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A new Bob Dylan biopic, “A Complete Unknown,” starring Timothée Chalamet, arrives in theaters Christmas Day. As historian Douglas Brinkley tells us, it’s just the latest chapter in a lengthy love affair between Dylan and the movies. Growing up in the iron-rich mining town of Hibbing, Minnesota, in the 1940s and ’50s, Bob Dylan was
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Bob Dylan’s enduring love affair with the movies – CBS News Watch CBS News The iconic Bob Dylan has long been a silver screen presence – as an actor, a subject of documentaries, and as portrayed by Hollywood heavyweights, from Christian Bale to Timothée Chalamet (star of the new biopic “A Complete Unknown”). But as
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Dating back a month now, you’ve either seen them in the sky, or you’ve seen them on the news: Drones seem to be everywhere. By all accounts, alleged drone sightings are multiplying exponentially, with more than 5,000 reported in just the past few weeks alone. But of those 5,000, only a hundred or so have
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Why drone hysteria has taken off – CBS News Watch CBS News By most accounts, alleged drone sightings have been multiplying exponentially, with more than 5,000 reported in just the past few weeks. But experts say the majority of reports about unusual lights in the sky are probably anything but drones. Correspondent Tom Hanson reports.
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Director Werner Herzog on filming the extreme – CBS News Watch CBS News Visionary filmmaker Werner Herzog has made more than 20 features and more than 30 documentaries. But it wasn’t movies that prompted the German-born director to move to Los Angeles; it was love. He talks with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz about
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It’s probably the most-heard piece of classical music on Earth, the most sung, and the most recorded. It’s “Messiah,” by German-British opera composer George Frideric Handel. “It has been in near continuous performance from 1742, when it premiered, all the way up to the present,” said author Charles King. “It’s absolutely everywhere. And you can’t
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The story of Handel’s “Messiah” – CBS News Watch CBS News Since its premiere in 1742, George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah,” a 3.5-hour work for chorus, soloists and orchestra that includes the “Hallelujah Chorus,” has become one of the most-heard pieces of classical music on Earth. Correspondent David Pogue looks back on the creation of this
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Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the U.S. military said Sunday. Both pilots were recovered alive, with one suffering minor injuries in the incident. The incident came as the U.S. military conducted airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, though the U.S. military’s Central Command
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Blake Lively accuses “It Ends with Us” co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment – CBS News Watch CBS News Hollywood star Blake Lively is accusing her “It Ends With Us” co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment in a new lawsuit. His attorney has denied the allegations. View CBS News In Be the first to know
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Trump takes aim at Canada and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau – CBS News Watch CBS News President-elect Donald Trump this week once again issued several taunts directed at America’s largest trading partner, Canada, and Justin Trudeau, its prime minister. Christian Benavides has the latest. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser
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