Friday, May 2, 2025
Before the word "adult" attached to any form of media — books, movies, websites — became a synonym for "pornographic," it meant a sort of entertainment that was made for people who had e…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AMHere are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, April 26, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, power…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSometimes, when a movie is set in a beautiful, far-off location, it’s for a reason intrinsic to the plot. And sometimes, when a movie is set in a beautiful, far-off location, it seems like…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMLOS ANGELES — Henry Golding revealed he has reconnected with several of his "Crazy Rich Asians" collaborators as the hit film, based on author Kevin Kwan's book trilogy, gets a future on t…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, May 1, 2025
Debuting on Prime Video this week, “Another Simple Favor” honors its predecessor in more ways than one. For starters, the sequel to director Paul Feig’s 2018 black comedy mystery is pe…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM'THUNDERBOLTS*' Rated PG-13 for strong violence, language, thematic elements, and some suggestive and drug references. What it’s about: A group of Marvel Cinematic Universe misfits band to…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, April 30, 2025
LOS ANGELES — Michael Bolton has glioblastoma, a treatment-resistant brain cancer that was behind the emergency surgery he had 16 months ago. After that surgery, during which a tumor was r…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:42PMClinton Kelly and Stacy London are back together, and if that statement does not excite you, it can only be because you have never seen "What Not to Wear," the series they co-hosted from 200…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM“Do what you love, but don’t do it at me, don’t aim it at me.” That’s Terrence Howard talking about gay men while explaining why he never portrayed singer Marvin Gaye onscreen. He …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMDALLAS — In January, Dallas musician Christopher Holt joined the Eagles — as in, one of the biggest rock groups of all time, as in, the freaking Eagles — at the Sphere in Las Vegas for…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMOK, so there’s nothing YUGE. There isn’t that movie right around the corner that’s so big it’s all some folks will be talking about. In May 2026, on the other hand, movie goers will …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, April 26, 2025
LOS ANGELES — It's showtime for Hollywood at the California Capitol. The state's entertainment industry has spent months begging for help from Sacramento to stem the decline of film and TV…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMLOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police on Friday released video from the shooting of Jillian Lauren, an author and the wife of Weezer bass player Scott Shriner. The LAPD said Lauren pointed a gu…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:10AMFriday, April 25, 2025
LOS ANGELES — When promoter and convicted fraudster Billy McFarland sought to revive his infamous Fyre Festival this year, he wanted to do it "with honesty, transparency, relentless effort…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:00PMEnglish actor Tom Hardy is starring in a new British crime drama series on Showtime/Paramount+, “MobLand,” and his unique screen presence is the biggest reason the show rises to a level …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMDavid Cronenberg has long been one of our most provocative filmmakers, and at 82 years old, he's still pushing buttons. But in "The Shrouds," his latest dive into the nether regions of the h…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMATLANTA — When the first cross-country trans comedy show made it to Atlanta this week, its organizers were reminded of the power of old-fashioned, word-of-mouth advertising. It became thei…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, April 23, 2025
LOS ANGELES — The Tennessee Board of Parole has recommended country singer Jelly Roll for a pardon for his pre-fame criminal convictions. Nashville Sheriff Daron Hall announced Tuesday: "A…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:18PMThere’s a wealth of fun new TV series currently streaming, and while it seems like there always are in these times of multiple streaming platforms, there are a special few worth seeking ou…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, April 22, 2025
A week ago, President Donald Trump’s Office of Communications issued a news release titled “The NPR, PBS Grift Has Ripped Us Off for Too Long.” The missive went on to criticize the use…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AMMoviegoes embraced "sin" over the Easter weekend. "Sinners," the highly anticipated period drama delivering a mashup of horror, music and vampires, scored a solid opening, topping the holida…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:15AMLOS ANGELES — This Easter weekend, theaters across the nation showed films like "A Minecraft Movie" and Ryan Coogler's vampire thriller "Sinners." Alongside those movies, many also offered…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, April 17, 2025
'SINNERS' Rated R for strong bloody violence, sexual content and language. What it’s about: A historical horror movie about twin brothers returning to their hometown in Mississippi in 1932…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:45AMThere’s an easy intimacy and warmth that immediately emanates from Andrew Ahn’s “The Wedding Banquet,” an affable remake of the 1993 Ang Lee film. He crafts a cinematic world that yo…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, April 16, 2025
In “Sinners,” his bloody new historical blockbuster, writer/director Ryan Coogler feels unleashed in a way he hasn’t been before — and that’s a good thing. Free from the shackles o…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, April 15, 2025
The wife of late actor Gene Hackman reportedly worried the 95-year-old was experiencing signs of COVID before he died from heart disease in mid-February. Betsy Arakawa, 65, searched online f…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:52PMSaturday, April 12, 2025
[This article contains spoilers for the Season 3 finale of "Yellowjackets."] "I can hear you." The Season 3 finale of Showtime's "Yellowjackets" on Friday ended with four significant words t…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMAfter a two-year wait, everyone's favorite fungal zombie apocalypse show is finally back: The second season of "The Last of Us" premieres Sunday. Created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, H…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMLAS VEGAS — Banjos and mosh pits, cowboy boots and fuzzy boots — oh, and did we mention the three-story-high, flame-spewing sculptures? Yes, Las Vegas festival season is upon us once aga…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[This article contains spoilers for the Season 1 finale of "The Pitt."] It almost feels like Noah Wyle's life as a pretend doctor was destined when he casually mentions a detail from his chi…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, April 11, 2025
Set in Canada's northernmost territory among the Indigenous Inuit people, "North by North," which premiered Thursday on Netflix, is a charming small-town comedy, with — as is so often the …
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