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The ABCs of the summer 2024 movie season: Every big movie you need to know about, from A-Z
Summer's here — at least according to Hollywood, that is, as Friday's launch of "The Fall Guy" signals the start of the summer box office season.
It's a season light on superhero offerings but still heavy on sequels, reboots and repurposings of projects that are already near and dear (or, at the very least, familiar) to our hearts. Making ...Read more
Dance duo Justice just crushed Coachella. 8 years between albums, 'We don't like to be too exposed'
LOS ANGELES — At peak time on the opening night of the first weekend of Coachella, atop the Outdoor Theater stage, Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay's silhouettes were unmistakable. The two members of the French electronic duo Justice hovered over a table of inscrutable-looking mixers and audio gear, the lanky Augé's curly hair and De Rosnay...Read more
From Abington to Harrisburg to Philadelphia. Philly DJ Jimmy Bishop's gold discs have traveled a long way
PHILADELPHIA — First, the gold discs honoring Earth, Wind & Fire, Barry White and Philly soul singer Eddie Holman spent 22 years in the evidence room of the Abington Police Department.
Then, they sat for another 16 years in a Pennsylvania Treasury Department vault in Harrisburg.
And now — finally — the awards marking half a million ...Read more
Dan Schneider suing 'Quiet on Set' producers for defamation: 'I sadly have no choice'
LOS ANGELES — Dan Schneider, the Nickelodeon producer behind hit shows "Drake & Josh" and "iCarly," is taking legal action against the teams behind the popular "Quiet on Set" docuseries.
Schneider announced in a statement shared with The Times on Wednesday that he plans to sue producers Warner Bros. Discovery, Maxine Productions and Sony ...Read more
Jay Leno's wife Mavis gives update amid dementia battle, conservatorship
Jay Leno and his wife, Mavis, over whom he was recently granted conservatorship, are sharing an update on her health amid her battle with advanced dementia.
While attending Tuesday’s premiere of Jerry Seinfeld’s Netflix flick, “Unfrosted,” philanthropist Mavis Elizabeth Leno, 77, told Entertainment Tonight, “I feel great.”
Speaking...Read more
Drew Barrymore urged VP Kamala Harris to be 'Mamala of the country.' The internet recoiled
Drew Barrymore pleaded with Vice President Kamala Harris earlier this week for the politician to be a mother figure to the United States. That sentiment has since unleashed waves of backlash from multiple communities on social media.
In the Monday episode of "The Drew Barrymore Show," the former child star welcomed the vice president to her ...Read more
Mavis Leno joins husband Jay at a premiere after dementia revelation: 'I feel great'
LOS ANGELES — Jay and Mavis Leno donned their date-night best Tuesday at the red carpet premiere of Jerry Seinfeld’s forthcoming film “Unfrosted.”
The premiere marked the couple’s second public outing since the former talk show host in January filed for a since-granted conservatorship over his wife following her advanced dementia ...Read more
Mandisa's father gives eulogy: Singer's death showed 'no signs' of self-harm
Two weeks after Grammy winning gospel singer Mandisa was found dead, her family is beginning to open up about the circumstances of her death.
"I believe firmly that the detective believes and knows that she did not [harm herself]," her father, John Hundley, told Fox News Digital on Tuesday.
The singer, whose full name was Mandisa Lynn Hundley,...Read more
Review: Based on CJ Sansom's novel, 'Shardlake' sets a murder mystery in Tudor England
Variation on a theme is the essence of detective fiction, dressing the old beloved tropes in new clothes. Pick any job — plumber, rodeo clown, TV critic — add "detective" and you've got your main character. (You might even do something with a detective who is also a detective — I'm not sure what, exactly, but I smell some metafictional ...Read more
John Cena's Max show 'Peacemaker' has moved to Atlanta from Vancouver
ATLANTA — John Cena’s “Peacemaker” superhero series is now shooting at Trilith Studios in Fayetteville for its second season.
The series, which debuted in early 2022, moved from Vancouver, British Columbia, another popular place to shoot big-budget movies and TV shows.
