Review: 'Journey 2' sinks Verne's isle in 3-D muck
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AP - There's little mystery about "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island."
Good stories authentically acted, in 'Chekhovek'
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AP - The foibles of human nature haven't changed since Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's time.
Author tells tale of famed Bloch-Bauer portrait
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AP - "The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, `Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer'" (Knopf), by Anne-Marie O'Connor:
'Rx' is stylish, clever satire of drug companies
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AP - A lot of people hate their jobs, but not to worry: there could soon be a pill for that. In the greedy world of pharmaceutical marketing as darkly imagined by playwright Kate Fodor, workplace malaise might become an "eminently treatable" disease with a delightfully lucrative "long-term revenue stream" for the manufacturer of said magical pill.
Review: Harrelson rages in weary LA noir 'Rampart'
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AP - The crazy eyes and idiosyncratic drawl of Woody Harrelson are enough to carry the dirty cop study "Rampart," but even such powers as those can't make engaging this weary L.A. noir.
Capsule reviews of `Journey 2,' `Safe House'
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AP - "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" — There's little mystery to this island.
Review: 'Safe House' offers generic thrills
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AP - "Forgettable" probably isn't a word you'd expect to use to describe a film starring Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson and Sam Shepard. But unfortunately, that's one of the most apt when pondering "Safe House."
Review: Paul McCartney's "Kisses" a Valentine's Day Treat
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Reuters - There's a new Diana Krall album out, though it has Paul McCartney on vocals and his name on the cover. This is all a good thing. All right, so that's a severely reductive way to describe McCartney's fine new album of old standards, "Kisses on the Bottom."
Solo living book challenges family life
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AP - "Going Solo" (The Penguin Press), by Eric Klinenberg: Living in families, though traditional and almost universal on this evolving planet, is experiencing an unplanned but effective attack, according to a new book.
Comedy 'Psycho Therapy' aims at rich singles
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AP - "I'm gonna need therapy to get over this therapy," one character remarks in exasperation to another, near the end of Frank Strausser's uneven new comedy "Psycho Therapy."
Rep says Lana Del Rey did not have a tour to postpone
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Reuters - Lana Del Rey has not postponed her spring tour -- because she didn't even have one planned, says a representative for the "Video Games" singer.
Review: Tim McGraw's "Emotional Traffic" is serious and silly
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Reuters - Tim McGraw's "Emotional Traffic" arrives in stores as the most litigated album in recent musical/legal history. Imagine the missed opportunities for ad campaigns: Direct from the Tennessee court system to your sound system!
Dierks Bentley returns 'Home' to mainstream sound
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AP - Dierks Bentley, "Home" (Capitol Nashville)
Kristin Hannah stirs up emotion with 'Home Front'
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AP - "Home Front" (St. Martin's Press), by Kristin Hannah: Fans of Kristin Hannah's books appreciate her ability to create entertaining stories that are also relatable.
Leonard Cohen has some new "Old Ideas"- Hallelujah!
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Reuters - Leonard Cohen sold off his song rights some years back, so he apparently doesn't collect royalties for the most hilariously over-covered song in "American Idol" history. That's bad for him, but good for us, since being cash-poor prompted the 70-something singer to come out of semi-retirement and return to the road in the late 2000s -- which, in turn, ultimately spurred the recording of "Old Ideas," his first studio album in eight years.
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