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

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.

FilmPicks:  Koka Booth launches its ‘Movies by Moonlight’ summer series with ‘Crazy Stupid Love.’

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.”

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.

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.

Scotty McCreery is heading back to the show that made him famous this week as "American Idol" crowns its newest winner.

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.

"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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.