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David Lee Simmons

Four-Part Harmony 04 29 08
The 39th annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival concludes with four days of music at the Fair Grounds.

Uncommon Grounds 04 22 08
The 39th annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presents its most diverse array of musical talent ever.

04 22 08

03 18 08

02 26 08

Fat Tuesday 02 05 08
Gambit Weekly's Restaurant Guide by Cuisine

01 22 08

Second Lineup 05 01 07
The Jazz Fest continues with another crowd-pleasing weekend of music.

The 38th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is Outstanding Room Only 04 24 07

01 16 07

Counting Our Blessings 05 16 06
Despite a shortened schedule and lineup, some overly familiar faces and that return of the wet stuff, the 37th annual Jazz & Heritage Festival, presented by Shell, will go down as one for the ages.

Hail to the Chief 05 02 06
Whether it's celebrating Mardi Gras Indians, brass bands, rump-shaking funk or wonderful guest artists, the 37th annual Jazz & Heritage Festival, presented by Shell, proves in its second week that it's still large and in charge.

Stemming the Tide 04 25 06
Just as the waters began receding in New Orleans, old friends Allen Toussaint and Elvis Costello reunited in the studio to produce a love letter to the city.

04 18 06

Spring Forward! 04 04 06

02 28 06

02 21 06

Mrs. Henderson Presents 02 07 06

01 17 06

Last Days 01 17 06

01 10 06

Tales of Two Cities 12 27 05
New Orleans has always had many layers, many nuances, many personas. This year, the news had two distinct cycles -- before Katrina and after Katrina.

12 27 05

12 20 05

One Day in September 12 20 05

12 13 05

12 06 05

The Execution of Wanda Jean (NR) 11 29 05

11 22 05

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Collector's Edition) 11 15 05

11 15 05

11 08 05

11 01 05

08 23 05

The Aristocrats 08 23 05

BRIGHT LEAVES 08 23 05

08 16 05

THE SKELETON KEY 08 16 05

08 16 05

08 09 05

BROKEN FLOWERS 08 09 05

LE CORBEAU 08 02 05

07 26 05

07 19 05

07 12 05

07 05 05

06 28 05

RIZE 06 28 05

06 28 05

06 21 05

06 14 05

MR. AND MRS. SMITH 06 14 05

06 14 05

Summer Restaurant Guide 2005 06 07 05
Alligator to Zucchini

06 07 05

Drag Kings on Tour 06 07 05

Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut 06 07 05

05 31 05

Head-On 05 31 05

05 24 05

Unleashed 05 24 05

05 17 05

Moolaade 05 17 05

Crash 05 10 05

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05 03 05

More, More, More 04 26 05
The second weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival means more music, more food and more fun.

04 26 05

Kung Fu Hustle 04 26 05

People, Get Ready 04 19 05
The 36th annual Jazz & Heritage Festival is here with one of the festival's most exciting lineups.

04 05 05

Learning Your ABCs 03 29 05

Modern Motion 03 29 05

The Ring Two 03 22 05

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03 01 05

02 22 05

Paper Clips 02 22 05

02 08 05

02 01 05

01 25 05

WINTER RESTAURANT GUIDE 01 18 05
BY CUISINE

01 18 05

Hotel Rwanda 01 11 05

A Very Long Engagement 01 04 05

12 28 04

The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou 12 21 04

Opening the Box 12 21 04
With the holidays come opportunities to explore DVD gift sets of some of cinema's masters. Here's a look at three examples.

