"The Luckiest Man in America" is an ironic title for the story of Michael Larson, the Ohio man who managed to win over $110,000 on a 1984 episode of the game show "Press Your Luck." The trut…
It's infectious, the love "Freaky Tales" has for the Oakland, California, of the mid-1980s. You need not have grown up then and there " as one of the film's co-writers and -directors, Ryan F…
"Film is my life," says an earnest Hollywood executive (Seth Rogen), in a meeting that might determine his professional fate. His big-studio boss (Bryan Cranston, decked out in a turtleneck …
In the latest episode of "Jason Statham Takes On," otherwise known as "A Working Man," directed by David Ayer, our hairless hero takes on the Chicago branch of the Russian mob, as well as a …
Alain Guiraudie's marvelously unsentimental French thriller begins in a mood of death, one it never quite shakes as events pick up in a twisty way. A baker has died. He lived in the remote c…
It's hard out here for Snow White. Yes, the character has it rough, losing her parents, targeted by her jealous stepmother who happens to be both a witch and an evil queen, poisoned by apple…
'SNOW WHITE' Rated PG for violence, some peril, thematic elements and brief rude humor. What it's about: This musical adaptation of the 1937 animated Disney feature has a modern sensibility …
LOS ANGELES " Gwyneth Paltrow did not hold back when discussing intimate scenes with Timothée Chalamet in the upcoming movie "Marty Supreme." Paltrow, 52, put it bluntly: "I was like, 'Okay…
Martin Scorsese's rueful, poignant 2019 film "The Irishman," starring longtime collaborator Robert De Niro, was a reflection on (or perhaps even a eulogy for) the kind of gangster film that …
A recent Academy Award-winning drama tops the DVD releases for the week of March 25. "The Brutalist": Adrien Brody claimed his second best actor Oscar for his portrayal of an architect who c…
She's just a girl who liked something she saw on arch-conservative Tucker Carlson's streaming show. Gwen Stefani, onetime frontwoman of the pop-punk band No Doubt, is taking fire from fans a…
Kelsea Ballerini made headlines this week for a reason no performer wants to. Her fans " at least those who had tickets for her March 28 show at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas " are not hap…
Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, March 8, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powere…
To some, Paris is the City of Light. To art lovers, it's simply the city of art.
LOS ANGELES " Wendy Williams has a vocal supporter in former child star and cryptocurrency mogul Brock Pierce. Pierce, who rose to fame of his time on "The Mighty Ducks" before co-founding c…
Three years of living in her car have been a "growth period" for Dawn Robinson, the En Vogue founding member said in a YouTube reveal of her surprising situation.
LOS ANGELES " Don't get country singer Luke Combs thinking about things, because he might have a hard time stopping. The "Fast Car" singer says that in addition to anxiety, he has a "particu…
ATLANTA " Will Ferrell and Zac Efron are shooting a new Amazon comedy "Judgment Day" in metro Atlanta starting next month. Surprisingly, the two actors have never been in a movie together. T…
LOS ANGELES " The Piano Man will take a break from touring to focus on something other than his music: his health. Grammy winner Billy Joel announced Tuesday that he will postpone his latest…
Of course Bong Joon Ho is an environmentalist. He recycles his own ideas. "Mickey 17," a sloppy but enjoyable sci-fi comedy set in the year 2054, mashes together the monsterphobia of "The Ho…
LAS VEGAS " Mel Gibson has directed a Mark Wahlberg movie shot in Southern Nevada. He wants a sequel to that experience, maybe a franchise. "Mark Wahlberg is an industrious guy and great to …
Celine Dion's team has a warning for her fans: That is not new Celine Dion music you might be listening to. Yup, this is another "Curse you, AI!" moment, because the tunes are the product of…
LOS ANGELES " It's easy to be fooled into thinking Andrew Schulz is living his best life when he's in the spotlight. Whether that's on stage in front of thousands or on a screen in front of …
SAN DIEGO -- Here's a hot take. Publishing beautiful books has never mattered more than now. Gorgeous covers, gilded edges, swirly endpapers and sharp illustrations have long been ways to gi…
DALLAS " "I smell a little bit of the Starbucks over there," said Fabio Luisi, music director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, as we sat on a bench in the West Village shopping center. It w…