Laura Lippman's 'Wilde Lake' is character-rich story
Thursday, 12 May 2016, 16:07
Last update: about 12 years ago
Every family has its secrets - a relative no one talks about; an incident best not discussed; a conversation that conjures painful memories. Family secrets as well as the fragility of memory have been...
From Malta to Jerez de la Frontera
Thursday, 12 May 2016, 11:05
Last update: about 11 years ago
Members from Alegria Academia de Baile Flamenco kept their annual appointment with The Flamenco Festival of Jerez with this year being the largest group that has attended this event. From...
Mary Chapin Carpenter shines on wistful new set
Wednesday, 11 May 2016, 16:51
Last update: about 11 years ago
Mary Chapin Carpenter at her best doesn't really do mainstream country. She's tried here and there, as with the too-catchy but Grammy-winning "Shut Up and Kiss Me," but she's always been better when...
'Love & Friendship' delights in language, scheming
Wednesday, 11 May 2016, 16:24
Last update: about 12 years ago
It was the comedy, not the romance, in Jane Austen's work that drew writer-director Whit Stillman to her unfinished novella "Lady Susan." Stillman spent years adapting the collection of letters...
Energetic interplay from Bianca De Leon
Tuesday, 10 May 2016, 16:54
Last update: about 11 years ago
With recorded music, perfect is the enemy of good. Bianca De Leon doesn't strive for perfect on "Love, Guns & Money," which is why it's good. The 10 cuts were recorded in eight hours, and...
Mellifluous melodies from Darryl Purpose
Tuesday, 10 May 2016, 16:48
Last update: about 11 years ago
Yes, Darryl Purpose sounds like James Taylor. And, yes, he has an amazing backstory - he's a blackjack expert banned from casinos on six continents who says he became a songwriter while on a work...
Adaptation examines dysfunction of 'The Family Fang'
Tuesday, 10 May 2016, 16:25
Last update: about 12 years ago
Family dysfunction takes on new meaning in "The Family Fang," a film about a pair of performance artists for whom everything in life is part of the act, and the effects this existence has on their two...
The Avengers divide in revitalizing 'Civil War'
Tuesday, 10 May 2016, 16:23
Last update: about 12 years ago
Conventional movie wisdom would suggest that there can only be diminishing returns with long-running franchises. There must be a breaking point, right? Especially at movie four, five, six and beyond....
Duchovny hits home run with new novel
Tuesday, 10 May 2016, 16:06
Last update: about 12 years ago
Actor David Duchovny, recently seen as Fox Mulder on "The X-Files" TV revival, follows his humorous New York Times best-seller "Holy Cow" with another funny and heartfelt story, "Bucky F------...