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Just in time for Christmas, a zombie holiday musical

Monday, 3 December 2018, 16:14 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Consider it an early Christmas gift: "Anna and the Apocalypse" is the zombie horror holiday musical you didn't know you needed. Just imagining that first pitch meeting is entertainment in itself....

'Vietnam' by Max Hastings is masterful account of the war

Monday, 3 December 2018, 16:11 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975" (Harper), by Max Hastings British journalist Max Hastings, noted for his critically acclaimed books about World War II, has fast-forwarded his research and...

Quavo on cutting collaborations, solo album, Migos and Drake

Friday, 30 November 2018, 14:42 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Quavo may be one-third of the uber-successful hip-hop group Migos, but he's also a rapper in high demand, appearing as a featured act on Top 10 hits by Post Malone, DJ Khaled, Drake and Liam...

Awards buzz is icing for John Krasinski and 'A Quiet Place'

Friday, 30 November 2018, 14:20 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

John Krasinski is still pinching himself over the critical and financial success of his experimental thriller "A Quiet Place," but the Cinderella year is not over yet. With awards season heating up,...

'The Darkness' is insightful character study

Friday, 30 November 2018, 14:09 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"The Darkness" (Minotaur), by Ragnar Jonasson Icelandic author Ragnar Jonasson takes a major chance — that works extremely well — in "The Darkness," the launch of a new series about...

Kurt Vile's wanderlust clear on 'Bottle It In'

Thursday, 29 November 2018, 14:40 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Kurt Vile, "Bottle It In" (Matador Records) Perhaps you can't get Kurt Vile to stand still. Vile co-founded The War on Drugs and promptly quit after the formidable band's debut album...

In masterful 'Burning,' rage simmers in Seoul

Thursday, 29 November 2018, 14:17 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

In the smoldering centerpiece of Chang-dong Lee's masterly "Burning" — a mournful cry of a movie — a young, tragic South Korean woman named Haemi (an exquisite Jun Jong-seo) dances before...

Tana French returns, siding with victim in 'The Witch Elm'

Thursday, 29 November 2018, 14:04 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"The Witch Elm: a Novel" (Viking), by Tana French By now we are accustomed to Tana French's engrossing, eloquently written murder plots solved by the Dublin Murder Squad. This time, however,...

On Netflix now, Frank Grillo is looking for a fight

Wednesday, 28 November 2018, 14:46 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Most travelers to new places usually aren't looking for a fight. Frank Grillo definitely is. "Fightworld," a new Netflix docu-series, follows Grillo, an actor and self-described "fight...

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