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T.J. Newman returns with a novel that's on par with summer movie blockbusters
Time is a precious commodity and some readers need to be hooked from page one. T.J. Newman 's 2021 debut novel “Falling” (Avid Reader/Simon & Schuster) begins with a sentence that blasts out of a cannon: “When the shoe dropped in her lap the foot was still in it.” The...
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Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US): 1. John Wick: Chapter 4 2. The Super Mario Bros. Movie 3. Dungeons & Dragons Honor Among Thieves 4. Creed III 5. 65 6. Sisu 7. Guy Ritchie’s The...
'Tony' Yasumura reveals all about his not-naked shtick and its origins in Japanese comedy
TOKYO (AP) — The shtick that’s gone viral features a soccer player, a Spice Girl, James Bond, you name it, appearing to be naked, except they’re not really naked at all. The disarming sight gag by Japanese comic Tonikaku Akarui Yasumura is simple and rather silly. But its...
'The Little Mermaid' makes box office splash with $95.5 million opening
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “ The Little Mermaid ” made moviegoers want to be under the sea on Memorial Day weekend. Disney's live-action remake of its 1989 animated classic easily outswam the competition, bringing in $95.5 million on 4,320 screens in North America, according to studio...
‘Anatomy of a Fall’ wins Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or; 3rd time female director wins top honor
Justine 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. “Anatomy of a Fall,”...
CANNES PHOTOS: See standout moments of glamour, humor and reunion as the festival draws to a close
CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival always commands a certain amount of awe. The appearances by cinema royalty, the nightly parade of high fashion and the festival's ability to launch filmmakers and films large and small onto the global stage all combine to produce an...
5 questions to consider as you get ready for the ‘Succession’ finale
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. And just like another...
New exhibit shows how Jim Henson brought Miss Piggy and the Muppets to life
BALTIMORE (AP) — Who is the baddest pig you’ve ever seen? There’s only one answer: Miss Piggy. Originally named after the iconic actor and singer Peggy Lee, the popular karate-chopping swine was created by Bonnie Erickson in 1974 for a stint on “The Tonight Show.” ...
Natalie Portman and Todd Haynes dive into the nature of performance in 'May December' at Cannes
CANNES, 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. ...
Essay: A mega-fan's appreciation for Tina Turner's limitless energy and lessons of survival
DALLAS (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. I was on Thanksgiving break — bored — when I decided to rummage through my parents’ old cassette tapes in search of entertainment. ...
