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Details: Written by Kam Williams; Published: 31 July 2014

Kam reviews Calvary, Get on Up, Guardians of the Galaxy, What If, 4 Minute Mile, The Almost Man, Finding Fela! and more...

Details: Written by Kam Williams; Published: 30 July 2014

Kam talks to Brendan about his latest outing as Father James Lavelle in Calvary, a modern morality play written and directed by John Michael McDonagh.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 28 July 2014

The Shakespeare on the Road travelers will visit 14 North American Shakespeare festivals stopping in Ashland July 28-August 1

Details: Written by Kam Williams; Published: 24 July 2014

Kam Williams reviews: And So It Goes, Hercules, Lucy, Magic in the Moonlight, Cannibal, The Fluffy Movie, A Most Wanted Man, My Man Is a Loser....

Details: Written by Kam Williams; Published: 24 July 2014

Kam talks to the Dreamgirls actor about his co-starring role in the new James Brown biopic "Get on Up".

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Details: Written by Kam Williams; Published: 18 July 2014

Kam's Kapsules: Planes: Fire & Rescue, The Purge: Anarchy, Sex Tape, Wish I Was Here, Aftermath, Alive Inside, Among Ravens,Double Play, Persecuted...

Details: Written by Kam Williams; Published: 10 July 2014

Bobb'e Thompson is just 16 but he's already played Tupac and gained acclaim in television and movie roles. Now he's starring in Nick Cannon's debut, School Dance

Details: Written by Mark Kennedy, AP Drama Writer; Published: 09 July 2014

Kinky Boots will play West Coast stops in Tempe, Arizona; San Diego, California; Portland, Oregon; Seattle; Denver; Los Angeles; San Francisco; and Costa Mesa, California

Details: Written by Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News; Published: 03 July 2014

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Details: Written by Kam Williams; Published: 27 June 2014

Kam's Kapsules: Begin Again, Transformers, La Bare, Bound by Flesh, Drones, Jackpot, Snowpiercer...

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