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Ross, French Are Finalists for Nonfiction Prize
Books
By Bloomberg News
An authorized biography of V.S. Naipaul and Alex Ross's history of 20th-century music are two of the six finalists for Britain's Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction.
The award, billed as the world's richest for the genre, gives nearly $60,000 to the...
Three Traditions, One American Week of Jazz
Jazz
By WILL FRIEDWALD
Lionel Loueke is every bit as amazing as everyone says. The Benin-born guitarist, who has been a presence on the international jazz scene for the last decade or so, is currently making the leap to headliner status with his first major-label album,...
Day-Lewis in Talks To Star in 'Nine'
Movies
By Staff Reporter of the Sun
Daniel Day-Lewis is considering a starring role in the film adaptation of "Nine," a musical directed by Rob Marshall for the Weinstein Company, Variety reported Thursday.
Mr. Day-Lewis would play the role of Guido Contini, a famous film director who...
Terra-Cotta Warriors Come to America
By Associated Press
More than a dozen Chinese terra-cotta warriors crafted more than 2,000 years ago to protect their emperor in the afterlife have arrived in America with a very different mission: to be cultural ambassadors.
As China gears up for the 2008 Olympics, the...
Barnes Foundation Can Move, Judge Rules
By Staff Reporter of the Sun
Opponents of the Barnes Foundation's planned move to Philadelphia suffered another setback Thursday, when a judge rejected their request that he reconsider a 2004 decision approving the move.
The opponents, who call themselves the Friends of the...
Private Eye Pellicano Convicted
By Staff Reporter of the Sun
Anthony Pellicano, the self-anointed "private eye to the stars," was convicted Thursday on 76 charges of racketeering and conspiracy for wiretapping the rivals of his Hollywood clients, Reuters reported.
He has yet to be sentenced, but it is widely...
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Song of Jennifer
Movies
By BRUCE BENNETT
In his memoir, "An Open Book," the late film director John Huston remembered the actress Jennifer Jones thusly: "Jennifer looked for direction in every move she made. She put herself completely in the hands of the director, more than any other actress...
Indiana Jones as the Outsider
Movies
By S. JAMES SNYDER
It's possible that Indiana Jones cemented his legend 27 years ago in "Raiders of the Lost Ark," when he picked a fight with a bad guy twice his size. Having skipped among such exotic locales as Egypt and Nepal on the hunt for the ultimate treasure,...
The Knitting Maestro
Classical Music
By GEOFFREY NORRIS
LONDON — "I do a bit in the garden. I do a lot of knitting. I read as many books as I can." This litany of pastimes might sound like a carefree retirement option, but they are only the relaxing interludes in the work schedule of the conductor Sir...
On the L.E.S., a Classic Romantic Comedy and a Bite at 'inoteca
Summer in the City
By JAYANTHI DANIEL
While we here at Summer in the City are inclined toward the warmest season, the forecast is not particularly on our side this weekend: The predicted high for Saturday is 68 degrees. Still, readers should not let this discourage them from spending an...
When Sudden Success Attacks
Movies
Review of: Reprise
By NICOLAS RAPOLD
Now let us import sad young literary men: "Reprise," the debut feature by the Norwegian director Joachim Trier, traces the divergent paths of two 20-something friends and writers in Oslo. Recasting the theme of camaraderie and performance anxiety from...
The Good German
Movies
Review of: Yella
By MARTIN TSAI
"Yella," an award winner at this year's German Film Academy Awards, is a picture from the M. Night Shyamalan school of theatrics, hinging on a climactic final twist. But whether characters in the film might be seeing dead people is beside the point in...
Coming To America To Stay
Movies
Review of: Sangre de Mi Sangre
By MEGHAN KEANE
"Sangre de Mi Sangre" is a film bent on desperation. As it follows the parallel journeys of two Mexican teenagers who smuggle themselves to New York, the film's relentless focus on the adversities faced by illegal immigrants eventually tips from...
Back to Narnia, Where the Gryphons Roam
Movies
Review of: Prince Caspian
By BRUCE BENNETT
When "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" racked up a worldwide box-office gross of nearly $750 million in 2005, it seemed a safe bet that, with six books left in author C. S. Lewis's "The Chronicles of Narnia" series, the franchise was not going...
A Childhood By the Book
Movies
Review of: My Father My Lord
By BRUCE BENNETT
Winner of the Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature at last year's Tribeca Film Festival, "My Father My Lord" opens commercially today at Lincoln Plaza Cinemas. Israeli writer-director David Volach's feature debut is set within Israel's...
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