Tuesday, January 20, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS — When his weekly song circle group performed at the Renee Good shooting site Jan. 13 in Minneapolis, Timothy Frantzich got a new lesson on the old folk tunes he had been playi…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:19PMSaturday, January 17, 2026
LOS ANGELES — Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. This week The Times published its rankings of the 101 best Los…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:45AMIt’s the hottest TV show that isn’t about the steamy romance between hockey rivals.“The Pitt” returned earlier this month for its second season with a fresh gust of awards wind to pr…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:40AMFriday, January 16, 2026
LOS ANGELES — Dave Grohl had a solution in mind for anyone who didn't know the words to the song he and the other Foo Fighters were about to play Wednesday night at Inglewood's Kia Forum. …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AMWednesday, January 14, 2026
PITTSBURGH — Going from playing in a band like Was (Not Was) to working with Bonnie Raitt and then playing with the Grateful Dead is quite the stretch, but it makes perfect sense for a mus…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:45AMDr. Ian Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) spends a lot of time alone. Coated in iodine to stave off the zombie virus that has laid waste to England for three decades, he sometimes dances alone in his o…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:15AMSaturday, January 10, 2026
LOS ANGELES — The Oscar race for best picture came into clearer focus as the Producers Guild of America announced its annual nominees for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award on Friday morning. The …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:45AMFriday, January 9, 2026
PHILADELHPHIA — Actor Kate Winslet sounds like she’s ready for a second season of the 2021 hit series "Mare of Easttown." The Emmy-winning show about a depressed-but-determined detective…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AMLOS ANGELES — The Directors Guild of America announced its nominations Thursday for outstanding directorial achievement in theatrical feature film, offering one of the clearest snapshots y…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:45AMPITTSBURGH — It's common knowledge among fans of "The Pitt" that the show — with its documentary-style cinematography and esoteric language — sets realism as its No. 1 priority. Many o…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AMLOS ANGELES — Grammy winner Bruno Mars is hitting the road, he announced Thursday ahead of the release of his first solo album in a decade. The pop star, known for hits including "24K Magi…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:20AMThursday, January 8, 2026
PITTSBURGH — One day ahead of the streaming premiere of “The Pitt” Season 2 on Thursday night, fans learned this season won’t be the last for the Pittsburgh-based medical drama. HBO …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:27PMSaturday, January 3, 2026
LOS ANGELES — The finale of Netflix's blockbuster series "Stranger Things" gave movie theaters a much needed jolt, generating an estimated $20 to $25 million at the box office, according t…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AMThursday, January 1, 2026
Grammy-nominated trumpeter Wayne Tucker is the latest artist to cancel his performance at the Kennedy Center in Washington, following the board’s decision to add President Donald Trump’s…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:45AMPITTSBURGH — In an alternative universe, the mainstream isn't just Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Bad Bunny and Beyoncé. It makes room for the rock bands that are making noise below the rad…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:20AMLOS ANGELES — "The Princess Bride" star Cary Elwes says he will remain in mourning long after the shocking deaths of beloved friend Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, earlier …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:00AMWednesday, December 31, 2025
LOS ANGELES — Los Tigres del Norte have gone gold and platinum many times, but on Sunday the acclaimed group went yellow for the first time. The Grammy-winning band appeared in animated fo…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:45AMDALLAS — It’s a new week, which means it’s time to mine "Landman’s" latest episode for North Texas Easter eggs. The West Texas-set oil rig drama, co-created by Taylor Sheridan, has s…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AMThe first sentence of the tagline for the new film “We Bury the Dead” reads, “After a catastrophic military disaster, the dead don’t just rise — they hunt,” its official synopsis…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:20AMTuesday, December 30, 2025
LOS ANGELES — Actor Mickey Rourke faces eviction from his Los Angeles home after failing to pay rent. Rourke, whose birth name is Philip Andre Rourke Jr., received a three-day notice to pa…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:35PMMonday, December 29, 2025
MIAMI — Cuban-American singer and Star Island resident Gloria Estefan, one of the most influential figures in Latin music history, was honored Sunday night during “A Grammy Celebration o…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:01PMSaturday, December 27, 2025
SAN DIEGO — Rising young talents and revered veterans helped take jazz to a multitude of exciting new destinations in 2025. But the most notable debut album of the year, the aptly titled �…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AMSAN DIEGO — Centennial celebrations, new breakthrough artists and notable anniversaries abounded in jazz in 2025. It was a year that saw America’s richest homegrown musical art form cele…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AMDALLAS — Nancy Hairston once used her 3D-animation, digital-sculpting and computer-aided-design skills to help Mattel make Bratz Dolls. Now the 57-year-old president, CEO and owner of Dall…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:20AMThursday, December 25, 2025
DALLAS — Bill Abbott is something of an expert on Christmas movies. Abbott founded and serves as CEO of Arlington-based Great American Media, a growing North Texas media company that makes…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AMATLANTA — Atlanta actress Charity Jordan was hankering for bigger roles, tired of auditioning for minor characters like the supportive best friend. “I wanted to make a path to play the r…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:15AMWednesday, December 24, 2025
There are movies that you watch because they add to humanity’s great history of finding life’s meaning through art, and then there are movies that you watch because it’s fun to hear so…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AMTuesday, December 23, 2025
LOS ANGELES — Alfred Hitchcock never won an Oscar for directing. Neither did Stanley Kubrick nor Robert Altman nor Sidney Lumet nor Federico Fellini nor Orson Welles. It’s a group almost…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AMThere’s an argument to be made that Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet), the protagonist of Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme,” could be the father of Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), the prot…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AMSaturday, December 20, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The mystery of who first encouraged superstar singer Taylor Swift to go on a date with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has been revealed. Two more episodes of Swift’s si…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:45AMPHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia region is brimming with holiday attractions this season, from Center City’s extravagant affairs to the most humble of mall Santas. But what about ones that…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:45AM 
