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‘Homeland’ Finale – Mental Illness as Superpower

Posted on 12/12/2012 by | News, Culture, Sights and Sounds | Comments

Entertainment | Personal HealthThe season finale Sunday of Homeland marks the climax of a trifecta of sorts. The Showtime spy thriller is joined by a nearly surefire Oscar nominee for Best Picture (Silver Linings Playbook) and one of the best-reviewed Broadway musicals of recent years (Next to Normal) — completing a trio of powerful genre-busting works of art in which bipolar disorder drives the plot and is at the heart of the main character’s identity. So what does this mean for the rest …

‘Amour’ Takes Top Prize from L.A. Film Critics

Posted on 12/10/2012 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin Today | EntertainmentBy David Germain, Movie Writer, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The French-language drama “Amour” was chosen as the year’s best film Sunday by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, whose prizes are among a flurry of year-end honors that help sort out the Academy Awards race. Among the group’s other honors, the 1950s cult drama “The Master” earned four awards: best director for Paul Thomas Anderson, best actor for Joaquin Phoenix, supporting actress for Amy Adams and production …

Graham Parker Is Back With His Band — After 3 Decades

Posted on 12/6/2012 by | General News | Comments

Beauty & Fashion | EntertainmentBy David Bauder, Entertainment Writer, The Associated Press STONE RIDGE, N.Y. (AP) — The bass player is a librarian. One guitarist fixes guitars, the other teaches people how to play. The drummer and keyboard player have scattered to other gigs. Yet when Graham Parker decided to reassemble the Rumour, the backup band that played on his first four albums before their breakup more than 30 years ago, no one hesitated to say yes. The reunion includes an album, “Three Chords …

Martin Richards: 5 Facts About ‘Chicago,’ His Biggest Hit

Posted on 11/28/2012 by | Who's News | Comments

Bulletin Today | LegacyAs a Broadway producer, Martin Richards had a string of successes, including Sweeney Todd, which won eight Tony awards in 1979, and Grand Hotel, which won five a decade later. But the project that Richards, who died on Nov. 26 at age 80 in New York City, will be best remembered for is bringing the stage musical Chicago to the big screen, where it grossed $307 million worldwide and won the 2003 Oscar for best picture, in addition to a …

Lupe Ontiveros: A Voice for the Disenfranchised

Posted on 07/30/2012 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

LegacyLupe Ontiveros cleaned toilets, terrorized her daughter-in-law and killed Tejana superstar Selena — all in the movies, of course. She poured her soul into every role, bringing respect and dignity to the poorest maid, humor and heart to the most despised character. But what I loved about Lupe, who died July 26 of cancer at age 69, was her passion as a mother, a mentor and an advocate; how she turned stage and screen into bully pulpits for the causes …

What Movies Do You Watch to Get You In The Mood?

Posted on 07/19/2012 by | Sex & Relationships | Comments

Entertainment | Home & Family | RelationshipsQ: Do you have any suggestions for steamy movies—not porn, but exciting. I recently saw Room in Rome and found it a very steamy, beautiful love story. I plan to see it again with my partner. Our love story is wonderful: Both of us are over 70, both widowed after 40 years and 50 years of very happy marriages. We found each other and found a new love which seems as wonderful and rewarding as our first ones. We want …

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