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How Nora Ephron's comedies rebooted the rom-com

Thursday, 28 September 2017, 18:13 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Did writer and director Nora Ephron really save the romantic comedy? Are the three movies detailed here - "When Harry Met Sally ...," ''Sleepless in Seattle" and "You've Got Mail" - really...

Helen Mirren hits the road in 'The Leisure Seeker' in Venice

Thursday, 28 September 2017, 12:46 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The Italian nights are getting cooler as fall approaches, and there's something autumnal about many of the movies at the Venice Film Festival this year. The passage of time and the approach of...

Canadian duo Kacy & Clayton sing timeless folk

Thursday, 28 September 2017, 12:38 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

From the opening bars of "The Siren's Song," the combination of a stark soprano and twangy guitar suggests country music. But what country? Second cousins Kacy Anderson and Clayton Linthicum hail...

'Foxtrot' probes family grief and Israeli trauma

Wednesday, 27 September 2017, 21:44 Last update: about 10 years ago

The last time Israeli director Samuel Maoz came to the Venice Film Festival, he won the top prize with his first feature film. Then, his main feeling was shock. Eight years later he's back with...

Bruce Springsteen extends his Broadway concerts into February

Wednesday, 27 September 2017, 12:36 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The Boss plans to stick around on Broadway - before he even gets started on Broadway. Bruce Springsteen said Tuesday on his website that he'll extend his upcoming one-man show "Springsteen on...

Historical thriller takes readers back to turbulent era

Wednesday, 27 September 2017, 12:09 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

An engineer from Oslo attempts to disrupt the Nazi war machine at the height of World War II in "The Saboteur," the latest historical thriller by Andrew Gross. Kurt Nordstrum has lost his...

Watch: In a weak summer at the box office, bright spots abound

Tuesday, 26 September 2017, 14:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

On their face, the numbers are grim. Movie ticket sales in North America are running roughly half a billion dollars behind last summer's box office, making this one of lowest-grossing summers in...

George Smiley returns in 'A Legacy of Spies'

Tuesday, 26 September 2017, 12:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

John Le Carre's newest novel, "A Legacy of Spies," brings back the man who is perhaps Le Carre's most famous of spies, George Smiley, though mostly in name and recollection. Smiley is missing in...

Filmmaker Michael Moore thinks humor can win the day

Tuesday, 26 September 2017, 12:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Things may look bleak for Democrats these days, but Michael Moore thinks he knows how they can get back on top. "Humor is the non-violent weapon by which we're going to help turn this around,"...

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