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster 12 07 04

11 30 04

Being Julia 11 23 04

40 Under 40™ 11 16 04

11 16 04

Sideways 11 16 04

Ray 11 02 04

Undertow 10 26 04

10 19 04

2004 Fall Restaurant Guide by Neighborhood 10 12 04

The Battle of Algiers 10 05 04

Other People's Pictures 10 05 04

10 05 04

She Hate Me (R) 08 24 04

Garden State 08 24 04

08 17 04

The Door in the Floor 08 17 04

Collateral 08 10 04

The Agronomist 08 10 04

The Village 08 03 04

Cary Grant: The Signature Collection -- My Favorite Wife, Destination Tokyo, Night and Day, The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House 07 20 04

07 13 04

Napoleon Dynamite 07 13 04

America's Heart and Soul 07 06 04

The Terminal 06 22 04

Blazing Saddles 06 15 04

Ikiru 06 08 04

Alligator to Zucchini Summer Restaurant Guide 2004 06 01 04

Alligator to Zucchini 06 01 04
Summer Restaurant Guide 2004

The Day After Tomorrow 06 01 04

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood 05 25 04

Super Size Me 05 25 04

Second Generation 04 27 04
The 35th annual Jazz & Heritage Festival gets ready for Week Two.

Winning Attitude 04 27 04
With performances and honorees, the 17th annual Big Easy Entertainment Awards showcases the best in music and theatre.

Captive Audience 04 20 04
Thousands flood the gates for the 35th annual Jazz & Heritage Festival.

04 13 04

Trouble in Paradise 04 13 04

04 06 04

Elephant 04 06 04

Spring Restaurant Guide (A-Z)
Directory Assistance 03 30 04
Our annual Spring Restaurant Guide stirs the alphabet soup of New Orleans dining.

Eyes Without a Face 03 30 04

03 23 04

03 16 04

03 09 04

03 02 04

02 24 04

Bus 174 02 10 04

Opening Night 02 10 04

The Big Bounce 02 03 04

02 03 04

Winter Restaurant Guide (By Cuisine) 01 27 04

Monster Movie 01 27 04

Lilya 4-Ever 01 27 04

01 20 04

La Strada 01 20 04

Peter Principal 01 13 04

House of Sand and Fog 01 13 04

12 30 03

Cold Mountain (R) 12 23 03

Something's Gotta Give 12 16 03

Bad Santa 12 09 03

Tokyo Story 12 09 03

Shattered Glass 12 02 03

Size Matters 11 18 03

Elf 11 18 03

11 04 03

2003 Fall Restaurant Guide by Neighborhood 10 28 03

Fall Restaurant Guide 10 28 03

40 Under 40™ 10 20 03

Game On 10 20 03
With its "rock 'n' roll energy," GameRiot is one of the cutting-edge highlights of the upcoming New Orleans Media Experience.

Runaway Jury 10 20 03

10 14 03

New Orleans Uncensored 10 14 03

10 07 03

The Weather Underground 10 07 03

Lost in Translation 09 30 03

Thirteen 09 23 03

American Splendor 09 16 03

Dirty Pretty Things 09 09 03

09 02 03

Best of New Orleans � 2003 08 26 03

08 19 03

08 12 03

Swimming Pool 08 05 03

Billy Wilder DVD Collection: Sunset Boulevard (Collector's Edition), Stalag 17, Sabrina 07 22 03

The Adventures of Antoine Doinel 07 15 03

Louisiana Stories 07 08 03
New DVD releases of Robert Flaherty's Louisiana Story and Les Blank's J'ai ÉtÉté au Bal highlight the natural and musical splendors of south Louisiana.

The Essential Charlie Chaplin (12 discs) 07 08 03

Hulk 06 24 03

Wrong Men & Notorious Women: Five Hitchcock Thrillers 1935-1946 (The 39 Steps, The Lady Vanishes, Rebecca, Spellbound, Notorious) 06 24 03

06 17 03

North by Northwest 06 17 03

The Erich von Stroheim Collection (Deluxe Collector's Edition): Blind Husbands, The Great Gabbo, Queen Kelly, Foolish Wives, The Man You Loved to Hate 06 17 03

06 10 03

The Italian Job 06 10 03

Alligator to Zucchini
Summer Restaurant Guide 06 03 03

06 03 03

Gerry 06 03 03

Final Count 05 13 03
Count BasinTM recaps the sounds and sights of Jazz Fest 2003