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The Talking Heads on the once-in-a-lifetime ‘Stop Making Sense’

TORONTO – You may find yourself in a movie theater with “Stop Making Sense” playing and the members of the Talking Heads in the audience. That was the once-in-a-lifetime scenario when the ne...

DATE: Sep 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Rob Reiner talks about ‘Spinal Tap’ sequel

CANNES, France – One of the most memorable lines – and Rob Reiner’s personal favorite – of “This Is Spinal Tap” goes: “There’s a fine line between stupid and clever.” You could say the sam...

DATE: May 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Scorsese presents a buried gem and a pitch for cinema’s past

NEW YORK – While Martin Scorsese and Thelma Schoonmaker were holed up in an apartment cutting “Raging Bull” – an intense process that would have consumed the thoughts of most filmmakers – Sc...

DATE: May 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Bruce Willis, diagnosed with aphasia, steps away from acting

NEW YORK – Bruce Wills is stepping away from acting after a diagnosis of aphasia, a condition that causes loss of the ability to understand or express speech, his family announced Wednesday....

DATE: Mar 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Hollywood halts releases in Russia, including ‘The Batman’

NEW YORK – Warner Bros. is halting the release of “The Batman” in Russia, just days before it was to open in theaters there, as Hollywood moved to cease distribution plans in the country aft...

DATE: Mar 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Power of the Dog’ tops Oscar nominations with 12; ‘Dune’ nabs 10

NEW YORK – After a pandemic year that hobbled movie theaters and saw streaming services make new inroads into Hollywood, the Academy Awards put its strongest support Tuesday behind two films...

DATE: Feb 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Sundance cancels in-person film festival because of virus surge

NEW YORK – Just two weeks before it was to be held in Park City, Utah, the Sundance Film Festival is canceling its in-person festival and reverting to an entirely virtual edition because of ...

DATE: Jan 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Dean Stockwell of ‘Quantum Leap,’ ‘Blue Velvet’ dies at 85

NEW YORK – Dean Stockwell, a top Hollywood child actor who gained new success in middle age in the sci-fi series “Quantum Leap” and in a string of indelible performances in film, including ...

DATE: Nov 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ bumped to 2022 because of coronavirus surge

NEW YORK – Paramount Pictures on Wednesday postponed the release of “Top Gun: Maverick,” sending another of the fall’s top movies out of 2021 because of the rise in coronavirus cases and th...

DATE: Sep 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Titane’ wins top Cannes honor, 2nd ever for female director

Julia Ducournau’s “Titane,” a wild body-horror thriller featuring sex with a car and a surprisingly tender heart, won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, making Ducournau just the se...

DATE: Jul 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

At Cannes under COVID-19, glamour gets unmasked

CANNES, France – For nearly everybody who has come to the Cannes Film Festival after months in various stages of lockdown and caution, the transition is head-spinning. Even in normal years,...

DATE: Jul 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Charles Grodin, 'Midnight Run,' 'Heartbreak Kid,' star, dies

The Associated Press – Charles Grodin, the droll, offbeat actor and writer who scored as a caddish newlywed in “The Heartbreak Kid” and later had roles ranging from Robert De Niro’s counterp...

DATE: May 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming