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Monday, October 6, 2025

Kimberly Hébert Gregory, actor in ‘Vice Principals,’ dies at 52 by Tribune News Service

Kimberly Hébert Gregory, who was best known as the brash principal in HBO's "Vice Principals," has died. She was 52. A cause of death was not immediately reported. Gregory's former husband,…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:08AM
Saturday, October 4, 2025

He made his name as part of a sibling tag team. Now Benny Safdie enters the ring alone by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — Benny Safdie's eyes begin to well up at the memory of it. At September's world premiere of his new film "The Smashing Machine" at the Venice Film Festival, during an intense,…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:45AM

Smashing Pumpkins dust off live Detroit tracks for ‘Mellon Collie’ rerelease by Tribune News Service

DETROIT — The Smashing Pumpkins are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their landmark double album "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness," and they're dusting off some live tracks from …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:20AM

Who was Ed Gein, the serial killer in Netflix’s ‘Monster’ Season 3? by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — Ed Gein may not be America's most infamous serial killer — he's eclipsed by the likes of Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer in the public imagination — but his macabre crimes w…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:20AM

Hayley Williams says Morgan Wallen is the ‘racist country singer’ she refers to in her song by Tribune News Service

Hayley Williams is happy to confirm that Morgan Wallen is the "racist country singer" she is referring to in her song "Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party." During a recent interview on the Ne…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:45AM
Friday, October 3, 2025

Patti LaBelle will headline a free ‘Victory at Sea’ concert at Independence Hall by Tribune News Service

PHILADELPHIA — Patti LaBelle will headline a free “Victory at Sea” concert Oct. 12 at Independence Mall to mark the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The Philly soul…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AM

‘Anemone’ review: Daniel Day-Lewis returns to screen in inert drama by Tribune News Service

After hanging up his spurs following 2017's "Phantom Thread," Daniel Day-Lewis returns to the big screen with "Anemone," a dark, painfully slow and almost inscrutable psychological drama. He…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AM

‘The Lost Bus’ review: Out of control wildfire meets mediocre script by Tribune News Service

An out-of-control wildfire and a bus full of schoolchildren are the only things standing between a father and his ill son in "The Lost Bus," which dramatizes the real-life 2018 Northern Cali…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:00AM

Eric Dane changes his approach to ALS, adding advocacy to his agenda as symptoms progress by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — As he manages his own amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, actor Eric Dane is also advocating for the continuation of the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act, whi…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:40AM

‘Breaking Bad’ actor will not be charged in parking dispute, prosecutors say by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — Actor and former "Breaking Bad" antagonist Raymond Cruz will not be charged after his car wash confrontation, authorities say. Cruz was held in police custody for five hours …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:20AM
Thursday, October 2, 2025

Movie review: Horror thriller ‘Bone Lake’ stranded in the shallows by Tribune News Service

Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s horror film “Bone Lake” announces itself with a startlingly cheeky opener and closes with a shockingly bloody gore-fest, the song “Sex and Violence” by U.K.…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AM
Wednesday, October 1, 2025

‘Steve’ review: Cillian Murphy impresses in uneven kinetic drama by Tribune News Service

We meet Cillian Murphy’s titular character in “Steve” as he’s about to be interviewed on camera. He asks the crew to stop filming him for a moment as he tries to collect himself, but…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AM
Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Spotify’s co-founder Daniel Ek to step down as CEO after nearly two decades by Tribune News Service

Spotify's longtime Chief Executive Daniel Ek said Tuesday that he is stepping down from his position next year and will become executive chairman. Ek co-founded the Swedish audio company in …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:03PM

Samara Joy is a Gen Z jazz star and 5-time Grammy-winner: ‘It feels pretty surreal!’ by Tribune News Service

SAN DIEGO — How dizzying has Gen Z jazz vocal phenom Samara Joy’s career been since 2023, when she became only the second jazz artist in the seven-decade history of the Grammys to win Be…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:45AM

PBS doc explores the many lives of ‘Omara: Cuba’s Legendary Diva’ by Tribune News Service

For many, Omara Portuondo is best known for her participation in the Buena Vista Social Club; but the nonagenarian has lived many lives before and after the formation of the internationally …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AM

TV Tinsel: Emmy winning ‘The Pitt’ pulls back curtain on ER experience by Tribune News Service

Ever since Ben Casey snarled at his boss and Dr. Welby made house-calls, the medical show on TV has been just what the doctor ordered. Countless series have bandaged bloody wounds and perfor…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AM

