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Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Hulu’s ‘Chad Powers’ with Glen Powell appears set for a Season 2 by Tribune News Service

ATLANTA — It’s a touchdown for Hulu comedy series “Chad Powers,” which is coming back for a second season in metro Atlanta, according to information provided to a local crew union. T…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AM

Review: ‘Stumble,’ NBC’s cheerleader mockumentary, gives you something to root for by Tribune News Service

"Stumble," a new sitcom that premiered last week on NBC, takes Greg Whiteley's great docuseries "Cheer," about competitive cheerleading, runs it through "The Bad News Bears" and frosts it in…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:45AM

Tyler Perry’s latest, ‘Finding Joy,’ blends snow and romance on Amazon by Tribune News Service

ATLANTA — Tyler Perry has spread his fictional wings in recent years beyond Atlanta, taking a historical trip to Europe during World War II (Netflix’s “The Six Triple Eight”), tackli…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AM

How Billy Crudup turned an 8-minute scene in ‘Jay Kelly’ into the performance of his career by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — Billy Crudup knew the first time he read it that the part was nearly impossible. In Noah Baumbach's sharply funny, at times melancholy Hollywood satire "Jay Kelly," George Cl…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:15AM

Fashion designer Janelle Abbott creates with zero waste by Tribune News Service

SEATTLE -- Many things about zero-waste designer Janelle Abbott’s relationship to the fashion industry have changed since she was a kid growing up around her parents' Seattle clothing busi…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:00AM
Friday, November 7, 2025

Sock hops and concerts: How some places spent opioid settlement cash by Tribune News Service

Officials in Irvington, New Jersey, had an idea. To raise awareness about the dangers of opioid use and addiction, the township could host concerts with popular R&B artists like Q Parker…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AM

Television Q&A: Trying to smuggle out intriguing documentary by Tribune News Service

You have questions. I have some answers. Q: Where can I find the intriguing documentary “Chuck Norris vs. Communism”? It came out a few years ago and mysteriously disappeared. A: The tit…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AM
Thursday, November 6, 2025

If ‘Star Wars: Visions’ has you newly hooked on anime, watch these 11 shows (and a movie) next by Tribune News Service

After going global for its second volume, "Star Wars: Visions" Volume 3 brings the anthology series back to its roots with a new slate of shorts all created by Japanese anime studios. Each s…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AM
Wednesday, November 5, 2025

What Madi Diaz knows about love by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — A little over a year ago, Madi Diaz lay in bed in an apartment near Dodger Stadium sweating out a gnarly case of COVID-19. The Nashville, Tennessee-based singer and songwrite…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:40AM

Review: ‘Brilliance’ from poets Ada Limón and Kevin Young by Tribune News Service

Two new collections, “Night Watch” by Kevin Young and “Startlement: New and Selected Poems” by Ada Limón, showcase strikingly different voices in contemporary poetry. Young, poetry …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:00AM
Sunday, November 2, 2025

Under Trump, ticket sales plummet for Kennedy Center performances by Tribune News Service

President Donald Trump's favorite musical is, famously, "Les Misérables," but few fans have been storming the barricades to get into the Kennedy Center this season. The Washington Post repo…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AM

Is there still hope for the Cinerama Dome? New permit request filed with city of LA by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — Will Cinerama Dome ever reopen? Maybe. Dome Center LLC, the company that owns the property along Sunset Boulevard upon which the iconic movie venue stands, filed an applicati…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:20AM
Friday, October 31, 2025

Hello again, Sidney. ‘Scream 7’ trailer welcomes Neve Campbell back to face a familiar foe by Tribune News Service

Welcome back, Sidney Prescott. The trailer for "Scream 7" released Thursday sees Neve Campbell's fan-favorite final girl once again having to fend off her longtime foe, a Ghostface-masked ki…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:00AM
Thursday, October 30, 2025

Movie review: ‘Anniversary’ a character study of creeping fascism by Tribune News Service

Polish director Jan Komasa might be best known in the United States for his 2019 Oscar-nominated film, “Corpus Christi,” but his biggest box office success was in Poland, for his 2014 fi…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:45AM

Family guide to new movie releases by Tribune News Service

'STITCH HEAD' Rated PG for action, thematic elements and mild rude humor. What it’s about: An animated riff on the Frankenstein story sees a mad professor’s assistant, Stitch Head, learn…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:40AM

‘Hedda’ review: Tessa Thompson sears in Prime’s adaptation of Ibsen play by Tribune News Service

