Emma Watson was no believer.   She just couldn't see "Black Swan" director Darren Aronofsky telling the biblical story of Noah.   "Darren does these very dark,...

 "Frog Music" (Little, Brown and Co.), by Emma Donoghue   In 1876 in San Francisco, amid a heat wave and smallpox epidemic, an idiosyncratic frog-catching, pants-wearing,...

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A temperamental, egotistical, British ex-con with a soft side for the daughter he left behind, Jude Law is magnetic as the title character in "Dom Hemingway," an amusing tale of vengeance,...

"John Wayne: The Life and Legend" (Simon & Schuster), by Scott Eyman   Who's that on the cover of Scott Eyman's splendid biography of Hollywood's most enduring...

Ledisi, "The Truth" (Verve Music Group)   Despite multiple Grammy nominations, being one of Michelle Obama's faves and having a voice that is among the most beautiful you will...

Comedian Steve Coogan steps back into his comfort zone with this first feature-length outing for his long-running signature character, Alan Partridge, a satirical creation born over 20 years ago on...

Colum McCann, the prize-winning novelist, has rediscovered his fondness for short stories.   Best known for "Let the Great World Spin," McCann has just released the story...

Roy Orbison's three sons are all musicians but never really got to play music with their dad — until now.   Wesley, Roy Jr. and Alex Orbison have helped create a new song...

Diego Luna's heartfelt biographical drama, "Cesar Chavez," chronicles the five-year struggle of the United Farm Workers co-founder in the 1960s to get California grape growers to the...