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Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Flute innovator Claire Chase's musical field of dreams began on a San Diego baseball field by Tribune News Service

SAN DIEGO " Many great athletes helped lay the foundation for their Major League Baseball careers when they were kids playing in Little League. San Diego native Claire Chase is surely the fi…

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Billy Bob Thornton says he wants to be in 'Landman' for years by Tribune News Service

FORT WORTH, Texas " As "Landman" continues filming Season 2 around Fort Worth, star Billy Bob Thornton says he wants to be in the series for the long haul. Speaking with Gold Derby recently,…

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Saturday, May 31, 2025

Review: In 'Mountainhead,' billionaire tech bros watch the world burn by Tribune News Service

At the beginning of "Mountainhead," written and directed by Jesse Armstrong of "Succession" fame and premiering Saturday on HBO, three multibillionaire tech bros make their way by private pl…

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Review: A delightful capitalist in this economy? Only in Wes Anderson's 'The Phoenician Scheme' by Tribune News Service

Wes Anderson's "The Phoenician Scheme" opens with a bang: a grisly explosion, a plane crash and a dramatic close-up of tycoon Zsa-zsa Korda (Benicio del Toro), his battered face so lumpen an…

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Friday, May 30, 2025

This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly by Tribune News Service

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, May 24, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered…

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Thursday, May 29, 2025

Movie review: 'Karate Kid: Legends' fails to reconcile competing storylines by Tribune News Service

The problem with "Karate Kid: Legends" is right there in the title: "legends," as in multiple. Many beloved "Karate Kid" characters and icons of millennial sports movies enter the ring, but …

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Family guide to new movie releases by Tribune News Service

'BRING HER BACK' Rated R for strong disturbing bloody violent content, some grisly images, graphic nudity, underage drinking and language. What it's about: A pair of orphaned step-siblings e…

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Wednesday, May 28, 2025

The 10 best movies we saw at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival by Tribune News Service

CANNES, France " Saturday's awards ceremony put a capstone on another edition of the Cannes Film Festival, but the bruises we received from some of our favorite films are ones we'll be rubbi…

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Movie review: Philippou twins refine grisly touch in 'Bring Her Back' by Tribune News Service

In 2023, the Philippou twins, Danny and Michael, burst onto the global horror scene with their audacious, bone-rattling debut, "Talk to Me." The film was a breakout for their star, Sophie Wi…

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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Rap-metal legend delivers scorching, 3-word takedown of Trump at concert by Tribune News Service

A legendary rap-metal guitarist took aim at President Donald Trump over the weekend and also defended iconic rocker Bruce Springsteen from recent Trump barbs. At the "Boston Calling" music f…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:50PM[SHARE]

Disneyland's new water show: 'Inside Out's' 'Be happy' message irks, while the Muppets charm by Tribune News Service

The Disneyland Resort's new "World of Color" show begins with some regal nostalgia. Standing before a lagoon in Disney California Adventure, we hear the voice of Walt Disney, and see a host …

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Friday, May 23, 2025

This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly by Tribune News Service

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, May 17, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AM[SHARE]

'Sirens' review: A dark farce dressed up in pastel Lilly Pulitzer by Tribune News Service

"Sirens," which premiered Thursday on Netflix, is an odd sort of a series, an interesting mix of hifalutin ideas, family drama and what might be called dark farce. Set over Labor Day weekend…

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How the mischievous blue alien Stitch became one of Disney's most popular properties by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES " Breea Milburn has been a Stitch fan since the beginning. As a child, she got hooked after seeing the mischievous blue alien crash the fourth wall and disrupt scenes from classi…

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OK Go helped invent the viral video. 20 years later, virality has changed by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES " On a spring afternoon in 2005, the members of OK Go dressed up in tacky suits, gathered in front of a video camera and awkwardly danced their way into history. The band's DIY s…

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Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Life after 'Shark Tank': 6 entrepreneurs embrace the show's impact by Tribune News Service

ATLANTA " "Shark Tank" seems like the quintessential American show: It celebrates plucky entrepreneurs trying to get money from already successful business people. There are spirited pitches…

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American Music Awards to showcase several former Las Vegas Strip headliners by Tribune News Service

