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- For laugh hunters, "Wilderness" is a barren wasteland
- Strange Wilderness LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Laughter is definitely an endangered species where "Strange Wilderness" is concerned. An exceptionally lame comedy about the loser son of a late wildlife program host who hopes a close...
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- Billboard CD reviews: Sheryl Crow, Lenny Kravitz
- ARTIST: SHERYL CROW ALBUM: DETOURS NEW YORK (Billboard) - Since 2005's reflective "Wildflower," Sheryl Crow ended her engagement with Lance Armstrong, battled breast cancer, adopted a son and stepped up her activism efforts. She's also re...
- Author:UnknownDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- A reporter's love affair for farmhouse
- "Minka: My Farmhouse in Japan" (Princeton Architectural Press, 241 pages. $24.95), by John Roderick: The extraordinary living room on the cover of John Roderick's new book of Japanese-American love brought back a precious memory of my best...
- Author:DAVID BRISCOEDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- History of New Orleans is wonderful read
- "The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square" (Lawrence Hill Books 352 pages, $24.95), by Ned Sublette: Founded, but not much valued, by the French, New Orleans was passed back and forth with the Spanish and finally...
- Author:MARY FOSTERDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- Jefferson's final years told in new book
- "Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson" (Random House, 352 pages, $27), by Alan Pell Crawford: This intimate and detailed biography focuses on Thomas Jefferson from his return to Monticello, his beloved Virginia planta...
- Author:JAMES PRICHARDDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- Much memory loss is normal
- "Where Did I Leave My Glasses? The What, When and Why of /Normal /Memory Loss" (Wellness Central. 245 pages. $22.99), by Martha Weinman Lear: The place where you left your glasses or the car keys ought to be anchored in your brain, thinks a...
- Author:CARL HARTMANDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- Aretha Franklin in regal form at L.A. show
- LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Memo to Beyonce and her father: Yes, Tina Turner is one of the greats, but Aretha Franklin is still the queen -- of soul and more. A full house of loyal subjects agreed during the first of two nights Thursday at th...
- Author:Darryl MordenDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson keep their heads in 'Boleyn'
- BERLIN (Hollywood Reporter) - Anne Boleyn may have married Henry VIII, but her sister Mary in would have been his queen if only she had been better at making babies. That, of course, was always the problem. The Tudor line's grip on the throne invari...
- Author:Ray BennettDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- Descendant of lyncher finds redemption
- "The Lyncher in Me: A Search for Redemption in the Face of History" (Borealis Books, 196 pages. $24.95), by Warren Read: As Warren Read sifted through his family history, he knew his discoveries wouldn't be pretty. But even with lowered ex...
- Author:DINESH RAMDEDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- 'My Dad Is Better' cheap and dull
- LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - There are a lot of words you can use to describe reality-style competitions on TV, but until the broadcast of NBC's "My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad" on Monday, "wholesome" was not among them. The...
- Author:Barry GarronDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- 'Vantage Point' an unintentionally funny thriller
- LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Straight out of the slice-and-dice school of filmmaking, "Vantage Point" fractures chronology and perspective in a vain attempt to disguise its flimsiness. Director Pete Travis has assembled an internatio...
- Author:Sheri LindenDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- Spacey and Goldblum on fire in Mamet classic
- LONDON (Hollywood Reporter) - David Mamet's 20-year-old play "Speed-the-Plow," which uses the ruthless setting of a Hollywood studio to explore male chicanery and misogyny, looks fresh and scintillating in Matthew Warchus' new Old Vic produ...
- Author:Ray BennettDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- 'Raisin' still rich with wit, relevance
- PARK CITY, Utah (Hollywood Reporter) - The first network television movie to be screened at the Sundance Film Festival, ABC's "A Raisin in the Sun" never totally transcends its origins on the stage, and it's a long way from cutting-edge cin...
- Author:James GreenbergDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- Billboard CD reviews: Dolly Parton, Erykah Badu
- ARTIST: DOLLY PARTON ALBUM: BACKWOODS BARBIE NEW YORK (Billboard) - There's more than meets the eye to Dolly Parton, the autobiographical title cut tells us, and her first mainstream country album in years is an important reminder of the breadth of...
- Author:UnknownDate:06/28/08Click:0 Full Story...
- The Black Crowes attack Maxim mag review
- NEW YORK - The Black Crowes are lashing out at Maxim magazine for reviewing the band's new album — apparently without actually hearing it first. The review, published in Maxim's March issue, gives the Crowes' "Warpaint" a rating of t...
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