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Songs tell story of emotions in a relationship

Sunday, 8 March 2015, 17:02 Last update: about 11 years ago

Hollywood went to two actors with Broadway backgrounds to star in the film version of the musical "The Last Five Years" - and it paid off. Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan star as a...

Tragedies of 'Timbuktu' told with rare beauty

Sunday, 8 March 2015, 16:02 Last update: about 11 years ago

The hot Malian sands of Abderrahmane Sissako's "Timbuktu" are a cool reservoir of placid beauty, where desert dunes are swept by quiet ripples of colorful, everyday village life and haphazard storms...

Addario reveals vulnerability in memoir 'It's What I Do'

Sunday, 8 March 2015, 15:24 Last update: about 11 years ago

Photojournalists, particularly the ones who repeatedly cover war zones, have a reputation for being tough, fearless, sometimes cavalier and repeatedly lucky in a way that defies logic. So, it's...

Watch: Carrie no longer CIA officer in next season of 'Homeland'

Sunday, 8 March 2015, 07:19 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Time will fly between the fourth and fifth season of the Showtime spy drama "Homeland," the series' executive producer Alex Gansa said. "We're going to take about a two-year forward jump," Gansa...

Life's a 'Complicated Game' for James McMurtry's characters

Saturday, 7 March 2015, 17:00 Last update: about 11 years ago

For the sharply drawn characters portrayed on "Complicated Game," life is an uphill battle, even in a fishing boat. James McMurtry's first release in six years is peopled with struggling...

Something's missing from the deck in 'Wild Card'

Saturday, 7 March 2015, 15:59 Last update: about 11 years ago

It becomes quickly clear in "Wild Card," the latest vehicle for the hunky, brooding British action star Jason Statham, that his character doesn't need a gun to maim or kill. Guns are for wimps....

Book offers info on establishing family values

Saturday, 7 March 2015, 15:22 Last update: about 11 years ago

Money can be a touchy subject for people of all income levels, but a new book on the importance of teaching kids to handle their finances suggests parents stop avoiding the topic and start talking...

Jose Gonzalez returns after hiatus with best work

Friday, 6 March 2015, 16:59 Last update: about 11 years ago

The latest album from Swedish-Argentine Jose Gonzalez was partly produced by himself in his kitchen and the intimacy is felt throughout "Vestiges & Claws." Across 10 arresting tracks, Gonzalez...

Molly Sims wants to help women find their inner x-factor

Friday, 6 March 2015, 15:58 Last update: about 11 years ago

She loves to share the tips and secrets she's discovered to looking and feeling good. "I love sharing information like, 'OK, you need to go blond. Don't forget about your eyebrows. ... Oh my god,...

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