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Who’ll take Tony home … and who should
Performing Arts

Who’ll take Tony home … and who should

June 6, 2013

Patina Miller and ‘Pippin’ could be big winners at Sunday’s Tony Awards.Joan Marcus/Associated Press Best play “The Assembled Parties” (Richard Greenberg); “Lucky Guy” (Nora Ephron); “The Testament of Mary” (Colm…

CMT Music Awards: The winners
Music

CMT Music Awards: The winners

June 6, 2013

Breakthrough video of the year: Florida Georgia Line, “Cruise” CMT performance of the year: Miranda Lambert, “Over You” Collaborative video of the year: Jason Aldean with Luke Bryan and Eric…

Fill-in host Oliver to keep the news fake, funny
Film

Fill-in host Oliver to keep the news fake, funny

June 6, 2013

John Oliver, a correspondent from “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” will temporarily replace host Jon Stewart on the popular spoof news show while Stewart directs and produces the film…

Colbert recruits McCartney for music special
Music

Colbert recruits McCartney for music special

June 5, 2013

“I think this McCartney kid’s got something special and I’m gonna put him on the map!” says Colbert. McCartney, who is currently on his “Out There” tour (sold-out, sorry), will…

Family to fete release of new Johnny Cash postal stamp
Music

Family to fete release of new Johnny Cash postal stamp

June 3, 2013

The Johnny Cash Forever stamp, honoring the late country music singer, will be available Wednesday.U.S. Postal Service/Associated Press The new Johnny Cash Forever stamp goes on sale Wednesday, and to…

Close to home
Film

Close to home

June 3, 2013

Days Movie Night will be flowing with local paddling flicks

U.S. Best-selling books for June 4
Books

U.S. Best-selling books for June 4

June 3, 2013

Fiction 1. Inferno by Dan Brown (Doubleday) 2. And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead Hardcover) 3. A Delicate Truth by John le Carre (Viking Adult) 4. Life After…

‘Fast & Furious’ keeps ‘After Earth’ grounded
Film

‘Fast & Furious’ keeps ‘After Earth’ grounded

June 3, 2013

Despite boasting Will Smith as its lead, the sci-fi thriller “After Earth” mustered only third place and came in $10 million below analysts’ projections this weekend at theaters. The film…

Helen Fielding opens up about new Bridget Jones book
Books

Helen Fielding opens up about new Bridget Jones book

June 3, 2013

But Saturday at BookExpo America, the British author appeared at a breakfast before hundreds of booksellers and dropped some hints about what she’s got in store for her comic “singleton”…

A&E Happenings for June 6
Arts and Entertainment

A&E Happenings for June 6

May 30, 2013

Albuquerque harmonizers Blue Steele will be the special guest performers at Saturday’s “Hi, Neighbor!” concert by the Durango Barbershoppers at the Smiley Building.Courtesy of Blue Steele “Capturing Steam:” photography of…

‘After Earth’ a disappointing sci-fi tale
Film

‘After Earth’ a disappointing sci-fi tale

May 30, 2013

Will Smith, left, is ready to pass the action hero torch to his son, Jaden Smith, in “After Earth.”Sony, Columbia Pictures/Associated Press Plans for such a franchise seem to be…

TV host ‘not ashamed’ of being a post-war pimp
Film

TV host ‘not ashamed’ of being a post-war pimp

May 30, 2013

James LiptonTaylor Hill/Getty Images Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Jennifer Lopez, Christopher Walken, Barbara Walters, Dave Chappelle, Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien, Ellen Burstyn and Spike Lee were among those featured…

Now Playing for May 31-June 6
Film

Now Playing for May 31-June 6

May 30, 2013

(1120 Main Ave., 259-7940, www.thebackspacetheatre.org) Ghosts of the West. Certainly a fine choice for this part of the world, this film takes us on a journey to revisit the old…

Elvis Costello and The Roots team up on new album
Arts and Entertainment

Elvis Costello and The Roots team up on new album

May 30, 2013

English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, left, and drummer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson of “The Roots,” will soon release “Wise Up Ghost.”DAN HALLMAN/Associated Press “Sometimes if you … get the record company involved,…

Birthday present for Superman: New logo
Arts and Entertainment

Birthday present for Superman: New logo

May 30, 2013

A new Superman logo is part of a year-long celebration of the comic-book character.DC Entertainment/Associated Press The company, part of Warner Bros. Entertainment, unveiled the new logo Thursday in honor…

Arts Briefs for May 31
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs for May 31

May 30, 2013

The Four Corners Miniatures Club will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Mancos Public Library, 211 W. First Street. Those attending this month’s workshop will learn how to make…

Seoul music rivals soul for some Latins
Arts and Entertainment

Seoul music rivals soul for some Latins

May 30, 2013

Silvia, who did not give her last name, holds a fan as she poses for a photo at a party in Lima, Peru. Silvia and her friends are all dressed…

Billy Joel surprises N.Y. high school
Arts and Entertainment

Billy Joel surprises N.Y. high school

May 30, 2013

The singer surprised an assembly full of students at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in the borough of Queens on Thursday, appearing with Tony Bennett, who opened the…

Artifacts as art
Arts and Entertainment

Artifacts as art

May 30, 2013

exhibit in final weeks at Arts Center

Tony’s leading ladies in a tough field
Performing Arts

Tony’s leading ladies in a tough field

May 30, 2013

Cicely Tyson received a Tony nomination for best actress in a play for “The Trip to Bountiful.”Charles Eshelman/USA TODAY The five women whom nominators did tap for leading actress in…

J.Lo acknowledges her ‘non-traditional’ family
Film

J.Lo acknowledges her ‘non-traditional’ family

May 30, 2013

The glamorous entertainer tells ABC News that, if anything, her modern family helped serve as inspiration for her latest endeavor, an ABC Family show about two women raising adopted, biological…

Book Buzz: Ringo shares photos; Kipling plagiarized?
Books

Book Buzz: Ringo shares photos; Kipling plagiarized?

May 30, 2013

Reviewing The Son: USA TODAY’s Bob Minzesheimer says that Philipp Meyer’s multigenerational Texas saga The Son (HHHH out of 4) is “bold, ambitious and brutal.” The novel follows Eli McCullough,…