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Awards this week: Edgars, Ellies
Just when you thought literary awards season was over, there were not one but two occasions to get dressed up and applaud great writers and their publications Thursday. They both took place in New York -- meaning we didn't have to hit the dry cleaner --...
Tags: Literature, Newspaper and Magazine, Human Interest, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Arts and Culture
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Scandinavian detective dramas come to the U.S. on DVD
A smart company called MHz Networks has come up with the shrewd idea of presenting to American audiences the European TV movies that have been made from the works of great modern European detective novels. The company has already done so much that it...
Tags: Literature, BBC, Kenneth Branagh, Arts and Culture
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Quick Takes: Aubrey Plaza's MTV stunt a hit
Maybe Aubrey Plaza is on to something with her crazy stunts: The MTV Movie Awards she spectacularly crashed Sunday posted big ratings gains. The "Parks & Recreation" costar was supposedly tossed from the premises after coming onstage unannounced and...Tags: Celebrities, Harry Shearer, Christie's International Plc, Book, Game of Thrones (tv program)
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Hero Complex Film Festival 2013: Del Toro, Darabont, Emmerich, more
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesVisionary genre talents Guillermo del Toro, Frank Darabont, Roland Emmerich, John Carpenter and Chris Carter will be among the special ...... -
‘Under the Dome’ preview: CBS unveils Stephen King thriller
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles Times“Under the Dome,” the ambitious series adapted from Stephen King's 2009 novel, isn't set to debut on CBS until June, ...... -
Shining a light on metaphorical readings of 'The Shining'
Since its release in 1980, Stanley Kubrick's film adaptation of Stephen King's "The Shining" has firmly embedded itself into the pop consciousness with its shudder-inducing cry of "Here's Johnny!" and its blood-soaked hallways. "Room 237," which opens...
Tags: Movies, Jack Nicholson, Stanley Kubrick, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Entertainment
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Randy Runyon dies at 57; entertained as Chucko the clown
Randy Runyon, who entertained audiences in Southern California for more than a decade as Chucko, the clown character he took over from his father in the 1980s, died Wednesday at his home in Canyon Country. He was 57. His death followed a lengthy...
Tags: The Arsenio Hall Show (tv program), Lung Cancer, Roger Smith (actor), Entertainment
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New releases: 'On the Road' seeks a style both poetic, realistic
On the Road Available on VOD beginning Monday Director Walter Salles, screenwriter José Rivera and producer Francis Ford Coppola have given themselves the almost-impossible task of adapting Jack Kerouac's beloved Beat Generation novel "On the Road," a...
Tags: Tony Kushner, Jack Kerouac, Mads Mikkelsen, Garrett Hedlund, Walter Salles
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The world mourns author Chinua Achebe
In Lagos and London and many other places, the world mourned the great African novelist Chinua Achebe, who died Thursday in Boston at 82. Achebe was best known to American readers for his novel “Things Fall Apart.” Published in London in...
Tags: Authors, Nigeria, Chinua Achebe, Goodluck Jonathan, Jacob Zuma
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Chinua Achebe, author of 'Things Fall Apart,' dies at 82
Nigerian-born author Chinua Achebe has died. The 82-year-old was best known for his gorgeously written historical novel that served as an indictment of colonialism, "Things Fall Apart." Published in 1958, "Things Fall Apart" soon became an international...
Tags: University of Cambridge, Authors, Literature, Nigeria, Chinua Achebe
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Stephen King and wife Tabitha pledge $3 million to Maine library
Author Stephen King and his wife, Tabitha, have pledged to donate $3 million to their library in Bangor, Maine. The pledge is contingent upon the library raising $6 million from other sources. Let's hope there are other willing donors in the region --...
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Libraries, Arts and Culture, The Shawshank Redemption (movie)
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British horror writer James Herbert dies at age 69
Fans of pulpy British horror novels were dismayed to learn that James Herbert, author of books including "The Rats," "Magic Cottage" and "Haunted," had died at his home Wednesday. The 69-year-old died peacefully in his sleep, according to publisher Pan...
Tags: Authors, Central Intelligence Agency, Literature, BBC, United Kingdom
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