Janusz Olejniczak, who played the piano parts in Oscar-winning movie 'The Pianist,' dies at 72

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish musician and teacher Janusz Olejniczak, who played the piano parts in the 2002 Oscar-winning movie “The Pianist,” has died at the age of 72, his family said Monday. The family's statement to the media said Olejniczak died Sunday of a heart attack. ...

What to stream: Bruce Springsteen doc, Halsey album, Billy Crystal on TV and 'Trap' thrills

The Boss shines in the documentary “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band” and Billy Crystal starring in a new series for Apple TV+ called “Before” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming...

‘Smile 2’ grinning to No. 1 at box office while ‘Anora’ glitters in limited release

Horror movies topped the domestic box office charts and an Oscar contender got off to a sparkling start this weekend. “Smile 2,” in its first weekend, and “Terrifier 3” in its second proved to be the big draws for general movie audiences in North America, while the Palme d’Or...

It’s time for a Halloween movie marathon. Here’s what AP had to say about 10 iconic horror films

Sometimes, you just have to return to the classics. That’s especially true as Halloween approaches. While you queue up your spooky movie marathon, here are 10 iconic horror movies from the past 70 years for inspiration, and what AP writers had to say about them when they were first...

Reba McEntire finds a new on-screen family in NBC's 'Happy's Place'

NEW YORK (AP) — Reba McEntire finds herself behind the bar in her latest return to network TV, making a series that's a nicely calibrated cocktail of drama and comedy. “The things that are most important in my life is love, hope, faith, happiness, energy, light. And that’s all...

Mark Strong and Lesley Manville make ancient tragedy 'Oedipus' a political thriller

LONDON (AP) — Who are you? That most basic question perplexes people, just as it did when Greek dramatist Sophocles wrote about the cursed king Oedipus two and a half millennia ago. Screen stars Mark Strong and Lesley Manville return to the London stage in director...

Mitzi Gaynor, star of ‘South Pacific,’ dies at 93

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mitzi Gaynor, the effervescent dancer and actor who starred as Nellie Forbush in the 1958 film "South Pacific" and appeared in other musicals with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, has died. She was 93. Gaynor, among the last survivors of the so-called...

Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis play father and daughter in ‘Goodrich’

Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis went from strangers to father and daughter in short order for the new film “Goodrich.” Before cameras started rolling, they were essentially only able to meet once. It was a dinner with their writer-director Hallie Meyers-Shyer, who just had a...

Father-and-son team Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. explore generations in 'Poppa's House'

NEW YORK (AP) — Boundaries between work and family don't just blur in the new CBS sitcom “Poppa's House” starring father-and-son comedy duo Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. They shatter. “It’s wonderful to come to work every day and see him and some of his kids and my...

Mitzi Gaynor, 'South Pacific' star among the last actors of the Hollywood musical era's golden age, dies at 93