Woody Allen's zany 'Gianni Schicchi' on DVD
Saturday, 15 October 2016, 16:26
Last update: about 10 years ago
Woody Allen brings his comedic touch and sense of movie history to Puccini's "Gianni Schicchi" in this video recorded last fall during live performances by the Los Angeles Opera at Dorothy Chandler...
'The Magicians' author writing novel set in post-Camelot era
Saturday, 15 October 2016, 15:21
Last update: about 10 years ago
The author of the best-selling "Magicians" fantasy trilogy will next take on the aftermath of King Arthur and Camelot. Lev Grossman's "The Bright Sword" will begin with the fall of Camelot and...
'The Dollhouse' is as much about a place as about people
Friday, 14 October 2016, 15:20
Last update: about 10 years ago
Former actress and journalist Fiona Davis' debut novel, "The Dollhouse," is as much about a place as it is about people. Built in 1927, the 23-story Barbizon Hotel for Women on the Upper East...
Smooth grooves rule on Herb Alpert's 'Human Nature'
Thursday, 13 October 2016, 16:25
Last update: about 10 years ago
Why mess with success? Pop-jazz trumpeter Herb Alpert has sold records by the truckload since the 1960s, and if his easy-listening style has become a byword for elevator music, that doesn't make...
Parker's 'Birth of a Nation' reignites art vs. artist debate
Thursday, 13 October 2016, 15:28
Last update: about 10 years ago
"I probably shouldn't say this, but I can't watch Woody Allen films," she said. "And (Roman) Polanski, also a big guy? No, I'm sorry, not being someone who was raped. I can't, I just can't. I have no...
Springsteen's 'Born to Run' takes readers on riveting ride
Thursday, 13 October 2016, 15:19
Last update: about 10 years ago
Bruce Springsteen's life is now officially an open book. The autobiography "Born to Run" takes readers on a riveting ride through the everyman rock star's deeply lived...
Rachael Yamagata takes her act a little higher
Wednesday, 12 October 2016, 16:24
Last update: about 10 years ago
When tightrope walker Philippe Petit was asked why he did what he did, he replied curtly: "Why - there is no why." Rachael Yamagata was floored by his answer, which led the critically-acclaimed...
Pakistan stops showing Indian movies over Kashmir tensions
Wednesday, 12 October 2016, 15:28
Last update: about 10 years ago
Pakistani cinemas have stopped showing Indian films after India banned Pakistani actors from its movie industry amid soaring tensions between the two nuclear-armed rivals over Kashmir,...
Ralph Lauren working on memoir, scheduled for next fall
Wednesday, 12 October 2016, 15:18
Last update: about 10 years ago
Simon & Schuster told The Associated Press on Wednesday that it will release the book in fall 2017, in conjunction with his company's 50th anniversary. The book is currently...