There are, of course, different ways to make war movies. Some are sweeping, some more intimate. Some are visceral and raw, and some take a more understated approach.   There are moments that...

Magic realism was only one of his gifts. From crime stories and village folklore to romance and satire, Gabriel Garcia Marquez brought poetry to virtually every popular genre.   The Nobel...

Iggy Azalea, "The New Classic" (Def Jam/Grand Hustle)   The blond ambitious rapper with a killer flow from the Australian outback has finally made it and she's not afraid to...

Jerry Lewis says women are funny, but not as crude standup comics.   The 88-year-old entertainer was criticized for expressing his distaste for female comedians a few years ago, but in...

The pre-pre-season opening kickoff of the 2014 National Football League schedule is returned for a score in "Draft Day," an entirely conventional serio-comic sports world melodrama that...

Death, "III" (Drag City)   Feverish and socially conscious, the final set of Death's 1970s recordings affirms why they rose from the ashes and gained an audience after debuting...

Keenly following the scent of "African Cats" and "Chimpanzees," Disneynature's "Bears" combines sweeping vistas and remarkably intimate wildlife photography to...

"A Window on Eternity" (Simon & Schuster), by Edward O. Wilson   Biologist Edward O. Wilson doesn't spend a lot of time in his exploration of Mozambique's Gorongosa...

Fox 2000 is developing the sequel to the 1993 hit comedy "Mrs. Doubtfire," which starred Robin Williams.   The follow-up will be penned by "Elf" writer David Berenbaum,...

Rodney Crowell, "Tarpaper Sky" (New West)   At 63, Rodney Crowell's ready to cross over. On "Frankie Please," a highlight on his new album, the Nashville...