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NEW YORK - You may not believe in spirits but Welsh poet Dylan Thomas has materialized on stage at off-Broadway's Clurman Theatre, brought back from the beyond by that remarkable actor Geraint Wyn Davies, who doesn't just portray the man, he lives and breathes him. Full Story »
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Nothing speaks so dramatically about Clint Eastwood's recent and remarkable burst of creativity as a director of awards-worthy films than the appearance of "Invictus," a historical drama that few if any filmmakers could have launched within the studio system. Full Story »
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It's easy to take a series like "The Legend of Zelda" for granted. The first game arrived on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987, and with more than a dozen releases over 23 years, even the most dedicated "Zelda" fan can be forgiven for having skipped a game or two. Full Story »
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ARTIST: SHAKIRA
ALBUM: SHE WOLF
NEW YORK (Billboard) - With plenty of moans, guitars, doumbek, disco, clarinet and synth, Shakira's newest album, "She Wolf," is a grab bag of influences, ranging from pop rock to world music to '80s R&B. Full Story »
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NEW YORK - Master storyteller Mike Daisey is a seriously funny man who uses social satire and dark comedy to share deeper insights about human nature. Full Story »
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Alice is a popular gal. Lewis Carroll might have dreamed her up more than 150 years ago, but she keeps tumbling out of the same imaginative hole year after year: Next year will bring Tim Burton's version to the big screen, and several key members behind Syfy's new two-night miniseries "Alice" also were behind the star-studded 1999 rethink for NBC. Full Story »
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"Invictus" is a sports film that is more about what's happening in the stands than on the playing field. Full Story »
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NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Actress Liv Ullmann's numerous film collaborations with Ingmar Bergman serve her well in her staging of "A Streetcar Named Desire," which has just landed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music for a limited engagement after sold-out runs in Sydney and Washington. Full Story »
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Chris Brown, "Graffiti" (Jive) Full Story »
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Peter Jackson certainly is familiar with the challenges of satisfying filmgoers' expectations, having helmed three films derived from J.R.R. Tolkien's immensely popular "Lord of the Rings" novel and a second remake of the iconic film "King Kong." Full Story »
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The Clipse, "Til the Casket Drops" (Columbia) Full Story »
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Fox Searchlight's sudden decision to toss "Crazy Heart" into the heat of December and therefore the Oscar competition casts a brighter spotlight -- and greater scrutiny -- on what is a modest, rather conventional depiction of an aging and alcoholic country musician on a lengthy downward spiral. Full Story »
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NEW YORK - The title is stark in its simplicity but "Race," David Mamet's provocative, hot-topic new play, is anything but simple. Full Story »
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Since they are old dogs, there are no new tricks in Walt Disney's "Old Dogs," a shamelessly predictable, overly broad comedy aimed at the family audience starting Thanksgiving weekend. One could debate whether John Travolta or Robin Williams have reached an age to be mistaken for grandfathers, but they certain don't shy away from jokes their grandfathers would have groaned about. Full Story »
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NEW YORK - Conductor James Levine returned to the Metropolitan Opera after an absence of more than two months to recover from spine surgery to lead the company's new production of Offenbach's "Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)." Full Story »
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Every decade has its landmark TV shows, and there will or should never be complete agreement on which 10 series belong at the top of the list. Full Story »
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ATLANTA - "Tony Hawk: Ride" ($120; Xbox360, Wii, PS3) is a groundbreaking video game that fits right in with the namesake skating legend's no-rough-edges appeal. It's a silky smooth experience with an inventive wireless skate deck controller and a friendly learning curve. Full Story »
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The narrative behind "The Princess and the Frog" is that Walt Disney Animation has rediscovered its traditional hand-drawn animation, which has been supplanted by computer-generated cartoons. But this misses the point about what allowed Pixar -- which Disney now owns -- DreamWorks and other CG-animation companies to upstage the one-time king of the animation world. It's a thing called story. Full Story »
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