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Movie review:  The movie takes the old story in new directions, but it raises expectations it never intends to fulfill.

Modified: 05/25/12 09:40:24 AM
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Coming in second on "American Idol" may still be a path to superstardom, but it no longer offers guaranteed paychecks worthy of the next pop idol or rock star.

Modified: 05/25/12 06:10:22 PM
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FilmPicks:  Koka Booth launches its ‘Movies by Moonlight’ summer series with ‘Crazy Stupid Love.’

Modified: 05/23/12 01:10:41 PM

Movie Review:  Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij know how to write their way into a grippingly suspenseful movie. They just don’t know how to write their way out, and the uneven result is “Sound of My Voice.”

Modified: 05/25/12 11:02:53 AM
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The three-day convention of anime and manga aims to open a door to understanding Japanese life. This year, Animazement staff expect a turnout of around 8,000 at the Raleigh Convention Center over the Memorial Day weekend. Last year’s ball-park tally hovered at 7,000.

Modified: 05/24/12 04:12:50 AM

He already has a Super Bowl ring, and now football star Donald Driver can add the "Dancing With the Stars" mirrorball trophy to his awards collection.

Modified: 05/23/12 03:56:36 AM
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Scotty McCreery is heading back to the show that made him famous this week as "American Idol" crowns its newest winner.

Modified: 05/23/12 02:05:04 AM

Commentary:  When Josh Hamilton hit four home runs in one game against the Baltimore Orioles earlier this month, cable customers in his own hometown couldn’t watch the game because of a legal dispute that is now more than seven years old.

Modified: 05/21/12 12:08:27 AM
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"American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken is a runner-up once again. The Raleigh native lost top honors on "The Celebrity Apprentice" to former talk show host Arsenio Hall, in a live show broadcast Sunday night on NBC.

Modified: 05/21/12 06:49:51 AM

The suits have knocked off the superheroes at the box office.

Modified: 05/28/12 01:35:03 AM

‘The Big Heat,’ a classic by director Fritz Lang has been issued as a superb, limited-edition disc.

Modified: 05/23/12 05:41:42 PM

DVD Picks:  “Man on a Ledge,” “Gone” and “We Need to Talk About Kevin” head the list.

Modified: 05/23/12 11:55:43 AM

Movie review:  The heartfelt comedy can barely contain its cast of veteran British actors.

Modified: 05/25/12 08:02:30 AM
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From the moment he first stepped in front of the judges and unleashed a folksy take on Michael Jackson's "Thriller," guitar-playing crooner Phillip Phillips seemed preordained to win "American Idol," and not just because he's another white guy with a guitar, the all-too-familiar profile of the previous four "Idol" champions.

Modified: 05/24/12 06:20:14 AM
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Bradford Young is among a cadre of emerging black filmmakers making visually compelling cinema addressing the outliers at the edges of black culture in America.

Modified: 05/22/12 01:04:45 AM

Nik Wallenda has always acknowledged that his planned walk over Niagara Falls on a 2-inch-thick steel cable would be dangerous. But he did not anticipate that it would be deemed too dangerous for network television.

Modified: 05/22/12 12:53:27 AM

UNC-TV began profiling NASCAR legend Junior Johnson in a series of "Biographical Conversations" episodes that begin airing last Thursday.

Modified: 05/21/12 07:11:43 AM

A lawyer for Republican Pat McCrory’s gubernatorial campaign is telling TV station managers to stop airing an ad that raises ethical questions about his relationship with a Charlotte-based lending and real estate company.

Modified: 05/19/12 05:23:15 AM

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