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Tuesday, December 2, 2025

‘It’s Always Sunny’ star Rob Mac will create and star in a ‘Far Cry’ video game adaption for Hulu by Tribune News Service

PHILADELPHIA — Philly’s own Rob Mac, the actor formerly known as Robert McElhenney III, and fellow thespian Noah Hawley are teaming up to create the television adaptation of the "Far Cry…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AM
Saturday, November 29, 2025

Elaine Hendrix embraced being ‘fearless’ on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ by Tribune News Service

ATLANTA — Elaine Hendrix, the “Parent Trap” actress turning 55 next month, was in position to become the oldest winner of “Dancing with the Stars” Tuesday night. But she came in fi…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AM

Review: ‘The Artist’ is an oddball comedy filled with big stars and historical figures by Tribune News Service

The first, or maybe the second thing to be said about "The Artist," a six-part comedy written and directed by Aram Rappaport, is that it streams from the Network, a free ad-supported streami…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AM

Review: Alicia Silverstone, Jonas Brothers stream holiday cheer in new movies by Tribune News Service

Christmas movies, especially in our modern streaming era, exist on a different plane than other forms of filmed entertainment. We look to these movies not for innovation, but for comfort. Th…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:15AM
Friday, November 28, 2025

Eminem, Jack White collab released as single by Tribune News Service

DETROIT — Jack White's Thanksgiving Day halftime performance at the Detroit Lions game, which featured a surprise appearance by Eminem, has been released as a single to streaming services.…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:43PM

Singer Ray J arrested on Thanksgiving Day on suspicion of making threats in Los Angeles by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — R&B singer Ray J was arrested early Thanksgiving morning, according to jail records and a police spokesman. The 44-year-old artist — whose legal name is Willie Norwood …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:21AM
Thursday, November 27, 2025

True Whitaker is not afraid to play a nepo baby (or speak Elvish) on ‘I Love LA’ by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — True Whitaker wanted to nail her audition for "I Love LA," or, at the time, the "Untitled Rachel Sennott Project." She felt a strong connection to the role and had dreamed of…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:00AM
Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Movie review: ‘Zootopia 2’ delivers wit and charm of original and then some by Tribune News Service

That “Zootopia 2” is as fresh, funny and densely packed as the first film feels like a miracle, but the truth is that there’s nothing miraculous about it: it’s just made by humans wh…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:45AM
Tuesday, November 25, 2025

An oral history of the ‘Sinners’ musical sequence: Inside the year’s best scene by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — Ryan Coogler was deep into writing "Sinners" when he realized the movie was missing something: He needed a moment that would jolt the audience and plunge them into a differen…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AM

Review: Summer Walker is ‘Finally Over It.’ But this time, she’s not convincing by Tribune News Service

Atlanta R&B star Summer Walker’s searing music could be the perfect soundtrack to a binge-worthy reality show. It’s entertainingly messy and satisfyingly authentic. Her 2019 debut al…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:45AM
Saturday, November 22, 2025

From Broadway to blockbuster: How Universal built a multimillion-dollar ‘Wicked’ empire by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — Back in 2024, Universal conjured a pink and green tornado that swept pop culture. From themed drinks at Starbucks and dolls of Elphaba and Glinda, to joint appearances by sta…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AM
Thursday, November 20, 2025

HBO’s ‘Task’ is being renewed for a second season by Tribune News Service

PHILADELPHIA — The Delco crime thriller "Task," starring Mark Ruffalo, will be getting a second season, HBO announced on Thursday. From "Mare of Easttown" creator and Berwyn native Brad In…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:07PM

Tim Robinson’s impressively strange ‘The Chair Company’ gets 2nd season order from HBO by Tribune News Service

DETROIT — Comedian and Metro Detroit native Tim Robinson's character may or may not get to the bottom of the central mystery of "The Chair Company" before the show's eight-episode first se…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:52PM

Q&A: Al Jardine reanimates Beach Boys’ musical legacy: ‘It’s new all over again’ by Tribune News Service

SAN DIEGO — Al Jardine’s endless summer officially began when he was 18 and co-founded the Beach Boys in 1961. It hasn’t stopped yet. “I’m still enjoying this too much to think of …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AM

Review: Salman Rushdie still at top of his powers with ‘Eleventh Hour’ by Tribune News Service

Call him a master wordsmith, formal innovator, Booker prize winner, Nobel laureate-in-waiting, a sorcerer. Call him Sir Salman Rushdie. He slips into a story as gracefully as Laurence Olivie…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AM

