Entertainment
Mark Wahlberg battled for ‘The Fighter’
NEW YORK— In his role as 1990s welterweight "Irish Micky" Ward in "The Fighter," Mark Wahlberg faces jabs, low blows and dirty fighting — and that's just from his mother, crackhead brother and seven shrewish sisters...
Carrie Fisher considers herself a writer, not an actress
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Many people resolutely chase fame. Writer-performer Carrie Fisher...
It’s all business for Michael Kenneth Williams on ‘Boardwalk Empire’
LOS ANGELES — None of the diners at the Chateau Marmont in Hollywood dove under the tables as Michael Kenneth Williams...
High-octane hit
Faster is a throwback to the action films of the 1970s, from the production color schemes to the film stock and camera angles utilized by cinematographer Michael Grady. If you’re not familiar with classics like Shaft, The French Connection, Dirty Harry, Enter the ...
Deathly boredom
After six successful films in the Harry Potter franchise, the setup for the final showdown between Potter and his archenemy, Voldemort, should have been an easy winner. That’s why Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 proves such a disappointment...
With shades of ‘Trane
It may not matter to most listeners that John McLaughlin’s latest CD To The One is a tribute of sorts to a virtuoso of another time...
Spiritual changes
Brother Ali’s two-day stint at the Fox Theatre this Sunday and Monday is bound to be a good time. Just don’t be surprised if the rapper seems pensive rather than celebratory...
Country soul
For years, Lucero has been considered by some to be an alt-country band. But ask Lucero frontman Ben Nichols about the label, and it’s obvious he always saw his band in a different light...
Life under Duran Duran
For some, the bulk of popular music in the 1980s is looked back upon as a mere punch line. Flock of Seagulls? Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney doing “Say Say Say”? Poison? Bob Dylan hamming it up in a tacky video that found him earnestly singing, “What’s a ...
Bruno Mars learned the biz by working with big acts
Bruno Mars' original game plan was like many aspiring singers': Move to California, get discovered, get signed, release a record, tour the world...
Wesley Snipes ordered to surrender to federal prison
ORLANDO, Fla. — Actor Wesley Snipes was ordered this week to turn himself in to a federal prison in western Pennsylvania to serve his sentence for tax-related crimes, according to a court document made public Wednesday...
