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All you need: A chat with Beatles expert Mark Lewisohn

Thursday, 12 January 2017, 16:14 Last update: about 8 years ago

Hundreds of books have been written about the band, but none with such care and authority as those by the 58-year-old British author. His resume includes comprehensive releases on their...

Album honoring Dr. John is a winner

Wednesday, 11 January 2017, 16:54 Last update: about 8 years ago

Many tribute concerts turn into solemn events, even when the person being honored is still among the living, but that wouldn't be possible when the subject being honored is as raucous as Dr. John, who...

Climate change film 'An Inconvenient Truth' gets a sequel

Wednesday, 11 January 2017, 16:32 Last update: about 8 years ago

Paramount Pictures said Friday the follow-up to the Oscar-winning original will premiere at next January's Sundance Film Festival. In the new documentary, former Vice President Gore examines...

Abdul-Jabbar writing book about UCLA coach John Wooden

Wednesday, 11 January 2017, 16:14 Last update: about 8 years ago

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's next book will be a fond look back at his long friendship with John Wooden, the celebrated basketball coach at UCLA. "Coach Wooden and Me" will be published next...

A band with a fresh sound emerges from Asheville

Tuesday, 10 January 2017, 16:53 Last update: about 8 years ago

From Asheville, North Carolina, an eclectic fusion of retirees, back-to-the-land hippies, tourists and natives to the region, a band called River Whyless emerges, blending American and international...

Chastain enlivens political thriller 'Miss Sloane'

Tuesday, 10 January 2017, 16:31 Last update: about 8 years ago

There's never a hair out of place in "Miss Sloane ," a painstakingly slick political thriller from director John Madden about a brilliant lone wolf lobbyist consumed with the win. It's a wannabe...

A seasoned film critic eyes TV in 'Television: A Biography'

Tuesday, 10 January 2017, 16:13 Last update: about 8 years ago

At 75, David Thomson is the sultan of cinema criticism. British-born but long based in America, he is the author of nearly two dozen film-related books including "Moments that Made the...

Neil Young, "Peace Trail" (Reprise Records)

Sunday, 8 January 2017, 16:32 Last update: about 8 years ago

Prolific rocker Neil Young is at his curmudgeonly best on "Peace Trail," bemoaning his place in the current generation while standing up for his decades-long commitment to fighting for the...

Star power can't correct awry path of 'Passengers'

Sunday, 8 January 2017, 15:37 Last update: about 8 years ago

We seem to be shooting our best movie stars into outer space with alarming frequency. George Clooney, Sandra Bullock, Matthew McConaughey, Matt Damon and now Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt have all...

Wagner embraces great actresses in engaging Hollywood memoir

Sunday, 8 January 2017, 14:42 Last update: about 8 years ago

A love letter to actresses he admired on and off the screen, Robert J. Wagner's engaging memoir offers a warm embrace for the many women who helped him establish a successful career as a leading man...

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