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Cooper-led Hollywood Vampires raise the dead _ and the roof

Friday, 18 September 2015, 14:15 Last update: about 12 years ago

Alice Cooper has made a career out of keeping the creepiness front and center in hard rock. His latest project Hollywood Vampires - a true supergroup including Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry and...

Redford and Nolte in Bryson's 'A Walk in the Woods'

Friday, 18 September 2015, 12:57 Last update: about 12 years ago

The lure of the wild has recently attracted an interesting batch of solitude seekers: Reese Witherspoon ("Wild"), Mia Wasikowska ("Tracks") and Robert Redford, twice. Two years after "All Is...

Franzen masterfully connects the gritty dots in 'Purity'

Friday, 18 September 2015, 12:39 Last update: about 12 years ago

Pip Tyler resides in a dilapidated Oakland house with a handful of other squatters, owes $130,000 for an education she isn't using, and has a curiously loving, if crippling, relationship with her...

Country singer Eldredge shows growth on 2nd album

Thursday, 17 September 2015, 14:14 Last update: about 12 years ago

The broad-shouldered country singer achieved three hits on his 2013 debut, "Bring You Back." But the radio success didn't translate to huge sales or give him media attention afforded to fellow...

'Hitman: Agent 47' a macho shoot-em-up short on plot

Thursday, 17 September 2015, 12:56 Last update: about 12 years ago

The idea of the high-tech, emotionless super-soldier is so popular in movies, it's practically a convention. The "Terminator" and "Bourne" franchises, and even last year's animated "Big Hero 6,"...

Claustrophobic feel pervades Michael Kortya's 'Last Words'

Thursday, 17 September 2015, 12:39 Last update: about 12 years ago

A massive cave in southern Indiana symbolizes a family tragedy, a small town's near ruin and a private detective's attempts to come to terms with loss in this outstanding launch of a new series by...

Dave Rawlings Machine shifts into deep South

Wednesday, 16 September 2015, 14:13 Last update: about 12 years ago

Dave Rawlings' recent gigs with the Machine had an almost hootenanny feel, sprinkled with songs from the Machine's 2009 album, Dylan, Zeppelin and Levon Helm covers, as well as traditional tunes and...

Gibney presents Steve Jobs' darker side in new documentary

Wednesday, 16 September 2015, 12:54 Last update: about 12 years ago

Was Steve Jobs a brilliant visionary whose singular mind, capable of blending art, technology and commerce as never before, inspired the world to "think different" and changed the way we live? Or...

Heroine tells captivating tale in 'Gates of Evangeline'

Wednesday, 16 September 2015, 12:37 Last update: about 12 years ago

Charlotte "Charlie" Cates has had a rough time. Her husband ran off with another woman and then her young son died from a brain aneurysm. She jeopardized her job by taking time off from work to deal...

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