ANAHEIM, Calif. — John Mellencamp walked onstage at the Hollywood Bowl with one hand overhead to acknowledge a welcoming roar, the other holding a cigarette for one last drag before dropping it on the floor and getting down to business on Monday, Aug. 10.

He was dressed for work, too, in the signature white T-shirt, black pants and boots he�...Read more

'THE END OF OAK STREET'

Rated PG-13 for some strong violent content, bloody images, some strong language and suggestive material.

What it’s about: A suburban town is time warped to the Paleolithic era and has to fight off dinosaurs to survive.

The kid attractor factor: This is a family action survival film, teens might be drawn to the genre...Read more

LOS ANGELES — "Bachelorette" alum Joe Amabile is home following brain surgery.

"They got it all!" wrote Amabile, who uploaded an Instagram carousel with pictures of himself post-surgery on Aug. 6.

His wife Serena Pitt — whom he met in 2021 while filming Season 7 of "Bachelor in Paradise" — also updated fans on his recovery, uploading an ...Read more

Of the many lessons to be learned from David Robert Mitchell’s new genre-flexible film “The End of Oak Street,” two of the most important are as follows: Do not wear headphones during a crisis, and always listen to mom.

In essence, “The End of Oak Street” is a survival thriller dropped, like a boilermaker, into a family-friendly ’...Read more

WILLOUGHBY, Ohio — You can draw a straight line from the acclaimed 2021 Hulu limited series “Dopesick” to the new Ohio-set film “Union County.”

In the former, Will Poulter — known for myriad performances in movies, including “We’re the Millers,” “The Maze Runner,” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” and “On Swift Horses...Read more

LOS ANGELES — In early April 2007, I was invited to a surreptitious dinner with the Los Angeles Philharmonic's music director Esa-Pekka Salonen and the orchestra's president, Deborah Borda. We gathered in Salonen's kitchen and over take-out sushi discussed how in three days, Easter Sunday, the Los Angeles Times would be the first to tell the ...Read more

Nothing brings a family together quite like a parade of dinosaurs running amok in the neighborhood.

"The End of Oak Street" is a thrilling throwback adventure about a suburban Detroit family trying to hold it together while dealing with a sudden, unexplained prehistoric invasion on their idyllic street. Forget the why, the Platts need to figure...Read more

It turns out I did need to see Anne Hathaway fight a Tyrannosaurus rex — in the same way that I needed to see her be a pop star in “Mother Mary,” return to Runway magazine in “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” and wait for her husband to return from war in “The Odyssey.” Whether or not I need to see her in a Colleen Hoover adaptation later...Read more

Dylan Sprouse has admitted he feels like a "bad brother" for only visiting twin Cole on the set of Riverdale once.

Cole starred as Jughead Jones on the TV show from 2017 to 2023, but Dylan admitted during an episode of his Wildmen podcast that he regrets not popping along to the set more to see his sibling at work.

He said: "I visited once in ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Set times have arrived for the inaugural Daisy Chain Fields Music Festival, and fans hoping to catch as many artists as possible are in luck.

The single-day benefit festival takes over Great Park in Irvine on Saturday, Aug. 29, with Olivia Rodrigo headlining alongside a lineup that includes Chappell Roan, Doechii, Mitski, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Bino Rideaux's body is covered in tattoos. Emblazoned on his outer forearm is a menacing portrait of Tony Montana from the 1983 film "Scarface." His son's name is inked across his bicep — a representation of the strength he gives him. There's a rose with his girlfriend's name on his right hand, and the number four, his "life ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Emerging from the same wave of stylish, advertising-trained British directors that included Ridley Scott and Alan Parker, Adrian Lyne used steam, smoke, dramatic lighting, great clothes and incredible hair on beautiful people to explore the eternal and ongoing divide between women and men and their often conflicting psychosexual ...Read more

Mindy Kaling has set the record straight amid swirling rumours that she had signed up for a new Victoria's Secret campaign.

The speculation began after the lingerie company released a new ad, which showed a woman in a black lingerie and stockings laying on a bed.

The model looked strikingly similar to The Office star Mindy, causing her to take...Read more

Tori Spelling has alleged that her experience on 2003 movie Evil Alien Conquerors was so bad that she actually wanted to be fired.

The actress signed up for the comedy movie off the back of her appearances in The House of Yes and Scary Movie 2, and had hoped it would be her big break.

However, on an interview on Stephen Baldwin's One Bad Movie...Read more

Christopher Chung has revealed Sam Neill gave his "blessing" for My Brilliant Career.

The late actor, who died aged 78 last month, played Harry Beecham in the 1979 film adaptation of Miles Franklin's classic novel, and he sent a video to the 38-year-old Australian star after he was cast as the romantic lead in Netflix's upcoming series based on...Read more

Shaggy has revealed the truth behind his different talking and singing accents.

The 57-year-old star, who is best known for hit songs like It Wasn't Me, Boombastic and Angel, has addressed the criticism he's faced for his different "cadences", which come from his time with the United States Marine Corps.

He told the Metro newspaper's 60 ...Read more

Ricky Gervais has sent love to his The Office co-star Lucy Davis after her revelation that she has "incurable" breast cancer.

The 53-year-old actress - who is best known for playing Dawn Tinsley in the original UK version of The Office - told fans in a post on Instagram that she had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, which has metastasised ...Read more

Tom Holland and Zendaya's wedding ruined presenter Vogue Williams' plans to surprise husband Spencer Matthews with a special birthday trip.

The Spider-Man: Brand New Day co-stars marked their wedding with a huge celebration at the five-star Beaverbrook Hotel near Leatherhead, Surrey.

However, their decision to hire out the whole hotel wasn't ...Read more

Jenna Ortega's scenes in Sabrina Carpenter's Taste music video were largely improvised as she only found out about the role just days before.

In one scene, Jenna leans in to kiss her lover, who suddenly morphs into his ex-girlfriend Sabrina, and she slices through the illusion with a pink chainsaw.

The 23-year-old actress told Esquire magazine...Read more

Ritchie Blackmore is set to step onstage with Deep Purple for the first time in more than three decades.

The guitarist has confirmed he'll make a surprise appearance during the band's headlining show at the Northwell at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York, on Wednesday night (12.08.26).

The 81‑year‑old rock legend joked that the cameo...Read more