Look, up in the stands — it's J.K. Simmons and your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man!

The Academy Award-winning actor, who portrayed Daily Bugle chief J. Jonah Jameson in director Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man" trilogy, was reunited with his onscreen nemesis at the New York Mets game Tuesday.

After a clip from "Spider-Man" was shown on the stadium...Read more

For anyone who thinks they don’t make them like they used to, say hello to “Tuner,” a beautifully made crime romance with shades of “Thief” and “Good Will Hunting,” with a terrific star turn from Leo Woodall, who anchors this ensemble thriller. “Tuner” is the narrative feature debut of Daniel Roher, the acclaimed documentary ...Read more

It feels too, well, easy to suggest that “Tuner” — a promising crime drama/thriller about a gifted piano tuner-turned-safe cracker — falls out of tune somewhere around its halfway point.

And yet here we are.

Up until that point, we were willing to overlook some of the off-notes played in the narrative directorial debut from ...Read more

War and weather come together to fuel the compelling new historical drama “Pressure.”

In theaters this week, it chronicles the incredibly important role the hard-to-craft forecast played in the Allied Forces’ invasion of Normandy, France, in June 1944.

More intimately, “Pressure” — based on the 2014 play of the same name by David ...Read more

'PRESSURE'

Rated PG-13 for war violence, bloody images, some strong language, and smoking.

What it’s about: Details the tense days before D-Day when General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Scottish meteorologist James Stagg tried to accurately forecast the weather in order to ensure the invasion's success.

The kid attractor factor: This is more of...Read more

DETROIT — They're still not ready to make nice.

Country trio the Chicks, formerly known as the Dixie Chicks, will kick off their 20th anniversary tour behind their 2006 album "Taking the Long Way" at Detroit's Fox Theatre on Sept. 30, venue officials announced Wednesday.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. June 4 via Ticketmaster. Presale tickets ...Read more

Q. I bought the TLOVII toothbrush you wrote about some time ago and can no longer find brush heads for it. I have been using a manual toothbrush since, and want to go back to an electric. Do you have any new toothbrushes to recommend, or even know where I can get some new TLOVII heads?

—D.G., Wexford, Pennsylvania

A. I first wrote about the ...Read more

MIAMI — It’s a story Jeff Friday has told at least a thousand times: He attended the Sundance Film Festival and was blown away by the amount of talent and stunned by the lack of diversity.

That led to him and two friends to create the American Black Film Festival, where Black filmmakers and creatives could feel supported.

“If Black and ...Read more

NEW YORK — Martin Short was the one who initiated the welfare check culminating in the discovery of his daughter’s body.

Katherine Short, a social worker and NYU graduate, died by suicide at the age of 42 earlier this year.

On Feb. 23, her funnyman father grew concerned and asked a friend to check in after not hearing from her for more ...Read more

CHICAGO — One reacts to death in a variety of ways, and hearing that Tim O’Malley had died on May 11 at 68 from natural causes brought shock and tears across the city. But soon enough, there came smiles, for not only was O’Malley one of the most naturally funny people this city has ever known, memorable as a performer and teacher at The ...Read more

Pierre Deny, the veteran French actor known to international audiences for his role in Emily in Paris, has died aged 69 following a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS.

The actor's death was confirmed by his daughters, who announced in a statement he had died on Monday (25.05.26) after complications linked to the ...Read more

Yoshihiro Nishimura, the cult Japanese filmmaker whose blood-soaked horror films helped redefine splatter cinema for a new generation, has died aged 59 following a battle with liver disease.

The filmmaker died on Monday (25.05.26) in Tokyo after spending nearly two weeks in hospital, according to reports from Japan.

Yoshihiro became ...Read more

Albert Wolsky, the two-time Oscar-winning costume designer whose work shaped some of Hollywood's most iconic film looks including Grease, All That Jazz and Bugsy, has died aged 95.

Albert's passing in Los Angeles happened on 23 May, and has now been confirmed by colleagues including fellow costume designer Christopher Lawrence, who paid tribute...Read more

LOS ANGELES — There’s a scene in the movie “Twister” in which Philip Seymour Hoffman’s character, blasting hard rock music and driving a tricked-out, storm-chasing bus called “Barn Burner” toward a fast-forming funnel, hollers out: “It’s the wonder of nature, baby!”

This month marks 30 years since “Twister” pulled ...Read more

Though “Dancing with the Stars” judge Derek Hough has millions of fans the world over, his beginnings were humbling, if not downright traumatic.

The former “DTWS” dance pro and choreographer was bullied so badly in his youth that a bunch of kids once held a gun to his head, Hough revealed in an interview Monday.

That was the worst of a...Read more

NEW YORK — Steven Spielberg’s latest extraterrestrial feature, “Disclosure Day,” is getting an out-of-this-world installation this week in lower Manhattan.

The “E.T.” director’s hotly anticipated return to form arrives in theaters June 12, ahead of which, a thousand red origami cardinals will pop up at “key locations” across ...Read more

Rapper Lil Wayne has gotten engaged again, this time keeping his proposal and wedding plans low-key.

In fact, the identity of the 20-something Indiana woman he popped the question to earlier this year has not been made public, TMZ reported. “Sources with direct knowledge” alerted TMZ about the impending nuptials, the outlet reported Tuesday...Read more

Derek Hough was tied up by his ankles and had a gun put to his head while being "tormented" by childhood bullies.

The 41-year-old Dancing With The Stars professional dancer grew up in Sandy, Utah, where he was targeted by thugs at his school and in his neighborhood, partly due to him being a dancer.

He said on The Bossticks podcast: "Being a ...Read more

Denise Richards has praised her youngest daughter as the "biggest angel with the biggest selfless heart" on her 15th birthday, but admitted she "worries" about her future.

The former James Bond star, 54, has gushed over her daughter Eloise, who was diagnosed with a chromosomal disorder during her younger years, and admitted raising a child with...Read more

Mel C "didn't have a problem" with people who "assumed" she was gay during her Spice Girls days.

But the 52-year-old singer - who was first nicknamed Sporty Spice during the group's early years - wasn't impressed with people thinking she might be homosexual because of the way she dressed.

During an appearance on The Mitch Churi Chat Show, host...Read more