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'Poltergeist' solid remake of haunted house classic

Wednesday, 3 June 2015, 13:55 Last update: about 12 years ago

It's infrequent and particularly satisfying when the remake of an especially memorable film equals or exceeds the experience of the original. In 1982, "Poltergeist" saw the brilliant pairing of "The...

New book tells story of Wright brothers

Wednesday, 3 June 2015, 13:23 Last update: about 12 years ago

A new book about the Wright brothers does more than chronicle their painstaking, game-changing breakthrough in man's flight, although that in itself would have been a draw. It reveals what truly...

Q&A: Boston Pops maestro Keith Lockhart on music, tech

Tuesday, 2 June 2015, 14:27 Last update: about 12 years ago

Keith Lockhart was just 35 and a musical wunderkind when he took over as conductor of the Boston Pops in 1995. Now in his 20th season, Lockhart has raised his baton 1,700 times to lead...

Restored 'The Third Man' emerges again from the shadows

Tuesday, 2 June 2015, 13:56 Last update: about 12 years ago

Sixty-six years after Carol Reed's noir masterpiece first debuted, "The Third Man" premiered again at the Cannes Film Festival, this time in a freshly restored print as part of the Cannes...

Melancholy 'Aloft' buckles under leaden themes

Tuesday, 2 June 2015, 13:53 Last update: about 12 years ago

"Aloft" is not an easy film. Peruvian director Claudia Llosa's meditative, generation-spanning drama about a falconer (Cillian Murphy) on a journey to find his healer and artist mother (Jennifer...

The calm, then the storm, at book conventions

Tuesday, 2 June 2015, 13:22 Last update: about 12 years ago

From editors and booksellers to librarians and general readers, tens of thousands filled the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan last week for the industry convention BookExpo America and...

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West expecting second child

Monday, 1 June 2015, 07:55 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

Kimye are expecting another baby. Kim Kardashian says she is pregnant with her second child with Kanye West. She revealed the news in a clip that appeared after Sunday's episode of...

Jarrett marks 70th birthday with simultaneous releases

Saturday, 30 May 2015, 14:04 Last update: about 12 years ago

Keith Jarrett is celebrating his 70th birthday this month by simultaneously releasing two albums on the ECM label that show why he is in a league of his own as both a jazz and classical...

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