George Maharis, star of TV’s ‘Route 66’ in the 1960s, dies at 94
May 28, 2023 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — George Maharis, a stage-trained actor with rough-hewn good looks who became an icon to American youth in the 1960s as he cruised the country in a Corvette convertible in the hit television series "Route 66," has died.
‘Succession’ finale: Fans react to end of Emmy-winning hit drama
May 29, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — With the end of the critically acclaimed drama's fourth and final season, dedicated fans of “Succession” now know the answer to the series' central question: Which of the Murdoch-esque Roy family siblings will prevail?
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “ The Little Mermaid ” made moviegoers want to be under the sea on Memorial Day weekend.
BERLIN (AP) — Several Jewish groups, politicians and an alliance of civil society groups gathered for a memorial ceremony and a protest rally against a concert by Roger Waters in Frankfurt on Sunday evening.
Film Reviews
Movie Review: Disenchantment under the sea in live-action ‘The Little Mermaid’
Movie Review: 'About My Father' is a messy, limp rom-com with Robert De Niro as bait
Movie review: Julia Louis-Dreyfus reteams with Nicole Holofcener in 'You Hurt My Feelings'
Review: This 'White Men Can't Jump,' with Jack Harlow, has no game
Movie Review: A delicious Jason Momoa saves 'Fast X' from furiously speeding off into numbness
Movie Review: 'About My Father' is a messy, limp rom-com with Robert De Niro as bait
Movie review: Julia Louis-Dreyfus reteams with Nicole Holofcener in 'You Hurt My Feelings'
Review: This 'White Men Can't Jump,' with Jack Harlow, has no game
Movie Review: A delicious Jason Momoa saves 'Fast X' from furiously speeding off into numbness
Movie Review: 'About My Father' is a messy, limp rom-com with Robert De Niro as bait
Movie review: Julia Louis-Dreyfus reteams with Nicole Holofcener in 'You Hurt My Feelings'
Review: This 'White Men Can't Jump,' with Jack Harlow, has no game
Movie Review: A delicious Jason Momoa saves 'Fast X' from furiously speeding off into numbness
Music Reviews
Music Review: Arlo Parks wishes her eyes were still wide on new album 'My Soft Machine'
Music Review: Robert Ellis proves he's today's news on moody, vulnerable album 'Yesterday’s News'
Music Review: Marty Stuart’s new album 'Altitude' is vibrant country inspired by the Byrds
Review: Jonas Brothers' 'The Album' is a summer hit for incurable romantics
Review: A career comeback and a fine album from Eilen Jewell
Music Review: Robert Ellis proves he's today's news on moody, vulnerable album 'Yesterday’s News'
Music Review: Marty Stuart’s new album 'Altitude' is vibrant country inspired by the Byrds
Review: Jonas Brothers' 'The Album' is a summer hit for incurable romantics
Review: A career comeback and a fine album from Eilen Jewell
Music Review: Robert Ellis proves he's today's news on moody, vulnerable album 'Yesterday’s News'
Music Review: Marty Stuart’s new album 'Altitude' is vibrant country inspired by the Byrds
Review: Jonas Brothers' 'The Album' is a summer hit for incurable romantics
Review: A career comeback and a fine album from Eilen Jewell
‘Anatomy of a Fall’ wins Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or; 3rd time female director wins top honor
May 28, 2023 GMTJustine Triet's “Anatomy of a Fall” won the Palme d'Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in a ceremony Saturday that bestowed the festival's prestigious top prize on an engrossing, rigorously plotted French courtroom drama that puts a marriage on trial.
There's no Iron Throne, but the stakes feel just as high.
“Succession,” the critically acclaimed drama chronicling a Murdoch-esque feuding billionaire family, wraps its four-season run on Sunday with a highly anticipated 88-minute finale.
Ed Ames, ’50s pop singer with Ames Brothers and ‘60s TV star in ‘Daniel Boone,’ dies at 95
May 28, 2023 GMTEd Ames, the youngest member of the popular 1950s singing group the Ames Brothers, who later became a successful actor in television and musical theater, has died. He was 95.
The last survivor of the four singing brothers, Ames died May 21 from Alzheimer's disease, his wife, Jeanne Ames, said Saturday.
Essay: A mega-fan’s appreciation for Tina Turner’s limitless energy and lessons of survival
May 27, 2023 GMTDALLAS (AP) — When Tina Turner died at age 83, I found myself drifting back to the fourth grade, to the day I truly discovered her voice.
BERLIN (AP) — Police in Berlin said Friday that they have opened an investigation of Roger Waters on suspicion of incitement over a costume the Pink Floyd co-founder wore when he performed in the German capital last week.
