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Sunday, July 13, 2025

Actor who sued Tyler Perry for sexual harassment says he ‘couldn’t stay silent anymore’ by Tribune News Service

Derek Dixon, the actor who raised allegations of sexual harassment against Tyler Perry, has broken his silence after suing the producer and media mogul for $260 million last month. In his fi…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:00AM
Saturday, July 12, 2025

When Lena met Megan: How a DM blossomed into ‘Too Much’ by Tribune News Service

[This article contains some spoilers for Netflix's "Too Much."] LOS ANGELES — Sliding into someone's DMs — even with the purest intentions — can be a daunting move. Will they see it? I…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:20AM

Nicolas Uncaged fest celebrates Nicolas Cage, with or without the star by Tribune News Service

DETROIT — For the past 10 years, the locally founded and operated Nicolas Uncaged festival has toasted the work and legacy of Nicolas Cage, the Oscar-winning actor who is one of Hollywood'…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:45AM
Friday, July 11, 2025

Robert Earl Keen announces venue, date for Texas floods benefit concert by Tribune News Service

DALLAS — Longtime Kerrville resident and singer Robert Earl Keen’s benefit concert for the Texas Hill Country’s flood victims and survivors has been scheduled for Aug. 28 at the Whitew…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:37AM

John C. Reilly serenades Jack White at Comerica Park for rocker’s 50th birthday by Tribune News Service

DETROIT — Jack White received a special surprise at Comerica Park on Wednesday when actor John C. Reilly sang "Happy Birthday" to the rocker on the occasion of White's 50th birthday. Reill…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:40AM

Review: New book asks if Amelia Earhart’s husband pushed her to make her ill-fated final voyage by Tribune News Service

In the 1920s, in “The Crack-Up,” F. Scott Fitzgerald declared, people “thought of their old best dreams. Maybe there was a way out by flying, maybe our restless blood could find fronti…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AM

Review: ‘Too Much’ has the chaos of ‘Girls,’ but it’s at its best in moments of calm by Tribune News Service

Lena Dunham, of "Girls" fame, with her husband Luis Felber, has created a romantic comedy, "Too Much," which premiered Thursday on Netflix. It's lighter in tone than that previous show but s…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AM
Thursday, July 10, 2025

Family guide to new movie releases by Tribune News Service

'SUPERMAN' Rated PG-13 for violence, action and language. What it’s about: The iconic superhero is reborn in James Gunn's vision, but with all the familiar elements in place — enemy Lex …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:40AM
Wednesday, July 9, 2025

‘Triumphant’ rock legends Heart returning to Las Vegas Strip for 3 shows by Tribune News Service

LAS VEGAS — Those who caught Heart at BleauLive Theater in February expecting it was the band’s final Las Vegas show witnessed a noble performance. But it was not the final Vegas appeara…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:08PM

Movie review: ‘Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight’ captures child’s singular view of volatile time by Tribune News Service

It’s 1980 in Zimbabwe, formerly known as Rhodesia, and a war rages, while a high-stakes election could change this country forever. For 7-year-old Bobo (Lexi Venter), life continues on at …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:24PM

High school quarterback turned Hollywood up-and-comer films movie in his hometown, Virginia Beach by Tribune News Service

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Pirates sat colluding one night last week in a cramped booth against the back wall of the Green Parrot Grille. Their captain leaned over the table speaking — nay, g…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:15AM

John Fogerty on the stories behind 5 of his turning-est, burning-est hits by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — In a time of exploding success and creativity in rock music, Creedence Clearwater Revival was quite possibly the finest singles band of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Formed…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:05AM
Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Review: ‘Nobu’ strains to showcase a humble man at the center of a sexy global brand by Tribune News Service

It takes a little over an hour for "Nobu" to marinate long enough to approach a point of complexity, not exactly bitter but no longer cloyingly sweet. Nobu Matsuhisa, the celebrated sushi ma…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:45AM

Pixar’s ‘Elio’ reportedly stripped of queer representation after test screenings by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — The version of “Elio” that hit theaters on June 20 is not the same movie that Adrian Molina, the film’s original director, intended to put out. Pixar removed LGBTQ+ ele…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:20AM
Friday, July 4, 2025

John Leguizamo hits the road again for Season 2 of ‘Leguizamo Does America’ by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — In Season 1 of the critically acclaimed docuseries “Leguizamo Does America,” which first aired in 2023, award-winning actor John Leguizamo took a cross-country journey to…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:45AM
Wednesday, July 2, 2025

