DALLAS — When Tina Turner died at the age of 83, I found myself going back to the fourth grade, to the day I truly discovered her voice. I was at Thanksgiving – sorry – when I decided to rummage through my parents’ old cassette tapes in search of entertainment. What I found was astounding:… Read More »
James Hong was met with a standing ovation at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, and could have easily just basked in the applause and moved on. But for the 94-year-old, the mostly Asian cast of “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” which won best casting, seemed like an opportunity for a stark reminder that Hollywood wasn’t… Read More »
CANNES, France — Just a year ago, the image of Johnny Depp smiling and waving at the top of the Palais steps at the Cannes Film Festival would have been unimaginable to most – including Depp himself. “When you hit rock bottom, you hit rock bottom, you hit rock bottom, you find the cellar to… Read More »
NEW YORK — Rainn Wilson wanted to find inner happiness. So he got on a plane. Many planes. The actor, who memorably played the selfish Dwight Schrute on “The Office,” has criss-crossed the globe to explore how people in different countries find happiness. The result is “Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss,” a new… Read More »
LIVERPOOL, England — Liverpool cleaned up from the Eurovision Song Contest on Sunday, as Sweden celebrated victory and Ukraine remained defiant after a night of Russian bombardment, including a strike against the hometown of the country’s competitors. Electronic duo Tvorchi represented Ukraine at Saturday night’s pan-continental pop competition spectacular, finishing sixth out of 26 finalists… Read More »
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s coming to TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week. NEW MOVIES TO STREAM — Three decades after Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson mixed it up on the black top, a new “White Men Can’t Jump” is next. A remake… Read More »
LIVERPOOL, England — The final of the Eurovision Song Contest brought pop and patriotism to Liverpool on Saturday, with a Swedish diva and a party-loving Finnish rapper among the favorites to win a joyous music contest, for the second year in a row, overshadowed by the war in Ukraine. Britain is hosting on behalf of… Read More »
NEW YORK — Grace Bumbry, a pioneering mezzo-soprano who became the first black singer to perform at the Bayreuth Festival in Germany during a career spanning more than three decades on the world’s best stages, has died. She was 86. Bumbry died Sunday at the Evangelisches Krankenhaus, a hospital in Vienna, according to her publicist,… Read More »
NEW YORK — Hannah Gadsby’s new Netflix special illustrates another side of the comedian that fans might not expect — a happier one. “It’s a lighter show,” Gadsby told The Associated Press before “Something Special” airs on Tuesday. “It’s more positive. It expresses a happiness I don’t think I had in previous Netflix specials.” The… Read More »