From ashes and debris, iconic Beirut museum reopens 3 years after massive damage from port blast
May 27, 2023 GMTBEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Sursock Museum has reopened to the public, three years after a deadly explosion in Beirut's port — set off by tons of improperly stored chemicals — reduced many of its treasured paintings and collections to ashes.
Natalie Portman and Todd Haynes dive into the nature of performance in ‘May December’ at Cannes
May 27, 2023 GMTCANNES, France (AP) — In Todd Haynes' tonally shape-shifting “May December,” the first announcement of the movie's playful intentions comes with a theatrical zoom in, a few lushly melodramatic piano notes and the frightful announcement that there no more hot dogs in the fridge.
Danny Masterson rape retrial deliberations drag on more than 6 days, will resume next week
May 26, 2023 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Jurors have deliberated for more than a week without reaching a verdict in the rape retrial of “That '70s Show” star Danny Masterson, and will have to return and resume talks after the long holiday weekend.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
May 26, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Preempted for coverage of the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix.
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NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I.; former Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.
After a year of long overdue Hollywood love, actor James Hong is still having his moment
May 26, 2023 GMTGreeted with a standing ovation at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, James Hong could easily have just basked in the applause and moved on. But for the 94-year-old, the mostly Asian cast of “Everything Everywhere All at Once" winning best cast seemed like an opportunity for a stark reminder that Hollywood wasn't always so open.
CBS is television’s most popular network for 15th straight year
May 26, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — CBS claimed the distinction of most-watched television network for the 15th straight year, even as those bragging rights don't mean what they used to.
The network averaged just under 6 million viewers on a typical moment in prime time for the season that just concluded, the Nielsen company said on Friday.
A first-time filmmaker in Cannes: Molly Manning Walker on her breakthrough ‘How to Have Sex’
May 26, 2023 GMTCANNES, France (AP) — Molly Manning Walker was still bleary-eyed from six months in the editing suite rushing to finish her first feature film when she arrived at the Cannes Film Festival.
Green carpet in United Arab Emirates welcomes India’s film elite for Bollywood awards ceremony
May 26, 2023 GMTABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Indian celebrities and Bollywood stars on Friday walked a green carpet for a second year in a row in the United Arab Emirates — the signature color of the International Indian Film Academy awards.
What to watch this weekend: ‘Succession’ finale, John Wick, Matchbox Twenty, ‘American Born Chinese’
May 26, 2023 GMTSure, lots of folks are eagerly anticipating this Sunday’s “Succession” finale. But what if you haven’t followed the Roy family drama? There’s plenty of new don’t miss new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
Texas grand jury indicts man in fatal shooting of rapper Takeoff
May 26, 2023 GMTHOUSTON (AP) — The man accused of fatally shooting Migos rapper Takeoff last year outside a Houston bowling alley has been indicted on a murder charge, according to court records.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Singer-songwriter Tyler Hubbard was fully prepared to hang up his boots so to speak when his duo partner in Florida Georgia Line, Brian Kelley, said he wanted to go solo.
The pair had been together more than a decade, and whether you were a fan of their bro country sound or not, their music ("Cruise," “Meant To Be,” “Round Here") set the tone for a generation of country fans.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback had been dreaming about writing something together for a few years. The two actors, both native New Yorkers, would meet up from time to time and talk about what it could be.
Alice Rohrwacher debuts her latest enchantment, ‘La Chimera,’ at the Cannes Film Festival
May 26, 2023 GMTCANNES, France (AP) — To the Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher, “fairy tale” is an often misunderstood concept. For many, it suggests kings and queens, a light kind of fantasy.
Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
May 26, 2023 GMTThe 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 venue managers.
LONDON (AP) — A London court on Friday rejected an attempt by the publisher of The Sun tabloid to throw out a lawsuit by actor Hugh Grant alleging that journalists and investigators it hired illegally snooped on him.
Can’t get Taylor Swift tickets? See all of Swift’s eras on display at this costume exhibit
May 26, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift has been breaking records and delighting fans on the U.S. leg of her Eras Tour, a splashy celebration of her career and new releases since the pandemic.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney is opposing a request by Gov. Ron DeSantis to disqualify a judge overseeing the company's First Amendment lawsuit against the Florida governor and others in which Disney says it was punished for speaking out against Florida legislation that critics have dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.”
Céline Dion has canceled all her scheduled tour dates through April 2024 as she continues treatment for a rare neurological disorder.
“I’m so sorry to disappoint all of you once again," the singer said in a statement on social media. "I’m working really hard to build back my strength, but touring can be very difficult even when you’re 100%.