LAS VEGAS " Familiarity with the Strip is not a prerequisite for performers at the upcoming American Music Awards. But for a few superstars on the bill, it helps. Gwen Stefani and Blake Shel…

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'Superman,' 'Fantastic Four' and more summer 2025 movies to watch by Tribune News Service

The summer movie season has arrived, with Tom Cruise racing across virtually every multiplex screen in the country in what may or may not be the final "Mission: Impossible" movie. And there'…

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Saturday, May 17, 2025

'Hurry Up Tomorrow' review: A hard Weeknd's night by Tribune News Service

Being the Weeknd ain't all it's cracked up to be. That's the big takeaway from "Hurry Up Tomorrow," the Toronto pop superstar's convoluted new psychological thriller, a self-indulgent look a…

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3 takeaways from TV's big upfronts week: NFL, streaming switcharoos and movie stars by Tribune News Service

NEW YORK " The TV industry and buyers of commercial time were able to breathe a little easier going to their annual week of presentations known as the upfronts. Not long before the curtain w…

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Friday, May 16, 2025

Review: 'Overcompensating' navigates the confusion of college life and self-discovery by Tribune News Service

Benito Skinner, whose history is largely in bite-sized internet comedy, has broken out into old-school media, creating a standard-issue, eight-episode sitcom, "Overcompensating," which premi…

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AMC is introducing huge Wednesday ticket discounts. Will it increase attendance? by Tribune News Service

As the box office improves, will a steep discount on tickets bring more people to the multiplex this summer? That's what AMC Theatres is betting. The Leawood, Kan.-based chain said this week…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:45AM[SHARE]
Thursday, May 15, 2025

Jamie Lee Curtis just wanted an AI ad removed, not to become the 'poster child of internet fakery' by Tribune News Service

Jamie Lee Curtis didn't expect to be at the forefront of the artificial intelligence debate in Hollywood. But she didn't have a choice. The Oscar-winning actor recently called out Meta Chief…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AM[SHARE]
Monday, May 12, 2025

Review: Elton John scored big at his San Diego Curebound Concert For Cures in Petco Park by Tribune News Service

SAN DIEGO " Elton John did not perform "Swing For The Fences," a standout number from his new album with Brandi Carlile, during his fog-shrouded Friday night Curebound Concert For Cures at P…

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Sunday, May 11, 2025

Hollywood's chaotic week of Trump, tariffs and tax break talk ends with no clear direction by Tribune News Service

It's been a chaotic week in Hollywood. Less than a week ago, President Trump called for 100% tariffs on movies made outside the U.S., a move meant to bring productions home that most people …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AM[SHARE]

Liev Schreiber recalls trans daughter Kai's low-key coming out: Wasn't 'that big of a deal' by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES " Liev Schreiber has plenty of pride for his daughter Kai, who he said came out as transgender with a simple request. "The most profound moment was her asking us to change her pr…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AM[SHARE]
Saturday, May 10, 2025

Review: It's hilarious. It's awkward. It's 'Friendship' by Tribune News Service

We keep hearing that we're in a male-loneliness epidemic. The agonizing and hilarious "Friendship" makes it feel like the Black Death. Written and directed by debuting filmmaker Andrew DeYou…

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Get ready, 'Yellowstone' fans: Kayce Dutton will return to TV screens in new show by Tribune News Service

FORT WORTH, Texas " "Yellowstone" star Luke Grimes is returning as Kayce Dutton in a new television show. CBS announced this week that Grimes will star in "Y: Marshals" (working title), a "Y…

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'Clown in a Cornfield' review: Gory slasher tale hits a dead end by Tribune News Service

As ready-made horror titles go, "Clown in a Cornfield" says a lot with a little. There are of course no good places to run into a clown, but a cornfield would be high on the list of undesira…

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Friday, May 9, 2025

Natasha Lyonne remains unconventional as a sleuth in 'Poker Face' and in her career by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES " Her hair is red, voluminous and wild. She walks with a swagger. Her voice is raspy, and not in a sexy kind of Lauren Bacall way, but more like Peter Falk. Long before finding h…

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Iconic '80s TV show 'Miami Vice' is getting a big-screen reboot. Here's what we know by Tribune News Service

MIAMI " It's time to haul those pastels out of storage. "Miami Vice" is making a comeback. Again. A big-screen project is in the works more than three decades after the iconic TV show went o…

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