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Matt Damon defends being cast for 'Great Wall'

Thursday, 5 January 2017, 15:36 Last update: about 11 years ago

Matt Damon criticized "outrageous" stories in the era of fake news as he responded Tuesday to accusations that his role in the new China-Hollywood co-production "The Great Wall" should have gone to an...

Italy's Erri De Luca wins dreaded Bad Sex in Fiction prize

Thursday, 5 January 2017, 14:40 Last update: about 11 years ago

Acclaimed Italian novelist Erri De Luca has added a somewhat tarnished trophy to his list of accolades - the Bad Sex in Fiction Award. De Luca won the tongue-in-cheek prize Wednesday for "The Day...

Bruno Mars channels '90s R&B grooves on '24K Magic'

Wednesday, 4 January 2017, 16:26 Last update: about 11 years ago

Bruno Mars pays homage to his musical influences with a groovy, R&B-inspired collection that sounds straight outta the '90s. "24K Magic" is a party album that recalls Michael Jackson, James Brown,...

Martin Scorsese: 'Cinema is gone'

Wednesday, 4 January 2017, 15:34 Last update: about 11 years ago

Martin Scorsese's Manhattan office, in a midtown building a few blocks northwest of the cordoned-off Trump Tower, may be the most concentrated bastion of reverence for cinema on the face of the...

Fisher's 'The Princess Diarist' doesn't dish enough

Wednesday, 4 January 2017, 14:23 Last update: about 11 years ago

"I've spent so many years not telling the story of Harrison and me having an affair on the first 'Star Wars' movie that it's difficult to know exactly how to tell it now," Carrie Fisher announces on...

Madness CD offers carnival of sounds and characters

Saturday, 24 December 2016, 14:40 Last update: about 11 years ago

"Can't Touch Us Now" is an invitation into the Madness carnival of sounds, brimming with intriguing, colorful characters. One of the most British of bands and some energetic concert performers,...

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