LOS ANGELES (AP) — You would think that being a comic legend, an Oscar-nominee and starring in some of Hollywood’s greatest blockbusters would mean having an abundance of scripts to choose from. But Eddie Murphy says part of the reason he hasn’t made many movies in recent years is because he hasn’t been asked a … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adult audiences turned out in droves to take the plunge with “Sully,” director Clint Eastwood’s dramatization of the Miracle on the Hudson. The film took flight with $35.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, surpassing expectations by around $10 million. Tom Hanks stars as Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, who made … Continue reading
TORONTO (AP) — In a carefully stage-managed press conference at the Toronto International Film Festival, Nate Parker and the cast of his Nat Turner slave revolt drama “The Birth of a Nation” argued for focusing on their film and not on the years-old rape allegation against Parker that has enveloped the film in a scandal … Continue reading
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Invasive weeds have long threatened to erode dunes on a portion of the Chicago lakefront, but the area recently had to contend with a virtual invasion: “Pokemon Go” characters. The game sends players into the real world in search of digital monsters that appear on smartphone screens to be caught, and … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — The pop culture juggernaut of J.K. Rowling’s Potter-mania appeared to be breathing its last gasp when the eighth film in the series, part two of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” made its premiere amid teeming throngs of bittersweet Potter fans in London’s Leicester Square in 2011. Wands went into their … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Brown can’t avoid trouble. Following a bizarre, hours-long stand-off with police, the “No Air” and “Kiss Kiss” singer was arrested Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after a woman called for help from a gathering at his home. He was released from jail late Tuesday night … Continue reading
(AP) – Out with the summer, in with the fall. Please hurry. After a bruising three months when moviegoers often had to strain to find something good to see, this year’s fall film season looms like an oasis. It’s about to get better at the multiplex. Here are 10 movies, performances and story lines that … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Revered as a comedic and storytelling genius by Hollywood’s top entertainers, Gene Wilder was a humble man who downplayed his comic gifts, was a serious director and remained deferential to his longtime collaborator, Mel Brooks. “I am him in fantasy,” Wilder once said of playing the lead in Brooks’ films. After … Continue reading
(AP) -In the 1970s, “The Six-Million-Dollar Man” had all us kids fantasizing about the cool bionic parts we’d all be getting one day. Super-speedy legs? An arm that can punch through brick walls? An eye with a built-in zoom lens? Who wouldn’t want to be Steve Austin? Adam Jensen, the protagonist of “Deus Ex: Mankind … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Beyonce proved once again she is the contemporary rock star, and she used the MTV Video Music Awards stage to showcase her skills and outshine her peers, from Rihanna to Britney Spears. Beyonce won eight awards, including video of the year, and performed five songs from her visual album “Lemonade” in … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — R&B singer Monica says she’s happy to see her 13-year-old hit “So Gone” trend heavily on social media, spike in sales and streams, and find a new audience with younger kids. The Grammy winner’s 2003 song, produced by Missy Elliott, has enjoyed a rebirth since the #SoGoneChallenge was introduced, where rappers … Continue reading
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