In Nia DaCosta’s elegantly searing drama “Hedda,” Tessa Thompson makes a classic role entirely her own. As in Henrik Ibsen’s play “Hedda Gabler,” this Hedda is an unhappy, compli…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AM
Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Movie review: Animated flick ‘Stitch Head’ a charming spookfest for kids by Tribune News Service

Guillermo del Toro isn’t the only filmmaker with a take on Mary Shelley’s classic Frankenstein’s monster tale this Halloween season. Enter “Stitch Head,” an animated film from Brit…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AM

LA’s musicians support Eaton fire recovery, one year later, in new benefit concert by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — Exactly a year after the Eaton fire broke out, musicians are banding together once more for an upcoming benefit show, called A Concert for Altadena. As a way to both raise fu…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:00AM

What we know about ‘West End Girl,’ Lily Allen’s intimate and autofictional new breakup album by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — For the first time in seven years, Lily Allen is back with a new album. It's intimate, raw and autofictional. Last week, the "Smile" singer shared a 14-track breakup record, …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:45AM
Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Stray Cats cancel 2025 tour citing ‘serious illness’ by Tribune News Service

SAN DIEGO — Veteran rockabilly trio the Stray Cats won’t be hitting the road for its 2025 fall concert tour after all. Citing “serious illness,” the band’s guitarist-singer, Brian …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:37PM

Staying in for Halloween? Here are the best shows to stream, from cute-scary to actually scary by Tribune News Service

Halloween often translates into big plans. You could go see "Sinners" or "KPop Demon Hunters" which are both being re-released this weekend in theaters, you could explore some of the many sp…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AM

Review: A father’s grief for his son killed in a school shooting makes a heart-wrenching case for gun reform by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — The image of a grieving parent is not an uncommon sight on the dramatic stage. Euripides, whom Aristotle called "the most tragic of the poets," returns to the figure of the g…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:00AM

Bite-size shifter fantasy you can sink your teeth in by Tribune News Service

Looking for a quick fantasy read that hits the spot? Lisa Lacriola serves up just what you need in the second installment of her Species Chronicles, "The Order of the Wolf: Covenant." The st…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:20AM
Saturday, October 25, 2025

‘A House of Dynamite’ review: Kathryn Bigelow takes us to Defcon 1 by Tribune News Service

A nuclear missile is headed toward America — toward the Midwest, specifically — and there's only 19 minutes to impact. That's the insanely urgent doomsday scenario set up in director Kat…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AM
Friday, October 24, 2025

For retired TV weatherman Fritz Coleman, it’s been a sunny return to the stage by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES -- Don't tell Fritz Coleman it's no fun getting old. Coleman spent almost four decades as NBC4's whimsical weatherman, a key player in what was arguably the most veteran broadcas…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AM
Thursday, October 23, 2025

‘9-1-1: Nashville’ actress Isabelle Tate dead at 23 by Tribune News Service

Isabelle Adora Tate, an aspiring actress and songwriter who finally got her big break on the series premiere of “9-1-1: Nashville” earlier this month, has died at age 23. The McCray Agen…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:08PM
Saturday, October 18, 2025

Review: Gustavo’s farewell has begun with a fiesta, rapper and a ‘Resurrection’ by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — Let's start with the "Gracias Gustavo" merch: T-shirts, hoodies, tote bags, fridge magnets, posters, etc. There was the daylong "Gracias Gustavo" block party at Beckmen YOLA …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:45AM

Windsor International Film Festival goes for knockout blow by Tribune News Service

DETROIT — This year's Windsor International Film Festival is packing a punch, and not just the right hook Sydney Sweeney is throwing in her new boxing drama "Christy." The 11-day film fest…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:40AM
Friday, October 17, 2025

This week’s bestsellers from Publishers Weekly by Tribune News Service

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Oct. 11, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powere…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:20AM
Thursday, October 16, 2025

‘Black Phone 2’ review: Sequel different from, not better than first flick by Tribune News Service

As evidenced by 2012’s “Sinister” and 2021’s “The Black Phone,” director Scott Derrickson has a gift for blending realism with the supernatural — and for conjuring a sense of d…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AM
Wednesday, October 15, 2025

‘Time ran out’: D’Angelo and Angie Stone’s son Michael Archer Jr. mourns his parents by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — Michael Archer Jr., the son of R&B stars D'Angelo and Angie Stone, has been dealing with grief for months — long before the death of his father on Tuesday. The 28-year-…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:40PM

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