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David Gray reflects on time in folk-electronic album

Wednesday, 27 March 2019, 09:46 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

David Gray, "Gold in a Brass Age" (IHT Records) David Gray's lively folk record "Gold in a Brass Age" features his signature mix of electronic and folk. Both genres bring strength to the album:...

In 'Apollo 11,' the thrill of landing on the moon

Wednesday, 27 March 2019, 09:22 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The 1969 mission to the moon has been seen in many phases before but never with the shining, crystal-clear fullness of Todd Douglas Miller's extraordinary "Apollo 11," a documentary culled from...

'Malta Exchange' is blend of history and thrills

Wednesday, 27 March 2019, 09:15 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

"The Malta Exchange" (Minotaur), by Steve Berry Steve Berry's pragmatic hero Cotton Malone soon regrets taking on what is supposed to be a simple mission in "The Malta Exchange," the latest blend...

No 'Thrones' conflict for 'Handmaid's Tale'

Tuesday, 26 March 2019, 11:42 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Resistance is the theme when "The Handmaid's Tale" returns this summer with 13 episodes for its third season, but the Hulu drama is avoiding a collision with the final season of HBO's "Game of...

Miriam Gauci stars in ‘Manon Lescaut’

Tuesday, 26 March 2019, 10:24 Last update: about 8 years ago

Manon Lescaut is the operatic production for this year's Gaulitana: A Festival of music. Puccini's masterpiece, presented following an absence of over 20 years from the local stage, promises to be a...

When music producers are accused of being predators

Tuesday, 26 March 2019, 09:45 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Jessie Woo just wanted to sing. So when the budding vocalist met a successful music producer who told her he wanted to help her with her music, she believed him. Then, one night seven years ago,...

Huppert adds class to stalker thriller 'Greta'

Tuesday, 26 March 2019, 09:21 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Imagine you're a 20-something living in New York City and you spot a particularly nice and structured green leather handbag on the subway. Do you report it to the MTA? Ignore it and move on? Claim it...

Author writes part biography, part Hollywood history

Tuesday, 26 March 2019, 09:13 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

"Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir" (Pantheon), by Victoria Riskin If there was an Academy Award for movie books, Victoria Riskin would be making room beside the Oscar her father won...

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