Thursday, 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 06:45AMHere are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Dec. 13, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powere…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AMLOS ANGELES — Phil Wickham has released 14 Christian worship albums, has been Platinum certified and nominated for American Music Awards, Dove Awards, Billboard Music Awards and Grammys �…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:15AMFriday, December 19, 2025
LOS ANGELES — Bowen Yang, a fan-favorite cast member of "Saturday Night Live," is expected to leave the series after this week's episode. Representatives for Yang and "Saturday Night Live"…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:26PMThursday, December 18, 2025
LOS ANGELES — A Gold Rush movie from director Ang Lee and a biopic set in Long Beach and produced by Snoop Dogg are among the 28 films that have been awarded a tax credit for shooting in C…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:45AMTuesday, December 16, 2025
LOS ANGELES — The press has often labeled Mon Laferte a “femme fatale” — a seductive woman who inflicts distress upon her love interests. Nearly two decades into her singing career, …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:00AMLOS ANGELES — Lukas Nelson is sitting on his tour bus behind the Fonda Theatre on a recent evening as he awaits a takeout bag with dinner inside it. In a few hours, the 36-year-old singer …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:45AMFollowing is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change: DECEMBER 16: Thank You Very Much 16: Haunt Season 16: Holiday in the Hamptons 16: Pee-wee's Big …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:45AMMonday, December 15, 2025
LOS ANGELES — Rob Reiner was known to millions as a TV actor and film director. But the Brentwood resident, known for the classic films “Stand by Me” and “When Harry Met Sally,” wa…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:08AMPHILADELPHIA — When Philly artist Amir Bey Richardson first uploaded his rap songs online in 2010, he was told his music was “too corny” to garner an audience. “I definitely had frie…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AMFriday, December 12, 2025
LOS ANGELES — Before Stuart Scott, the phrase "Boo-yah," was used to express joy. When he made it one of his catch phrases on ESPN, the expression entered the sports vernacular. Director A…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AMThursday, December 11, 2025
Film fans like to lament, “they don’t make them like they used to,” specifically about the kinds of wry, life-affirming dramedies that director James L. Brooks perfected back in the 19…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AM 
