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Kennedy Center pays tribute to Coppola, the Grateful Dead, Raitt, Sandoval and The Apollo

Dec. 09, 2024 06:50 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — “Not Fade Away” closed out the Kennedy Center Honors at this year's ceremony, just as honorees The Grateful Dead had used Buddy Holly’s ode to enduring love to close out hundreds of concerts over the years. The packed house Sunday night danced in the aisles...

The best movies of 2024 as ranked by AP film writers

Dec. 04, 2024 13:29 PM EST

As much as theaters are humming right now, with “Wicked” and “Moana 2" bringing moviegoers by the droves, it's been a fairly bruising movie year. In between the blockbusters, though, the challenge of not just capturing the attention of audiences but of simply getting to the...

'The Brutalist' tops New York Film Critics Circle Awards. Carol Kane, Adrien Brody win acting prizes

Dec. 03, 2024 13:51 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Brady Corbet's 3 1/2-hour postwar epic “The Brutalist” won best film from the New York Film Critics Circle on Tuesday, while its lead, Adrien Brody, also won best actor. The win notches an early awards-season victory for one of the fall's most-talked about...

Intimate documentary captures the Beatles goofing around as they take America by storm in 1964

Nov. 27, 2024 12:11 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Likely most people have seen iconic footage of the Beatles performing on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” But how many have seen Paul McCartney during that same U.S. trip feeding seagulls off his hotel balcony? That moment — as well as George Harrison and John Lennon...

What to stream: Michael Fassbender spies, yacht rock doc, Ben Stiller, the Beatles and Lindsay Lohan

Nov. 25, 2024 00:02 AM EST

The Oscar-nominated animated charmer “Robot Dreams” and Lindsay Lohan starring in the Christmas romantic comedy “Our Little Secret” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as...

Today in History: November 17, the NFL’s infamous 'Heidi Game'

Nov. 17, 2024 00:02 AM EST

Today is Sunday, Nov. 17, the 322nd day of 2024. There are 44 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 17, 1968, the last minutes of a tense NFL matchup on NBC between the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders were preempted by the children’s film...

Martin Scorsese on 'The Saints,' faith in filmmaking and what his next movie might be

Nov. 14, 2024 18:41 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — When Martin Scorsese was a child growing up in New York's Little Italy, he would gaze up at the figures he saw around St. Patrick's Old Cathedral. “Who are these people? What is a saint?” Scorsese recalls. “The minute I walk out the door of the cathedral and...

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 17-23

Nov. 11, 2024 09:52 AM EST

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 17-23: Nov. 17: Singer-songwriter Bob Gaudio of The Four Seasons is 83. Movie director Martin Scorsese is 82. Actor Lauren Hutton is 81. Actor-director Danny DeVito is 80. “Saturday Night Live” producer Lorne Michaels is 80. Actor Stephen...

What to stream: 'Yellowstone' starts its end, Eddie Redmayne as a sniper and Aubrey Plaza gets high

Nov. 04, 2024 00:12 AM EST

Eddie Redmayne starring as a sniper for hire in the new limited series “The Day of the Jackal" and “Yellowstone” riding off into the sunset with the launch of its final episodes are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the...

Samuel L. Jackson lauded at MoMA film benefit by close family and friends

Oct. 24, 2024 11:05 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Museum of Modern Art was filled with expletives and laughter Wednesday evening as Samuel L. Jackson’s family and friends celebrated the actor and director’s storied career of box office hits, larger-than-life characters and explosive one-liners at the annual film benefit....