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Kirk 2.0: Capt. Pike of new ‘Star Trek’ a welcome new icon
In the beginning, in the "Star Trek” universe, there was only Captain Kirk. At least to the general public. When the Starship Enterprise first whooshed across American television screens on Sept. 8, 1966, William Shatner’s James T. Kirk was the smart leader sitting in the captain’s chair. He...
City may pay to repair elevators in old jail to lure movies
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Augusta's government may pay to overhaul elevators at a former jail in order to attract movie makers. As many as eight film productions are interested in shooting in the city's former Law Enforcement Center this year, Film Augusta liaison Jennifer Bowen tells WJBF-TV. But elevators...
New England Catholics look forward to celebrating Mass again
BOSTON (AP) — Major hospitals in Maine's largest city experienced an uptick in coronavirus hospitalizations; Roman Catholics in New Hampshire can begin receiving Holy Communion again in parishes that follow certain safety guidelines; Vermont’s largest annual event has been canceled for the first...
Film explores life of Lakota who could become Catholic saint
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Sr. Judith Ann Zielinski was surprised when she learned a Cause for Canonization had been opened to consider making Nicholas Black Elk a saint of the Catholic Church. A Franciscan nun, she knew who Black Elk was because of the 1932 book “Black Elk Speaks,” by John...
The flipside of 'Hoosiers' - No 'miracle' for Muncie Central
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The 1954 Indiana high school basketball tournament remains so vivid in Leon Agullana's memory it's as if he never left Muncie Central. He can rattle off the magical, same-day sweep of top-ranked Fort Wayne North and second-ranked Mississinewa that set up the Bearcats' chance at a fifth...
Perry's studio moves toward reopening while industry waits
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tyler Perry is planning to make his Atlanta-based mega studio one of the first domestic filming grounds to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic. But while Perry is looking to restart production in July, other studios in Georgia and beyond are anxiously waiting for Hollywood’s...
Charleston to hold drive-in music, movies this summer
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's capital city will hold a series of free drive-in movies and live music this summer after it was forced to cancel an annual festival because of the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Friday. Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin said the city will hold the events in...
Luminaries Lost: A look at some of the artists lost to virus
A saxophonist whose sounds helped birth international dance music. An actress who learned alongside one set of Hollywood legends then told the life stories of others. A musician who went from pop-rock bassist to show-tune song stylist. In the second installment in a series, The Associated Press takes a look at...
Film: 'Roe' plaintiff says her anti-abortion switch was act
WASHINGTON (AP) — Norma McCorvey loved the limelight. Better known as “Jane Roe,” her story was at the center of the 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion nationwide. At first she was an abortion rights advocate, but, in a twist, she became a born-again Christian in 1995...
Review: In 'Painter and the Thief,' an unlikely friendship
The documentary “The Painter and the Thief” has a few wrinkles to add to the old Picasso adage that great artists steal. “The Painter and the Thief,” by Norwegian filmmaker Benjamin Ree, is about a Czech painter, Barbora Kysilkova, who has two of her paintings stolen from an Oslo...
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