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Movie review: 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga' a brilliant prequel that pulls hope, persistence from chaos
Australian filmmaker George Miller has been shaping our vision of a post-apocalyptic future for the past 45 years, since his “Mad Max” roared onto screens in 1979. His 2015 installment “Mad Max: Fury Road” could be one of the best films of the 21st century, a dusty, fuel-injected chase across the desert that synthesizes everything wrong ...Read more
What to stream: Catch up with Zendaya's big 2-movie start for 2024
With summer movie season already in full-swing, thanks to “The Fall Guy,” “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” and “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” bringing big-screen spectacle to theaters, it’s also a time to look back on the best films from the first half of the year and catch up with some of the titles that you may have missed.
Two ...Read more
Kevin Costner's 'Horizon: An American Saga' should have been a TV show
CANNES, France — To anyone worried that “Megalopolis” would be the only risky, expensive late-career epic from a Hollywood legend to premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, breathe easy. With “Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1” (three more parts are planned), Kevin Costner has you covered.
The “Dances With Wolves” ...Read more
In hypnotically trashy Trump biopic and other showstoppers, Cannes goes under the knife
CANNES, France — No monster shambles into being fully formed. They're made, sometimes lovingly tended to, by our own worst impulses.
Shrewdly, "The Apprentice," a hypnotically trashy biopic detailing Donald Trump's rise to prominence in the ratty, Koch-era New York of the 1970s and '80s, requires no sympathy for the future president. That's a...Read more
Atlanta Jazz Festival 2024 brings a world of talent to Piedmont Park
ATLANTA — Jazz musicians and jazz music contain many worlds, but almost every player and every show provides a moment that makes you want to shake your hip and let your backbone slip.
Those moments are the Crunch Berries in your bowl of Cap’n Crunch. But why quit at just a handful of berries? Vincent Herring likes the idea of jazz that’s ...Read more
Amy Winehouse's viral hot-mic dig at Justin Timberlake cut from 'Back to Black' biopic
Amy Winehouse’s apparent shade at Justin Timberlake during the 2008 Grammy Awards has been left out of “Back to Black,” the new biopic based on the life and career of the late British singer-songwriter.
Winehouse, a massively influential musician who died of alcohol poisoning in 2011 at the age of 27, became an international superstar ...Read more
Jerry Seinfeld is interrupted onstage by pro-Palestinian protesters -- again
Jerry Seinfeld’s week of difficult appearances continues, this time in Virginia.
As soon as Seinfeld took the stage for a stand-up comedy set at Chrysler Hall in Norfolk on Saturday night, a man in the audience jumped up and yelled, “Free Gaza,” TMZ reported. The audience immediately began booing the heckler and chanting “Jerry! Jerry!�...Read more
Jason Momoa confirms Adria Arjona romance with Japan travel pics
Jason Momoa is officially off the market.
The “Aquaman” star has gone Instagram Official with his latest love interest: Adria Arjona.
Snapshots from a trip to Japan with the 32-year-old “Hit Man” actress by his side were shared on social media on Monday.
“Japan, you are a dream come true you blew my mind,” he wrote in the post, ...Read more
Nina Dobrev hospitalized after bike crash, shares 'how it started vs. how it's going' snaps
Actress Nina Dobrev is recovering in a hospital after she was injured in a bike crash.
The 35-year-old “Degrassi” and “Vampire Diaries” star shared two Instagram photos on Monday with the caption “how it started vs. how it’s going.” In the first photo, Dobrev sits atop a black motorbike on an empty street. In the followup, she ...Read more
Actress Sarah Wayne Callies details 'rampant misogyny' on set of 'Prison Break'
Actress Sarah Wayne Callies’ career was largely launched by her performance in “Prison Break,” but not without a cost.
The star of “The Walking Dead” and other series described the “Prison Break” set as rife with “rampant misogyny,” providing details Monday on the Rachel Bilson podcast “Broad Ideas.”
