Friday, February 28, 2025
Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Feb. 22, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powere…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMCreated by Mindy Kaling, with her "Mindy Project" co-star Ike Barinholtz and producer David Stassen, "Running Point," which premiered Thursday on Netflix, is an adorable workplace family spo…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, February 27, 2025
LOS ANGELES — When comedian Mae Martin first moved to L.A., they held a monthly residency at Largo at the Coronet. Martin, star of the biting sobriety comedy "Feel Good" and many beloved s…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMLOS ANGELES — I'll let you in on a secret: I lose my play-along Oscar ballot every year. Hey, I'm a critic who can't help voting her heart while championing what should have been nominated…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, February 25, 2025
It has been more than 25 years since "Passions," the last new daytime soap opera to air on American network TV, debuted on NBC. And for nearly as long, Michele Val Jean and Sheila Ducksworth…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, February 22, 2025
LOS ANGELES — At any given moment, you're likely to find Snoop Dog wherever eyeballs (bloodshot or otherwise) wander, from T-Mobile ads and bottles of 19 Crimes wine to Radio City Music Ha…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, February 21, 2025
LOS ANGELES — An ex-girlfriend of Nicolas Cage is taking legal action against the actor and their son, Weston Cage, alleging that Weston — whom she describes as a 300-pound professional …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe attention-grabbing aspect of “Zero Day” is that it sees Robert De Niro starring for the first time in a television show. But while De Niro’s is the biggest of the names in the cast…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWhat would Jon Gunn do for an encore? The filmmaker’s latest work, “The Unbreakable Boy,” arrives in theaters almost a year to the day after his previous directorial effort, the highly…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM"Zero Day," which premiered Thursday on Netflix, is the vehicle that Robert De Niro, whose picture appears next to "actor" in the dictionary of our mind, has chosen to drive, for the first t…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMNEW YORK — Three-time Emmy winner Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria have joined the esteemed ranks of the Duggars, the Gosselins and Honey Boo Boo with a TLC reality show documenting their…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMHere are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Feb. 15, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powere…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, February 20, 2025
'THE MONKEY' Rated R for strong bloody violent content, gore, language throughout and some sexual references. What it’s about: Twin brothers reckon with the wrath and wreckage that a curse…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWhen Disney+ offers screeners for an upcoming season of a TV series, they tend to provide only a fraction of the collection, typically the first one to four episodes. While some platforms de…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMicrosoft Corp. unveiled artificial intelligence tools that can create video-game scenes that would normally have to be programmed and animated by a human, a model it built using data collec…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, February 19, 2025
LOS ANGELES — Rosebud Baker is an actor, writer and comedian who somehow manages to blend dark humor and sharp wit, all while wearing the face of an angel. She’s fearless, funny and turn…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AMOz Perkins is working some things out. The “Longlegs” filmmaker is the horror darling of the moment, but he also has a very famous, and very tragic, family history that he’s not afraid…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, February 14, 2025
Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Feb. 8, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AMLOS ANGELES — It's wildflowers and wild engagement rings now. Lainey Wilson got her wish about walking with a limp under the weight of her new diamond-festooned sparkler. The country star,…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMLOS ANGELES — Paramount Global television networks, including CBS, could go dark on Google's YouTube TV on Thursday night in the latest contract showdown between a major programmer and a d…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, February 13, 2025
A heaving red brute froths and seethes behind a podium marked with the presidential seal before tearing through the Rose Garden and leaving a swath of wreckage through the White House. As he…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM'PADDINGTON IN PERU' Rated PG for action, mild rude humor and some thematic elements. What it’s about: The third Paddington movie sees the beloved British bear reconnecting with his roots …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, February 12, 2025
LOS ANGELES — Selena Gomez responded to the controversy casting a shadow over her film “Emilia Pérez.” The Spanish-language musical, which leads the 2025 Oscar nominations with 13, ha…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMAs delicious as a marmalade sandwich can be, too many can be just too much, especially when they aren’t made by the same person, who knows how to spread the jam just right. When it comes t…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMIt’s one of my favorite times of year: highly specific Valentine’s Day movie recommendations, for whatever mood you happen to be in. Not every rom-com is going to work for everyone’s s…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMonday, February 10, 2025
Popular actress Christy Carlson Romano was shot in the face during a recent trip with her husband, and a piece of bullet remains lodged behind her eye. The 40-year-old made the revelation in…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:45AMSaturday, February 8, 2025
LOS ANGELES — Last week's massive FireAid benefit, which raised $100 million for wildfire relief in Los Angeles, will live on streaming services for another year. Organizers announced Frid…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMNEW ORLEANS — Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas was joking about this ... probably. While being interviewed Friday on CNN ahead of Super Bowl LIX, Lucas was asked about the possibility of Tr…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, February 7, 2025
ATLANTA — After Fulton County prosecutors used rap lyrics and tattoos as evidence of gang affiliation in the lengthy trial of Atlanta rapper Young Thug and his alleged associates, a bipart…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe first Super Bowl halftime show in 1967 featured jazz trumpeter Al Hirt and a pair of student marching bands. This year, Kendrick Lamar, the hottest rapper on the planet, will perform. Th…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMHere are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Feb. 1, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM 
