Brian Austin Green would've skipped straight '90210' reboot
Monday, 2 September 2019, 09:43
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Brian Austin Green says if Tori Spelling, Jennie Garth and the other creators of "BH90210," had approached him with a standard reboot of the 90s drama, he would've said no. "I played David Silver...
Tyler Childers keeps sound firmly rooted in Kentucky
Monday, 2 September 2019, 09:41
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Tyler Childers, "Country Squire" (Hickman Holler/RCA) The list of country artists making groundbreaking music these days isn't as long as it should be, but it has to include Tyler Childers. And...
In 'Marianne & Leonard,' a love immortalized in song
Monday, 2 September 2019, 09:38
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
It's not exactly a hit parade, the songs that have been turned into movies. There was the shambling reconstruction of Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant," the fizzy pop of "Earth Girls Are Easy," the...
'Elvis in Vegas' is a gem of pop culture history
Monday, 2 September 2019, 09:36
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
"Elvis in Vegas: How the King Reinvented the Las Vegas Show" (Simon & Schuster), by Richard Zoglin For the King of Rock 'n' Roll, the 1960s was a slow-moving abdication. Elvis Presley...
A beaming 50 Cent, tough questions part of TV critics event
Friday, 30 August 2019, 09:13
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
After the TV industry unveils its new-season schedules and series to advertisers in New York each May, it takes the show on the road to a swank Southern California hotel ballroom to coax attention...
Bird and Bee cover Van Halen _ no guitars, much fun
Friday, 30 August 2019, 09:12
Last update: about 8 years ago
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The Bird and the Bee, "Interpreting the Masters, Volume 2: A Tribute to Van Halen" (No Expectations/Release Me Records) An album of Van Halen covers without guitars. Wait, what? Singer Inara...
A lovely, bittersweet family story in 'The Farewell'
Friday, 30 August 2019, 09:08
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
The premise behind writer and director Lulu Wang's wonderful film "The Farewell " might be a little hard to accept for some audiences. A family collectively decides not to tell their grandmother that...
Math whiz and elderly fight city hall in 'The Helpline'
Friday, 30 August 2019, 09:06
Last update: about 8 years ago
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"The Helpline" (Atria Books), by Katherine Collette Being an expert in mathematics is a useful skill in extremely small circles. Life gets complicated for the math genius when you lose your job...
Snow inside, but hot outside as casts work on holiday shows
Wednesday, 28 August 2019, 10:33
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
On a sunny summer day in the United Kingdom, cast and crew can be found inside a studio — sprinkled with snow. It's the seasonal disorder of television shows and films. In order to offer...