"'Tis: A Memoir" is the long-awaited sequel to Frank McCourt's Pulitzer Prize winner, "Angela's Ashes." In "Angela," McCourt shared with the world the story of his life growing up in Ireland. "'Tis" begins where "Angela" ended, with McCourt's arrival to America.
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Retracing steps of Straight's journey makes for good movie
A movie based on a true story about an old man crossing 2 states on a riding lawn mower to visit his dying brother hardly sounds like the kind of film you'd expect from David Lynch, but it's receiving top ratings from nearly all critics across the country, a rare event among this group.
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Market-savvy pretty faces putting artists with integrity out of business
Cory Blackwood laments the dwindling number of true musical artists.
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Beck does it again with 'Midnite Vultures'
Beck wants you to get down and shake your groove thang, and who are you to argue? Beck Hanson, the epitome of cool, has returned to get people moving on "Midnite Vultures," and this time it's personal.
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'1900' fails to carry story through despite well-developed characters
"The Legend of 1900" is a beautifully photographed fantasy about a man born and raised on a turn-of-the-century luxury ocean liner who lives on the ship as it makes it's endless Atlantic crossings.
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