In new Spenser thriller: Kids are OK, judges aren't
Friday, 19 June 2015, 13:30
Last update: about 12 years ago
When a teenager's innocent social media prank turns into a punishing trip behind bars, the Boston private eye Spenser begins a probe that stretches from freezing, blustery New England all the way to a...
John Fogerty feels like 'Fortunate Son' with upcoming memoir
Thursday, 18 June 2015, 15:12
Last update: about 12 years ago
After nibbling on a few finger sandwiches at teatime, John Fogerty now feels energized to talk about his upcoming memoir and summer concert tour. Aptly called "1969," the 41-city tour represents...
Emma Bovary proves elusive on screen, once again
Thursday, 18 June 2015, 14:05
Last update: about 12 years ago
She is, of course, one of literature's most famous and tragic heroines, and so it's no surprise that directors from Jean Renoir (1934) to Vincente Minnelli (1949) to Claude Chabrol (1991) have tried...
Melissa Rivers is funny and affectionate in 'Book of Joan'
Thursday, 18 June 2015, 13:29
Last update: about 12 years ago
Consider it mission accomplished on both counts, thanks to her best-selling memoir, "The Book of Joan: Tales of Mirth, Mischief and Manipulation" (Crown Archetype). It's a touching, revealing and...
Janet Jackson announces tour dates
Wednesday, 17 June 2015, 15:10
Last update: about 12 years ago
Six-time Grammy Award winner and multi-platinum selling artist Janet Jackson will kick off a 32-city tour on Aug. 31 in Vancouver, Live Nation announced Monday. Jackson's new album - her first in...
Depardieu intervened for widely panned FIFA movie
Wednesday, 17 June 2015, 14:01
Last update: about 12 years ago
Actor Gerard Depardieu personally intervened to persuade the CannesFilm Festival to show the FIFA-funded movie "United Passions" that sank almost without trace at the box office after being...
New Edna O'Brien story anthology spans 5 decades
Wednesday, 17 June 2015, 13:27
Last update: about 12 years ago
Put on a pot of tea and curl up with "The Love Object," the new collection of Edna O'Brien stories. If you're lucky, it'll be cold, damp and misty outside. Many of the 31 stories published...
Chris Birdd - It’s been a long time coming
Sunday, 14 June 2015, 16:39
Last update: about 12 years ago
You recently released the song 'L O R D' - what is the song about? The song is about who I am and what I stand for, which is following and believing in a dream. I use the concept of religion as...
Montgomery Gentry shine on 'Folks Like Us'
Sunday, 14 June 2015, 15:46
Last update: about 12 years ago
Montgomery Gentry were pumping out bro-country sounds and themes years before it became the dominant sound in contemporary country music. On "Folks Like Us," the duo of Eddie Montgomery and Troy...