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Film Review

Thrills Vie With Speechifying
"Green Zone," a Jason Bourne thriller in spirit, is closer to what the Iraq War must have looked like than anything previously captured in a fiction film, writes Joe Morgenstern.
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Old Masters Come Roaring Back
Considered fusty in the boom years, Europe's biggest showcase of classic art is now the event of the season, with $4 billion worth of Gauguins, Botticellis and Roman statues.
- Photos: Inside the European Fine Art Fair
A Dance Tribute to Frank Sinatra
Three musicians working in Twyla Tharp's "Come Fly Away" recall their days playing in his band.
The Charms of the Macabre
"The Addams Family: An Evilution" offers a selection of Charles Addams's cartoons and a chance to contemplate the peculiar character of his loving, twisted Addams Family.
The Timeless Appeal of 'Breathless'
Jean-Luc Godard's groundbreaking debut feature remains a cult classic 50 years on.
Zambello to Head Glimmerglass Opera
Glimmerglass Opera, the 35-year-old summer opera festival in Cooperstown, N.Y., has named Francesca Zambello as its artistic and general manager.
One-Track Mind About Eight Tracks
Tiny Tim's former manager hopes to open a museum for eight tracks, one of the clunkiest and most short-lived music formats of all time.
- Photos: The Collection | Listen In: Classic Albums
Ramping Up Wright's Vision
The final event of the Guggenheim Museum's year-long 50th-anniversary celebration invites artists to reimagine the rotunda at the center of Frank Lloyd Wright's famous spiral.
- Photos: Remixing the Guggenheim
From J.D. Salinger, P.O. Box 32
The Morgan Library opens its new exhibition, "Letters by J.D. Salinger," on March 16. Less than two months after his death, the dam of silence Salinger spent half a century building has finally sprung its first leak.
L.A. River Runs Through It
Celebrating the neglected waterway's flora, fauna and cultural identity as seen through the eyes of 25 or so local artists.
- Photos: Navigating the Art of the L.A. River
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Older Chinese Artists See Demand
The average age of the top 10 living artists from China, ranked by the value of their works sold last year, is 77. The list shows a shift in collectors' tastes toward classical art from contemporary paintings.
- Slideshow: Contemporary Art Market in China
- For Sotheby's Auction, It's All in the Marketing
The Sound of Broken Bells
Broken Bells, the pop duo featuring Brian Burton, aka Danger Mouse, and James Mercer of The Shins, releases its self-titled debut—the kind of textured pop album that reveals new joys with repeated exposure.
- Listen: Vaporize | The High Road
Steppenwolf Plumbs the Tension of Public vs. Private
The Chicago theater company's slate of plays for 2010-11 illuminate in various ways the identity issues of the Facebook/Twitter age.
Evan Rachel Wood Leaves 'Spider-Man' Musical
Troubled Broadway musical "Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark" suffered a new blow as Evan Rachel Wood announced she was quitting her role of Mary Jane.
Changing China From Within
Chinese film director Jia Zhangke, the subject of a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, talks about the relationship between political freedom and art in China.
Next on CSI: Who Killed Caravaggio?
Silvano Vinceti probes history's coldest cases. But he's no expert, he's a TV host.
- Video: Solving an Art-World Mystery
The Sweet Smell of Success
The Metropolitan Opera's production of Shostakovich's "The Nose," designed by William Kentridge, stunningly captures and communicates the work's anarchic spirit.
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Win Clears Way for 'Cove' in Japan
An Oscar win by "The Cove" could give the documentary about bloody dolphin hunting in a Japanese fishing town the audience its makers had wanted to reach: ordinary moviegoers in Japan.
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Oscars Lock in Bigger TV Audience
The audience for Sunday night's Academy Awards grew for the second time in as many years, indicating that live events continue to draw big audiences amid the overall fragmentation of the television landscape.
Merce Cunningham's Final Bow
After last year's death of its renowned choreographer, the Merce Cunningham Dance Company embarks on a final tour before disbanding and letting other companies carry on its legacy.
- Video: The Company's "Legacy Tour"
Chopin's 'Soul and Heart'
World-renowned concert pianist Byron Janis on his musical journey to understand the "bittersweet melancholy" behind Chopin's sublime music.
'Hurt Locker' Wins Best Picture Oscar
"The Hurt Locker" became the lowest-grossing film ever to win the Oscar for best picture. The film's director, Kathryn Bigelow, was the first woman to win best director.
- Winners list | Photos: Red Carpet | Ceremony
- Speakeasy: Recap of the Academy Awards
- Speakeasy: The Pleasing Paucity of Preachy Politics
- News Hub: What Hurt Locker's Win Means
- Win Clears Way for 'Cove' in Japan
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'Miracle Worker' on B'way May Shutter
Facing weak ticket sales, "Miracle Worker," the Broadway play about Helen Keller, starring Abigail Breslin, may close after days of opening.
The Making of a Celebrity Chef
It took 12 years and a team of media experts to launch Marcela Valladolid, a new Mexican-cooking star on the Food Network.
- Speakeasy: Marcela Valladolid's Recipe for Stardom
- Video: Easy Guacamole and Chips
Momentum Might 'Hurt' 3-D Hit
Box-office hit "Avatar" is favored to win in many circles, but Hollywood insiders have chosen "The Hurt Locker" in earlier awards this season.
- Speakeasy: Oscars Coming Attractions Cartoon
- Barbara Walters on Ending Her Oscar Special
- Did the Academy Kill the 'Oscar Bump'?
- A Writer for the Awards Dishes on the Show
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Speakeasy

