LOS ANGELES — In the opening scene of "The Shards," a teenage Bret Easton Ellis (Igby Rigney) cruises down Mulholland Drive in his black Mercedes-Benz, cigarette in hand, blasting the Cars' "Moving in Stereo," to catch a Saturday matinee of "The Shining."

Not only does the sequence evoke the eerie opening of Stanley Kubrick's seminal 1980 ...Read more

CHICAGO — She was a woman former Tribune critic Howard Reich called “the first lady of Chicago jazz,” and for decades Geraldine de Haas delighted in that role. She earned it too, through stunning performances and as a passionate promoter and producer of jazz programs and events that changed the cultural face of the city.

De Haas died the ...Read more

'ONE NIGHT ONLY'

Rated R for sexual material, language and brief nudity.

What it’s about: The government has banned premarital sex, except for one night a year. Can two crazy single kids fall in love?

The kid attractor factor: This is more for young adults.

Good lessons/bad lessons: It's not all about sex, even when it's all about sex.

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“Eli Roth is a special kind of disturbed.”

That’s by no means a clinical psychological diagnosis — I’m not remotely qualified to make one — but it is the thought I had early and often while taking in the director’s new serving of absurd but unsettling horror, “Ice Cream Man.”

In theaters this week, Roth’s 10th movie takes ...Read more

Bethenny Frankel has alleged she had something "major" diagnosed by a team of doctors.

The reality star told her fans on Instagram that she had "joined a medical community" that has "teams of doctors that sort of cross reference your markers, your labs, longevity".

Bethenny added that the health service, available in your home, is "legitimate"...Read more

Gary Glitter has appeared in court charged with a series of historic sexual offences, including three counts of indecent assault on a girl under 14 and one count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13.

The 82-year-old disgraced former glam rock star, born Paul Gadd, appeared before Westminster Magistrates' Court via videolink, ...Read more

Chris Rea left an estate worth more than £12 million to his family after his death aged 74, newly released court documents show.

The the singer-songwriter - whose festive anthem Driving Home for Christmas became one of Britain's most enduring seasonal hits - left a final will which placed the bulk of his fortune into a trust for his wife, Joan...Read more

After three years, "Ted Lasso" has returned to the pitch. Did it need to? The third season finale, which seemed until now to be a series finale, brought most every character's arc to a satisfying, credible conclusion — the less satisfying ones were just as credible — while pointing to a future you were free to imagine, or think nothing more ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — BEAT, the King Crimson offshoot band that performed launched in 2024 and features two alums on the pioneering progressive-rock group, is returning for an extensive 2026 North American tour. It will open with three dates in California and conclude in early December with concerts in Los Angeles and Riverside.

The group features two ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Miami authorities on Tuesday night responded to a residence after a disturbing video was posted on social media that appeared to involve celebrity blogger Perez Hilton.

The Times has not confirmed the authenticity of the video. But the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office said in an emailed statement that authorities had received an ...Read more

Neakasa Magic 1 Vacuum Steamer a game-changer: I once had a compact Rowenta steamer I used at home and when traveling. Sadly, I did not use it very often. I was never truly happy with the results, so using it was not worth the effort and it added weight and bulk to my bag. I also had a home steamer with a pole that held the steam wand and hose ...Read more

Every now and then a rom-com comes along with an absolutely ludicrous premise that we just sort of accept because it creates the unique conditions for watching a pair of budding movie stars fall in love. This year’s entrant is “One Night Only,” written by Travis Braun, directed by Will Gluck, set in a pretty familiar, if spit-shiny New ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Jelly Roll is taking a break from performing after a highly publicized split from Bunnie XO.

Last week, the "Save Me" singer paused his Salt Lake City concert to announce the hiatus. "This has truly been a lifetime experience for me," Jelly Roll told the crowd at the Rice-Eccles Stadium, per Country Now. "And in a couple of ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Walt Disney Co. has announced a new partnership with TikTok that will lead to more creator-made vertical videos appearing on the Disney+ streaming app.

Under the terms of the agreement, TikTok will give creators who choose to participate access to assets from hundreds of Disney movies and television shows for use in short-form ...Read more

At long last, “Ted Lasso” is back.

After some doubt over whether it ever would, the Apple TV sports dramedy series about an American football coach-turned-British soccer, er, football coach returns this week with its first episode in more than three years.

Sure, things have changed, as Ted is now the coach of a women’s, not men’s, team...Read more

Mario Lopez has deleted an AI-generated video of his niece after sparking backlash with the "creepy" clip.

The actor turned TV presenter took to his X and Instagram accounts to share a 15-second AI video of his 19-year-old niece Kalia Wong messily eating two hot dogs while with her uncle at a Los Angeles Dodgers game.

The computer-generated ...Read more

Sophia Myles has blasted James Franco as the "worst actor I've ever worked with".

The 46-year-old actress starred alongside Franco in 2006 movie Tristan and Isolde, with the pair taking on the lead roles.

Franco has been hitting headlines in recent weeks due to bizarre videos he has been sharing on social media, including one in which he ...Read more

Dee Wallace admitted her E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial success left her struggling to understand why she "wanted to get smaller".

The 77-year-old actress became a household name after playing Mary Taylor, Elliott Taylor's (Henry Thomas') mom, in Steven Spielberg's 1982 sci-fi blockbuster, but she said the fame left her feeling less confident ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — At one movie theater, a worker might just press “play” on what is basically a computer attached to a projector, and turn their attention elsewhere until “The Odyssey” concludes three hours later.

Not at the Heights Theater.

At the Heights, which uses two film projectors from the 1960s for special screenings like ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Is Little Feat the most influential American rock band that never achieved mainstream success, in large part because its music was simply too diverse and good to make major commercial inroads?

“I think there’s a lot of truth in that,” said keyboardist and singer Bill Payne, who co-founded Little Feat in 1969 with guitarist/...Read more