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Spring break is over for maturing Luke Bryan

Friday, 20 March 2015, 16:05 Last update: about 13 years ago

Luke Bryan opens his annual spring-break album with "My Ol' Bronco," a song about an aging vehicle that still gets the job done. The Bronco could be a metaphor for Bryan himself - both were born in...

Smith, Robbie pour on the charm in sharp 'Focus'

Friday, 20 March 2015, 14:56 Last update: about 13 years ago

If the mark of a good con artist is that he or she makes you think you know exactly what's going on - when of course you haven't a clue - that's also the mark of a good con-artist movie, isn't it? To...

Book tells of gang-related homicides in black neighborhoods

Friday, 20 March 2015, 14:39 Last update: about 13 years ago

The killings of unarmed black men by police in Missouri and New York have dominated recent headlines, but the slayings of black males by other blacks in the nation's most violent ghettos still get...

Madonna's 'Rebel Heart' is lovely

Thursday, 19 March 2015, 16:00 Last update: about 13 years ago

Madonna's 13th studio album, "Rebel Heart," beats with romance and rebellion. At 19 tracks, it's an overstuffed triptych through the iconic performer's life, careening between uplifting dance tracks,...

'Second Best' Marigold Hotel lives up to its title

Thursday, 19 March 2015, 14:55 Last update: about 13 years ago

If you're going to do a movie sequel that doesn't quite measure up to the original and seems rather hurriedly cobbled together, well, OK. Many filmmakers have done the same. But actually putting...

'Crash & Burn' is emotional thriller

Thursday, 19 March 2015, 14:38 Last update: about 13 years ago

Lisa Gardner delivers another gut-wrenching emotional thriller with her latest psychological tale, "Crash & Burn." Nicky Frank survives a horrendous car crash in the early morning hours, and...

Kelly Clarkson's new album fails to woo

Wednesday, 18 March 2015, 15:55 Last update: about 13 years ago

As one of the most successful "American Idol" winners, Kelly Clarkson can hold her head up high - she's still in the game after 13 years. That doesn't mean her new album, "Piece By Piece," gets any...

Q&A: Antonio Banderas and his taste for variety

Wednesday, 18 March 2015, 14:55 Last update: about 13 years ago

Antonio Banderas, who plays the villain in "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water," says variety is the spice of life. The Spanish-born actor has starred in dramas ("Philadelphia"), comedies...

Lehane writes gripping finale to crime trilogy

Wednesday, 18 March 2015, 14:36 Last update: about 13 years ago

Dennis Lehane's thrilling trilogy about organized crime in the early 20th century is more than a look at gangsters and their ways. Without glorifying the illegal, Lehane's "World Gone By" examines how...

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