For his third directorial outing, esteemed English actor Ralph Fiennes tackles the story of Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev and his high-profile defection from the Soviet Union in 1961. In "The White Crow," the spirit of Nureyev seems to strain against the choices of the film, in the same way he strained against the rigid adherence to ...Read more

Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change:

APRIL

23: Escape Room

23: Destroyer

23: A Place to Call Home: Season 6

23: I Spit On Your Grave: Deja Vu

23: Shameless: Season 9

23: Tickled

30: Miss Bala

30: Serenity

30: Arctic

30: Dragged Across Concrete

30: Level 16

30: Mission Of Honor...Read more

Beauty pageants can be deadly, as seen in this week's new DVD and Blu-ray releases.

"Miss Bala"; 2.5 stars: Gloria (Gina Rodriguez) agrees to travel to Tijuana to help her friend, Suzu (Christina Ridlo), prepare for a beauty contest. That trip turns deadly when Gloria is captured by a drug cartel and forced to work for them.

The remake of the ...Read more

MIAMI -- YNW Melly, the Florida rapper who remains behind bars in the Broward County Jail on double murder charges, is facing the death penalty, court records show.

In February, Miramar police said the rapper, whose real name is Jamell Demons, and Cortlen Henry were responsible for the shooting deaths of Anthony Williams and Christopher Thomas ...Read more

Florence Welch took over vocal duties from Podrick Payne as the end credits of "Game of Thrones" rolled on Sunday night.

"Jenny of Oldstones," a haunting song adapted from George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" novels, closed out Episode 2 of Season 8, titled "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms." But first it was surprisingly sung by the ...Read more

NEW YORK -- What's the difference between a clown and a fool?

You might think the question moot, given the ample prevalence of both types in and around the White House. But it's the central issue in "Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus," the weird new Broadway play from Taylor Mac that, depending on your tolerance for the comedically ...Read more

PASADENA, Calif. -- Actress Charlotte Hope failed her driving test three times, is hopelessly messy and claims she's bad at almost everything. But one thing she admits she's good at is acting.

It's taken her eight years, but the actress is proving that with her latest role as "The Spanish Princess," premiering on Starz May 5.

Hope plays Henry ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- A parolee who was shot along with Nipsey Hussle on March 31 outside the rapper's clothing shop was released from Men's Central Jail early Saturday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Kerry Lathan, 56, who suffered a gunshot wound to the back, was transported to the jail last week after his arrest for a ...Read more

In the early stages of the current war between the Writers Guild of America and the Assn. of Talent Agents, it was difficult for anyone who was not a writer or talent agent to get terribly worked up.

Screenwriters are not coal miners fighting for safety measures, and talent agents aren't teachers who'd like to earn a decent living for once. ...Read more

Brooks and Dunn

"Reboot"

(Arista Nashville )

At the start of the 1990s, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn boot-scooted to the top of the country charts, and by the time they split in 2010, they had become country's top-selling duo ever.

For this reintroduction on disc, the duo have decided to revisit some of those old hits. But they do it in an ...Read more

Ahead of Earth Day 2019, which is Monday, rapper and comedian Lil Dicky has assembled dozens of stars for an anthemic and bawdy "Earth" music video, ripping names from the pop charts and beyond to sing about climate change.

"Why did it take me so long to get wind of this?," Lil Dicky said in a release. "I feel like everybody on the planet ...Read more

Barry Watson stresses while it might look like the only acting projects he's attracted to have to do with family, he has done a variety of roles over the years. It's just that the decade he spent on the family-oriented "7th Heaven" along with the series "Date My Dad" plus heartfelt films like "My Future Boyfriend," "An Hour Behind" and "Far From...Read more