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Kristin Chenoweth, Audra McDonald and Kelli O'Hara join livestreamed 'Broadway Rallies for Kamala'
Read full article: Kristin Chenoweth, Audra McDonald and Kelli O'Hara join livestreamed 'Broadway Rallies for Kamala'Anne Hathaway, Kelli OโHara, Kristin Chenoweth and Audra McDonald and other stars of stage and screen are set for a campaign rally for Kamala Harris in New York City next week.
Jeanine Tesori becomes first woman composer to open Met Opera season with reworked `Grounded'
Read full article: Jeanine Tesori becomes first woman composer to open Met Opera season with reworked `Grounded'Jeanine Tesori becomes the first woman composer to open a season in the Metropolitan Operaโs 141-year history when a revised โGroundedโ starring mezzo-soprano Emily DโAngelo is featured at Monday nightโs gala.
'The Mentalist' star Simon Baker admits drinking and driving in Australia
Read full article: 'The Mentalist' star Simon Baker admits drinking and driving in AustraliaAustralian actor and director Simon Baker, best known for his role as Patrick Jane in the CBS drama series โThe Mentalist,โ has avoided a conviction after pleading guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol near his rural home.
With a sequel in the works, 'Red, White & Royal Blue' stars reflect on its success โ and R rating
Read full article: With a sequel in the works, 'Red, White & Royal Blue' stars reflect on its success โ and R ratingWhen Amazon Studios debuted โRed, White & Royal Blueโ last summer, they did so without fanfare or spectacle, thanks to the timing of its release amid historic Hollywood strikes.
What to stream this weekend: Zac Efron, Indigo Girls, 'Dark Matter,' 'Mother of the Bride'
Read full article: What to stream this weekend: Zac Efron, Indigo Girls, 'Dark Matter,' 'Mother of the Bride'This weekโs new streaming entertainment releases include a new documentary showing the Indigo Girlsโ rise and subsequent marginalization, Joel Edgerton finding himself in an alternate timeline of his character's life in the limited series โDark Matterโ and a new โPretty Little Liarsโ returns Thursday on Max.
'Past Lives,' 'May December' and 'American Fiction' lead Spirit Award nominations
Read full article: 'Past Lives,' 'May December' and 'American Fiction' lead Spirit Award nominationsCeline Songโs โPast Lives,โ Todd Haynesโ โMay Decemberโ and Cord Jeffersonโs โAmerican Fictionโ got a leading five nominations, including best feature, from the Film Independent Spirit Awards.
Why are actors making movies during the strike? What to know about SAG-AFTRA's 'interim agreements'
Read full article: Why are actors making movies during the strike? What to know about SAG-AFTRA's 'interim agreements'The actors and writers strikes have resulted in most Hollywood film and television productions being shut down, from the โGladiatorโ sequel to the live action โLilo & Stitch."
What to stream this weekend: 'And Just Like That,' Kelly Clarkson, 'Perfect Find' and Final Fantasy
Read full article: What to stream this weekend: 'And Just Like That,' Kelly Clarkson, 'Perfect Find' and Final FantasyThis weekโs new entertainment releases include albums from Kelly Clarkson and Portugal.
For Anthony Hopkins, a grandfather role with personal echoes
Read full article: For Anthony Hopkins, a grandfather role with personal echoesThe โheart and soulโ of a film is an often-overused term, but itโs practically unavoidable when it comes to Anthony Hopkins in James Grayโs โArmageddon Time.โ.
Fall Movie Calendar: From 'Blonde' to 'Wakanda Forever'
Read full article: Fall Movie Calendar: From 'Blonde' to 'Wakanda Forever'A rundown of notable films coming out this fall, which range from Disney+'s โPinocchioโ adaptation to Ana de Armas playing Marilyn Monroe in the Netflix film โBlonde.โ.
