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A mother's faith is tested in 'Miracles From Heaven'

Monday, 28 March 2016, 16:24 Last update: about 12 years ago

The rise of the so-called "faith-based film" - typically low-budget films that are almost uniformly evangelical - has occurred largely in a bubble of its own like a sheltering harbor for Christian...

C.J. Box writes another stellar entry in Joe Pickett series

Monday, 28 March 2016, 16:06 Last update: about 12 years ago

After the events of the previous novel "Endangered," Nate Romanowksi has been living off the grid. He uses his survival skills to stay off the radar to protect both himself and the people he cares...

Nada Surf's 'You Know Who You Are' refines power pop

Wednesday, 23 March 2016, 16:47 Last update: about 12 years ago

Expanded to a full-time quartet, New York's Nada Surf continues to refine its glorious power pop on "You Know Who You Are." There's a tinge of melancholy across much of the album, albeit with an...

'Two-Family House' is tale of secrets kept

Wednesday, 23 March 2016, 16:10 Last update: about 12 years ago

It's hard to believe "The Two-Family House" is Lynda Cohen Loigman's debut novel. A richly textured, complex, yet entirely believable story, it draws us inexorably into the lives of two brothers and...

Prince says he's writing a memoir, performs for NYC audience

Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 16:42 Last update: about 12 years ago

Prince announced he's writing his memoir, told the audience he was leaving to change clothes and came back to perform songs for the feverish New York City crowd. Prince said on Friday that his...

Ben Affleck wants to prove he's just another Batman

Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 16:17 Last update: about 12 years ago

Ben Affleck hopes the Batman fans who were skeptical of him playing the caped crusader in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" realize how seriously he took the role. "The most difficult thing...

'Try Not to Breathe' is psychological thriller

Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 16:08 Last update: about 12 years ago

Holly Seddon's first novel, "Try Not to Breathe," delivers the high-quality thrills and intriguing characters that readers demand in the best of psychological thrillers. Amy Stevenson was a young...

Sean Watkins, out on his own and in clear voice

Monday, 21 March 2016, 16:40 Last update: about 12 years ago

"What to Fear" will seem comfortably familiar to fans of Nickel Creek, the Grammy-winning band in which singer-songwriter Sean Watkins joined with sister Sara and Chris Thile to put a gorgeous...

New faith-based films tone down religion, amp up star power

Monday, 21 March 2016, 16:16 Last update: about 12 years ago

For some filmgoers, hearing a movie described as "faith-based" makes it a must-see. But just as many others find the term a turn-off. To reach audiences beyond the Christian church-goers that...

'The Widow' is compelling psychological thriller

Monday, 21 March 2016, 16:04 Last update: about 12 years ago

A woman loses her husband in an accident and must confront his past with both the press and police in Fiona Barton's psychological thriller, "The Widow." Comparisons between "The Girl on the...

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