Arts & Ent. Features | February 7, 2012
Jay-Z hits Carnegie Hall for concert
NEW YORK — As Jay-Z transitioned from hit song to hit song at a Carnegie Hall concert Monday night, so did the lighting, changing from red to white to blue.
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Arts & Ent. Features | February 6, 2012
Obscene gesture mars halftime show
For all the pomp and excess of Madonna’s Super Bowl halftime extravaganza a single extended middle finger by guest singer M.I.A. is likely to be the most remembered piece of the show.
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Movie Reviews | February 6, 2012
‘Chronicle’ edges Radcliffe’s ‘Woman’ with $22 million
LOS ANGELES — Some unknown youths with superpowers have nudged out the actor who plays the world’s most famous teen wizard at the weekend box office.
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Movie Reviews | February 4, 2012
‘Big Miracle' has its moments
If a movie is cheesy and knows it's cheesy — if it embraces the soft, gooey texture and pungent aroma of its own fromage — does that make it any more palatable as a meal?
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Movie Reviews | February 4, 2012
‘The Woman in Black' offers suspense
“The Woman in Black” very nearly suffocates under the mounting weight of its gothic kitsch — an abandoned house, child ghosts, spooky dolls, oh my! — but nevertheless summons ornately crafted, old-fashioned suspense.
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Arts & Ent. Features | February 2, 2012
‘Soul Train’ host Cornelius dead
LOS ANGELES — “Soul Train” host Don Cornelius was the arbiter of cool, a brilliant TV showman who used his purring, baritone voice to seduce mainstream America into embracing black music and artists.
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Arts & Ent. Features | February 2, 2012
Letterman celebrates 30 years in late-night
NEW YORK — David Letterman has marked three decades in late-night television with one of his favorite guests.
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Arts & Ent. Features | February 1, 2012
Paula Abdul is 3rd star to exit Fox’s ‘X Factor’
LOS ANGELES — Simon Cowell predicted “The X Factor” would be a TV hit and eclipse his ex-employer, “American Idol.” He was wrong, and now his show has been gutted of three of its five stars, including Paula Abdul, putting its future in question.
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