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“To Kill a Mockingbird” will not be Harper Lee’s only published book after all. Publisher Harper announced Tuesday that “Go Set a Watchman,” a novel the Pulitzer Prizewinning author completed in the 1950s and put aside, will be released July 14. Rediscovered last fall, “Go Set a Watchman” is essentially a sequel to “To Kill a Mockingbird,” although it was finished earlier. The 304-page book will be Lee’s second, and the first new work in more than 50 years. The publisher plans a first printing of 2 million copies. “In the mid-1950s, I completed a novel called Go Set a Watchman,’” the 88-year-old Lee said in a statement issued by Harper. “It features the character known as Scout as an adult woman, and I thought it a pretty decent effort.…

A once gilded Brooklyn movie palace that’s been crumbling for decades, with pigeons infesting its stage, is back - again a glittering gem from the 1920s. Diana Ross headlines Tuesday’s opening night at the 3,200-seat Kings Theatre in the Flatbush neighborhood where a teenage Barbra Streisand spent afternoons enjoying double features. After a two-year, $95 million renovation, every detail from its jazz-age 1929 incarnation has come to life amid computerized sound and LED lighting. The theater that first opened weeks before the Wall Street crash is now the largest in New York’s biggest borough. “We don’t want to make it look brand-new; its character, its patina, is the glow and the warmth and the burnishing of the gold and the copperleaf, of the beautiful light fixtures, the seats, the carpet…

'SECRET SCREENING' DRAWS MIXED REACTIONS It should be no great surprise to see the considerable number of column inches devoted to the latest cinematic creation of sibling directorial duo Lana and Andy Wachowski, otherwise known as the Wachowskis. After all, these two have quite the history as directors, screenwriters and producers, particularly for The Matrix. However, much of the talk surrounding their next epic - Jupiter Ascending - seems to have been decidedly negative. Given the praise that has already been forthcoming from critics as the film is released in North America today (February 6), that certainly is a surprise... at least, if you aren't aware of the back-story. You see, in a unusual move for a movie bidding to be a Hollywood blockbuster, Jupiter Ascending - which boasts such…

Even with Super Bowl-winning New England Patriots’ players in the room Sunday night, Jimmy Fallon was the only MVP for hundreds of people in a Phoenix theater. The Patriots’ Brandon LaFell, Danny Amendola and LeGarrette Blount were just a few of the surprise guests during a special Super Bowl edition of “The Tonight Show” Sunday night. Still, Fallon’s infectious song-and-dance energy, as well as his lip-syncing skills, were at the forefront. The special taping was one of the hottest events in town with tickets selling out in less than three minutes. More than 42,000 people vied for the more than 1,300 seats, according to show representatives. And for those in the Orpheum Theatre, he did not disappoint. “The Tonight Show” host, whose collaborations with chart-topping singers have become YouTube hits,…

Reflection (Deluxe) Fifth Harmony The girl group formerly known as LYLAS - and then 1432 - may have come to our attentions back on the second season of The X Factor in 2012, but it’s taken until now for them to release their debut album - and judging by the promising first two singles “Boss” and “Sledgehammer”, the wait has been a worthwhile one. FIVE FACTS: 1. The band’s members are Ally Brooke Hernandez, Normani Kordei, Dinah Jane Hansen, Camila Cabello and Lauren Jauregui. 2. The album follows the group’s debut EP, Better Together, in 2013. 3. Hernandez has spoke of Reflection being “laid back” and “less pop” than Better Together. 4. Jauregui added back in March: “We have shifted the lane a bit and made it a more mature sound, because…

Among the filmmakers, actors and cinephiles at this year’s Sundance Film Festival were studio reps and other distributors looking for the next big thing. The 10-day festival, which wrapped Sunday, showcased movies made outside the Hollywood studio system. Financed independently, these films often offer storytellers more freedom, but they also may be difficult to see outside of Park City unless a studio, cable channel or streaming service signs on to bring them to the masses. Here are some of the dramas and documentaries that were picked up by distributors large and small, meaning they will soon be available on a screen near you: - “The Bronze,” the story of a former gymnast (Melissa Rauch of “The Big Bang Theory”) still riding the glory of her old victories that premiered on…

Gina Rodriguez and America Ferrera have more in common than being the only Latina women to have won Golden Globes for best actress: Both of their series’ were originally Latin American telenovelas. “Jane The Virgin”, adapted from a Venezuelan telenovela, and “Ugly Betty”, from Colombia, were adapted from the daily hour-long shows in Spanish to hour-a-week programs suited to American sitcom formats. Ben Silverman, who has worked with other adapted series like “The Office” which appeared in Great Britain before it became a prime-time U.S. show, was the production architect of the two telenovelas. “`Jane The Virgin’ is the next evolution of what we did with `Ugly Betty,’ the next step forward,” said Silverman, who founded Electus, a TV content and distribution company. The CW series, which debuted in 2014,…

New England’s thrilling win over Seattle scored the highest-ever overnight television ratings for a Super Bowl and also set conversation milestones for Twitter and Facebook. The Nielsen company said Monday the game had a 49.7 rating in the nation’s largest media markets, up 4 percent over last year’s game. That means nearly half of the homes in those 56 metropolitan areas were watching the game. It’s an early indication that the game may be on the way to another viewership record. Last year’s contest between Seattle and Denver was seen by 111.5 million people, the annual game setting a record for the most-watched TV event in U.S. history for the fourth time in five years. Nielsen expected a viewership estimate later on Monday. Facebook said an estimated 65 million people…

