Bob Mondello
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Arts & Life
Take a sneak peek into a legendary songwriter's creative process
The Library of Congress has acquired the papers of Leslie Bricusse, the songwriter who gave us "Pure Imagination," "What Kind of Fool Am I?," "Goldfinger" and "Talk to the Animals."
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Arts & Life
Much Ado About First Folios — the world's largest Shakespeare collection reopens
The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is emerging from a four-year metamorphosis. Eighty-two copies of Shakespeare’s “First Folio” will be together on public display for the first time.
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Arts & Life
Actors and ghosts take center stage in new film 'Ghostlight'
A family tragedy intersects with a Shakespearean tragedy when a construction worker gets roped into performing in a community theater production of Romeo & Juliet. (Story aired on ATC on June 14, 2024.)
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Arts & Life
These are the 19 movies we're most excited about this summer
Comedies, action-adventures, coming-of-age tales, animation — plus that sweet, sweet movie theater air conditioning. There's something for everyone at the multiplex; our critics can help you choose.
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Movies
Actor Paul Dano Steps Behind The Camera In 'Wildlife'
Actor Paul Dano will make his directorial debut with Wildlife, a drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan, about the shredding of a marriage as seen through the eyes of the couple's son.
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Movies
In '22 July' Filmmaker Paul Greengrass Tells The Story Of Terrorist Attack In Norway
Filmmaker Paul Greengrass, who has alternated between Bourne movies and true suspense stories, tackles another real-life drama in 22 July: a terrorist attack in Norway that killed 77 people in 2011.
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Movies
Despite Its Incendiary Subject Matter, 'Monsters And Men' Is Sober And Nuanced
Reinaldo Marcus Green drew inspiration for his new movie Monsters and Men from the 2014 death of Eric Garner at the hands of an arresting officer. The film deals with a police killing and its aftermath.
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Movies
A Look Ahead To Movies Coming Out This Fall
A look at the would-be blockbusters and awards-contenders Hollywood has in store as we head into cooler weather.
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Prolific Playwright Neil Simon Dies On Sunday At Age 91
Simon kept theater audiences laughing for decades. Starting in the early 1960s, his comedies set a Broadway standard. Audiences loved his work but it took a long time for him to gain critical respect.
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Arts & Life
When The Wild Rumpus Stops: 'We The Animals'
Documentarian Jeremiah Zagar's first feature film adapts Justin Torres' impressionistic autobiographical novel of boyhood; the dreamlike result is "intense, scary and ecstatically lyrical."
