Movies
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Spoon shines on 'They Want My Soul'Aug 06, 2014 5:00 pm - "They Want My Soul," Spoon (Loma Vista/Republic) The Austin, Texas-born band Spoon is out with its eighth album, "They Want My Soul." It's a lush jangle of guitars, smar...
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Country music alive and well on Shaver's newestAug 06, 2014 5:00 pm - Billy Joe Shaver, "Long In The Tooth" (Lightning Rod) Old cowboys love to lament that contemporary country music's in a sorry state and guilty of casting aside sage sing...
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Hallstrom accepts Spielberg invite 12 years lateAug 06, 2014 5:45 am - LOS ANGELES - Steven Spielberg asked Lasse Hallstrom to work with him more than a dozen years ago, but the Swedish filmmaker only recently accepted the invitation. Halls...
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Man arrested at Rhode Island Woody Allen movie setAug 06, 2014 1:01 am - PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A man accused of throwing furniture on the set of a Woody Allen movie in Rhode Island's capital has been arrested and charged with assault. Providence...
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Weekend picks: Holmes Brothers play free soul show at the MACAug 05, 2014 3:00 pm - Roots-music masters: For more than 30 years, the Holmes Brothers have been moving audiences with their three-way vocal harmonies and soulful music, a mix of blues, r...
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'Guardians' is a big hit; can Pratt stay a movie star?Aug 05, 2014 5:45 am - “Guardians of the Galaxy” surprised a lot of people this weekend when the film — projected to be successful, but maybe not a gigantic record-breaking hit — took in $94 m...
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Could Helen Mirren forget how to act? She worriesAug 04, 2014 5:45 am - LOS ANGELES - Helen Mirren lowers her voice to a whisper and her eyes take on a devious twinkle as she makes a confession: When she has a really good time making a movie...
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Bible Belt filmmakers expand box office horizonsAug 04, 2014 5:30 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - It's the Hollywood ending every studio wants: Low-cost production and high returns at the box office. Filmmakers Alex and Stephen Kendrick seem to hav...
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Few roles for Hispanics in top Hollywood moviesAug 04, 2014 1:00 am - A new study shows that less than 5 percent of actors in top Hollywood films are Hispanic, and that Latinas are more likely than women of any other ethnicity to appear pa...
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Naperville native snares scares in B-horror flicksAug 04, 2014 1:00 am - The titles of her movies speak for themselves: "The Leaf Blower Massacre 2." "Movie of the Dead." "Ovulation." "Howling Moon." "Dr. Spine." "Walk, Zombie, Walk." "I gues...