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A new 'Les Miserables' heads to TV - no singing along please

Friday, 26 April 2019, 10:19 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

David Oyelowo kept his distance from the rest of the actors while filming the upcoming six-part retelling of "Les Miserables ." It wasn't personal. Dominic West would often invite his fellow...

A happy ending for 'Game of Thrones'? No thanks

Thursday, 25 April 2019, 10:17 Last update: about 6 years ago The Conversation

With the final season of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” commencing, I imagine most fans are harboring hopes that things will turn out well for the remaining heroes in Westeros.  A...

Film explores rural health care amid poverty, opioid crisis

Tuesday, 23 April 2019, 10:14 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Northern New Mexico is known for tourist attractions such as artsy Santa Fe, eclectic Taos and the healing dirt of El Santuario de Chimayó. The region's relaxing spas and skiing options present...

Fire, ice and puberty: How 'Thrones' characters have grown

Monday, 22 April 2019, 10:13 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Living in Westeros can really change a person. Those who survived the first seven seasons of "Game of Thrones" have seen their parents, children and even pets stabbed, disemboweled and beheaded....

Ken Burns hits the road to promote new 'Country Music' doc

Thursday, 18 April 2019, 10:09 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

At 5 a.m. on a cold Sunday morning in Nashville, Tennessee, filmmaker Ken Burns climbed aboard a spacious, rumbling tour bus that that would become his home on wheels for the next four days, as well...

Beyond 'Bandersnatch,' the future of interactive TV is bright

Wednesday, 17 April 2019, 10:07 Last update: about 6 years ago The Conversation

Make a choice: Do you want to engage with your media passively or actively?  The December 2018 premiere of Netflix’s “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch” offered consumers a new...

Trio of child-sex documentaries puts a spotlight on parents

Tuesday, 16 April 2019, 10:06 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

The mothers of the two accusers in HBO's "Leaving Neverland" said they were lulled by Michael Jackson's forlorn demeanor and fairytale world when they allowed him to take their boys into his...

'Shadows' sucks comedy from the everyday lives of vampires

Wednesday, 10 April 2019, 10:02 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Think your roommates are a pain? Try living in a house full of vampires. They're up all night, every night. The leftovers they never bother to throw out are partly blood-sucked bodies. House...

Game of Thrones: Why Sansa could win it all

Tuesday, 9 April 2019, 09:23 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Where most "Game of Thrones" fans were horrified by the beheading of the beloved Ned Stark and blamed it on a ruthless king, Columbia University business professor Bruce Craven saw a lesson in failed...

Oprah, Spielberg help Apple launch new streaming service

Friday, 5 April 2019, 10:41 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Apple trotted out few details on its long-awaiting streaming service on Monday, but it didn't skimp on high-wattage celebrity. Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg and Jennifer Aniston were part of a...

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