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Compared to Alfred Hitchcock 's better-known films, Shadow of a Doubt may not claim as much suspense or plot perfection, but as an overall execution of storytelling, it's as effective as it gets.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., April 8, 2009 -- Halfway through the second act of an innovative Northern Arizona University production of "The Threepenny Opera" one demonstrator in a New York City crowd waves the sign: "AIG IS CRUEL !!!" Such is the topical and often humorous adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's play and Kurt Weill's songs, as the realities of ... (more)

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The St. Louis County Library Foundation will present a special Children's Book Week event with popular young adult author Eoin Colfer.

This Oct. 22, 2012 file photo shows Vincent Kartheiser at the Paley Center LA Benefit in West Hollywood, Calif.

A Sure Bet - Publishers and booksellers already expect the latest Robert Langdon thriller to top bestseller lists all over the world.

Police patrol outside a Chopard store in Cannes after a $1m jewellery heist at the Novotel hotel.

A parody of the great Agatha Christie thrillers of the 1940's, And Then There Was Nun is a vampy cross-dressing cocktail of humor and "whodunit" as actors emulate your favorite movie stars of the past.

Armed with an array of questions about Charles Dickens' timeless classic story " A Christmas Carol ," author Leonard Brideau set about answering those clues and wrapping up loose ends.

Last week the Drexel community finally got to see the product of the Drexel Players' last couple months of work as they close the 2012-13 season with "The Grapes of Wrath." Preceded by two lighter performances, "The 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee" and "To Fool the Eye," the adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic is a much graver production ... (more)

THESE days it seems that every big, new, heavily promoted children's book is rather like the ghost of poor old Jacob Marley : each one comes trailing a long, clanking chain of references - in the form of overexcited press releases and slightly hysterical jacket blurbs - to bestsellers of a supposedly similar nature.

The documentary Mel Brooks: Make a Noise on PBS' American Masters begins with the comic's vivid memory of hearing Ethel Merman sing in Anything Goes on Broadway when he was 9 . It ends with the octogenarian declaring citrus fruit to be the perfect snack: "It has a lot of fiber, and it knows what to do." In between is a celebration of a career that ... (more)

Organiser Richard Walker at the sci-fi and film fair organised by Norwich District Star Wars Club.

A special premiere of " Star Trek: Into Darkness " for Starfleet International ship members, press and lucky promotion winners was held on May 15 at the Century 20 movie theaters in Redwood City, Calif.

The Performance Project @ University Settlement presents On The Square Productions' socially relevant retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy story, The Snow Queen, tonight, May 17th & 18th at 8pm at University Settlement, located at 184 Eldridge Street in NYC.

With its six Tony nominations and Outer Critics Circle and New York Drama Critics Circle Award wins, Christopher Durang's comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is becoming a destination for celebrities visiting NYC.

The opening scene of "Star Trek Into Darkness" immediately thrusts the audience onto the red planet Nibiru, where Kirk and Bones must madly dash to escape from massive monsters and a swarm of natives, all while a volcano threatens to erupt and spew smoking, lava-drenched rocks in their direction.

A stormtrooper stands guard atop the entrance of Disney's Hollywood Studios during a past Star Wars Weekend at the theme park.

A treasure trove of literary first editions collected by an English teacher has sold at auction in Edinburgh for a total of A 226,000. Bruce Ritchie, from Stirling who died in October 2013, owned first editions of classic works such as Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol .

In 2001, When Jack Skillingstead entered Stephen King's "On Writing" competition, King selected Jack's entry as one of five winners.