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Pacino, a strong ensemble charm in 'Danny Collins'

Friday, 10 April 2015, 15:03 Last update: about 11 years ago

"I was the real thing once," opines Al Pacino's rock star protagonist Danny Collins in a moment of late-in-life crisis. It's true, the movie, also called "Danny Collins," opens with a 1971-set...

Hemingway, Saunders among authors in short story anthology

Friday, 10 April 2015, 14:44 Last update: about 11 years ago

Ernest Hemingway, Jhumpa Lahiri and George Saunders will be among 40 authors represented in an anthology this October of the best short fiction of the past century. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,...

Man charged with stalking Sandra Bullock to stand trial

Friday, 10 April 2015, 08:17 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

A man clutching a love letter when he was arrested in SandraBullock's home as the actress cowered in a closet and called police for help was ordered Thursday to stand trial on stalking and...

Van Morrison breaks mold in diverse duets album

Thursday, 9 April 2015, 15:57 Last update: about 11 years ago

The duets format can be a lazy way to go, a predictable romp that showcases familiar old songs. Not so with Van Morrison's new collection "Duets: Re-Working the Catalogue" which skips obvious hits...

Let it go (again)! Disney announces plans for 'Frozen 2'

Thursday, 9 April 2015, 15:02 Last update: about 11 years ago

The Walt Disney Co. on Thursday announced plans to make a sequel to the animated mega-hit "Frozen." Bob Iger, Walt Disney Co. chief executive, and John Lasseter, head of Walt Disney Animation Studios,...

Harlan Coben delivers with 'The Stranger'

Thursday, 9 April 2015, 14:42 Last update: about 11 years ago

Harlan Coben rolls out compelling tales set in suburbia where secrets buried underneath the facade of a happy life threaten to destroy families and neighborhoods. Rarely can an author grab a reader...

Marcus Miller explores his African roots on new CD

Wednesday, 8 April 2015, 15:56 Last update: about 11 years ago

Inspired by his work as spokesperson for UNESCO's Slave Route Project, bass guitarist, composer and producer Marcus Miller takes listeners on a groove-filled musical odyssey on "Afrodeezia." The CD...

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