The legendary film producer, director and distributor Roger Corman passed away over the weekend at the age of 98, and it’s safe to say that Hollywood and the film industry as we know it would not be what it is today without his renegade presence and independent spirit.

Under the American Independent Pictures label, and later his own New World...Read more

It would be a challenging undertaking for any filmmaker to attempt to represent the outsize talent, unique style and utterly devastating downfall of soul singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse in biopic form. It’s a thankless task for any actor too. To quote one of Winehouse’s most poignant ballads, the endeavor is “a losing game” before it ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Was the third time the charm for the Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival, which concluded its 2024 run Sunday at downtown San Diego's Embarcadero Marina Park North with show-stopping performances by the Roots and Beck?

This was the third edition of the homegrown music marathon, which debuted in November 2019, then went dark in 2020 ...Read more

DETROIT — Barbie won't be heading to Pine Knob this summer after all.

The touring "Barbie The Movie: In Concert" event, which was set to play Pine Knob on Aug. 10, has been canceled, according to an announcement on the event's Ticketmaster page. No reason was given for the cancellation.

The local concert was part of a planned 37-city tour ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Since the sudden death of KTLA's Sam Rubin on May 10, the station has been commemorating its longtime entertainment reporter. On Monday morning that included an appearance by Rubin's son Colby.

The 16-year-old visited the "Morning News" set and spoke of his father while sitting in his dad's usual chair.

Colby said he would ...Read more

SEATTLE — A year ago, at the Cannes Film Festival, Lily Gladstone’s career shot into the stratosphere. “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Martin Scorsese’s based-on-fact drama about a mysterious series of murders in the Osage Nation in 1920s Oklahoma, made its world premiere at Cannes on May 20, 2023, to a nine-minute standing ovation. “...Read more

"Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker and her husband, John Hughes, are expecting their second child together.

"John and I are thrilled to announce we are welcoming a second baby to our family with the help of another amazing surrogate!" Welker said Tuesday on NBC's "Today" show. "We hope that our news offers hope to others who are trying ...Read more

Rolling Stones fans know the story. In their infancy as rock stars in 1964, the Stones followed James Brown and the Famous Flames at the T.A.M.I. Show at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.

Legend has it that Brown blew the young band off the stage. Video of the show backs up that claim, as the show marked Brown’s firs televised performance. This ...Read more

At NBCUniversal's annual upfront presentation to advertisers, "Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon asked the most pertinent question: “Why are we here?”

To woo advertisers, mostly, especially as spending shifts from traditional television shows to streaming platforms. But NBC also previewed its upcoming shows and events, which includes the 2024...Read more

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

MAY

14: Dune: Part Two

14: Imaginary

14: One Life

14: Land of Bad

14: The American Society of Magical Negroes

14: A Home for the Holidays

14: Destroy All Neighbors

14: My Adventures With Superman: Season 1

14: T.I.M.

14: Noryang: Deadly Sea

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“Bad Boys for Life” producer Doug Belgrad will join Netflix as its vice president of film as the streaming giant continues to beef up its movie ranks following a major shakeup.

A longtime Sony Pictures executive, Belgrad was involved in nearly all the movie studio’s live-action intellectual property, including the “Spider-Man” ...Read more

The country artist known simply as Ernest is a couple of cocktails deep on a recent afternoon in the rooftop garden of West Hollywood's Soho House, a diamond pendant the size of a AA battery nestled within the open neck of his blue western shirt.

The pendant, which reads DANGEROUS, is one of three matching pieces he commissioned from a jeweler ...Read more

NEW YORK — George Clooney will make his Broadway debut next spring in a stage adaptation of “Good Night, and Good Luck,” a historical drama about the venerated broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow, producers announced this week.

Clooney, a two-time Oscar winner and one of Hollywood’s most familiar faces, served as a writer and director...Read more

The return of a beloved sitcom character tops the DVD releases for the week of May 21.

"Frasier": Kelsey Grammer is back in the title role in this Paramount+ reboot of the long-running series that sees Frasier Crane relocate to Boston and living with Freddy, his now-adult son.

"Grammer, for his part, looks remarkably unchanged from the ...Read more

50 Cent is trolling Christian “King” Combs, the son of embattled business mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, and rehashing a slew of allegations against him and his father. The impetus for Fitty’s latest social-media rant? King released a diss track trashing him amid all three rappers’ legal woes.

King, one of Combs’ children with late ...Read more

David Sanborn, one of the most popular and influential saxophonists of the past 50 years, died Sunday after an extended battle with prostate cancer. He was 78 and had performed as recently as January. His death was announced on his social media sites: “Mr. Sanborn passed Sunday afternoon, May 12th, after an extended battle with prostate cancer...Read more

Just a few weeks after Miss Teen USA winner UmaSofia Srivastava resigned from the 2023 title, runner-up Stephanie Skinner has declined the role as well.

Now left struggling to crown a 2023 winner, the organization has yet to comment on the debacle, but Skinner took to Instagram to explain why she rejected the crown.

“In light of recent ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Immersive entertainment firm Meow Wolf, whose multiple locations of floor-to-ceiling psychedelic-leaning art have attracted about 10 million visitors across its four venues since 2016, has revealed the location of its in-development Los Angeles-based exhibition.

Meow Wolf Los Angeles will be located in a portion of what is ...Read more

ATLANTA — If you thought you were going to sing your heart out to Anita Baker ballads on Saturday, you likely had to think again.

The R&B legend canceled her State Farm Arena show just a few minutes before it was set to start.

“Due to late, unforeseen circumstances, tonight’s ‘An Evening with Anita Baker’ event featuring eight-time ...Read more

Susan Backlinie, an actress and stuntwoman who famously played the first shark attack victim in the opening scene of “Jaws,” has died. She was 77.

Susan’s husband, Harvey Swindall, told TMZ she died at their California home on Saturday morning from a heart attack.

“It is with heartfelt regret to confirm our beloved Susan passed away ...Read more