Review: An artist and his would-be boyfriend are ‘Minor Black Figures’ by Tribune News Service

Brandon Taylor’s fourth book, “Minor Black Figures,” begins in New York City in the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. As political and societal tides shi…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:00AM

Review: ‘Thoughts & Prayers’ examines shooter preparedness in the face of political apathy by Tribune News Service

"Thoughts & Prayers," which premiered Tuesday on HBO, is a documentary film about the $3 billion "active shooter preparedness industry," that space where American failure meets American …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:45AM

How evil can you be on the Eras tour? Sofia Isella is carving a dark new lane in pop by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — It takes a certain composure, as a teenager, to walk out onto Taylor Swift's stage in a sold-out stadium and play an opening set to tens of thousands of fans who have never h…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AM
Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Meet Alemeda, a daring new voice of Gen Z rock by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — One of L.A.'s most promising young musicians can trace her career back to the moment she decided to run away from home. Or did her mom kick her out? "It's hard to explain," A…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:45AM

Miriam Shor plays pivotal role in ‘Pluribus,’ fall’s most buzzed about TV show by Tribune News Service

MINNEAPOLIS — Following up an acclaimed TV drama with another hit is as difficult as winning back-to-back World Series. Just ask “Deadwood” creator David Milch, who flopped with “Joh…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AM

‘Jay Kelly’ review: An elegant, familiar examination of stardom by Tribune News Service

“You’re the last of the old movie stars,” someone tells Jay Kelly, and because Jay Kelly — main character of a movie called, not surprisingly, “Jay Kelly” — is played by George…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AM

13 most anticipated movies of holiday season 2025 by Tribune News Service

Coming right up, in this year’s holiday movie season: a sure-to-be-blockbuster musical, a comedic murder mystery, a return-to-Pandora sequel, a drama involving William Shakespeare and a co…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:45AM
Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Review: Thrillers ‘The Beast in Me’ and ‘Malice’ offer suspense but few surprises by Tribune News Service

Two more horses in the crowded field of psychological thrillers have come out of the gate: "Malice," now streaming from Prime Video, and "The Beast in Me," on Netflix. Neither is especially …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AM

Big stars, big stunts. It’s not a movie, it’s ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 7’ by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — Clad in close-fitting black outfits, two performers get into stance for a fight scene. The cameras surrounding the massive stage in Playa Vista start rolling. One turns aroun…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AM

Review: With its self-deprecating humor, ‘A Very Jonas Christmas Movie’ is good company by Tribune News Service

I can't name a single song by the Jonas Brothers, but I can tell you their names — Joe, Kevin and Nick — and that they made a sitcom, "Jonas" (second season titled "Jonas L.A."), back in…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:00AM
Saturday, November 15, 2025

How the ‘stars aligned’ for hip-hop producer Alchemist’s most monumental year by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — The Alchemist's world changed when he first discovered the Beastie Boys. "Seeing them, these white Jewish guys who were rapping and on tour with Run-D.M.C. was crazy to me," …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AM
Thursday, November 13, 2025

Review: She loved her husband. He’s gay by Tribune News Service

For “Beard” author Kelly Foster Lundquist, the signs were there. Her husband reminded her of Montgomery Clift (gay), they moved to the rainbow-striped Chicago neighborhood known as Boyst…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AM

Fetterman’s new memoir details why he and Josh Shapiro no longer speak by Tribune News Service

It’s no secret that Pennsylvania’s two most powerful Democrats do not get along. Sen. John Fetterman and Gov. Josh Shapiro are stylistic opposites who have butted heads over the years. N…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:20AM
Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Much of ‘Predator: Badlands’ is in an alien language. We asked a Yautja expert to break it down by Tribune News Service

When asked how much of the alien language used by the franchise's central hunter species he is able to speak, "Predator: Badlands" director Dan Trachtenberg quickly answers, "Zero." "My mout…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:00AM

Yungblud really, really, really wants to happen in America by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — Four hours or so before he's due onstage at the Hollywood Palladium, Yungblud is bouncing around one of the venue's dressing rooms with live-wire intensity to spare. Tonight …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:45AM
Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Samara Joy will celebrate her 26th birthday, onstage in Philly, the city where her grandparents founded a savings club-cum-gospel group by Tribune News Service

PHILADELPHIA — Samara Joy will celebrate her birthday in Philadelphia. The jazz singer’s career has been ascendant since 2019, when she won the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Com…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AM

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