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**** THE GLORIOUS CORNER Story By: G. H. HARDING **** Rachel McAdams TRUER --- In True Detective’s first season, music director T Bone Burnett helped elevate the show’s intense drama with a rather scintillating mix of haunting, original “roots-rock” tunes and classic tracks by acts like Captain Beefheart. Burnett is back at the helm for the much-anticipated second season, which has relocated from the Louisiana bayou to the wilds of Los Angeles and stars Colin Farrell, Vince Vaughn, Taylor Kitsch, and Rachel McAdams. The show’s creator, Nic Pizzolatto, has been tight-lipped about the new season. But we do know that there’s a new director (make that directors) on board this time around. Cary Fukunaga, who directed all the episodes in the first season, will be an executive producer this time out. This second season will have multiple directors. Justin Linn, who directed the Fast & Furious movies, has directed the first two episodes of the eight-episode...

**** THE GLORIOUS CORNER Story By: G. H. HARDING **** Kristin Chenoweth BRIAN’S LOVE --- I went to see Love and Mercy this week, the Bill Pohlad-directed feature on the life and times of Beach Boys genius composer Brian Wilson. Overall, I loved it, but had a tough time with the constantly-shifting timeline. Paul Dano plays him as a younger lad (and does a superlative, Oscar-worthy job), while the always-reliable John Cusack portrays the older Brian. The terrific script, by Oren Moverman and Michael A. Lerner, is just spot-on. It covers everything in Brian’s early years, from dealing with his abusive father and initial Beach Boys manager, Murry, to some terrific moments with “The Wrecking Crew,” that team of L.A.-based killer studio musicians who played on nearly all of the Beach Boys classics. For me, I found these scenes to be the best, as his interplay with the musicians (telling them what and how to play everything that was rushing through h...

Kevin Dillon Kevin Dillon celebrated the Entourage opening weekend at REHAB Pool Party at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo By:Erik Kabik Photography/ Retna Ltd