Australians felt special connection to Tina Turner through their Nutbush dance and rugby league
May 26, 2023 GMTMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tina Turner's death is being mourned around the world. But in Australia, many people felt a special connection to the singer.
Australia holds the world record for the most number of people to dance to her song “Nutbush City Limits,” and Turner became the face of rugby league for a generation of Australians after she appeared on a series of popular television ads for the sport.
Rare James M. Cain story ‘Blackmail’ published for first time
May 26, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The characters are pure noir: Pat, a “dark, heavily handsome thick-shouldered" young man; Myra, a “cheesecakey” woman whose “thick blonde hair" fell “off her bare head to brilliant brassy effect.”
ANTIBES, France (AP) — With a guestlist that boasted equal parts wealth, fame and glamour, amfAR returned to the French Riviera Thursday for its Cannes gala to raise money for AIDS research.
Queen Latifah hosted the 29th edition with Eva Longoria, Fan Bingbing and Rebel Wilson among the stars walking the red carpet.
Amanda Gorman’s poem for Biden’s inauguration barred for younger children by Florida school
May 25, 2023 GMTFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A poem written for President Joe Biden's inauguration has been placed on a restricted list at a South Florida elementary school after one parent's complaint.
Adnan Syed’s murder conviction on hold for now, as Maryland Supreme Court considers appeal
May 25, 2023 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Adnan Syed will not return to jail and his murder conviction is on hold, for now, as Maryland's Supreme Court decides whether to hear his appeal.
The state's highest court issued an order on Thursday that prevents the reinstatement of Syed's murder conviction by a lower court.
A Los Angeles County judge on Thursday said she will dismiss a lawsuit that the stars of 1968's “Romeo and Juliet" filed over the film's nude scene, finding that their depiction could not be considered child pornography and they filed their claim too late.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Tom Hanks told graduates of Harvard University on Thursday to be superheroes in their defense of truth and American ideals, and to resist those who twist the truth for their own gain.
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Tina Turner, ‘Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ whose triumphant career made her world-famous, dies at 83
May 25, 2023 GMTWith admirers ranging from Beyoncé to Mick Jagger, Turner was one of the world’s most successful entertainers, known for a core of pop, rock and rhythm and blues favorites.
A public person in a private country: Tina Turner reveled in ‘normal’ life in her Swiss home
May 25, 2023 GMTKUESNACHT, Switzerland (AP) — In her adoptive country, Tina Turner was more than just a swivel-hipped rock, R&B and pop superstar. She unapologetically moved to Switzerland for its discretion and calm, carrying her very public persona into a very private country.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In 1976, a young Tina Turner, bloodied and beaten by her husband and musical partner Ike Turner, fled in the dark across a Dallas freeway dodging trucks and cars with only pennies in her pocket.
Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham secures its latest Hollywood linkup
May 25, 2023 GMTWREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Wrexham’s shirts will have a taste of Hollywood next season.
The Welsh soccer team has secured its latest celebrity linkup and co-owner Ryan Reynolds is keeping it in the family.
Louis Vuitton takes Baroque and botanical cues from Italy’s Isola Bella for Cruise 2024 collection
May 25, 2023 GMTSTRESA, Italy (AP) — Incessant rain failed to put a damper on Nicolas Ghesquiere’s ambitions for his Louis Vuitton 2024 Cruise collection, unveiled Wednesday to an A-list crowd including Oprah Winfrey, Cate Blanchett, Jennifer Connelly and Emma Stone.
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Standing in a Tennessee museum, near exhibits of shimmering dresses worn by Tina Turner, Lisa Lyons wiped tears from her cheeks as she remembered the impact the singer and actor had on her life.
A collection of tributes that poured in Wednesday from musicians, actors and athletes following the death of musical superstar Tina Turner,
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. JB Pritzker and fellow Democrats leading the state General Assembly announced Wednesday that they had reached an agreement on a budget for the Illinois fiscal year that begins July 1.
Warner Bros. Discovery's streaming service Max may only be hours into its rollout, but it quickly came under fire by top Hollywood guilds for the way it credits writers and directors.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The fatal shooting of a Grammy-winning sound engineer by police earlier this year was “reasonably necessary," a Tennessee prosecutor said on Wednesday.
Lolita the whale may someday return to wild, Miami park says, but timeline uncertain
May 24, 2023 GMTMIAMI (AP) — Caregivers at a South Florida ocean park are taking steps to prepare Lolita, an orca whale held captive for more than a half-century, for a possible return to her home waters in Washington’s Puget Sound.