The Buffalo News: Entertainment

Bochco's bar set higher than his new show can reach: By Alan Pergament
Updated: 08/28/08 8:19 AM; The problem with being an extremely successful writer-producer like Steven Bochco is that the bar is; complete story >

Canadian Sass Jordan's rock echoes with sounds of the past: By Joseph PopiolkowskiNEWS CONTRIBUTING REVIEWER
Updated: 08/28/08 8:20 AM; LEWISTON — Canadian songstress Sass Jordan capped off Artpark’s “Wednesday at the Gorge” summer concert series with a night of straight-ahead rock tunes that would be equally at home in a (preban) smoky, brick-walled club or venue perched high above the Niagara Gorge.; complete story >

Stars still puzzled by Coens’ latest: By Colleen Barry - ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 08/28/08 6:56 AM; VENICE, Italy — The Coen brothers wrote their dark comedy, “Burn After Reading,” with stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand in mind. Not necessarily a compliment.; complete story >

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TRACKING DOWN A TERRORIST: By Joseph Popiolkowski NEWS CONTRIBUTING REVIEWER
Updated: 08/28/08 6:56 AM; Movies based on the craft of intelligence and espionage are particularly susceptible to the wanderings of a screenwriter’s artistic license. It’s often difficult for moviegoers to separate myth from reality because –while most people know intel gathering is not “James Bond” –few people have a clear understanding of how intelligence communities really operate, which, of course, is perfectly fine with intel agencies.; complete story >

Simpson smoothly segues into country: By Jeff Miers NEWS POP MUSIC CRITIC
Updated: 08/28/08 6:56 AM; NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — It’s been three years, thousands of tabloid stories, a few public humiliations, and a handful of busted love relationships since Jessica Simpson was last on the concert trail.; complete story >

Bad Shakespeare is good for laughs: By Stephanie Schomer NEWS CONTRIBUTING REVIEWER
Updated: 08/27/08 7:03 AM; Sometimes, a little nonsense goes a long way. And in the case of “Hamlet 2,” a lot of nonsense goes a really long way. The result is a hysterical (and, for some, offensive) look at middle-class America.; complete story >

War brings true impact of fusion to Artpark stage: By Jeff Miers NEWS POP MUSIC CRITIC
Updated: 08/27/08 6:51 AM; California in the 1960s. It gave us an awful lot.; complete story >

‘Cheerleaders’ cover Olympics on British TV: Alan Pergament
Updated: 08/27/08 6:51 AM; Anyone who thinks that NBC’s announcers went way overboard cheering on American athletes during the Beijing Olympics, should have been forced to watch a few hours of British television during the 2008 Games.; complete story >

: Duplicate Bridge: Aug. 24; The Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive at Sweet Home Road, Amherst, will host a Corn Fest, featuring farm-fresh corn, hot dogs, salad, dessert and a game at 5:30 p.m. today, Sunday, Aug. 24.; complete story >