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Robert Plant continues his musical shape-shifting

Friday, 27 October 2017, 15:15 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The question hangs over an interview with Robert Plant, an obligation for the journalist and a depressing inevitability for his subject. Might as well get it over with. Are you ever going to make...

Del Toro's 'The Shape of Water' wins Golden Lion at Venice

Friday, 27 October 2017, 14:26 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Guillermo del Toro's monster thriller "The Shape of Water" took top prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, capping an 11-day event where the demons of social division and environmental...

'Hitman's Bodyguard' a fun, action-packed escape

Friday, 27 October 2017, 10:27 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

There's not a whole lot that's new about "The Hitman's Bodyguard ." Its mismatched-pals premise is the stuff of classic buddy comedies. Stars Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson play their typical...

'Charlatans' teases, but fails to thrill

Friday, 27 October 2017, 10:10 Last update: about 10 years ago

For his thirty-fifth novel, Robin Cook chose a subject scarier than a viral outbreak or comas or bioterrorism: doctors. "Charlatans" centers on the life of Noah Rothauser, the super chief...

Viola Davis writing new 'Corduroy' children's story

Thursday, 26 October 2017, 16:17 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The celebrated picture book "Corduroy" will soon have a new sequel, written by an Oscar-winning actress: Viola Davis. Viking Children's Books told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Davis is...

'Bridesmaids' actor switches gears in 'Get Shorty,' films

Thursday, 26 October 2017, 14:21 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Those looking to spend quality time with Chris O'Dowd, who made a splash as the endearingly patient cop in "Bridesmaids," have plenty of chances now and later. There's his role as hit man and...

Book in January to mark 1-year anniversary of Women's March

Thursday, 26 October 2017, 14:08 Last update: about 10 years ago

America Ferrera, Roxane Gay and Jill Soloway are among those contributing essays to a book marking the one-year anniversary of January's Women's March. Dey Street, an imprint of William Morrow,...

Richard Thompson digs deep for "Acoustic Rarities"

Thursday, 26 October 2017, 11:14 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Richard Thompson's "Acoustic Rarities" complements the Englishman's two volumes of "Acoustic Classics," one from 2014 and the second released just months ago. The album is a high-quality...

Blade Runner's chillingly prescient vision of the future

Wednesday, 25 October 2017, 14:19 Last update: about 10 years ago The Conversation

Can corporations become so powerful that they dictate the way we feel? Can machines get mad - like, really mad - at their makers? Can people learn to love machines? These are a few of the...

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