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TV mogul Lee Rich dies at 91: Exec co-founded Lorimar, headed MGM/UA

Michael — Sat, 26 May 2012 20:39:56 +0000

“Lee Rich was a giant in the television industry who produced some of the most iconic series in the history of the medium and influenced audiences worldwide,” said Leslie Moonves, president and CEO, CBS Corporation. “He also served as an early mentor to me while I was at Lorimar, providing valuable guidance for which I [...]

Movie stars: capsule reviews

Michael — Sat, 26 May 2012 20:39:55 +0000

New releases ? ? ? I Wish Two brothers (Koki Maeda, Oshiro Maeda) in southern Japan, forced to live apart since their parents’ split, hatch a plot to meet up and make a wish. With a director like Hirokazu Koreeda, you never feel a childhood being remembered or a quaint longing for a moment in [...]

This Week’s Movies, May 25

Michael — Sat, 26 May 2012 20:39:54 +0000

This Week’s Movies The Times’s critics offer their takes on the week in film. In today’s installment of “This Week’s Movies,” A. O. Scott looks at Will Smith’s return to the big screen in “Men in Black 3.” Manohla Dargis offers a positive take on Wes Anderson’s latest film, “Moonrise Kingdom,” which had its premiere [...]

Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith-led ‘Men in Black 3′ morphs into amusing sequel …

Michael — Sat, 26 May 2012 20:39:53 +0000

Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith-led ‘Men in Black 3’ morphs into amusing sequel Tommy Lee Jones is one of my favorite actors. I know Tommy Lee Jones. So I can say with some authority that Josh Brolin, for all his accomplishments, is no Tommy Lee Jones. But in “Men in Black 3,” Brolin sure does [...]

Zimbabwe arrests British music presenter

Michael — Sat, 26 May 2012 20:39:52 +0000

(AP) – 7 hours ago HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Organizers of a classical music festival in Zimbabwe say authorities arrested a prominent British music personality at a concert in the second city of Bulawayo. The city’s Academy of Music said Saturday that Petroc Trelawny, the presenter of top classical music programs for the British Broadcasting [...]

Morocco hosts world music festival while imprisoning dissident artists

Michael — Sat, 26 May 2012 20:39:51 +0000

In past years the festival has been attacked by Islamists for inviting gay performer Elton John in 2010 and by activists for the cost of attracting Shakira and other high profile acts in 2011, but this year the theme of protest is freedom of expression. Just a week before the festival began, Human Rights Watch [...]

Country music star George Jones released from hospital, says he is improving …

Michael — Sat, 26 May 2012 20:39:51 +0000

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Music: It’s in your head, changing your brain

Michael — Sat, 26 May 2012 20:39:49 +0000

(CNN) — Michael Jackson was on to something when he sang that “A-B-C” is “simple as “Do Re Mi.” Music helps kids remember basic facts such as the order of letters in the alphabet, partly because songs tap into fundamental systems in our brains that are sensitive to melody and beat. That’s not all: when [...]

War movies, marathons mark holiday weekend

Michael — Sat, 26 May 2012 14:39:30 +0000

When it comes to holiday weekends, the TV question is: Which channels aren’t having massive marathons? We can’t include them all anymore — there are just too many. At least we can tell you about the longest, the coolest, the most essential. And, of course, the ones that most aptly salute the meaning behind Memorial [...]

Movies playing locally

Michael — Sat, 26 May 2012 14:39:28 +0000

‘Men in Black 3′ — New The Associated Press says 1 1/2 out of 4 stars (Meadowview) There’s a moment early on when Will Smith’s Agent J sits down next to his longtime partner, Tommy Lee Jones’ Agent K, and bemoans the fact that he’s too old for this sort of thing — for running [...]