SAN DIEGO — San Francisco hippie-era hero Country Joe McDonald recorded nearly 50 albums over the course of his career, which began in the 1960s and stretched a few years beyond his 2017 farewell concert in San Francisco.

Even so, the veteran troubadour, who died Saturday at the age of 84, is still best known for “The ‘Fish’ Cheer/I-...Read more

A steamy thriller tops the DVD releases for the week of March 17.

"The Housemaid": A young woman with a troubled past takes a new job as a live-in housemaid and finds all is not what it seems. Starring Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried and Brandon Sklenar, with Paul Feig directing.

"'The Housemaid' is like 'Gaslight' meets 'Jane Eyre,' with a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — If this year's best picture nominees had a theme, it's: Back off and let me do my work, whether it's lady-bossing, creature-building, race-car driving, "Hamlet"-writing, ping-pong playing, revolution-stoking, juke-joint opening or logging the timber that built America. I dug moments in every one of them. But my work isn't done ...Read more

You've got Oscars questions, we've got answers.

Here's how to watch this year's Oscar telecast and other pertinent information about the show.

When are the Oscars?

Sunday, March 15.

What time are the Oscars on?

7 p.m. ET.

What channel are the Oscars on?

ABC.

Are the Oscars streaming?

Yes, on Hulu. The show is also streaming on ABC.com ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — One widely held view of Harry Styles is that he’s a cool guy who makes boring music. What if he’s actually a boring guy who makes cool music?

That’s the prospect raised by the 32-year-old pop star’s new album, “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.,” which came out Friday and immediately racked up more than 60 ...Read more

Steve Carell doesn't "have time for social media" and believes no one would "care" if he started sharing posts about his life.

The 63-year-old Hollywood actor has stayed away from platforms such as Instagram and TikTok and he's convinced he's made the right choice because followers wouldn't be interested in his laid back lifestyle.

He told L'...Read more

Priyanka Chopra hired security guards to protect her family after her young daughter was "followed from school".

The 43-year-old actress is mother to four-year-old Malti with her husband Nick Jonas and she has now explained the couple decided to employ bodyguards to keep overzealous fans away because their little girl was targeted by someone ...Read more

Hilary Duff felt like she "lost some serious innocence" by finding fame as a child.

The 38-year-old actress was in her early teens when she first took on the titular role in Disney series Lizzie McGuire in 2001, and she has recalled the impact of becoming a star at such an early age.

She told the On Purpose With Jay Shetty podcast: "Probably ...Read more

Tessa Thompson is to star in A Separation.

The 42-year-old actress will produce and lead the cast of the adaptation of Katie Kitamura's best-selling book that is being directed by Jonas Carpignano.

A Separation tells the story of a woman who reluctantly travels from London to an isolated area of southern Greece in an attempt to find her ...Read more

Quentin Tarantino has hit back at Rosanna Arquette after she criticised the "racist and creepy" use of the N-word in Pulp Fiction.

The 66-year-old actress, who played Jody in the 1994 movie, recently questioned why the filmmaker has been given a "hall pass" to use the offensive term in his work but Tarantino has suggested that the criticism is ...Read more

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

MARCH

10: Resident Alien: Season Four

10: Viridiana

17: The Housemaid

17: David

17: Anaconda

17: Good Boy

17: Is This Thing On?

17: Return to Silent Hill

17: We Bury the Dead

17: The Choral

17: For All Mankind: Season 2

17: Not Without Hope...Read more

LOS ANGELES — On a dreary February afternoon in Chinatown, Ben Lovett, pianist and keyboardist of the British folk-rock group Mumford & Sons, was hours away from releasing his band's sixth album, "Prizefighter." The LP — co-produced by Aaron Dessner with guests Hozier, Gracie Abrams and Chris Stapleton — rejuvenates a catalog that includes...Read more

Vanilla Ice said appearing in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze is his "greatest accomplishment next to my kids".

The 58-year-old rapper - real name Rob Van Winkle - jumped at the chance to perform Ninja Rap in the 1991 film because he is a huge fan of the comic book series.

He recalled to People: "When they asked me to ...Read more

Sylvester Stallone is on board for John Rambo as an executive producer.

The 79-year-old action movie has served as a writer on the first five Rambo films and even directed 2008's Rambo, and while he won't appear on screen in the upcoming prequel - which is set before 1982's First Blood - he will still be heavily involved as Noah Centineo takes ...Read more

Baz Luhrmann wants to create a "Jazz Age" version of Charli xcx's Wuthering Heights movie soundtrack.

The 63-year-old film director thinks it would be a fun thing to do if he could get the 33-year-old singer's permission to do so.

He told Wallpaper: "I'd take the soundtrack to Wuthering Heights and do a Jazz Age version of it.

"You'd have to ...Read more

Jack White has insisted he never said Taylor Swift's music was "boring".

The 50-year-old musician came under fire for his comments about poetry and songwriting when he discussed the Anti-Hero pop star's approach to storytelling in her songs, compared to his own way of penning a tune.

In a since-deleted Instagram post, he wrote: "Putting this ...Read more

Rachel Zegler refuses "to assimilate for anybody else's comfort" after backlash over her heritage.

The 24-year-old actress faced fierce backlash for her Snow White casting from people claiming her Colombian heritage made her a 'woke' hire, while she had previously dealt with people complaining that she wasn't Hispanic enough to play Puerto ...Read more

Anna Camp is "really proud to be bisexual" even though being open about her private life felt "scary".

The Pitch Perfect star, 43, unveiled her relationship with Jade Whipkey when they walked the red carpet together at the Los Angeles premiere of her movie Bride Hard last summer and Anna has now admitted going public with such a personal matter...Read more

Simone Biles feared she would be "cancelled" after she sensationally withdrew from the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.

The gold medal-winning gymnast, 28, was in Japan competing for Team USA when she decided to walk away in the middle of an event because she needed to prioritise her mental and physical health - and Simone has now admitted she ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — One widely held view of Harry Styles is that he’s a cool guy who makes boring music. What if he’s actually a boring guy who makes cool music?

That’s the prospect raised by the 32-year-old pop star’s new album, “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.,” which came out Friday and immediately racked up more than 60 ...Read more