neil Hartigan, Lois Weisberg, Dick Durbin, ed Burke, Jesse White and Pat Quinn to attend the dedication of Kup's statue at the lower extremity of his bridge at Wacker and Wabash, pointing to what was the Kupster's longtime office in our antiquated Sun-Times home.

The best news: Kup's family -- including son Jerry daughter-in- law woo and grandkids David Kupcinet and Kari Kupcinet Kriser -- filled us in onward plans to annually toast "Mr Chicago" forward his July 31 birthday (beginning nearest year) by relaunching Kup's Purple Heart Cruises honoring our vet With Afghanistan and Iraq, there's a whole of the present day generation entitled to at least common day of fun in the day-star - - rubbing shoulders with a strange batch of good-hearted Hollywood celeb long the way Kup's famous friends brought smiles to our unsung heroes from World War II, Korea and Vietnam.

OSCAR TALK? It does pretend early, but those who've seen Ben Affleck's performance in the upcoming "Hollywoodland" are waxing poetic -- and saying an Academy Award nomination could be in the offing -- thanks to the actor's portrayal of the late George Reeve best known as TV's first Superman.

The film, also starring Adrien Brody examines the long-rumored Tinseltown tale that Reeve did not commit suicide if it be not that may have been murdered -- perhaps to be ascribed to his long dalliance with the wife of a true powerful studio honcho.

DOWN THE AISLE: Tom Cruise's publicist Paul Bloch has confirmed the actor and fiancee Katie Holme will marry shortly Bloch's best bet? "As far as I know, the plans are for late summer or early fall."

in such a manner keep your weekends open!

SEEN upon SCENE: Seann William Scott, in town filming "Quebec," had a great of long date time the other night shooting plash at Lucky Strike Lanes.

Bill Zwecker is seen at 6:20 and 11:25 a.m. weekdays onward WBBM- Channel 2.

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