The spinoff from 2021′s “Suicide Squad” movie was considered ...Read more
Minnesota pop-rockers Hippo Campus return with new single and record label ahead of big gig
MINNEAPOLIS — It's been a minute for Hippo Campus. After becoming full-bore musicians straight out of high school in the mid-2010s, the buoyant Twin Cities pop-rock quartet wrapped up its busy tour schedule behind 2022′s "LP3″ last summer with gigs at the Bonnaroo festival and Duluth's Bayfront Festival Park to take some time to kick back ...Read more
Ryan Reynolds, Dwayne Johnson reportedly had 'huge fight' on the set of 'Red Notice'
An alleged confrontation between Ryan Reynolds and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is being detailed in new reports that surfaced Tuesday.
While filming the 2021 Netflix film “Red Notice,” the actors reportedly had a “huge fight” over Johnson’s repeated tardiness to set, according to sources who spoke with The Wrap.
With the chatter ...Read more
ABC News fires meteorologist Rob Marciano after reports of alleged behavior issues
ABC News and longtime meteorologist Rob Marciano have gone their separate ways.
Marciano was fired Tuesday after a decade of working on ABC News programs including "Good Morning America" and "World News Tonight," sources confirmed to The Times. The journalist, who most recently appeared on "Good Morning America: Weekend Edition," left ABC News ...Read more
TV review: 'The Contestant' peels curtain back on the worst reality show of all time
Lists of the dumbest reality shows in TV history include the usual suspects: "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo," "Flavor of Love," "The Littlest Groom." But those pieces of trash didn't reek nearly as much as "Susunu! Denpa Shõnen."
In 1998, the Japanese series started spitting out a weekly segment in which struggling actor Tomoaki "Nasubi" Hamatsu ...Read more
Alec Baldwin discusses 39-year sobriety: 'Cocaine was like coffee'
NEW YORK — Alec Baldwin, currently awaiting trial for involuntary manslaughter, is opening up about four decades of sobriety.
The Emmy winner, 66, told the “Our Way with Paul Anka and Skip Bronson” podcast about contending with substance abuse in the early 1980s, when asked if he still drinks.
“I don’t discuss this a lot. … I’m ...Read more
Jerry Seinfeld says 'the extreme left and PC crap' are hurting TV comedy
LOS ANGELES — Ahead of his stint at the Hollywood Bowl and the release of his Netflix comedy about Pop-Tarts' origin this week, Jerry Seinfeld reflected on the "Seinfeld" storylines that wouldn't be aired today and other ways "the extreme left" is influencing comedy.
In an interview with the New Yorker, the comedian said some of his jokes ...Read more
Former Nine Inch Nails drummer joins University of Michigan faculty
DETROIT — University of Michigan is getting a Nine Inch Nail.
Chris Vrenna, former drummer for Nine Inch Nails who also worked with Marilyn Manson, Guns N' Roses, U2, Smashing Pumpkins, Metallica and more, has joined UM's School of Music, Theatre & Dance as an assistant professor in the Department of Performing Arts Technology, the school ...Read more
Paul Auster, postmodern author behind 'The New York Trilogy' and 'Smoke,' dies at 77
Paul Auster, the bestselling postmodern author, noir novelist and screenwriter behind "Smoke," "Lulu on the Bridge" and "The Inner Life of Martin Frost," has died. He was 77.
"The New York Trilogy" and "4 3 2 1" author's death was confirmed Wednesday by his literary representatives at Carol Mann Agency, according to the Associated Press. No ...Read more
For Anne Hathaway, going 5 years without booze is a bigger milestone than 'middle age'
Anne Hathaway has been sober for more than five years, making good on a promise to stay dry while parenting her young sons. To her, consciously staying sharp for that long is a bigger deal than hitting a certain birthday.
"The Princess Diaries" and "The Devil Wears Prada" alum, who stars in Prime Video's adaptation of Robinne Lee's 2017 romance...Read more
Brian McCardie, 'Line of Duty' and 'Rob Roy,' actor, dies at 59
Brian McCardie, a Scottish actor best known for his roles in the BBC drama “Line of Duty” and the 1995 film “Rob Roy,” died unexpectedly on Sunday at the age of 59.
His death was announced by his sister, Sarah McCardie, Tuesday in an X post: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Brian James McCardie (59), beloved ...Read more
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