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Kevin Bacon and his bro to sizzle your summer with new album

Tuesday, 3 July 2018, 11:40 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

You could easily call Friday "National Actors Releasing Albums Day": Kevin Bacon, Scarlett Johansson and Ezra Miller are among the famous faces dropping new music. But releasing music for those...

A scoundrel is born in Star Wars spinoff 'Solo'

Tuesday, 3 July 2018, 11:10 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

If there's one takeaway from "Solo: A Star Wars Story ," it's that our favorite scoundrel had been through a lot before he ever met up with Luke, Obi-Wan and Leia. Sure, he'd talked up his Kessel...

New adventures await literary heroine Rosie Revere

Tuesday, 3 July 2018, 10:54 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Best-selling children's author Andrea Beaty has new adventures in store for Rosie Revere. Abrams Children's Books told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Beaty is working on chapter books...

Jennifer Warnes back with elegant, heartfelt album

Monday, 2 July 2018, 16:33 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Jennifer Warnes, "Another Time, Another Place" (BMG) Even when major an-album-a-year bands and singers are rare, the 17 since Jennifer Warnes' last record, "The Well," are far too lengthy an...

In taking on 'Solo,' Ehrenreich faced an unenviable task

Monday, 2 July 2018, 16:30 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Thandie Newton jokes that there might be something off about Alden Ehrenreich — because how else could he take on the pressure-filled role of Han Solo with so much ease? "Every week, I was...

Author unravels new view of Cinderella story

Monday, 2 July 2018, 16:29 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella's Stepmother" (William Morrow), by Danielle Teller Have you ever considered the beloved fairy tale of Cinderella from the perspective of the...

Nicole Kidman, Amazon sign TV, movie production deal

Friday, 29 June 2018, 14:09 Last update: about 9 years ago

Amazon Studios says it's signed a deal with Nicole Kidman and her production company for TV and movie projects. Under the "first-look" deal, Amazon and Kidman's Blossom Films will develop...

Dierks Bentley wants to take fans higher on 'The Mountain'

Friday, 29 June 2018, 13:56 Last update: about 9 years ago

The last time Dierks Bentley made a bluegrass album, it was a chance to regroup after a terrible tour. He had opened for Kenny Chesney twice, in 2004 and 2006, and gained enough confidence thanks to a...

In 'Ibiza' a summer comedy, streaming at home

Friday, 29 June 2018, 11:26 Last update: about 9 years ago

So long a staple of the moviegoing experience, the summer comedy has fallen on hard times. There are hardly any on this season's release schedule, and one of the more promising candidates —...

Author unravels new view of Cinderella story

Friday, 29 June 2018, 11:06 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella's Stepmother" (William Morrow), by Danielle Teller Have you ever considered the beloved fairy tale of Cinderella from the perspective of the...

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