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Aaron Eckhart and Ashley Judd as the president and first lady in Olympus Has Fallen.

Arts

With Vengeance And Violence, 'Olympus Has Fallen' Flat

1:59pm March 22, 2013

by David Edelstein

This macho action film starring Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman is a vigilante fantasy about terrorists and turncoats invading the United States. It's a popular genre, but critic David Edelstein says he's tired of the American addiction to these tropes.

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Triad Arts Weekend: March 22, 2013

1:54pm March 22, 2013

by David Ford

Surry Old Time Fiddlers Convention

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Tina Fey stars as Princeton University admissions counselor Portia Nathan in the new comedy Admission. Fey says the movie's frankly manic depiction of the college application melee appealed to her.

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Tina Fey, Movie Star? Not Quite Yet, She Says

10:55am March 22, 2013

by NPR Staff

The writer, actor and producer has a starring role in the new movie Admission. She speaks with Linda Wertheimer about comedy, being in control and — now that her long-running sitcom, 30 Rock, has ended — why she really means it when she says she's taking a pause to spend more time with her family.

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Print versions of Daily Variety, like this one from 2003, will no longer be available on L.A. newsstands. Variety will continue online and in a print weekly, but the daily print edition is being dropped.

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Not Doing So 'Boffo,' 'Daily Variety' Drops Print Edition

10:55am March 22, 2013

by NPR Staff

Showbiz info is everywhere now, making it harder to sustain Hollywood's slang-filled must-read as a daily print publication. The magazine printed its last daily this week but will continue online and in a weekly edition. Cultural historian Neil Gabler explains why this shift is significant.

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Nigeria's Outspoken Writer Chinua Achebe Dies At 82

10:55am March 22, 2013

Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe, who played a critical role in establishing post-colonial African literature, has died. The author of Things Fall Apart was 82.

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The Unbroken Circle Performs Benefit at St. Anne's Episcopal Church

10:31am March 22, 2013

by David Ford

The Unbroken Circle is Wake Forest University's multi-generational string band.

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Greensboro Symphony: "Americans Abroad"

10:08am March 22, 2013

Our 2012-2013 local performance broadcast series continues Sunday, April 7th at 8:00 pm.

Dunya Mikhail is an Iraqi-American poet who teaches in Michigan. She has published five books in Arabic and two in English.

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Revisiting Iraq Through The Eyes Of An Exiled Poet

9:45am March 22, 2013

by NPR Staff

Dunya Mikhail fled her homeland in the wake of the first Gulf War, after her writing was labeled subversive by Saddam Hussein's government. She has never physically returned to Iraq, but she remembers it in her poetry.

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Helen Mirren and Al Pacino star in the new HBO film Phil Spector, which was written and directed by David Mamet.

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You Can't Trust HBO's 'Phil Spector,' But You Can Enjoy It

2:37pm March 21, 2013

by David Bianculli

David Mamet, the writer and director of the new HBO movie Phil Spector starring Al Pacino and Helen Mirren, includes a disclaimer at the beginning of the film: While the movie might be based on the controversial music producer, "This is a work of fiction. It's not 'based on a true story.' "

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Star Power Thursday at Reynolda House Highlights Paul Robeson

10:41am March 21, 2013

by David Ford

Star Power Thursdays are evenings at the Reynolda House Museum that include entertainment, refreshments, and admission to Star Power: Edward Steichen's Glamour Photography.

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