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Arts

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Tomorrowland,' The Future And The Past

12:56pm May 29, 2015

by Linda Holmes

On this week's show, we tackle Tomorrowland and consider pop culture looks at both the future and the past. And as always, we chat about what's making us happy this week.

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David Oyelowo plays an American Army veteran living with his mother in HBO's Nightingale.

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David Oyelowo On Acting, His Royal Roots And The One Role He Won't Take

10:06am May 29, 2015

The British-born Nigerian actor talks about playing an American veteran in Nightingale, the reasons he stays in character for weeks at a time and his aversion to playing "the black best friend."

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David Oyelowo Flies Solo In HBO's 'Nightingale'

9:34am May 29, 2015

by Linda Holmes

Oyelowo, who won accolades in 2014 for Selma, here works alone on camera in a dramatic film about a man coming undone in his mother's house.

As Publishing Industry Courts China, Authors Speak Out Against Censorship

8:58am May 29, 2015

by Lynn Neary

Chinese writers and publishers are being celebrated this week at BookExpo America — the industry's largest trade event in North America. Free speech advocates are supporting silenced Chinese writers.

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'Aloha' Brings A Muddled Romance To Hawaii

7:58pm May 28, 2015

by Andrew Lapin

Cameron Crowe's Sappy Period continues with this imperfect but compelling film starring Bradley Cooper as a military contractor colliding with old and new loves.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in San Andreas.

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Rocks Versus The Rock In 'San Andreas'

6:50pm May 28, 2015

by Chris Klimek

Gorgeous people flee peril in the dopey disaster flick San Andreas, but perhaps Dwayne Johnson can bring some ... um, gravitas? Maybe?

A return to Pussy Galore's golden days: Honor Blackman, who played the character on screen in Goldfinger, poses with the original Bond, Sean Connery.

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'Trigger Mortis': New Bond Novel Brings Back Pussy Galore

5:37pm May 28, 2015

by Colin Dwyer

For author Anthony Horowitz, the book is a return to the "true" James Bond. This means an unpublished scene from Ian Fleming himself — and a long-delayed reunion with a franchise favorite.

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Self-Improvement Gets Romantic In 'Results'

5:03pm May 28, 2015

by Ella Taylor

The delightful romantic comedy Results, from mumblecore director Andrew Bujalski, has sympathy for the earnest aspirations of its gym-dwelling characters.

Hervé (Niels Schneider) and Gemma (Gemma Arterton) in Gemma Bovery.

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'Gemma Bovery': Retelling A Classic With A Light Touch

5:03pm May 28, 2015

by Mark Jenkins

Based on a graphic novel, this updating of Madame Bovary almost manages to maintain its feather-light touch in spite of the heavy source material.

Books
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'The Water Knife' Cuts Deep

3:29pm May 28, 2015

by Jason Heller

Equal parts thriller and alarm call, Paolo Bacigalupi's new novel depicts a future America ravaged by drought. Reviewer Jason Heller says Bacigalupi keeps the plot taut and the dialogue slashing.