Arts

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'Getting On' With It: A New HBO Show Doesn't Tiptoe Around Death

1:56pm November 14, 2014

Set in the geriatric extended-care wing of a California hospital, Getting On is a different kind of workplace comedy. Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer adapted the show from a BBC series.

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'Foxcatcher': A Bloated True-Crime Story Based On Wealthy Heir John du Pont

1:56pm November 14, 2014

by David Edelstein

The film is based on du Pont's fraught relationship with two Olympic wrestlers. Wealth isn't enough — his identity hinges on winning. It's a fascinating case study, but as drama, it's one sick joke.

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Ivonne Coll, Gina Rodriguez and Andrea Navedo star in Jane The Virgin from the CW.

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Is America Ready To Fall In Love With The Telenovela?

1:13pm November 14, 2014

by Brenda Salinas

The CW took a big risk when it adapted a Venezuelan telenovela for American prime time. Now, Jane The Virgin is being renewed for a second season.

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T0W3RS, the Chad Eby Quartet, Conductor Christopher James Lees, and Heather Maloney

12:29pm November 14, 2014

by David Ford

T0W3RS

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A New Collection, Well-Furnished With Munro's Best

12:20pm November 14, 2014

by Jane Ciabattari

Family Furnishings collects 24 of short story master Alice Munro's best works. Reviewer Jane Ciabattari calls it a superb introduction to Munro, and a reminder that she's a writer to be cherished.

A drawing of two clinking martini glasses.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Revived Properties And Cultural Dichotomies

9:25am November 14, 2014

by Linda Holmes

On this week's show, we wonder whether it's ever too late to revisit the past and we dive into some divides that cut deep.

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Chad Eby Quartet Releases "The Sweet Shel Suite: Music Inspired by Shel Silverstein"

8:40am November 14, 2014

by David Ford

Jazz Times calls him “a consummate improviser”, and AllAboutJazz.com “wholly satisfying”.

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Steve Carell plays John du Pont in Foxcatcher.

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The Slow-Talking 'Foxcatcher' Goes Long And Comes Up Short

8:17pm November 13, 2014

by Mark Jenkins

Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo and Channing Tatum star in a bizarre tale of wrestling, wealth and talking very slowly while surrounded by mist.

Hilary Swank and Tommy Lee Jones in The Homesman.

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In 'The Homesman,' A Most Unromantic American West

5:03pm November 13, 2014

by Ella Taylor

Hilary Swank and Tommy Lee Jones play two very different people taking a dangerous trip across the arid plains in a beautifully photographed film.

Rosewater is Jon Stewart's directorial debut. He filmed much of the movie in Jordan, and he says he grew a beard because after wearing a suit and shaving for most of his career, he wanted to let his "freak flag fly."

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Jon Stewart's Debut Film Shows 'Humor Survives' In The Bleakest Conditions

3:00pm November 13, 2014

Rosewater is based on Maziar Bahari's experience of being tortured in an Iranian prison. "His humor sustained him," the Daily Show host says. "And I found that incredibly empowering."

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