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Theater Review: Without Gosling or geese, Broadway’s ‘The Notebook’ goes for the…
NEW YORK (AP) — The romantic tearjerker “The Notebook” lands on Broadway in awkward musical theater form this spring having previously conquered books and movies. It is intent now on making a live audience openly weep by employing massive…
Movie Review: Man and dog and adventure racing in ‘Arthur the King’
The new Mark Wahlberg movie “ Arthur the King ” is the cinematic version of an inspirational classroom poster. It means well and has something worthwhile to say, but for the most part, it’s also rather generic — an underdog story that hits…
Pierce Brosnan pleads guilty to walking off trail at Yellowstone hot springs, must pay $1,500
Actor Pierce Brosnan has pleaded guilty to stepping off a trail in a thermal area while visiting Yellowstone National Park last November. Brosnan was fined $500 and ordered to pay $1,000 to Yellowstone Forever — a nonprofit organization…
In ‘Frida’ documentary, artist Frida Kahlo’s own words are used to tell her story
Frida Kahlo used her own experiences to inform her art. In that spirit, Kahlo’s personal writings are used to help tell the story of her life in a new documentary, “Frida.” Filmmaker Carla Gutiérrez blends first person narration with…
New opera production adds something new to Luis Buñuel’s ‘The Exterminating…
Calixto Bieito added an element to “The Exterminating Angel” that Luis Buñuel and Thomas Adès left out: cannibalism. Adès’ 2016 opera is based on Buñuel’s 1962 film and details psychologically blocked dinner guests who can’t depart a…
‘Manhunt,’ about hunt for John Wilkes Booth, may make you wish you paid attention in…
A new series on Apple TV+, premiering Friday, tells the lesser-known aspects of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, focusing on the pursuit of his killer, John Wilkes Booth. Many don't know that Lincoln's killing occurred days after the…
Hans Zimmer talks about first North American tour dates in 7 years, the magic of composing for film
Composer Hans Zimmer’s film scores have soundtracked magic movie moments in “The Lion King," "The Dark Knight” and both new “Dune” movies, to name a few. This fall, the “Hans Zimmer Live” tour will hit U.S. and Canada, marking the first…
Movie Review: Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn find poignant synergy in real-life war tale ‘One Life’
By the time Nicholas Winton died in 2015 at the ripe age of 106, the former London stockbroker and self-proclaimed “ordinary man” had been widely recognized for his extraordinary deeds — rescuing 669 Jewish children from the Nazis, saving…
‘Freaknik’ documentary tells untold story behind the massively popular Atlanta street…
A new Hulu documentary takes a look at the legendary street party Freaknik held in Atlanta during the 80s and 90s. Stories abound about nudity, highway debauchery and gridlock traffic. But “Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told” looks to…
Dua Lipa, SZA and Shania Twain to lead this year’s Glastonbury Festival in June
Organizers of the Glastonbury Festival have announced the lineup so far for arguably the world’s most famous music festival. For the first time, two female acts will be performing the headline spots on the main stage on two of the three…
Today in History: March 14, Albert Einstein is born and Stephen Hawking dies
Today in History
Today is Thursday, March 14, the 75th day of 2024. There are 292 days left in the year.
Today’s highlight in history:
On March 14, 1879, Albert Einstein, who would revolutionize physics and the human understanding of the…
James Conlon to retire as Los Angeles Opera music director after 2025-26 season, end 20-year tenure
James Conlon will retire as music director of the Los Angeles Opera at the end of the 2025-26 season, ending a 20-year run that will have spanned half the company’s history. Conlon made the announcement Wednesday, five days before his 74th…
Judge schedules sentencing for movie armorer in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
A movie set armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust” is scheduled to be sentenced next month. Court records show an April 15 sentencing is…
Q&A: Kristen Stewart, Rose Glass and Katy O’Brian on their ‘fun, sweaty, violent’ film
Rose Glass’ first film “Saint Maud,” was a chilling picture of faith and madness. Her second, “Love Lies Bleeding” is also kind of about madness but of different sorts — that of love, of power and of strength (the literal kind). She said…
PBS tells a winding and forever love story with the series ‘Alice & Jack’
Like most kids, Victor Levin was raised on fairy tales — and still resents it. Those stories in books, movies and TV that inevitably ended up with everyone happily ever after seemed dishonest. Levin is ready to prove his point with the…
In ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ film, what’s his faith? And why is marijuana deemed holy to the…
Exceeding expectations, the biopic “ Bob Marley: One Love ” has been a box-office hit in the United States and several other countries. The film is focused on the Rastafari legend’s story during the making of his 1977 album “Exodus” while…
Theater Review: Without Gosling or geese, Broadway’s ‘The Notebook’ goes for the…
NEW YORK (AP) — The romantic tearjerker “The Notebook” lands on Broadway in awkward musical theater form this spring having previously conquered books and movies. It is intent now on making a live audience openly weep by employing massive…
Dua Lipa, SZA and Shania Twain to lead this year’s Glastonbury Festival in June
Organizers of the Glastonbury Festival have announced the lineup so far for arguably the world’s most famous music festival. For the first time, two female acts will be performing the headline spots on the main stage on two of the three…
Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson, Megan Moroney, Cody Johnson lead CMT Music Awards noms
Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson, Megan Moroney, and Cody Johnson are the leading nominees for the 2024 CMT Music Awards, celebrating the best in country music videos. On Wednesday, CMT announced the nominees for their fan-voted…
Karl Wallinger, ex-member of The Waterboys and creative force behind World Party, dies
Karl Wallinger, the multi-instrumentalist and solo force behind the band World Party and former member of The Waterboys, has died at age 66. His publicist says Wallinger passed away Sunday. No cause of death was announced. Wallinger had…
Nile Rodgers of disco group Chic, classical music innovator Esa-Pekka Salonen win Polar Music Prize
Nile Rodgers, American songwriter and co-founder of the 1970s influential disco band Chic and esteemed Finnish classical music composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen have won the 2024 Polar Music Prize, a Swedish music award.The award…
Music Review: Ariana Grande triumphs over heartbreak on seventh studio album, ‘eternal sunshine’
The new Ariana Grande era — marked by her seventh studio album and first in nearly four years, “eternal sunshine,” began with a question — “Yes, And?”
The single — named after a general rule of thumb in improvisational comedy — marked a new…
Karol G becomes first Latina named woman of the year at Billboard ceremony honoring global musicians
Karol G made history at the 2024 Billboard Women in Music awards ceremony. “This is the first time, ever, a Latina is named woman of the year,” she said Wednesday in her acceptance speech. And so, in honor of that incredible feat, she…
From ‘Yellowstone’ to a debut country album, Luke Grimes is ready to reintroduce himself
Luke Grimes, best-known for his portrayal of the complex cowboy character Kayce Dutton on the hit show “Yellowstone,” will release his self-titled debut album on Friday. It's a country music declaration that speaks volumes: Think you know…