Many of the guys on ...Read more
At a Cannes Film Festival of big swings and faceplants, real life takes a back seat
CANNES, France — "Is it too real for ya?" snarls the Gang of Four-soundalike punk band Fontaines D.C. over a thrumming bass line on the soundtrack to "Bird" as we cruise the streets of Gravesend, Kent, east of London. How's this for too real? Piloting an e-scooter is the shirtless, much-tatted Bug, played by Barry Keoghan, last seen in "...Read more
Avett Brothers shipwreck survival musical 'Swept Away' will sail to Broadway this fall
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A decade-long odyssey that began with a Charlotte native’s idea for a musical inspired by an old Avett Brothers album culminated with the Concord band announcing that their show, “Swept Away,” is headed to Broadway this fall.
Fittingly, the folk-rock band delivered the Broadway-bound news at a concert in New York, and ...Read more
'The Apprentice' team fires back after Trump campaign threatens lawsuit
CANNES, France — "It's time to make movies political again," director Ali Abbasi said after unveiling his Donald Trump biopic "The Apprentice" at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday — and he swiftly got his wish.
"We will be filing a lawsuit to address the blatantly false assertions from these pretend filmmakers. This garbage is pure fiction...Read more
List of DVD release dates for May 21 and beyond
Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change:
MAY
21: Betty's Bad Luck in Love
21: Chasing Raine
21: Fitting In
21: Frasier
21: Three Revolutionary Films by Ousmane Sembène
28: Bob Marley: One Love
28: Arthur the King
28: Anatomy of a Fall
28: In the Land of Saints and Sinners
28: ...Read more
New on DVD: Keep jammin' too with 'Bob Marley: One Love'
A biopic about a legendary musician tops the DVD releases for the week of May 28.
"Bob Marley: One Love": An exploration of the iconic reggae singer from director Reinaldo Marcus Green focusing on the years from 1976-78 as he writes "Exodus" and contends with political unrest in his native Jamaica. Starring Kingsley Ben-Adir and Lashana Lynch ...Read more
Sammy Roth: Meet the comedians telling hilarious jokes about climate change
LOS ANGELES — Lots of people enjoy laughing at billionaires — but it wasn’t just any billionaires who were the targets of Esteban Gast’s recent comedic jabs at the Crow, an intimate comedy club just off Metro’s E Line tracks in Santa Monica.
After admitting that a few years ago he vacationed at an all-inclusive resort (“still the ...Read more
Drake Bell unveils one reason behind his 'Quiet on Set' revelation: His toddler son
When former child star Drake Bell went public that he had been sexually abused by a dialogue coach when he was younger, he understood that coming forward wouldn’t affect only himself.
“What’s the story that he’s going to get?,” Bell said in a recent interview, referring to his 3-year-old son. “Is somebody else going to tell him my ...Read more
'The Dirty D,' the Detroit-set streaming hit, finds new home for Season 3: Here are the details
DETROIT — "The Dirty D" is heading to a new home.
The steamy Motor City soap opera, which centers on the comings, goings and various illicit activities at a Detroit nightclub, will air exclusively on Peacock for its upcoming third season.
"We are pleased to announce the 'The Dirty D' Season 3 will be released exclusively on Peacock this ...Read more
Behind-the-scenes superstar Don Was to world-premiere his new band in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS — Prince world-premiered his last band, 3rdEyeGirl, at the Dakota in downtown Minneapolis. Don Was, behind-the-scenes superstar, will world-premiere his new band, Don Was & the Pan-Detroit Ensemble, at the Dakota.
While Was' career hasn't been as decorated as Prince's, it certainly has been formidable: Six Grammys including ...Read more
Katy Perry says goodbye to 'American Idol' as reality show crowns another winner
As one of the “California Gurls” is crowned the winner of “American Idol” Season 22, another is closing her chapter on ABC’s reality singing competition.
Abi Carter, a 21-year-old musician from Indio, was declared the victor on Sunday night finale, the final episode of Katy Perry’s seven-season judging stint alongside Luke Bryan and...Read more
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