California’s enchanting Danish town goes full Christmas. Now is the time to plan a trip by Tribune News Service

If you're eager to mark the holidays this year with a Danish flair but Copenhagen seems a tad too far away, you might find the answer in Solvang, California. An answer that includes gnomes a…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:00AM
Monday, September 29, 2025

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban reportedly split after nearly 20 years of marriage by Tribune News Service

Heartbreak doesn’t feel so good in a place like this. Longtime Hollywood power couple Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have gone their separate ways, according to several reports. The Oscar-w…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:57PM
Saturday, September 27, 2025

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ co-director dubs success ‘a little trippy’ by Tribune News Service

The Netflix film “KPop Demon Hunters” has slayed the world. The animated film about Huntr/x — a female K-pop trio who are secret guardians of the world, battling rival boy band the Saj…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AM

Colombian heartthrob Manuel Turizo on his ‘201’ world tour: ‘Let’s keep killing it!’ by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — On Sept. 19 in Los Angeles, before fans trickled into the Peacock Theater for a music-filled evening, the award-winning Colombian singer-songwriter Manuel Turizo gathered his…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:15AM
Friday, September 26, 2025

Jessica Sanchez dizzy over her ‘America’s Got Talent’ win: ‘I feel like I’m in a dream!’ by Tribune News Service

SAN DIEGO — Jessica Sanchez is living proof that it may be time to revise F. Scott Fitzgerald’s famed dictum that here are “no second acts in American lives.” On Wednesday night, the…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:41AM

Q&A: As ‘Law & Order’ starts its 25th season, the case isn’t closed yet for Dick Wolf by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — Even in these tumultuous times, these three things remain constant — death, taxes and "Law & Order." The juggernaut of the "Law & Order" universe created by produce…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:00AM

Review: ‘House of Guinness’ is loose on historical facts, but like a pint, you may cozy up to it by Tribune News Service

"House of Guinness," as in the famous Dublin brewery, begins with the disclaimer "inspired by true facts," which is another way of saying, "Don't believe everything you'll see." Or, in "Drag…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:45AM
Wednesday, September 24, 2025

‘South Park’ returns after two week hiatus, how to watch episode 5 tonight on Comedy Central by Tribune News Service

After postponing another release, “South Park” season 27 is set to resume its bi-weekly schedule. Episode 5, “Conflict of Interest,” will air Wednesday, September 24 at 10 p.m. ET on…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:31PM

We Fest 2026 will feature two new headliners, one oldie by Tribune News Service

MINNEAPOLIS — It will be another year of modern country hitmakers and “one last ride” for a veteran act at We Fest in 2026. Northwest Minnesota’s enduring musical campout announced i…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AM

Behind the scenes of Morgan Freeman’s blues show by Tribune News Service

TAMPA, Fla. — Morgan Freeman is on his way back to Pinellas County. Not to star in another movie about Winter the dolphin — although he told the Tampa Bay Times that he enjoyed his time …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AM
Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Call Patricia Lockwood’s latest a memoir, a novel or anything you want by Tribune News Service

Patricia Lockwood’s life and art are so closely linked that it’s appropriate for a cat meowing in the background during a phone interview from her Savannah, Georgia, home to make it into…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AM

Q&A: She’s the only Deaf Grammy-winning artist. He’s an acclaimed Deaf poet. Their new album is extraordinary by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — On "Sound Machine," a track from the new album "Aloud" from poet Raymond Antrobus and percussionist Evelyn Glennie, Antrobus recalls his fear as a child when he knocked over …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:05AM
Saturday, September 20, 2025

‘Swiped’ review: Swipe left on this biopic of Tinder and Bumble boss Whitney Wolfe by Tribune News Service

If you've used any dating apps, you at least partially have Whitney Wolfe to thank — or to curse, depending on your experience. Wolfe is one of the co-founders of Tinder, who went on to fo…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:00AM

He’s made the most incendiary movie of the year. But Paul Thomas Anderson remains an optimist by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — Paul Thomas Anderson's new movie "One Battle After Another" opens in chaos. The sun is setting and the radical California revolutionary group the French 75 is raiding an immi…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:15AM
Friday, September 19, 2025

Mike Wofford, pianist of choice for jazz and pop greats, dies at 87 by Tribune News Service

SAN DIEGO — In a career that stretched across seven decades, Mike Wofford provided exactly the right touch on piano in any and every musical setting. His death Friday morning just after mi…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:07PM

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