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And the Oscar goes to ... a movie most people have seen

Mar. 07, 2024 13:53 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The Oscars are poised to do something on Sunday that they haven’t done in a very long time: Hand its top award to a blockbuster. After years of favoring smaller movies like “The Shape of Water” and “Nomadland, ” the clear best-picture favorite...

Music Review: Jennifer Lopez returns to her pop music throne with new album, 'This Is Me... Now'

Feb. 16, 2024 17:10 PM EST

On “This Is Me....Now,” Jennifer Lopez's first solo album in a decade, the singer takes back her rightful place on the throne of pop music. In 2002, Jennifer Lopez dropped “This Is Me… Then," her third studio album that married her glossy-eyed romanticism with R&B-pop...

What to stream this weekend: 'Young Sheldon,' Amy Schumer, 'Oppenheimer' and lots and lots of JLo

Feb. 16, 2024 11:42 AM EST

Christopher Nolan's “Oppenheimer” arriving on Peacock and a documentary and album from Jennifer Lopez are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’...

Movie Review: J.Lo's very wacky, very wild, very J.Lo journey to love in ‘This Is Me … Now’

Feb. 15, 2024 13:19 PM EST

OK, so maybe we’re not tracking her jet travel online like amateur spies, or worrying on a diplomatic level whether she’ll make it to a football game. But current Swift-mania aside, let’s not forget that another force of nature, J.Lo, has been the ultimate celebrity for...

Ben Affleck inspired J.Lo's first album in a decade. She's using it to poke fun at her romantic past

Feb. 15, 2024 09:54 AM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Throughout her career, Jennifer Lopez has been hailed as an epochal, prolific and hard-working artist. One adjective not often associated with the pop icon-turned-actor and movie producer, however, is self-deprecating. But as she readies to drop her first studio...

Super Bowl ads keep it heavy on the celebrities, light on the politics

Feb. 11, 2024 23:28 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs were crowned victorious over the San Francisco 49ers in this year’s Super Bowl — and, off the field, big-name advertisers competed for viewers' attention with celebrity-filled, glitzy messages. Beyoncé broke the internet yet again in a...

From exclusive events to concerts: Stars and athletes plan to flock Las Vegas for Super Bowl events

Feb. 07, 2024 20:13 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Las Vegas will be flooded with so many pre- Super Bowl events that Shaquille O'Neal lowered the prices to his popular carnival-themed “ Shaq's Fun House. ” Instead of raising the rate, O'Neal decided to offer potential attendees more bang for their buck to...

Judge dismisses juror who compared Connecticut missing mom case to the 'Gone Girl' plot

Jan. 19, 2024 20:17 PM EST

A judge on Friday dismissed a juror in the trial of a Connecticut woman accused of helping her boyfriend cover up the murder of his estranged wife, after the panelist likened the case to the novel and movie “Gone Girl.” Judge Kevin Randolph received an unsigned note from a juror...

Review: In the bonkers 'The Beekeeper,' Jason Statham has more than a bee in his bonnet

Jan. 10, 2024 18:48 PM EST

Secret agents and murderous assassins seem to lurk in increasingly mundane places. Remember “The Accountant" with Ben Affleck? Or “The Tax Collector” with Shia LaBeouf? Or more recently, how about “The Bricklayer” with Adam Eckhardt? You probably don't — none of these...

Inside the 2024 Golden Globes: What you didn’t see on camera

Jan. 08, 2024 12:29 PM EST

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Golden Globe Award s likes to think of itself as the party of the year, but instead of a debauched, champagne-fueled romp, it can sometimes feel more like a strange high school reunion for the extremely famous. Some are catching up with old friends...