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Ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ to be auctioned nearly 20 years after theft
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nearly two decades after a pair of ruby slippers that were worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” were stolen from a Minnesota museum, the iconic shoes are set to be auctioned off to the highest bidder Saturday.…
Prosecutors seek February trial for 5 remaining defendants indicted with rapper Young Thug
ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is seeking to hold a trial early next year for the last five defendants who were originally indicted along with Atlanta rapper Young Thug.
A final plea hearing for the five is set…
Movie Review: A wordless Latvian cat parable about climate change is the year’s best animated movie
Of all the post-apocalyptic landscapes we've been treated to over the years, none is as beautiful nor peaceful as that of “Flow.”
In Gints Zilbalodis' wondrously shimmering animated fable, a solitary black cat, after escaping a cataclysmic…
Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and…
Car rams and injures orchestral musicians in Belgrade during a protest over station roof collapse
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra said four of its musicians were injured Friday in an incident during a weekly 15-minute traffic blockade commemorating the 15 people who died when a concrete canopy collapsed at a…
Whoopi Goldberg plays the baddie onstage in ‘Annie’ this holiday season in New York
Whoopi Goldberg is about to break two ironclad rules of show business — never work with animals or children. The actor and TV host is slipping into the terrifying role of Miss Hannigan when the latest touring production of “Annie” lands in…
Sudan documentary implores world to remember how a hopeful revolution became a forgotten war
MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — In the early days of Sudan's 2019 revolution, Shajane Suliman brought sandwiches, coffee and mint tea to demonstrations in closed-off sections of Khartoum. But as hope made way for despair, she decided more than…
Semyon Bychkov conducts through pain in celebrating Year of Czech Music with North American tour
NEW YORK (AP) — Eva Krestová remembered Semyon Bychkov’s first rehearsal as chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic, leading Shostakovich’s “Leningrad” symphony.
“I was shaking,” the viola leader recalled of that day in Prague’s…
Princess of Wales takes another step in return to public life after chemotherapy with carol service
The Princess of Wales is taking another step in her return to public life following cancer treatment as she hosts her annual Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey. This year’s concert is designed to celebrate the support people give…
Hollywood and the Middle East mix at Red Sea International Film Festival
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — One of the Middle East’s fastest-growing film festivals opened Thursday in Saudi Arabia, attracting filmmakers and stars from around the world, to present over 120 films from 81 countries in Jeddah’s historic…
Today in History: December 6, 13th Amendment ratified, abolishing slavery
Today is Friday, Dec. 6, the 341st day of 2024. There are 25 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Dec. 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, abolishing slavery, was ratified as Georgia became the 27th state to…
Movie Review: Brave, mesmerizing Amy Adams triumphs over frustratingly odd script in ‘Nightbitch’
The question sounds so basic and friendly. But it’s actually loaded, as many mothers can attest. “Do you just love getting to be home with him all the time?” asks the younger, more put-together woman in the supermarket. “Must be so…
Exiled Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof’s definition of home is shifting
NEW YORK (AP) — Shortly before he was to be flogged and imprisoned for eight years, Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran.
His weekslong journey would take him from Tehran, through rural Iranian villages, on foot across a mountainous borderland and…
Q&A: Binoche and Fiennes on reuniting for ‘The Return’ and fighting for meaningful movies
Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche became friends while playing lovers in “Wuthering Heights.” A few years later, they would share the screen again in Anthony Minghella’s “The English Patient,” that historical epic that would take them all…
Kate Hamill delivers a ‘feminist primal scream’ with her new play ‘The Light and the Dark’
NEW YORK (AP) — The inspiration for Kate Hamill's latest play came from across centuries and the planet.
The actor-playwright was honeymooning in Italy in 2020 when she walked into the Uffizi Gallery in Florence and spotted a painting by…
