Arts & Entertainment
New films from a family perspective
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
A guide to movies from a family perspective:
"Casino Royale"
_ Rated: PG-13.
_ Suitable for: Teens and up.
_ What you should know: No. 21 in the James Bond series presents a serious version of the popular spy.
Luke and Laura tie the knot again ... with trepidation
By TERRY MORROW
Sunday, November 19, 2006
When the idea arose to have "General Hospital's" Luke and Laura mark their 25th anniversary by walking down the aisle again, actors Tony Geary and Genie Francis got cold feet.
"I was terrified of trying to redo it," says Geary, who has won five Daytime Emmys for his portrayal of the daytime "anti-hero."
After all, when their "General Hospital" characters exchanged vows on Nov.
'American Music Awards' and its stars take center stage
By TERRY MORROW
Thursday, November 16, 2006
"American Music Awards" (8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, ABC) may not have the prestige of, say, the Grammys, but it does make up for it in star power.
Performing this year are the Dixie Chicks, the Pussycat Dolls and Nelly Furtado.
La Rue settles into comfortable sophomore year on 'CSI: Miami'
By TERRY MORROW
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Eva La Rue had a bad case of freshman jitters on "CSI: Miami."
"I was afraid I was going to be fired," she says of joining the cast last season. "I think they didn't know what to do with me."
Well, that was then.
Publishers Weekly Bestseller List
By PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Hardcover best-sellers compiled from data from large-city bookstores, bookstore chains and local best-seller lists across the United States. The first number to the right of the author's name is the book's previous week's ranking; the second is the number of weeks the book has been on the best-seller list.
Fiction Hardcover
1.
Director talks about his own food fight
By PHIL VILLARREAL
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Director Richard Linklater most definitely would not like fries with that.
His new film, "Fast Food Nation," rails against the entire industry, which Linklater says poisons the populace, destroys the environment and exploits the poor.
A bounty of Thanksgiving-related books for children
By KAREN MacPHERSON
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Spark your family's Thanksgiving spirit with these children's books _ some of them newly published, some of them favorites from previous years:
_ An elderly couple is dismayed upon accidentally burning the Thanksgiving dinner.
History Channel offers impressive look at Mayflower saga
By ROB OWEN
Sunday, November 19, 2006
PBS's "The War That Made America" wasn't the first docudrama to be made, but it was part of a growing trend to make re-creations a centerpiece of historically based documentaries.
Talking with Tony Bennett, who has a new TV special next week
By MARK BROWN
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Tony Bennett's new TV special, which airs at 8 p.m. EST Nov. 21 on NBC, calls him "An American Classic." What more can you say? The crooner recently released "Duets: An American Classic," in which he sings with Bono, Paul McCartney, Elton John and more, doing songs that range from standards to Green Day.
In the special he'll sing with Barbra Streisand, John Legend and others.