NPR’s Felix Contreras opened minds to Latin alternative music. He’s finally getting his due by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — National Public Radio journalist Felix Contreras, best known for chronicling Latino music in his podcast “Alt.Latino,” will be honored this year at the 38th annual Hispan…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:45AM
Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Apple Music to open a studio in Culver City by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — Apple Music on Monday said it's opening a three-story studio in Culver City this summer that will have a 4,000-square-foot soundstage for live performances and fan events. "W…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:10AM

Philly drag king gets the national spotlight in ‘King of Drag’ by Tribune News Service

PHILADELPHIA -- Painter Joy Taney knows how to awe and unsettle viewers. With dynamic makeup and body painting skills, she has transformed actors into ghouls at Eastern State Penitentiary fo…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AM

Movie review: ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ brings renewed wonder, fun to franchise by Tribune News Service

“Jurassic Park” is literally about clones — dinosaurs brought back to life by DNA extracted from mosquitoes preserved in amber — and the many sequels in the franchise are the same th…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:00AM

Review: ‘Nautilus’ gives Capt. Nemo a swashbuckling origin story by Tribune News Service

Certain elements of Jules Verne's 1870 novel "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" have become a TV series, "Nautilus," on AMC, which picked up the show after Disney+, which ordered and co…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AM

Vin Diesel says Paul Walker’s Brian O’Conner could return in ‘Fast & Furious 11’ by Tribune News Service

Vin Diesel says the planned finale of the long-running "Fast & Furious" franchise will come with an unexpected passenger. Speaking at Fuel Fest, an automotive event in Pomona over the we…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:15AM

New on DVD: Take a bite out of vampire film ‘Sinners’ by Tribune News Service

The latest collaboration of filmmaker Ryan Coogler and star Michael B. Jordan tops the DVD releases for the week of July 8. "Sinners": A historical horror movie about twin brothers returning…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

List of DVD release dates for July 1 and beyond by Tribune News Service

Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change: JULY 1: Nine Ring Golden Dagger 1: The Big Heat 8: Sinners 8: The Amateur 8: Until Dawn 8: Shado…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:45AM
Monday, June 30, 2025

Craig Finn’s LA-made ‘Always Been’ is a deeply Philly album by Tribune News Service

PHILADELPHIA — Craig Finn’s "Always Been" is a tour de force of narrative songwriting, a set of interlocking stories that’s the most impressive of the Hold Steady frontman’s six solo…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Saturday, June 28, 2025

Review: In ‘My Mom Jayne,’ Mariska Hargitay grapples with a secret and her mother’s choices by Tribune News Service

That Mariska Hargitay is the daughter of Jayne Mansfield is one of those things everyone who knows anything about either of them seems to know — in some cases maybe the only thing. Even Ha…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:45AM

These newlyweds spent their early honeymoon partying with Jason Kelce and his Eagles friends in Sea Isle by Tribune News Service

PHILADELPHIA — On Wednesday afternoon in Sea Isle, N.J., Cami and Dillon Amatucci received a late wedding gift. But it wasn’t the usual home essentials or custom wine bottles. Instead, t…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:20AM

Amazon Prime’s top 3 original comedies were all shot in Atlanta by Tribune News Service

ATLANTA — In recent years, Amazon Prime has pumped hundreds of millions of dollars into productions in metro Atlanta. The results of its Georgia-shot products have been more positive than …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:10AM
Friday, June 27, 2025

‘The Bear’ review: Apologies and reconciliations lift the mood in Season 4 by Tribune News Service

[FX on Hulu has asked that a spoiler alert head any detailed reviews of the new, fourth season of "The Bear." And while this review is not really detailed, everyone has their own idea of wha…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:35AM

The 25 best songs of 2025 so far by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — As we approach the halfway mark of 2025, among the things we have yet to find out are how many weeks Morgan Wallen's "I'm the Problem" will spend at No. 1, when Lana Del Rey'…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AM

Want to learn more about the Latino immigrant experience? These 5 films capture the journey by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — The ongoing ICE sweeps taking place across Los Angeles and the country have underscored the many challenges faced by immigrant communities. For decades, migrants across Latin…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:45AM

‘Sorry, Baby’ was a way for Eva Victor to heal. The director is finding a lot of company by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — There is a simple tattoo of a windowpane on the middle finger of Eva Victor's right hand. When I ask about it, the filmmaker launches into a story that involves miscommunicat…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM