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So dumb it’s sorta fun. ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Jack Black and Jason Momoa star as gamers who find a portal into a virtual world made of blocks in this wacky…

In “Anatomy of a Scene,” we ask directors to reveal the secrets that go into making key scenes in their movies. See new episodes in the series on Fridays. You…

Of course there will be bagpipes on Saturday, the eve of Tartan Day, when Carnegie Hall will host a lineup of stars. Among the luminaries of Scottish traditional music will…

“Probably when I was canvassing for Obama, like ’06,” he says. Later, while enjoying some humiliation play in her neighbor’s apartment, Molly picks up a photo. “Is this your dad?”…

Microsoft Co-founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen pose for a portrait in 1984 in Seattle, Washington. Doug Wilson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Doug Wilson/Getty Images It all started with…

Hey, this is Jared Hess, director of “A Minecraft Movie.” OK, in this scene, our main character is Jack Black. Jason Momoa and Sebastian Hanson are on a dangerous detour…

And yet in “Good Night, and Good Luck” — the title is taken from Murrow’s sign-off — Murrow comes off as a model of effective restraint, easily threading the needle…

Caroline Lowery, the executive director of Oklahoma Humanities, said her organization, which has seven employees, received roughly $1 million in operational support from the agency each year, which amounts to…

This week in Newly Reviewed, Travis Diehl covers Kianja Strobert’s silver benches, Anna-Bella Papp’s elegant clay slabs and Amanda Rodriguez’s playful watercolors. Noho Kianja Strobert Through April 5. Marinaro, 678…

Leonardo Augustus Patterson was born on April 15, 1942, in Limon, a town on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. Little is known about his family history. He said that…