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Thursday, May 23, 2013 8:33pm

Douglas, Damon Illuminate HBO's 'Candelabra'

Steven Soderbergh's latest film is a showbiz story about Vegas icon Liberace and his secret lover — played, respectively, by Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, both terrific in their roles. It premieres Sunday on HBO.
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 8:33pm

Julianne Moore, Relishing Complicated Characters

In What Maisie Knew, Moore plays a troubled rock star who might initially seem like a rotten person, but Moore's performance humanizes the character, highlighting her human frailties — something Moore has done in many parts.
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:31pm

Daft Punk: Accessing Electronic Music's Humanity

Random Access Memories finds the French duo changing its music-making process in an effort to make its songs sound more human. To that end, Daft Punk enlists guest stars such as Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers.
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:30pm

Fictional 'Mothers' Reveal Facts Of A Painful Adoption Process

After years trying to conceive, novelist Jennifer Gilmore and her husband decided to adopt. What they thought would be a relatively simple process was instead a long and painful one. In her latest novel, Gilmore channels these autobiographical experiences into fiction.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:35pm

Soderbergh's Liberace, 'Behind The Candelabra'

In his new HBO film, the acclaimed director examines the five-year relationship between the flamboyant entertainer and Scott Thorson, who was 40 years Liberace's junior and still a teenager when they met. Michael Douglas plays Liberace and Matt Damon plays Thorson.
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Low Cut Connie: The Self-Deprecating Bar Band

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Low Cut Connie's Call Me Sylvia is as raucous as its debut, though it's a bit more self-conscious.

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By Ken Tucker

Originally published on Thu October 4, 2012 8:47 am

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Low Cut Connie is one of an increasingly rare breed: a party band, a bar band, a band with a sense of rock 'n' roll history that isn't weighed down by nostalgia or the foolish feeling that music was better way back when. Positive fellows, for the most part, even when they're in their cups, these guys "say yes," as the title of one song goes, to a life in music. Oh, and they're also trying to get women to say yes to their craven come-ons.

1:39 pm

Wed October 3, 2012

Tobolowsky: An Actor's Life 'Low On The Totem Pole'

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Stephen Tobolowsky is an actor and writer. He also hosts the podcast The Tobolowsky Files.

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Originally published on Tue October 9, 2012 9:37 am

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If you saw Stephen Tobolowsky on the street, you might think you know him from somewhere. The character actor has appeared in over 100 films and TV shows, with recurring roles in Heroes, Deadwood, Glee and now The Mindy Project.

In his memoir, The Dangerous Animals Club, Toboloswky charts the highs and lows of life as a character actor. Some of his roles have been so small, he says, his characters didn't even have names — as, for example, with his turn as "Buttcrack Plumber."

12:28 pm

Wed October 3, 2012

When Words Were Worth Fighting Over

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In 1961, the publication of Merriam-Webster's Third International Dictionary sparked an uproar with its inclusion of the word "ain't."

By Geoff Nunberg

Originally published on Wed October 3, 2012 2:10 pm

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I have a quibble with the title of David Skinner's new book, The Story of Ain't. In fact, that pariah contraction plays only a supporting role in the story. The book is really an account of one of the oddest episodes in American cultural history, the brouhaha over the appearance of Merriam-Webster's Third International Dictionary in 1961.

12:23 pm

Tue October 2, 2012

Paul Thomas Anderson, The Man Behind 'The Master'

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Paul Thomas Anderson (left) works with actor Joaquin Phoenix on the set of The Master.

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Navy veteran Freddie (Phoenix) falls under the influence of cult leader Lancaster Dodd (Philip Seymour Hoffman) in Anderson's film, which critic Ella Taylor describes as "one of the most twisted father-son tales ever told."

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Originally published on Tue October 9, 2012 9:38 am

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For Paul Thomas Anderson, moviemaking is not just an art; it's also about time management.

"At its best, a film set is when everybody knows what's going on and everybody's working together," he tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross. "At its worst, [it's] when something's been lost in communication and an actor's not sure how many shots are left or what's going on, and the makeup department's confused."

2:52 pm

Mon October 1, 2012

Out Of Industrial Wasteland, The English Beat Was Born

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The English Beat.

By Ed Ward

Originally published on Mon October 1, 2012 4:40 pm

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In 1978, it seemed that every kid in Britain wanted to be in a punk band. But in Birmingham, that blighted industrial scar in the middle of the island, there wasn't much punk to be seen. The oasis was a club called Barbarella's, and that's where Dave Wakeling and Andy Cox hung out.

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