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Abdul-Jabbar writing book about UCLA coach John Wooden

Wednesday, 11 January 2017, 16:14 Last update: about 8 years ago

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's next book will be a fond look back at his long friendship with John Wooden, the celebrated basketball coach at UCLA. "Coach Wooden and Me" will be published next...

A band with a fresh sound emerges from Asheville

Tuesday, 10 January 2017, 16:53 Last update: about 8 years ago

From Asheville, North Carolina, an eclectic fusion of retirees, back-to-the-land hippies, tourists and natives to the region, a band called River Whyless emerges, blending American and international...

Chastain enlivens political thriller 'Miss Sloane'

Tuesday, 10 January 2017, 16:31 Last update: about 8 years ago

There's never a hair out of place in "Miss Sloane ," a painstakingly slick political thriller from director John Madden about a brilliant lone wolf lobbyist consumed with the win. It's a wannabe...

A seasoned film critic eyes TV in 'Television: A Biography'

Tuesday, 10 January 2017, 16:13 Last update: about 8 years ago

At 75, David Thomson is the sultan of cinema criticism. British-born but long based in America, he is the author of nearly two dozen film-related books including "Moments that Made the...

Neil Young, "Peace Trail" (Reprise Records)

Sunday, 8 January 2017, 16:32 Last update: about 8 years ago

Prolific rocker Neil Young is at his curmudgeonly best on "Peace Trail," bemoaning his place in the current generation while standing up for his decades-long commitment to fighting for the...

Star power can't correct awry path of 'Passengers'

Sunday, 8 January 2017, 15:37 Last update: about 8 years ago

We seem to be shooting our best movie stars into outer space with alarming frequency. George Clooney, Sandra Bullock, Matthew McConaughey, Matt Damon and now Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt have all...

Wagner embraces great actresses in engaging Hollywood memoir

Sunday, 8 January 2017, 14:42 Last update: about 8 years ago

A love letter to actresses he admired on and off the screen, Robert J. Wagner's engaging memoir offers a warm embrace for the many women who helped him establish a successful career as a leading man...

Sonia Braga plays the role of her life at 66

Saturday, 7 January 2017, 15:37 Last update: about 8 years ago

While female actors are fighting for more and better roles in Hollywood, Sonia Braga got the part of her life at 66 in Kleber Mendonça Filho's "Aquarius". The Brazilian star is getting...

'Perfume' by Lizzie Ostrom a solid pop culture guide

Saturday, 7 January 2017, 14:41 Last update: about 8 years ago

Fragrance has always been wrapped in social and economic issues, controversy, memories and history as Lizzie Ostrom so persuasively shows in the lively "Perfume: A Century of Scents." The 10...

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