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Commentary: 'Pullmen Porter Blues' at Arena Stage brings flood of family memories
When I went to see "Pullman Porter Blues" at Arena Stage this month, not only was it an opportunity to see an excellent play, but it was also a chance to delve into my own heritage. Set in 1937, "Pullman Porter Blues" is the story of three generations...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Ku Klux Klan
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Review: 'Restless' is a spy story with a stiff upper lip
For a nation bewitched by period dramas in which men wear hats and sip whiskey while making eyes at crimson-lipped women who smoke an endless succession of unfiltered cigarettes, the Sundance Channel miniseries "Restless" offers all that and more....
Tags: Charlotte Rampling, Rufus Sewell, Downton Abbey (tv program), Sundance Film Festival, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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For the record
William Boyd: The Creative Minds feature about novelist-screenwriter William Boyd in the Dec. 2 Calendar section said that "Restless," a miniseries based on his novel, premieres Friday on Sundance. It should have said Sundance Channel.Tags: Sundance Film Festival, Sundance Channel (tv network)
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In 'Restless,' William Boyd spies overlooked World War II chapter
British novelist and screenwriter William Boyd doesn't buy the conventional wisdom that a writer should never adapt his own books. His long list of industry credits includes scripts based on his own work (the miniseries "Any Human Heart"), novels by the...
Tags: Charlotte Rampling, Graham Greene, Downton Abbey (tv program), Entertainment, Sundance Channel (tv network)
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James Bond: Four writers carry forward Ian Fleming’s spy legacy
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - latimes.com“You Only Live Twice” isn’t just the name of one of Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels (and the movie it ...... -
New mystery and thriller books set amid the world wars
Mysteries and thrillers set in the years surrounding and during our two world wars have become a cottage industry. From Ken Follett's "Eye of the Needle" in the 1980s to recent novels by Charles Todd and Jacqueline Winspear, the standouts blend enough...
Tags: Gustav Klimt, Authors, World War I (1914-1918), Agatha Christie, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Obituary: Carlos Coleman
STANFORD — Carlos Lee Coleman, 58, of Stanford, died Friday. Born Dec. 20, 1953, in Lincoln County, he was a son of Dorothy Aline Hodge Coleman of Stanford and the late Farris Coleman. He was a farmer. Other survivors include his wife, Mary... -
Atwell, Sewell topline 'Restless': Sundance Channel co-produce wartime spy drama
VarietyThe Sundance Channel is co-producing spy drama "Restless," starring Hayley Atwell, Rufus Sewell, Charlotte Rampling and Michael Gambon. The miniseries follows a woman who learns her mother was recruited by the British Secret Service during WWII to...Tags: Rufus Sewell, Charlotte Rampling, Entertainment Events, Sundance Channel (tv network), United Kingdom
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Tuesday November 8th Election Results
FOX 17 News- To view all results on a single page, click here. - Results are listed alphabetically; to search results, press Command + F (Mac) or Ctrl + F (PC) to search the page by name, city or race. - Election results are posted as they become available....Tags: Local Government, John McNally, George Brown, Hopewell (Hopewell, Virginia), Johnny Cash
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Goodbye Mulder, hello Ahab: Gillian Anderson talks 'Moby Dick'
Show TrackerGillian Anderson left "The X-Files" behind for literary classics. She talks about playing Mrs. Ahab in Encore's miniseries "Moby Dick" with William Hurt.... -
Fanciful carousel figures still going 'round
Carousel figures, made mostly in the early 1900s, sell for high prices today. Carousels probably were first made in the 1700s to train spear-throwers, not as enjoyable rides for children. A horseback rider would ride toward a hanging ring and try to put...Tags: Radio, Companies and Corporations, Fishing, England, Palestine
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