Entertainment
‘Haywire’: Carano kicks butt, her movie doesn’t
America’s newest action-movie heroine — one who actually does her own stunts — makes her debut in Haywire. With her buff, athletic build and menacing grimace, ... Full story
Playing Beatle tunes never gets old for ‘Rain’ performer
Steve Landes was raised in Lansdale with his parents, siblings — and a large dose of music by the Beatles. “I grew up in the ’70s ... Full story
The sound of love
The critically acclaimed Memphis, winner of four 2010 Tony awards, including Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Book and Best Orchestrations, is raising the roof ... Full story
Streep’s ‘Iron Lady’ performance deserves better script
If you don’t already have an opinion on Margaret Thatcher’s politics and policies, you probably won’t have one after watching The Iron Lady. What did Thatcher ... Full story
‘The Devil Inside’: Boring, bad and funny
The Devil Inside will certainly be among some Top 10 lists at the end of 2012. As in, one of Top 10 worst movies of ... Full story
Welcome to hot rod heaven
People don’t race automobiles like they used to. Nowadays, they drive computer-designed, cookie cutter-styled flying billboards around sanitized, if not boringly circular courses. In the old ... Full story
Ludwig Live! provides big laughs
Ludwig von Beethoven was not only a renowned composer, but, according to Broadway pianist and award-wining cabaret performer Charles Lindberg, he was also one heck ... Full story
'Hair' makes Academy revival
Marshal Kennedy Carolan wasn’t even a twinkle in anyone’s eye when Hair, the smash hit of 1968, opened on Broadway. But here he is now, at ... Full story
‘War Horse’: Lovely landscapes but a sappy story
The previews for War Horse give the distinct feeling that it is supposed to be some sort of grand, epic drama in the vein of ... Full story
Staying Power
More than four decades after the start of her durable career, Buffy Sainte-Marie still sends a message with her music and her activism. ... Full story
Port Richmond’s eyes and ears
How the Port Richmond Town Watch contributes to neighborhood safety, in light of concerns about lacking police and abundant crime. ... Full story
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