Pumpkins strike again with box set
Just when mastering The Smashing Pumpkins' two-hour, 28-track 1995 epic "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" seemed almost possible, the band decides to throw another mammoth batch of new material into record stores.
Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' hits big screen
There's something magical about Shakespeare's comedies. Sure his tragedies are sometimes a little too tragic, and his histories are often a bit too boring, but the best of his comedies can truly make you laugh and cry and leave the theater with a smile on your face. "Twelfth Night" is one of Shakespeare's lesser known comedies, but that in no way implies that it is any less enchanting, as the new film adaptation proves.
U2's 'Discotheque' takes the Irish band in a new direction
DUBLIN, Ireland - For most of its celebrated career, U2 has preached the gospel of rock 'n' roll tradition, toasting at every turn such personal heroes as Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Bob Dylan.
1960s singer Tiny Tim dies in concert
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Tiny Tim, the ukulele-plunking crooner who bemused and amused millions by trilling the whimsical love ditty "Tiptoe Thru' the Tulips," died after falling ill as he performed his signature song.
'Dalmatians' breaks record in winning big holiday box office competition
The comedy knocked "Star Trek: First Contact" into second place with an estimated take of $25.35 million, followed by "Space Jam" with $17.9 million.
'Tis the season ...: Holiday movies jockey for position to gain end-of-the-year honors, bucks
Cue the theme from "Chariots of Fire" - the long and winding race for that gilded golden gentlemen called Oscar has officially begun this holiday season. With 1996 less than a month from being history, every film released this year that has any chance of Oscar consideration is sprinting to the finish line in hopes of getting the gold.
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