Review: Loving documentary of TV giants in ‘Lucy and Desi’
March 2, 2022 GMTA boy sees a pretty girl at a party and delivers a pick-up line for the ages. “If you don’t have anything to do tonight, how would you like to learn how to do the rhumba?” he asks. The girl is charmed.
New this week: ‘Don’t Look Up,’ new ‘Matrix’ and ‘Sing 2’
December 20, 2021 GMTHere’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
Review: Sorkin goes behind the scenes of Lucy and Desi
December 8, 2021 GMTIf things had gone according to plan, Lucille Ball would have been a major movie star. Instead, she had to settle for being the queen of television comedy for over 25 years. Not exactly a lousy alternative.
‘Trial of the Chicago 7’ takes top honors at SAG Awards
April 5, 2021 GMTThe starry cast of Aaron Sorkin’s 1960s courtroom drama “The Trial of the Chicago 7” took the top prize Sunday at a virtual Instead of congregating on the stage of Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium for their best-ensemble win at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the cast of “The Trial of the Chicago 7” called in on Zoom...The cast of ‘Trial of the Chicago 7’ on their SAG Awards win
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‘Borat,’ ‘Promising Young Woman’ win at Writers Guild Awards
March 22, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Sacha Baron Cohen's “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” was partly improvised and scripted by nine writers, but it still walked away Sunday night with one of the Writers Guild Awards' top honors, best adapted screenplay...
Golden Globe winners include Jason Sudeikis and Jodie Foster
March 1, 2021 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Complete list of winners at the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards:
‘Soul,’ ‘Ma Rainey’s’ among AFI’s top 10 films of the year
January 25, 2021 GMTThe American Film Institute on Monday announced its top 10 films of the year, including Pixar’s jazz themed “Soul” and two of Chadwick Boseman’s final films: the August Wilson adaptation “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and Spike Lee’s Vietnam drama “Da 5 Bloods,” both of which are Netflix films...
‘The West Wing’ cast reunites again, this time for a book
October 19, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The stars of “The West Wing” are once again joining together, this time for a book about the award-winning White House television drama...
‘West Wing’ reunites cast with a mission: get out the vote
October 14, 2020 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — While “The West Wing” creator Aaron Sorkin was gratified to bring an episode of the drama series to life on the stage, he’d rather discuss the bigger return he wants to see...
Review: The Chicago Seven trial gets the Aaron Sorkin touch
October 14, 2020 GMTIf anyone was born to make a film about the infamous federal trial surrounding the protests outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention, it’s Aaron Sorkin...
Why small US theaters have canceled ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
February 28, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of community and nonprofit theaters across the U.S. have been forced to abandon productions of "To Kill a Mockingbird" under legal threat by Broadway and Hollywood producer Scott Rudin...
Actress role? Friend of notorious Mrs. Robinson
May 25, 2018 GMTLeague City resident Shawna Glad is used to playing major roles on stage; so appearing in a small part in a Houston production of “The Graduate” posed a challenge.
“It’s hard when you have a small role, 20 lines, to establish a character,” she said, referring to her part as Mom, who is Benjamin Braddock’s neurotic mother in the comedy that playwright Terry Johnson based on a 1963 novella by Charles Webb as well as Calder Willingham and Buck Henry’s screenplay for the classic 1967 movie.
Judge sets June ‘Mockingbird’ trial if Alabama judge Oks it
April 30, 2018 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge says she'll preside over a June trial over the disputed Broadway production of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," if an Alabama judge allows it...
‘Mockingbird’ Broadway producer sues Harper Lee’s estate
April 17, 2018 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The producer of the Broadway production of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" has filed a countersuit against the executor of the late author's estate which challenged screenwriter Aaron Sorkin's adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel...
Harper Lee estate sues over ‘Mockingbird’ Broadway version
March 15, 2018 GMTBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The estate of "To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper Lee has filed suit over an upcoming Broadway adaptation of the novel, arguing that screenwriter Aaron Sorkin's script wrongly alters Atticus Finch and other characters from the book...