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Q: What happened to the young actress who played Lightning on the TV show “Black Lightning”? She was replaced with someone who doesn’t even resemble her.

A: The superhero series has indeed changed actresses playing Jennifer Pierce aka Lightning, from original cast member China Anne McClain to ...Read more

My husband and I went to the movies last weekend. I can’t remember the last time we did that.

Pre-pandemic, this was something people would often say either as an expression of delight over a proposed plan — “Yes, let’s; I can’t remember the last time we went to the movies” — or, sometimes for couples, as an accusation: “What ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS – While their hero Van Morrison decried "pseudo-science" and released anti-lockdown songs during the pandemic, his Twin Cities devotees the Belfast Cowboys followed safety guidelines and still raised around $100,000 off livestream gigs for needy neighbors.

That contrast is underlined by the fact that both the Cowboys and Van the ...Read more

Early in “The Disciple,” a brilliantly composed, rigorously intelligent new movie from the Indian writer-director Chaitanya Tamhane, a young man named Sharad (Aditya Modak) sits at a table offering rare musical treasures for sale. No one takes much interest or notice. Sifting idly through the CDs on display, a potential customer says he’s ...Read more

CHICAGO – Eileen Favorite has heard the word “problematic” more than any person should have to hear any word repeated, again and again. She has heard it applied to the obvious and to the unexpected. She has heard people say “problematic” so often that when she says it herself, the word doesn’t come as casually as it does for her ...Read more

Time ran out on “MacGyver” last week. We’ll bid farewell to “Mom” next week, and “NCIS: New Orleans” soon after that. “Shameless” is done and “Superstore” has closed.

Yes, it’s that bittersweet time of year when we’re forced to part ways with some of our favorite TV shows. In the coming weeks, many series will air ...Read more

What's the best kind of movie mom?

Good or evil, I like one we sense exists outside the margins of the movie. That's true of any character. They're most interesting when they're so complicated that the movie can't capture all of their dimensions, and we get only tantalizing glimpses. I'm thinking of Margaret Marmee March in "Little Women," who ...Read more

Maybe you missed that night at the Hammer Museum in 2006 when David Foster Wallace read from his "Consider the Lobster"?

Or the Hammer-hosted discussion in 2018 among Lupita Nyong'o, Angela Bassett and Chadwick Boseman about "Black Panther"?

The Hammer has an antidote for your fear of missing out: Hammer Channel.

The museum was set to ...Read more

Looking to capitalize on the enormous appetite for Spanish-language programming, Telemundo is opening a new studio dedicated to producing content for streaming platforms.

Telemundo Streaming Studios, based in Miami, launched Wednesday with 35 projects in development, including "Armas de Mujer," a remake of "El Diario de un Gigolo" and the ...Read more

It was a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment. Tickets to comedian John Mulaney's first set of live shows since rehab have already sold out.

Next week's shows mark the return of the "Big Mouth" star to the stand-up stage after a two-month stay in a Pennsylvania facility to treat his alcohol and cocaine addictions. The shows, titled "John Mulaney: ...Read more

Carole Baskin has a purr-fect idea to continue cashing in on the “Tiger King” craze.

The animal rights activist and zoo owner, who gained notoriety as a sensational subject of Netflix’s wildly popular 2020 documentary “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness,” has launched her own cryptocurrency.

Baskin’s new digital currency, ...Read more

"The Paper Tigers" answers the burning question, "What if the Karate Kid got old and out of shape?" Well, middle-aged, but definitely rusty as hell.

Three teens receive private kung-fu training from bona fide master "Sifu" Cheng (Roger Yuan) and become the kings of the local martial-arts scene. On the brink of attaining widespread recognition, ...Read more

Billy Crystal is always a welcome presence on screen. In his last film, 2019’s “Standing Up, Falling Down,” he played a quirky dermatologist helping a comedian get out of a rut. In “Here Today,” which Crystal wrote and directed (his first feature in 20 years), the tables are turned, as he stars as a comedy writer who learns to love ...Read more

DON'T MISS: "Mom" -- Time for a big group hug. The warm-hearted sitcom that dared to tell stories about recovery from alcoholism and addiction -- and brought Allison Janney a pair of Emmy Awards -- closes the curtain on its acclaimed eight-year run. In the series finale, Bonnie (Janney) gains a new outlook on her sobriety after dealing with ...Read more

When the creative team behind “Shrill” mapped out the show’s third season, premiering on Hulu this week, they were unaware it would also be the series’ final season. “But actually I kind of love the way it ends,” said star and co-creator Aidy Bryant. “I feel really satisfied by how things end up.”

After dumping her disappointing...Read more

DETROIT – Keegan-Michael Key recently described how his path to comedy started with watching "Saturday Night Live" with his father while growing up in Detroit.

Well, Key is about to have one of those full-circle moments. The Emmy-winning star of movies and TV — a sketch comedy veteran of "Key & Peele" and "Mad TV" — will be hosting "SNL" ...Read more