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Movie Review: In ’28 Years Later,’ a zombie pandemic rages on
Most movies are lucky to predict one thing. Danny Boyle’s 2002 dystopian thriller “28 Days Later” managed to be on the cutting edge of two trends, albeit rather disparate ones: global pandemic and fleet-footed zombies.
Add in Cillian…
Jeezy reflects on the legacy of his commercial debut, the classic ‘Thug Motivation 101’
NEW YORK (AP) — When Jeezy released his commercial debut two decades ago, he prepared a contingency plan in case his musical aspirations weren’t achieved.
“You don’t know if you’re going to be around in 20 years,” said the drug…
Music Review: HAIM return with a superb and salty breakup album
HAIM has declared this season to be “single-girl summer” and offered us the soundtrack. Heartsick never sounded so good.
“I Quit,” the fourth full-length album from the trio, is a breakup collection that never gets too weepy. You can dance…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial takes a day off due a juror’s illness
NEW YORK (AP) — A juror’s vertigo on Wednesday ended another day of the sex trafficking trial for music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs before it began.
Prosecutors had expected to rest their case by Friday after presenting evidence for the last…
From the Greek mountains to Manhattan: folk music icon Petroloukas Chalkias honored after death
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece is honoring the late clarinetist Petroloukas Chalkias, whose hypnotic, note-bending performances over the course of more than 70 years made him a hero of mountain folk music.
Chalkias, who died at 90 over the…
The world according to Wednesday, your new favorite alt-country indie rock band
NEW YORK (AP) — A pit bull puppy peeing off a balcony. Mounted antlers in the kitchen on a crooked nail. Pink boiled eggs stay afloat in the brine. For its dedicated audience, the North Carolina alt-country-meets-indie rock band Wednesday…
Jeff Ross to make his Broadway debut this summer in one-man show that’s far from a roast
NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Ross, a comedian known for hosting brutal roasts of celebrities, is coming to Broadway this summer with a one-man autobiographical show that will offer fans a softer, more intimate side.
“The hard part for me is letting…
List of the top summer movies since ‘Jaws’ turned it into blockbuster season in 1975
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Jaws” turns 50 this week, and its legacy of the summer movie blockbuster remains strong.
The titles that have packed the most summer moviegoers into theaters since 1975 represent some of the best known films of the last…
‘Jaws’ changed movies forever, but Hollywood could still learn from it
NEW YORK (AP) — Fifty years after “Jaws” sunk its teeth into us, we’re still admiring the bite mark.
Steven Spielberg’s 1975 film, his second feature, left such a imprint on culture and Hollywood that barely any trip to the movies, let…
Tyler Perry sued by actor on ‘The Oval’ for sexual assault and harassment
An actor who worked on the Tyler Perry-created TV drama “The Oval” has filed a lawsuit alleging Perry leveraged his power in the entertainment industry to sexually assault and harass him. The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by…
Movie Review: An intergalactic, existential adventure about loneliness in Pixar’s ‘Elio’
Elio is a lonely 11-year-old just looking for big answers about life.
He’s recently lost his parents, the only people who understood him and wanted him, and the one thing that seems to give him comfort and hope is the idea that we’re not…
‘The Chosen’ swaps Texas for Italy to film the crucifixion for the hit drama about Jesus Christ
MATERA, Italy (AP) — Matera, in the south of Italy, is known as the “City of Stones” for its architecture. For the next season of “The Chosen,” it’ll be known by another name: Jerusalem.
With its ancient caves, breathtaking scenery,…
Tom Cruise is finally getting an Oscar — as will Dolly Parton, Debbie Allen and Wynn Thomas
Tom Cruise is finally getting an Oscar. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Tuesday that Cruise, choreographer Debbie Allen and “Do The Right Thing” production designer Wynn Thomas have all been selected to receive honorary…
Former police chief known as the ‘Devil in the Ozarks’ pleads not guilty to a prison…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A convicted murderer and former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks" pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a charge stemming from his recent escape from an Arkansas prison.
Grant Hardin, who was captured June 6,…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is unlikely to testify as judge says jury could get case next week
Hopes that Sean “Diddy” Combs might testify at his federal sex trafficking trial have faded after his lawyer predicted a defense presentation lasting two to five days. Defense lawyers made the estimate Tuesday when the judge asked how long…
Today in History: June 17, O.J. Simpson charged with murder following highway chase
Today is Tuesday, June 17, the 168th day of 2025. There are 197 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On June 17, 1994, after leading police on a slow-speed chase on Southern California freeways, O.J. Simpson was arrested and charged…
Music Review: HAIM return with a superb and salty breakup album
HAIM has declared this season to be “single-girl summer” and offered us the soundtrack. Heartsick never sounded so good.
“I Quit,” the fourth full-length album from the trio, is a breakup collection that never gets too weepy. You can dance…
The world according to Wednesday, your new favorite alt-country indie rock band
NEW YORK (AP) — A pit bull puppy peeing off a balcony. Mounted antlers in the kitchen on a crooked nail. Pink boiled eggs stay afloat in the brine. For its dedicated audience, the North Carolina alt-country-meets-indie rock band Wednesday…
Music Review: Bruce Springsteen takes seven ‘Lost Albums’ off the shelf for a new box…
NEW YORK (AP) — Bruce Springsteen's new project, “Tracks II: The Lost Albums,” is entirely about that age-old question: What if?
The box set, out June 27, comprises seven albums encompassing the period between 1983 and 2018, all but one he…
Book Review: A new biography goes long and deep on the rise and fall of rock band Talking Heads
Talking Heads fans, rejoice! Hard on the heels of the re-release of “Stop Making Sense,” the 1984 Jonathan Demme film widely considered the best concert movie ever made, Jonathan Gould has published a comprehensive biography of the seminal…
Slick Rick returns after 26 years with ‘Victory’ album and proves hip-hop storytelling…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hip-hop legend Slick Rick is proving his creative spark is far from fading.
The English-born rapper — known for his signature eye patch and masterful storytelling — returned to the booth with his first new project in…
Music Review: Dierks Bentley’s ‘Broken Branches’ offers safe, familiar, cold beer…
Nashville hitmaker Dierks Bentley has delivered “Broken Branches,” his eleventh studio album that leans into some well-tread country rock territory, the kind that invariably involves broken hearts, trucks and a cold beer.
Look, Bentley…
Mike Love celebrates Brian Wilson and George Clinton shines at 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame
NEW YORK (AP) — The Beach Boys' Mike Love was inducted into the 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday night, just one day after it was announced that his inimitable bandmate Brian Wilson had died.
The actor — and lifelong Beach Boys fan…
A Grammy category is created for album covers just as Sabrina Carpenter’s takes the spotlight
The Recording Academy has tweaked some of its rules for the 2026 Grammy Awards, including carving out a stand-alone category for best album cover. It came a day after Sabrina Carpenter revealed the title and release date for her new album,…
