Laila Biali, "Laila Biali" (Kobalt) Smooth jazz might be an even worse idea than soft rock or light beer, which makes Laila Biali's self-titled album a miracle of sorts. The Toronto pianist...

John Gorka, "True In Time" (Red House) The past is present on "True In Time." John Gorka digs into his songwriting archives for several tunes, including two he had lost, and the title cut was...

"I, Tonya" is the Tonya Harding film you never knew you wanted: an outrageously entertaining reappraisal of the Olympic figure skater who, in 1994, was involved in a scheme to injure her main rival,...

There are some years when prolific doesn't begin to describe Woody Harrelson's output. In the past 12 months, Harrelson has appeared on screen as acerbic history teacher ("The Edge of...

Craig David, "The Time Is Now" (RCA) If the name Craig David sounds vaguely familiar, congratulations — you're officially old. David was the British pop prodigy who at the turn of the...

The Chick Corea + Steve Gadd Band, "Chinese Butterfly" (Concord Jazz) Compared to other genres, flexibility of lineups is one of the most fascinating aspects of jazz bands. Musicians are...

Teatru Astra has just announced its latest educational initiative, Behind the Opera Curtain, a free workshop with directors and soloists from Teatru Astra's forthcoming production of Nabucco. Aimed at...

Hassan Kadam (Manish Dayal) is a culinary ingénue with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch. When Hassan and his family, led by Papa (Om Puri), move to a quaint village in the South of...

Gayle Forman's best-selling novel comes to the big screen in New Line Cinema's and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' drama If I Stay, starring Chloë Grace Moretz (Carrie, the Kick-Ass films),...

Almost an entire century after the world's cinematic introduction to Dracula placed audiences under his haunting spell, the studio that pioneered the genre reawakens one of legend's most captivating...