If half the folks who paid to see Demi Moore in “The Substance” take a chance on the bracing new seriocomedy “Anora,” they’ll be far better rewarded, this time by a sharp and finally moving story of one woman’s options in extreme circumstances.

They’re different films with different aims, of course. Both caused a stir at the ...Read more

Puckish American comic Billy Crystal strikes out in a new direction as the star of the limited series "Before," which premiered Friday on Apple TV+. Let us say at the outset that he is completely able to handle the assignment. The assignment itself is something of a mixed bag, but at no time will you think, "Billy Crystal isn't up to this." In ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The hum of anticipation fills the air as Kate Nash, the British indie-rock icon, steps back onto a tour bus after six prolonged years; her hands gliding over familiar but somehow changed surfaces — guitars, setlists, even friendships. The road is a chaotic place, an emotional tightrope walk between exhilaration and ...Read more

NEW YORK — Bad life stuff has a habit of coming all at once.

Joan Didion knew this when she wrote “The Year of Magical Thinking.” Delia Ephron learned this before writing her new Broadway play, “Left on Tenth.” And most regular folks of a certain age, such as my centenarian mother, intuited it decades ago. When one older family member...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Seeing Alison Sweeney on a screen without a grove of festively-decorated Christmas trees or the glow of twinkly lights is disorienting — like finding out the truth about Santa. As one of the Hallmark Channel's most in-demand holiday heroines, she's become a familiar presence to viewers. But now, in the glow of blue light, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Tegan and Sara, as far as anyone could tell, were living the dream.

In 2013, after a decade and a half of slow and steady work, the twin-sister pop duo from Canada scored their first Grammy nomination, their first top 10 album and performed with Taylor Swift at Staples Center. They toured arenas the next year as an opening act ...Read more

In "The Remarkable Life of Ibelin," gaming is not just gaming. It's a portal into a life lived, and the real life human experience inside a virtual world.

This touching, eye-opening documentary is a look at the life of Mats Steen, a Norwegian boy who early on in his life was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a severe form of MD that ...Read more

Todd Chrisley has reportedly been removed from his position as a chaplain's assistant at the Florida prison where he is currently serving 10 years for tax evasion, fraud and conspiracy.

The former "Chrisley Knows Best" star's firing came after prison officials at the Pensacola facility saw him "associating with inmates" who are part of the ...Read more

ATLANTA — When Bruce Springsteen takes the stage in Clarkston with Democrat Kamala Harris on Thursday night, he’ll be joining a lengthy list of musicians and other celebrities who have waded into politics.

This year’s presidential campaign has been heavy with celebrity endorsements. Hulk Hogan spoke at the Republican National Convention. ...Read more

ATLANTA — Atlanta has landed a new NBC drama series “Grosse Pointe Garden Society,” which begins production Nov. 6.

According to a note provided to members of the IATSE 479 union, the series will be shot at Assembly Studios in Doraville. A 12-episode pick up is scheduled to shoot through early April and is set to debut mid-season in ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Wu-Tang Clan mastermind RZA leaped into new territory when he released his first orchestral, "A Ballet Through Mud," this summer. Now, the hip-hop legend is bringing the album to life with a free live performance on Nov. 4 at the Los Angeles Theater.

The show made its grand ballet debut in 2023 with the help of the Colorado ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Tyler, the Creator is bringing his new album — and only his new album — to Inglewood’s Intuit Dome.

The genre-blurring Los Angeles musician wrote on X early Thursday that he plans to hold an event Sunday evening at the Clippers’ newly opened arena where he’ll play “Chromakopia,” his upcoming LP, in full for the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Cardi B says her recent "medical emergency" has forced her to pull out of an Atlanta music festival this weekend.

The "WAP" and "I Like It" rapper shared the news with her Instagram followers on Wednesday, calling it "sad" and thanking them for their understanding.

"I've been in the hospital recovering from a medical emergency ...Read more

Jack Merrill, an actor with credits including “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Eight Men Out,” and “Law & Order,” is reflecting on his harrowing encounter with notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy.

The future actor was just 19 years old when he was approached in 1978 by Gacy, a murderous man who killed at least 33 boys and, on occasion, ...Read more

SEATTLE — Jerry Cantrell is back.

OK, the Alice in Chains guitarist and singer hasn’t exactly been MIA the last few years. When the Seattle grunge lords wrapped up touring around their Grammy-nominated “Rainier Fog” record in 2019, the hammer-swinging songsmith went into solo mode, emerging from a pandemic-extended break with his first ...Read more

You have questions. I have some answers.

Q: Will the Netflix show “The Chair” with Sandra Oh return?

A: The comedy-drama about conflict in the English department at a fictional university had its moments. But they were not enough to get the show renewed after a single season.

Q: From time to time, I hear that “Longmire” is making a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Good news for theaters still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and other industry disruptions: A new UCLA study has found that teenagers' favorite thing to do is going to the movies.

The latest installment of the university's "Teens and Screens" report — which surveyed 1,500 young people across the U.S. aged 10 to 24 — ...Read more

Sleek, confident and peppered with delicious portraits in pursuit, deceit and evasion, the carnival of papal intrigue known as “Conclave” works like gangbusters. It’s the best recent Agatha Christie adaptation not based on an Agatha Christie mystery, because it’s from a book by Robert Harris. I describe it that way not to mess with logic...Read more

Ron Ely, the star of the original “Tarzan” TV series, has died at age 86.

The actor died on Sept. 29 at the Santa Barbara, California, home of his daughter Kirsten. She confirmed his passing on Instagram Wednesday, but did not reveal a cause of death.

The 6-foot-4 Ely was relatively new to Hollywood when he was cast as the beloved ...Read more