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Saving Ga. farm of Flannery O'Connor a major task

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:54:54 -0400

After Flannery O'Connor died in 1964, the middle Georgia farm where the author lived and wrote during her final years suffered from decades of decay - paint and plaster peeled inside the main house, the 30-foot water tower behind it teetered on the brink of collapse and the massive cow barn sagged on aging timbers.

Movie gridlock in Cleveland looks like a wrap

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:20:47 -0400

CLEVELAND - The gridlock in Cleveland during a Hollywood film shoot could be wrapping up.

Film: Has noted director M. Night Shyamalan lost his...

Fri, 31 May 2013 13:20:21 -0400

By BARBARA VANCHERI - Once upon a time, an M. Night Shyamalan movie would be sold on his name: "From the director of 'The Sixth Sense.'?" But these days, superstar Will Smith and his son, Jaden Smith, are doing most of the heavy lifting to promote "After Earth."