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With infinite options for instant televisual gratification -- whether it's Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime or less ... legal methods -- modern audiences are growing more impatient for entertainment every day.

Meryl Streep and Jonathan Demme have won 'em, and on Monday March 5 actor Viggo Mortensen makes his way to Brookline to accept the Coolidge Corner Theatre's 9 th annual Coolidge Award .

A nicely put together TV cop show, it has all the classic elements with the added bonus of Steve Pemberton as weird crime historian Edward Buchan.

Whittaker is to make her National Theatre debut when she plays the title role in Polly Findlay's forthcoming revival of Antigone .

A little casting news, some pilot-season pickups and more make up this party mix of TV snacks.

A near-sellout crowd gathered last night at the Southern Theatre to hear Chamber Music Columbus' presentation of cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han, joined by clarinetist David Shifrin.

Good theater pulsates with energy, feeling, drama, wit, suspense, spectacle and more.

During this bicentennial year, The Dispatch will offer daily "Columbus Mileposts" to reflect on highlights of the past 200 years, Joe Blundo's Bicentennial Challenge, a weekly series of quizzes about Columbus history, along with other features and specials celebrating the city's historic birthday.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows dir. Guy Ritchie Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law, Jared Harris 3-1/2 out of 5 Stars After a fantastic outing in the original Sherlock Holmes , Robert Downey Jr.

A little casting news, some pilot-season pickups and more make up this party mix of TV snacks.

Good old-fashioned demonic possession isn't what it used to be but new creeps are always scratching at the window.

Ricky Gervais returned for another year to host the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards .