'Steve Jobs' plays man versus machine
Friday, 9 October 2015, 15:18
Last update: about 12 years ago
Sorkin has dispensed with the traditional format of the biopic, instead framing the life of the Apple co-founder and turtle-necked tech deity in three backstage dramas ahead of major product launches:...
Must-read autism book shifts paradigm
Friday, 9 October 2015, 14:30
Last update: about 12 years ago
From its first pages, "Uniquely Human" establishes itself as a must-read for anyone touched by autism. Author Barry Prizant, who has worked with thousands of children on the spectrum, cogently...
Jazz singer pays tribute to Rodgers and Hammerstein
Thursday, 8 October 2015, 17:07
Last update: about 12 years ago
It's easy to imagine Kansas-born Karrin Allyson performing a lead role in "Oklahoma!" or "South Pacific," but she also happens to be a superb jazz singer with Grammy nominations for her last four...
'Hotel Transylvania 2' is a value-added return visit
Thursday, 8 October 2015, 15:01
Last update: about 12 years ago
Some notable upgrades have been made for "Hotel Transylvania 2," the sequel to the 2012 Adam Sandler animated vehicle that took a sizable bite out of the box office but proved to be less accommodating...
'City of Thorns' brings a refugee crisis to life
Thursday, 8 October 2015, 14:28
Last update: about 12 years ago
Read this one. The global refugee crisis is the largest since World War II, but it's easy to see it only as a series of images: Syrians in life jackets landing on a Greek island. Frail boats, teeming,...
Don Henley proves he can go home again on new album
Wednesday, 7 October 2015, 17:06
Last update: about 12 years ago
On his first solo album in 15 years, Don Henley extends the polished, soulful take on country music initially heard on the Eagles hits "Best of My Love" and "Wasted Time." To his credit, he doesn't...
Damon charms as stranded astronaut in 'The Martian'
Wednesday, 7 October 2015, 14:57
Last update: about 12 years ago
Without Matt Damon, the solitary fight for survival on Mars would be lonely indeed. Alone on screen for most of his scenes as an astronaut stranded on the red planet, the Oscar-nominated actor is the...
Book tells tale of pioneering female deputy sheriff
Wednesday, 7 October 2015, 14:26
Last update: about 12 years ago
One of the nation's first female deputy sheriffs got her unexpected start when a car rammed into her horse-drawn buggy, upending her quiet farm life. This is the true-life backdrop of the new...