Saturday, 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 …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, April 10, 2025
'DROP' Rated PG-13 for strong violent content, suicide, some strong language and sexual references. What it’s about: A single mother on a first date is tormented by threatening cellphone m…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AMThe poster for Christopher Landon’s “Drop” features star Meghann Fahy’s eyes peering over the top of a mobile phone. This image conveys everything you need to know about “Drop,” …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMINNEAPOLIS — At first, it looked like Jack White wasn’t going to pivot much on Night 2 at the Palace Theatre. Nor should he have felt obligated to. Returning for his second of two insta…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMYou've never seen war on-screen quite like this, and you've never heard war on-screen quite like this. "Warfare" is an unnervingly intense combat film about a group of American soldiers unde…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMReasons for optimism? “You’re Friends & Neighbors” offers a few. First, the new drama series marks “Mad Men” star Jon Hamm’s return to a leading TV role, this time as a man w…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, April 9, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — Thom Cardwell, 79, of Philadelphia, a screenwriter, film producer, queer icon, and local celebrity, died Jan. 2 in Germantown after a yearlong battle with health complicatio…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:39PMMINNEAPOLIS — Paisley Park has announced some details for Celebration 2025 set for June 5-8 in Chanhassen and downtown Minneapolis. The annual celebration of Prince will honor things that …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:45AMMINNEAPOLIS — Oops, he did it again. Destroyed the place. After putting on one of the most electrifying and maniacally rocking performances in recent history at First Avenue last fall, Jac…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, April 8, 2025
If the first season of "The Last of Us" is about survival, the second is fueled by revenge. Or, if you want to get all existential about it, consequences. For those who know anything about t…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:45AMSaturday, April 5, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — Last August, Anthony Roth Costanzo rolled the dice on a novel idea. Faced with weak ticket sales, past debt and a shaky financial outlook, the Opera Philadelphia general dir…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMLAS VEGAS — Sphere Entertainment on Friday announced two new experiences, “The Wizard of Oz” and “From the Edge,” will be featured at the Las Vegas attraction. As part of the new e…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM 
