Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor with roles in ‘Picket Fences,’ ‘Alien’ and ‘Top Gun,’ dies at 93
An Emmy-winning actor known for roles in “Top Gun” and “Picket Fences,” Tom Skerritt has died at 93. His family…
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John Anderson, country music star whose hits included ‘Wild and Blue,’ dies at 71
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Movie Review: In ‘Fatherland,’ Paweł Pawlikowski’s austere portrait of a fractured Germany
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Today in History: October 22, Lance Armstrong stripped of Tour titles
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Children’s singer Raffi on his 50-year career, screen time and Ms. Rachel
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John Legend on Pharrell’s musical push, Jay-Z’s praise and new creative challenges with ‘Muse’
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What to know as 6 women testify in Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial in London
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Paweł Pawlikowski, master of the 90-minute movie, returns with ‘Fatherland’
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Tom Cruise to receive life achievement award from the American Film Institute
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Movie Review: ‘Clayface’ arrives as a pretty good R-rated revenge thriller-horror romance
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Everything about “Wildwood” is ambitious. It’s a stop-motion animated movie that stretches over two hours, with 230 hand-controlled puppets across…
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John Turturro, thief of New York characters, stars in ‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’
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Blondie to return with the new album ‘High Noon’ next year and you can have a taste of it now
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