Arts
Today in history: Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling turns 50
July 31, 2015She's best known as the author of Harry Potter, which has achieved worldwide reknown, won multiple awards, and sold more than 400 million copies.
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“Ant-Man” is fun, but never thinks big
July 30, 2015The movie is a decent enough popcorn flick, but its narrative weaknesses and hit-or-miss jokes don't help it much.
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More than a review: The importance of “Jimmie Higgins” work underlined
July 28, 2015"He was not one of the speakers, of course - he would have been terrified at the idea of making a speech; but he was one of those whose labor made the speaking possible."
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Savoring Sautet: Five films by French auteur Claude Sautet re-released
July 27, 2015Rialto Pictures is theatrically re-releasing five films by one of France's lesser known, yet nonetheless noteworthy auteurs, Claude Sautet, in L.A. at the Laemmle Royal Theater..
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“Green Grow the Lilacs”: Summer of the “Okies”
July 24, 2015WGTB is presenting Lynn Riggs' 1931 classic Green Grow the Lilacs, wherein two of the townsfolk identify themselves as being one quarter Native.
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