Miles Teller comes back swinging in 'Bleed for This'
Friday, 9 December 2016, 14:50
Last update: about 11 years ago
He's been going at breakneck speed with a series of ups and downs that many actors won't see in a decade. In just two years he went from breakout revelation of "The Spectacular Now" to the star of an...
'Moonglow' by Michael Chabon
Friday, 9 December 2016, 13:52
Last update: about 11 years ago
In his latest novel, "Moonglow," author and Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Chabon aims for the moon and successfully touches down on the lunar surface after a journey that leaps across the decades, the...
Quest still on: Tribe makes prodigious return on final album
Thursday, 8 December 2016, 15:45
Last update: about 11 years ago
On Veteran's Day, A Tribe Called Quest released their first album in 18 years with all four founding members - Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Jarobi - taking part. Phife, who called...
Julie Dash's landmark 'Daughters of the Dust' is reborn
Thursday, 8 December 2016, 14:50
Last update: about 11 years ago
When it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, its director of photography, Arthur Jafa, won best cinematography. In 2004, it was added to the Library of Congress's National Film Registry....
'Ruler of the Night' transports readers to Victorian London
Thursday, 8 December 2016, 13:51
Last update: about 11 years ago
David Morrell's conclusion to the trilogy featuring Thomas De Quincey is another example of stellar writing and storytelling. In the two previous novels featuring the essayist and opium addict,...
Pink Martini's new album is entertaining global trip
Wednesday, 7 December 2016, 15:44
Last update: about 11 years ago
Pink Martini brings its progressive commitment to "Je dis oui!" ("I say yes"), an entertaining global jaunt in eight languages and a whirling variety of styles. With no airs and graces but plenty...
Is high-frame rate the next failed Hollywood gimmick?
Wednesday, 7 December 2016, 14:49
Last update: about 11 years ago
That was when theaters, alarmed by the rise of television and newly freed from the ownership of Hollywood studios, trotted out a wave of gimmicks to freshen up the moviegoing experience. Ballyhooed...
David Rosenfelt returns with 'The Twelve Dogs of Christmas'
Wednesday, 7 December 2016, 13:49
Last update: about 11 years ago
David Rosenfelt is known for his legal thrillers filled with wry humor. His latest, "The Twelve Dogs of Christmas," is heartwarming and ingeniously plotted. Andy Carpenter is a criminal defense...
Miranda Lambert's album highlights duality as singer, writer
Tuesday, 6 December 2016, 15:39
Last update: about 11 years ago
Double albums are rare these days and the best ones came out decades ago in vinyl form. But country star Miranda Lambert revives that tradition in an expansive new album, "The Weight of These Wings,"...