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20 books set for 2013 film adaptation
These 20 books are all scheduled for release as major motion pictures in 2013.
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Chapter & Verse 'Saving Mr. Banks' trailer explores how 'Mary Poppins' was adapted for the big screen (+video)
'Saving Mr. Banks' stars Tom Hanks as Walt Disney and Emma Thompson as 'Poppins' author P.L. Travers in the story of how the children's book became a Disney film.
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Culture Cafe 'Downton Abbey' casting news: Paul Giamatti will portray an American relative
'Downton Abbey' is getting another guest star – actor Paul Giamatti will appear on the show as countess Cora's American brother. The show's fourth season is in production now.
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Chapter & Verse 'A Hologram for the King' film will star Tom Hanks
Dave Eggers' National Book Award finalist will star and be produced by 'Cloud Atlas' actor Tom Hanks.
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Tony Awards: Why producers are turning to oldies but goodies
Tony Awards producers under pressure to put on a good (ratings) show this year will spotlight material that viewers 'know and love,' not just numbers from nominated plays.
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Chapter & Verse Dan Brown's 'Inferno': Will its sales live up to his previous books?
Dan Brown's new novel, 'Inferno,' will star protagonist Robert Langdon and focus on Dante's 14th-century epic poem of the same name.
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Tony nominations: 'Kinky Boots,' 'Matilda' lead the pack
The musicals 'Kinky Boots' and 'Matilda' earned the most Tony nominations, with 'Boots' scoring 13 and 'Matilda' earning 12. Film star Tom Hanks earned a Tony nomination for his work on the play 'Lucky Guy.'
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Top Picks: 'Babar: The Movie' on DVD, band Blue Sky Riders' new album, and more
Barbra Streisand's album 'Classical Barbra' comes out with remastered tracks and bonus songs, 'Killing Lincoln' is an informative addition to the Lincoln pop culture frenzy, and more top picks.
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Tonik, dog with human face, up for adoption
Tonik, a Shih Tzu/poodle who some say has a remarkably humanlike face, is up for adoption at a shelter in Indiana. Why is it that Tonik appears so human to some people?
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Top Picks: A book on the history of Columbia Records, a PBS special that studies the life of Henry Ford, and more
Writer Deon Meyer spin a fascinating South African mystery in 'Seven Days,' PBS honors the astronauts on board the Columbia, and more top picks.
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Chapter & Verse Dan Brown's new novel 'Inferno' links Langdon to Dante
Dan Brown's new book, 'Inferno,' will be released by Doubleday May 14.
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Chapter & Verse Bill O'Reilly's 'Killing Kennedy' will be adapted as a National Geographic special
National Geographic and director Ridley Scott, the producers behind the adaptation of O'Reilly's 'Killing Lincoln,' will also take on 'Killing Kennedy.'
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'SNL' features poignant tribute to victims of Connecticut shooting
'SNL' opened with a children's choir singing 'Silent Night' in a reference to the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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Opinion To fight Taliban, US must give Afghanistan schools
President Obama and Mitt Romney both pledge to leave Afghanistan in 2014. But neither discussed the importance of establishing schools for the children of a war-torn nation where nearly half the population is under the age of 15. The Taliban are most scared of books, not bombs.
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'Cloud Atlas' is occasionally exhilarating but mostly confusing (+trailer)
'Cloud Atlas' features a large cast, and it's fun to spot who's who. But the mash-up plot of 'Cloud Atlas' is largely exasperating.
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Top Picks: A Joni Mitchell biography, Jerry Seinfeld's web series, and more
Tom Brokaw recalls reporting on historic events in 'The Brokaw Files,' the Tom Hanks film 'A League of Their Own' comes to Blu-ray, and more top picks.
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'A League of Their Own': Women who inspired the movie will play again
A League of Their Own: About 50 women from the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League will reunite and play in Syracuse, N.Y. Saturday. Will "League of Their Own" actors Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, and Rosie O'Donnell make an appearance?
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Horizons Bacon number: Google turns the party game into a new Easter egg
This week Google rolled out Bacon number, another fun feature that's sure to turn a lot of otherwise productive afternoons into time sinkholes. If you've ever wanted to automate the party game "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon," Google's got your back.
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Toronto International Film Festival: Fewer political movies, more literary adaptations
A new version of a Henry James novel and a Shakespeare adaptation by Joss Whedon were standouts.
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Astronauts, family remember Neil Armstrong
Astronauts from the Apollo era and forward joined Neil Armstrong's family to celebrate the life of the first human to set foot on the moon.
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Blue moon: A cosmic wink at Neil Armstrong memorial service
The blue moon Friday is on the same day of a private memorial service for Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon. A blue moon occurs when there's a second full moon in one calendar month. It won't happen again until July 2015.
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Chapter & Verse 'Cloud Atlas': 6-minute trailer stokes excitement – and book sales (+ video)
An unusually long trailer for the upcoming film version of David Mitchell novel 'Cloud Atlas' suggests an ambitious and visually stunning movie.
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20 books set for 2013 film adaptation
These 20 books are all scheduled for release as major motion pictures in 2013.
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Nora Ephron: My life, her script, classic American romance
Nora Ephron spoke to the author's Wellesley college graduating class in 1996 and told them "Be the heroine of your life." Her scripts were classics of American romance.
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Nora Ephron: Her 5 best movies
Here are 5 of the best movies written or directed by the filmmaker, who died June 26, 2012.
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Nora Ephron: Hollywood trailblazer of romantic comedies for smart women
Nora Ephron was a rare woman writing and directing in the male-dominated industry of filmmaking. Nora Ephron wrote romantic comedies for smart women, about smart women.
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