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Book sales suspended for Trump aide accused of plagiarism

Thursday, 19 January 2017, 15:18 Last update: about 8 years ago

The publisher of Monica Crowley's "What the (Bleep) Just Happened?" said Tuesday it is halting sales of the book, pending the "opportunity" for the aide to President-elect Donald Trump to revise her...

Divorce file: Prince, 2nd wife lived luxurious lifestyle

Wednesday, 18 January 2017, 16:42 Last update: about 8 years ago

Prince's unsealed divorce file from his second marriage shows the couple lived a luxurious lifestyle that included spending $50,000 per party after major awards ceremonies, a newspaper reported...

Can you go home again? The lovely 'Lion' says yes

Wednesday, 18 January 2017, 15:37 Last update: about 8 years ago

There are two ways to view "Lion." One is as a heart-warming tale of love beyond boundaries and the incandescent pull of home. The more cynical view is that it's a two-hour advertisement for the...

Contest will pick opening acts for Bon Jovi tour

Tuesday, 17 January 2017, 16:38 Last update: about 8 years ago

The New Jersey-based platinum-selling rockers are holding a contest to choose bands or singers to open for their upcoming tour. Artists will upload videos of themselves performing...

Bening shines as a '70s mom, trying to figure it out

Tuesday, 17 January 2017, 15:33 Last update: about 8 years ago

Way too many films out there are heavy on plot and exposition, light on atmosphere and character development. It's safe to say "20th Century Women" isn't one of them. Indeed, this new...

Ani DiFranco working on memoir about 'eventful' life

Tuesday, 17 January 2017, 15:17 Last update: about 8 years ago

The million-selling musician and longtime activist has signed with Viking for a memoir that will reflect upon her "eventful and radical life." DiFranco left home at age 15, started her own record...

Wilson's words sing in Washington's 'Fences'

Sunday, 15 January 2017, 16:36 Last update: about 8 years ago

The blue music of "Fences" sings with a ferocious beauty in Denzel Washington's long-in-coming adaptation of August Wilson's masterpiece of African-American survival and sorrow. Transfers from...

'Sing' sings along, with humor and poignancy

Saturday, 14 January 2017, 16:35 Last update: about 8 years ago

We'll star a cuddly koala. We'll get McConaughey, Witherspoon, some other A-listers. We'll throw in everyone's favorite pop songs - get Legal on the phone! And hey, we'll add a fart joke. How could it...

Scorsese's 'Silence' is a gorgeous, tedious journey

Friday, 13 January 2017, 16:34 Last update: about 8 years ago

Martin Scorsese's "Silence " is not an easy film to watch. At times it's grotesquely violent, at others tediously slow. But it is a full and worthy cinematic experience that is bold, thought...

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