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Cheng Pei-pei, ‘queen of martial arts’ movies, dead at 78
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 18 hours agoActress Cheng Pei-pei, best known for her martial arts roles in films such as “Come Drink with Me”...
‘Twisters’ movie: Two tornado scientists take us inside the real world of storm chasing
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 2 hours agoIn 1947, the Thunderstorm Project was the first large-scale U.S. scientific study of thunderstorms...
Reviving Hollywood glamor of the silent movie era, experts piece together a century-old pipe organ
Coast Reporter· 6 days agoA massive pipe organ that underscored the drama and comedy of silent movies with live music in...
The restored glories of Powell and Pressburger, plus more of the week's best movies
Los Angeles Times· 11 hours agoThe Michael Mann Archives launched online this week with an astonishing amount of material on the...
Bob Newhart, Comedy Icon, Dies at 94
Variety via Yahoo Canada News· 1 day agoBob Newhart, the genteel but sharply satirical comic whose TV series “The Bob Newhart Show” and “Newhart” were huge hits throughout the
Cheng Pei-pei, martial-arts actor who starred in 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,' dies at 78
Los Angeles Times· 12 hours ago“Our mom wanted to be remembered by how she was: the legendary Queen of Martial Arts ... a...
Creative Arts Emmys: ‘Shogun,’ ‘Masters of the Air’ and ‘Ripley’ Artisans Lead Nominations
Variety via Yahoo Canada News· 3 days agoIndustry heavyweights Atticus Ross (“Shogun”), Michael Minkler (“Masters of the Air”) and Robert...
Eyes Wide Shut: The remarkable afterlife of a notorious 1990s flop
BBC News· 3 days agoReleased 25 years ago this week, director Stanley Kubrick's divisive swansong Eyes Wide Shut, with a...
Art Briefs: Minneapolis marionette mayhem
MPR News· 8 hours agoThe Soo Visual Arts Center in Minneapolis opens a new solo exhibition July 20 by local artist Hallie Bahn. “Sequelae” features sculpture and stop-motion animation to construct ...
Cheng Pei-pei, ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ and ‘Come Drink With Me’ Star, Dies at 78
Variety via Yahoo Canada News· 1 day agoCheng Pei-pei, the Chinese-born action film icon who starred in Ang Lee’s Oscar-nominated “Crouching...