Bestselling author Mitch Albom's latest, 'The Time Keeper,' set for release Aug. 28
The Associated Press
16 May, 2012 0
DETROIT - Mitch Albom's publisher says the bestselling author's latest book will be released this summer. Hyperion announced Wednesday that "The Time Keeper" comes out Aug. 28. It marks Albom's return to fiction. His last book, 2009's "Have a Little Faith," was nonfiction. His most recent fiction bo
Cheerleading musical 'Bring it On' heads from Toronto to Broadway
The Canadian Press
16 May, 2012 0
TORONTO - Cheerleading spectacle "Bring it On: The Musical" is about to cartwheel from Toronto to Broadway. The stage show, about a high school cheerleading squad, is currently playing at the city's Ed Mirvish Theatre. Mirvish Productions says it's due to begin previews at New York's St. James Theat
Viacom, Time Warner Cable settle dispute over in-home viewing on mobile devices
The Associated Press
16 May, 2012 0
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Viacom Inc., the parent of pay TV networks MTV and Comedy Central, has settled a dispute with Time Warner Cable Inc. over whether its subscribers can watch shows like "Jersey Shore" on mobile devices while at home. The settlement means that over the next few weeks, shows from Viacom
Review: French drama 'Polisse' a meaty, unflinching look at child abuse
Christy Lemire, The Associated Press
16 May, 2012 0
"Polisse" feels like the two-hour pilot for the kind of meaty cop drama that could only exist on cable television, one you'd want to program into your DVR to watch all season long. The subject matter is inherently repulsive — crimes against children — yet the film itself, which won the jury prize at
RI works to help ex-BoSox pitcher Schilling's game company after missed payment
David Klepper,Erika Niedowski, The Associated Press
16 May, 2012 0
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Leaders in Rhode Island are working to help former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's video game company remain viable after it failed to make a scheduled US$1.1-million payment to the state's economic development agency. Gov. Lincoln Chafee (CHAY'-fee) says the state must do "every
Ewan McGregor, Jean-Paul Gaultier on open-minded Cannes Film Festival jury
Jill Lawless, The Associated Press
16 May, 2012 0
CANNES, France - If Nanni Moretti had his way, what happened in Cannes would stay in Cannes. The Italian director is heading the film festival's jury and will preside over the now-traditional post-prizes press conference when the movie extravaganza wraps up May 27. He preferred it in the old days, w
As 'Saturday Night Live' season comes to a close, signs of a coming shift
Jake Coyle, The Associated Press
16 May, 2012 0
NEW YORK, N.Y. - How can "Saturday Night Live" possibly replace (fill in the blank)? How many times have we asked that question across nearly four decades? "Impossible!" said some in 2006 when Tina Fey, Chris Parnell, Horatio Sanz and Rachel Dratch headed for the door, only to be followed two years
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