Pink Floyd: Have Albums Hit 'The Wall'?
This week, Pink Floyd successfully blocked their label, EMI, from selling the band's albums on a track-by-track basis. The lawsuit has raised questions about the future of the album as a mode of expression.
New Audi in 'Iron Man 2′
Walton Goggins on SXSW 'Predators' Preview, New FX Series 'Justified'
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Theater

Dude, Where's My God?
After a successful run Off Broadway, the cliché-infested and cloyingly sentimental "Next Fall" arrives on Broadway—proving you can fool some of the people most of the time, says Terry Teachout.
Television
Blood on Their Boots
HBO's miniseries "The Pacific" sears the senses with intense combat scenes while illuminating the men who fought and died there.
Adviser
Love, Marriage and a Movie
With "Greenberg," Jennifer Jason Leigh and Noam Baumbach formalize a filmmaking bond.
- Video: Watch a clip from 'Greenberg'
Marketing a Famous Mustache
Singer John Oates of the 1980s duo Hall & Oates is winning over new fans with his old mustache.
- Video: The Hirsute Mouthpiece for an '80s Duo
Back to...the 1980s?
The back-to-the-'80s comedy "Hot Tub Time Machine" is generating word of mouth—and bubbles.
- Video: See a clip from 'Hot Tub Time Machine'
Domestic Fiction
Cynthia Crossen recommends books that focus on the unsentimental complexities of marriage and motherhood.
Datebook | March 12-18
Films at South by Southwest, the creators of "Curious George" at New York's Jewish Museum. Fox's "Sons of Tucson" and a new book by Michael Lewis are on the cultural calendar.
Film Review
'Alice': Half a Wonderland
Tim Burton's version of "Alice in Wonderland" catches the look but fumbles the spirit of Lewis Carroll's classic, while in "Brooklyn's Finest," cops moan and the plot groans.
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Columns

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The Wall Street of 100 Years Ago
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Thrills Vie With Speechifying

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'Imagine That'! Eddie Murphy Gets It Right
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By Terry Teachout
Dude, Where's My God?

Books

Adventures in Russian Literature
Elif Batuman's debut book, "The Possessed," is a sometimes-tongue-in-cheek account of her study of Russian literature.
Passage to Nowhere
When the Honeymoon Is Over

Food

Roe Finds Its Way
How the egg sacs of the shad went from lost ingredient to cool harbinger of spring. Plus: What to drink with shad roe
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The Scent of Burgundy
Colibri Plays to Professionals

Fashion

Runway Trends: A User's Guide
Key looks from the just-ended runway shows suggest fall's fashions are going to be sporty and classic—but far from boring. Here's how to pull off the latest looks, from fur hoodies to goat fleece.
Stetson's CEO on Hats
McQueen's Angels and Demons

Travel

Airlines Threaten to Cancel Flights
Airlines are threatening to cancel scores of flights in response to new rules that give fliers more rights.
Cruise Passengers Struck by Illness
Jamaica's Tourism Spiel: Reggae and Jews

Autos

Can This Car Dent the Prius?
All-electric vehicles are on their way, but there is still that little matter of limited driving ranges to overcome.
Handling a Speed Addiction
Tracing Your Car's Safety Record

Sports

Golf's New Way to Measure Putting
Researchers at MIT, working with the PGA Tour, have come up with a way to solve one of golf's biggest conundrums: how to determine who are the truly great putters.

WSJ. Magazine

Radio Head
Tim Westergren has revolutionized the way we listen to music with Internet radio site Pandora.com. Rebel Yell
- Graphic: How music finds its audience
Jeff Daniels's Return to 'Carnage'
Jeff Daniels, who was in the original cast of "God of Carnage," returns to the Broadway show–but this time in the role first played by James Gandolfini.
The New Math of Star Power
Celebrity-rating services that track stars' appeal with the public often show sharply contrasting scores. That can make it difficult for casting agents and product advertisers to know which actors mean money in the bank.
He Heads the Academy
Last year the Oscars stemmed a steady decline in viewership. As president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Tom Sherak has taken a gamble in hopes that the rebound continues.
Do You Speak Reality Show?
This article is a journey that's here for the right reasons. As the "Bachelor" finale looms, a look at the new lingua franca of television.
Tough Act: DiCaprio as Sinatra?
With the success of "Shutter Island" comes word of the next Scorsese-DiCaprio collaboration. Can Leo be convincing as Ol' Blue Eyes?
The Oscars' Battle of the Exes
"Hurt Locker" director Kathryn Bigelow faces off against ex-husband and "Avatar" director James Cameron in two Oscar categories. Hollywood is taking sides.

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The Year in Music

“Many of the best recordings seemed to encapsulate the changes in popular music over the past few years—genre-mashing, crosscultural communication, the re-emergence of the singer-songwriter and the joys of sophisticated chamber pop, among them—while others took familiar traditions in new directions.”
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