Ken Burns turns his attention to the Mayo Clinic
Tuesday, 9 October 2018, 09:29
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
After spearheading an epic, 18-hour documentary on the Vietnam War, acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns has turned to more personal subject matter — one that knows him very intimately, too. Burns...
Iron & Wine retains intimacy on 6-song 'Weed Garden'
Tuesday, 9 October 2018, 09:20
Last update: about 9 years ago
Iron & Wine, "Weed Garden" (Sub Pop) For fans of Iron & Wine, it's Christmas in August. "Weed Garden" is a six-track EP including songs written by Sam Beam mostly while working toward his...
In Venice hit 'First Man,' another day of sun for Chazelle
Tuesday, 9 October 2018, 08:54
Last update: about 9 years ago
Damien Chazelle's last movie, "La La Land," was about a man clinging to nostalgia. His new one, "First Man," doesn't merely flirt with the past. It throttles back in time. But Chazelle's reason...
Author keeps 'The Other Woman' on a brisk path
Tuesday, 9 October 2018, 08:44
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
"The Other Woman: a Novel" (Minotaur), by Sandie Jones The other woman isn't an ex-girlfriend, a new affair or an obsessive stalker — though Emily Havistock might welcome any of those...
Movie star's lifestyle reversal sparks a debate in Egypt
Monday, 8 October 2018, 08:52
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Hala Shiha quit the glamorous film industry a decade ago to embrace a more religious lifestyle, adopting the traditional Muslim headscarf, or hijab, along with loose, long-sleeved clothes. The...
Why it matters that teens are reading less
Monday, 8 October 2018, 08:42
Last update: about 9 years ago
The Conversation
Most of us spend much more time with digital media than we did a decade ago. But today’s teens have come of age with smartphones in their pockets. Compared to teens a couple of decades ago, the...
In the Detroit-set 'Kin,' a kid with a very big gun
Friday, 5 October 2018, 12:11
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
In the teen sci-fi thriller "Kin," a shy 14-year-old kid finds unearthly powers in the vacant warehouses of Detroit — an intriguing if standard young-adult premise that dissolves before your...
In Sandie Jones' novel, a mum is lurking monster
Friday, 5 October 2018, 11:58
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
"The Other Woman" (Minotaur), by Sandie Jones The other woman in the title of Sandie Jones' thriller isn't an ex-girlfriend, a new affair or an obsessive stalker — though heroine Emily...
Jane Fonda, her life and men star in a revealing documentary
Friday, 5 October 2018, 08:59
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
As beguiling and powerful as Jane Fonda is onscreen, she has yet to play a role that's a match for her whiplash-inducing life of artistry, celebrity and polarizing activism. Then there's the personal...