The creators of a new traveling exhibit on the costumes of Star Wars are hoping to gather geeks, fashionistas and movie fans together to discuss how clothing helps set the scene. But mostly, the exhibit that opened this past weekend at Seattle’s EMP Museum is an opportunity to see 60 original costumes from the six Star Wars movies in one room - from Princess Leia’s slave bikini to Queen Amidala’s wedding dress, which has not been part of any previous public display. The exhibit, “Rebel, Jedi, Princess, Queen: Star Wars and the Power of Costume,” was created by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and the Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts and will be traveling across the United States through 2020. The exhibit is scheduled to be in Seattle through…

Kwame Alexander’s “The Crossover,” a novel in verse about basketball and coming of age, has won the John Newbery Medal for the year’s best children’s book. Author-illustrator Dan Santat’s “The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend,” which features an island for pretend playmates, received the Randolph Caldecott Medal for best picture book. The awards were announced Monday in Chicago by the American Library Association, currently hosting its annual midwinter meeting. The Newbery and Caldecott awards are widely regarded as the highest honors in children’s publishing, near-guarantors of increased sales and lasting places on school and library shelves. Another coming-of-age story in verse, Jacqueline Woodson’s “Brown Girl Dreaming,” won the Coretta Scott King author prize for outstanding work by an African-American. Woodson, last fall’s winner of the National Book Award, was…

Dierks Bentley says there won’t be any hard feelings if childhood friend Miranda Lambert takes home the Grammy for best country album. Bentley’s “Riser” and Lambert’s “Platinum” are both nominated in that category on Sunday. He says if Lambert’s name is called, he’ll be happy for her. “Any time she wins or performs, I’m usually the first one standing up and applauding,” Bentley said before performing for fans Sunday at the official Super Bowl Tailgate. “A win for her is a win for everyone.” Lambert is already a Grammy owner, but Bentley is still waiting for his first win. The singers toured together and collaborated on music, even earning a Grammy nomination for their song “Bad Angel” at the 2011 awards show. Bentley says his feelings toward Lambert haven’t changed…

Will Beyoncé reign as queen of the Grammys, or will the pop diva be dethroned by newcomer Sam Smith? The eNews makes educated guesses at who will dominate music’s biggest night Sunday, when Smith, Beyoncé and Pharrell are the top contenders with six nominations apiece. The Grammy Awards will air live on CBS at 8 p.m. EST. Here’s how we think the night will go: ALBUM OF THE YEAR: “Morning Phase,” Beck; “Beyoncé,” Beyoncé; “X,” Ed Sheeran; “In the Lonely Hour,” Sam Smith; “G I R L,” Pharrell. FEKADU: We all thought “Beyoncé” was a shoo-in for this award because of its epic release and because Adele didn’t drop an album. But then enters Adele’s baby brother: soulful British crooner Sam Smith, singing his big ballad, sad love songs, releasing…

Mark Miller has survived 19 years of online dating since his 1995 divorce, yet he still has a smile on his face. There’s much to hate about the process, the Los Angeles-based humorist said in a recent interview, but he refuses to despair as he continues his hunt for true love. One thing that DOES bum him out, though, is how so much dating advice seems skewed to women. That’s why he decided to share his quest for ever after in a collection of essays called “500 Dates,” out this week from Skyhorse Publishing in time for that ultimate date night, Valentine’s Day. Miller, 62, isn’t shy about poking fun at himself. He describes a dating disaster with accoutrement he purchased entirely from a 99-cent store. He’s had sex way…

REACTION TO ASTONISHING REVENUE AND EARNINGS FIGURES The news on January 30 that - following the release three days earlier of Apple's latest quarterly earnings report - the Cupertino firm's stock had topped $120 after the opening bell, amid talk of shares potentially reaching $160, goes some way to showing the immense market optimism that surrounds the company at the minute. Indeed, the Californian giant enjoyed stellar profits in the holiday quarter. However, that word "stellar" could never explain just how stellar the figures actually were, so let's quote some of them. For the fiscal 2015 first quarter ending December 27, 2014, Apple posted records for both quarterly revenue and quarterly net profit, of $74.6 billion and $18 billion respectively, equating to $3.06 per diluted share. Such figures compare to those a…

Big Hero 6 The latest Disney animated classic sees the brilliant 14-year old robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada (voiced by Ryan Potter) put together a team of first-time crime-fighting superheroes on a mission against a criminal plot that threatens to destroy the high-tech city of San Fransokyo. Hiro is helped in his efforts by his close companion, the blow-up health care provider Baymax (Scott Adsit). FIVE FACTS: 1. Big Hero 6 is the 54th film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. 2. It is inspired by the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. 3. It is also the first Disney animated film to feature Marvel Comics characters. 4. Other voice talents represented in the movie include Daniel Henney, T. J. Miller, Jamie Chung, Damon Wayans, Jr. and Maya Rudolph.…

Her performance as a vibrant woman fading into the darkness of Alzheimer’s is doing more than earning awards for actress Julianne Moore. The movie “Still Alice” is raising awareness of a disease too often suffered in isolation, even if the Hollywood face is younger than the typical real-life patient. Some things to know about Alzheimer’s: ALZHEIMER’S IS INCREASING BUT THE EARLY-ONSET FORM ISN’T COMMON The movie is about a linguistics professor stricken at the unusually young age of 50 with a form of Alzheimer’s that runs in her family. That type of Alzheimer’s accounts for a small fraction of the brain-destroying disease. About 35 million people worldwide, and 5.2 million in the U.S., have Alzheimer’s or similar dementias. The vast majority are 65 or older. Barring medical breakthroughs, U.S. cases…