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‘Venom 3’ tops box office again, while Tom Hanks film struggles

Nov. 03, 2024 13:55 PM EST

“Venom: The Last Dance” enjoyed another weekend at the top of the box office. The Sony release starring Tom Hardy added $26.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. It was a relatively quiet weekend for North American movie theaters leading up to the...

Movie Review: An unmoving camera and de-aging technology make 'Here' with Tom Hanks painful to watch

Oct. 29, 2024 11:15 AM EDT

Robert Zemeckis' latest movie is insanely ambitious, starting with the dinosaurs and ending in present day with the Roomba. But it's fixed on just one spot. “Here” reunites Zemeckis, screenwriter Eric Roth and actors Tom Hanks and Robin Wright, who collaborated on “Forrest...

Michelle Obama will headline an Atlanta rally aimed at boosting voter turnout

Oct. 16, 2024 07:03 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former first lady Michelle Obama will headline a rally in Atlanta a week before the Nov. 5 election alongside celebrities and civic leaders focusing on engaging younger and first-time voters, as well as voters of color. The Oct. 29 event will be hosted by When We...

Fictional sleuth Sam Spade will be back on the job in upcoming novel by Max Allan Collins

Sep. 05, 2024 14:03 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The story of one of the great fictional sleuths, Dashiell Hammett 's Sam Spade, will be continued by prize-winning crime writer Max Allan Collins. The publisher Hard Case Crime announced Thursday that Collins' “The Return of the Maltese Falcon” will be released...

Fire hits historic Southern California baseball field seen in Hollywood movies

Aug. 23, 2024 16:29 PM EDT

ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) — Fire has destroyed the wooden grandstands at a historic Southern California baseball field that appeared in “A League of Their Own” and other movies. Firefighters responded at 11:25 p.m. Thursday to a report of a fire at Jay Littleton Ball Park in the...