Terence Blanchard

On Aug. 12, 1944, a Nazi battalion in the Tuscan village of Sant'Anna di Stazzema gunned down 560 men, women and children, a massacre that is re-enacted, along with a seemingly divine event, in "Miracle at St. Anna," an uneven blend of realism and...

(3 STARS) (R) PLOT During World War II, four black soliders are trapped behind enemy lines after one saves an Italian boy. CAST Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller LENGTH 2:37 PLAYING AT Area theaters BOTTOM LINE An uneven...

In flashes, the World War II saga "Miracle at St. Anna" reminds you of the necessity and invention of director Spike Lee. He may shoot this feature, like many before it, every which way, but he scores just often enough to ensure a few indelible images....

Spike Lee's Tuscany-set World War II movie, Miracle at St. Anna, is overlong, awkward and unsubtle, yet at the end, when the screen went black and a bracingly clear and fervid chorus broke into the glorious spiritual "He's got the whole world in his...

From the Connecticut River to downtown Hartford, from a red-hot converted firehouse in New Haven to cool college campuses, from a hallowed church sanctuary to a blue-ribbon beer fest, jazz of virtually every brand — from hard bop and soft pop to...

Celebrity friends and colleagues remember comedian Bernie Mac, 50, who died Saturday from complications from pneumonia. "The world just got a little less funny. He will be missed dearly." -- "Oceans" co-star George Clooney "He was one of those comics...

Winners at Sunday's 50th Annual Grammy Awards: Album of the Year: "River: The Joni Letters," Herbie Hancock. Record of the Year: "Rehab," Amy Winehouse. Song of the Year: "Rehab," Amy Winehouse (Amy Winehouse). New Artist: Amy Winehouse. Producer...

ONGOING AFRO-AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS EXHIBIT // The exhibit "The Afro-American Newspapers: Celebrating 115 Years of Breaking News, Capturing History, Preserving Legacy" runs through Feb. 29 at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, Central Library, 400 Cathedral St....

OCTOBER Today -- Velvet Revolver, Alice in Chains, Sparta, 7 p.m. SoundAd. Today -- Boys Like Girls, All Time Low, The Audition, We The Kings, 7:30 p.m. Revo. Today -- Patti LuPone, 8 p.m. Carnival. Today -- Yellowjackets, 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m. Sandoval....

THE musical eclecticism that dominated Day 1 of the 29th Playboy Jazz Festival on Saturday continued in Sunday's program at the Hollywood Bowl, which ran from zydeco and blues to Afro Cuban and smooth jazz. But there were notable differences. On...

Extremely outspoken ex-convict Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene Jr. (Don Cheadle) becomes a successful radio DJ in late '60s Washington, D.C. with the help of production manager Dewey Hughes (Chiwetel Ejiofor). Based on actual events, the film is peppered...

3½ stars (out of four) Blessedly free of the usual biopic freight and sanctimony, the exuberant new film "Talk to Me" has a great subject and a great actor working in tandem, reminding audiences that once upon a time media personalities used to fight The...