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Thomas Mann was cast with Olivia Cooke in "Me and Earl and The Dying Girl" because of their repartee. (Associated Press)

Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, ‘Dying Girl’ director, expresses feelings with humor, poignancy

Teens seldom, if ever, pause to contemplate their own mortality, viewing death as an abstract concept that happens solely to the elderly and to video game characters. One of the strongest qualities of the film "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl," opening Friday, is that it takes a poignant yet humorous approach to Rachel, a young woman battling leukemia, as seen through the eyes of Greg, the boy who unwittingly befriends her.

June 11, 2015
William Sadler

William Sadler ‘Freedom’ role gives villain ‘redemption’ as runaway slave hunter

Even if you don't know William Sadler's name, chances are high you will recognize the veteran actor's face. During his 150-plus film run, Mr. Sadler has held Washington Dulles International Airport hostage as the terrorist leader in "Die Hard 2," appeared in a trio of Stephen King adaptations for director Frank Darabont -- including "The Shawshank Redemption" -- and even tangled with Steven Seagal and the titular knuckleheads in "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey."

June 9, 2015

Joey McIntyre: New Kids on the Block are back, and so are fans

For a few glorious years in the late 1980s and early '90s, Joey McIntyre and his bandmates in New Kids on the Block were on top of the world, selling out arenas before Mr. McIntyre, the youngest of the Boston quintet, was even a teenager.

June 7, 2015
Emilia Cirker

D.C. chefs Emilia Cirker, Alex McCoy vie to be ‘Food Network Star’

A chef's kitchen may be far removed from a TV soundstage, but for contestants on "Food Network Star," combining cooking with entertaining is what they've always wished to do. They vie to have their own show on the network, and get a shot at celebrity and culinary greatness.

June 3, 2015
On a mission: Gary Sinise, in a heavy understatement, says "it's a busy time" for his efforts to support active-duty service members and military veterans. (Associated Press)

Gary Sinise entertains only for veterans after Hollywood

Gary Sinise began providing free performances and dinners for Vietnam veterans -- what he called "vets nights" -- in the late 1970s, long before he was a household name thanks to his Oscar-nominated portrayal of the man who loses his legs in the jungles of Vietnam.

May 20, 2015
Popping up: The Baxter Brewing Co. in Lewiston, Maine, has joined a growing number of small craft breweries distributing their beer in cans rather than in glass bottles. (Associated Press)

American craft beer breweries shift to cans, eschew glass bottles

Even among beer snobs, there is a strict hierarchy, with the lowest caste reserved for those who drink from cans. Even if a cogent reason for such disdain couldn't be logically constructed, it likely would go as follows: True cerevisaphiles drink from bottles.

May 19, 2015
GI Film festival Laura Law-Millett and Brandon Millett

Laura Law-Millett, Brandon Millet handle GI Film Festival with care for veterans

When they started the GI Film Festival in 2007, Laura Law-Millett and Brandon Millett screened 20 films from 85 submissions, roping in family members and friends and calling in every favor imaginable to make it happen. For the ninth iteration of the annual festival, which runs through Sunday at Angelika Film Center & Cafe at Mosaic in Fairfax, Virginia, Mr. Millet and Ms. Law-Millet have 10 team leaders and 100 volunteers to lend a hand.

May 18, 2015
DAVID JOHNSON Craft beer (top) can be dark and more flavorful than wine, its boosters say. A line forms (below) for admission into Savor, a beer-and-food-pairing festival (above) held Saturday at the National Building Museum.

Craft beer, cider festival in D.C. to offer tastes across U.S.

Nothing goes better with sunny days than summer beer. To toast the unveiling of many craft breweries' warm-weather concoctions, the DC Craft Beer & Cider Festival will take over the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Saturday, offering two sessions of all-you-can-drink revelry.

May 7, 2015