Ricky Gervais a riot in HBO comedy special (Reuters) Reuters - You knew Ricky Gervais was a genius at writing comedy ("The Office") and a superb comic actor ("Extras"), but did you know he can do stand-up with the best of them? His new HBO special "Ricky Gervais: Out of England," which debuted Saturday, makes the case loud and clear. Publ.Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:40:46 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
A tension-free 'American Buffalo' arrives on B'way (AP) AP - The four-letter words are intact but just about everything else is amiss in the slack, unsatisfying Broadway revival of David Mamet's "American Buffalo." Publ.Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:10:21 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Billboard DVD review: Charlie Daniels (Reuters) Reuters - Filmed in black-and-white at the intimate Ford Theater inside Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, this project showcases music from "Songs of the Longleaf Pines," Charlie Daniels' 2005 homage to the bluegrass gospel music of his North Carolina youth. Publ.Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:18:20 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Cussler delivers adventure, not great prose (AP) AP - "Arctic Drift" (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 515 pages, $27.95), by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler: Everything you've heard about global warming is true, and it may already be too late to save humanity from mortal peril. The world is on a crash program to curtail its greenhouse gas emissions, driving gasoline prices through the roof. And Canada is about to declare war on the United States. Publ.Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:43:16 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Harvey Fierstein ponders his return to 'Hairspray' (AP) AP - "It takes a village to put Edna together," says Harvey Fierstein, back on Broadway for the final weeks of "Hairspray." Publ.Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:10:55 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Billboard CD reviews (Reuters) Reuters - Beyonce devoted half of the tracks on this double-disc set to her feisty alter ego Sasha Fierce (think "Single Ladies"). But, it's the classic, more timeless R&B songs on the "I Am" portion of the album that seem like a much-welcomed stretch for the singer. Publ.Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:43:19 GMT Source: Yahoo.com