Entertainment

A tale of dirty, stinking apes

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What if there was a research drug in the laboratory right now that had a good chance of curing Alzheimer’s but needed more testing on animals before it could be released for human trials? And what if that same drug made its research subjects smarter? That’s the ...

Out of this world

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Another Earth is quietly and movingly out of this world. Director Mike Cahill has woven sci-fi imaginings and quantum physics theories of parallel universes into a provocative meditation on the prospect of rewriting your life history. It is no simple task to ...

reel to reel | Week of August 11, 2011

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30 Minutes Or Less Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer returns with this comedy about a pizza-delivery guy (Jesse Eisenberg) who is kidnapped by dimwitted criminals (Danny McBride and Aziz Ansari) and forced to help them rob a bank. Rated R. At Flatiron, Century, ...

Ridin’ dirty

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I hold open the door at Illegal Pete’s for Kalyn Heffernan as she rolls her electric wheelchair inside. At least a dozen people are eating in small groups, and everyone almost instinctively takes a turn to give Heffernan the same stare. It’s a quick glance that ...

Low profile, high standards

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Brandi Carlile is one of those rare musicians who gets it. She’s not up on stage every night trying to be a rock star, the tabloids aren’t all that interested in her, and she’s not constantly making a ruckus or ticking people off with her grandstanding or childish ...

Music as Glue

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If the goal of music truly is to bring people together, then eTown may be the ideal music program. A combination of live performances and artist interviews (as well as a few other goodies thrown in along the way), eTown has been breaking down walls between artists ...

Fringe with benefits

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I have never liked filet mignon. I don’t have much feeling for Armani or Chloe. And I certainly can’t stand Cy Twombly or that dude who covers castles and rivers and whatnot with white sheets...

TBS cancels ‘Lopez Tonight’

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LOS ANGELES — TBS announced Wednesday that it is not...

A bit of money madness at AMC: A hefty raise for...

Hollywood is wondering if Don Draper and the rest of...

A confident Kelly Rowland calls new record ‘a statement for me’

LOS ANGELES — Kelly Rowland opens her third solo...

Upcoming season will be the last for ‘Desperate Housewives’

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — After seven seasons of...