Columns
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China’s Bid for AMC: The Elephant in the Theater
Guest Blog: Reports about Dalian Wanda Group's $2.6 billion purchase of AMC have missed a big ironic point about China's take on foreign films
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‘Hatfields & McCoys’: Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton on Guns, Grit and Feud for Thought
In the History Channel's "Hatfields & McCoys," the two actors face off and get grimy as battling patriarchs of the killer clans
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Giving Character Actors Their Due
Guest Blog: Why honor character actors? Because they are immensely talented actors who never get the accolades they deserve
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‘Space Command’: A Bold Revolution In Collaborative Filmmaking Blasts Into Hollywood
Guest Blog: The epic four-movie project "Space Command" is lighting up Kickstarter with over 700 backers gathered in less than a week
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Lee Harvey Oswald Tried to Prevent JFK Assassination, Manuscript Says
Guest Blog: Lee Harvey Oswald was framed with a surgically created double, and inspired to try to save JFK by Frank Sinatra in "The Manchurian Candidate," author claims
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Donna Summer’s Long Last Dance: From Reluctant Moaner, Casablanca Queen to Emeritus Class Act
The preeminent disco diva, Donna Summer's death at 63 has us thanking God it's always Friday when her late-'70s classics come on
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Adam Lambert CD Review: ‘Trespassing’ Shows Us the True, Naked Adam
Lambert vows to show fans his naked self, but ditching rock to overemphasize electronic dance production leaves his musical personality undetermined
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Lisa Marie Presley CD Review: The Best Thing Any Presley Has Done Since ‘Suspicious Minds’
The King's daughter, trespassing into T Bone Burnett territory, finds her voice on "Storm & Grace"
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Willie Nelson CD Review: His Son Also Rises in Duets-Heavy ‘Heroes’
Snoop Dogg, Sheryl Crow and Merle Haggard all show up on Willie's mostly satisfying new album, but it's really a torch-passing exercise
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‘Glee’ CD Review: Po(m)p and Circumstance-Themed ‘Graduation’
The song selection on "Glee's" set of valedictory songs isn't bad, though you're better off using the track list as a guide to download original versions for your own graduation party
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How to Shoot Johnny Depp: ‘Gimme a Bullet Hit … Here!’
Guest Blog: The network worried about the violence in its cop drama "Lady Blue," but it didn't match the pain exec producer David Gerber inflicted on himself
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Pablo Picasso Would Have Loved ‘Dark Shadows’
Guest Blog: The movie's look is straight out of his Harlequin Period — but its story is a different matter altogether
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A European Actor in Beijing
Meet Georg Anton, a 29-year-old native of Austria who is now hitting his marks — and making his mark — in Beijing
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Sara Watkins CD Review: Fiddling While ‘Sun Midnight Sun’ Burns Brilliantly
A Fiona Apple duet and songs by Willie Nelson and Dan Wilson help ex-Nickel Creek member Sara Watkins come up with the year's best Americana album