New York Film Festival sets lineup for 60th edition
Read full article: New York Film Festival sets lineup for 60th editionThe New York Film Festival will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a robust 32-film main slate and a number of hometown tales, including James Grayโs Queens coming-of-age drama โArmageddon Timeโ and Laura Poitrasโ documentary โAll the Beauty and the Bloodshed,โ about artist Nan Goldinโs battle against the Sackler family.
'Armageddon Time,' portrait of white privilege, stirs Cannes
Read full article: 'Armageddon Time,' portrait of white privilege, stirs CannesJames Grayโs autobiographical coming of age film โArmageddon Time,โ starring Anthony Hopkins, Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong, has made the biggest splash of an American film not starring Tom Cruise at the Cannes Film Festival.
Back to normal? Cannes Film Festival prepares to party
Read full article: Back to normal? Cannes Film Festival prepares to partyAfter the 2020 Cannes Film Festival was canceled by the pandemic and the 2021 edition was scaled back โ even kisses were forbade on the red carpet โ the lavish French Riviera cinema soiree is set to return with a festival that promises to be something like normal.
Academy Award Winner Jared Leto chats new Apple TV+ series โWeCrashedโ inspired by true story
Read full article: Academy Award Winner Jared Leto chats new Apple TV+ series โWeCrashedโ inspired by true storyโWeCrashedโ is a new series on Apple TV+ inspired by actual events, and the love story at the center of it all.
New this week: 'Deep Water,' Charli XCX and 'WeCrashed'
Read full article: New this week: 'Deep Water,' Charli XCX and 'WeCrashed'This weekโs new entertainment releases include a Charli XCX album release, an erotic thriller on Hulu starring Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas, and a series about the rise and fall of the business WeWork, which promoted the concept of shared workspaces.
Penelope Cruz honored by MoMA for her career in cinema
Read full article: Penelope Cruz honored by MoMA for her career in cinemaDuring a tribute to her career at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA), Penelope Cruz recalled the Betamax videotape store that opened in her neighborhood, in a suburb of Madrid, when she was a child and that made her discover cinema.
Zemeckisโ โThe Witchesโ heads to HBO Max for Halloween
Read full article: Zemeckisโ โThe Witchesโ heads to HBO Max for HalloweenThe Robert Zemeckis adaptation of โRoald Dahlโs The Witchesโ has found a new home on HBO Max this month just in time for Halloween. Warner Bros. said Friday that โThe Witchesโ will debut on the subscription streaming service, owned by parent company WarnerMedia, on Oct. 22. Dahlโs 1983 novel about an orphaned boy who discovers a coven of witches that hate children was previously adapted for the big screen in 1990 by director Nicolas Roeg. It starred Angelica Huston, Mai Zetterling and Rowan Atkinson and was a box office flop, despite its critical acclaim. This new version has actor Jahzir Bruno playing the boy who must try to stop the witches from turning the world's children into mice.
Maggie O'Farrell's Shakespearean 'Hamnet' wins Women's Prize
Read full article: Maggie O'Farrell's Shakespearean 'Hamnet' wins Women's PrizeLONDON Maggie OFarrell won the Womens Prize for Fiction on Wednesday for Hamnet, a novel that explores the lives of William Shakespeares often-maligned wife and lost son. OFarrells novel beat finalists including Hilary Mantels Tudor saga The Mirror and the Light and Bernardine Evaristos Booker Prize winner Girl, Woman, Other to the 30,000-pound ($39,000) award. The Northern Ireland-born O'Farrell said she had long been fascinated by Hamnet Shakespeare, who died aged 11 in 1596 likely from the plague. Shakespeare himself is never mentioned by name in Hamnet, which centers on his children and wife Anne Hathaway, called Agnes in the book. OFarrell said Hathaway has been portrayed as an illiterate strumpet because she was uneducated and eight years older than Shakespeare.
One Good Thing: Stars celebrate boy who saved sister from dog attack
Read full article: One Good Thing: Stars celebrate boy who saved sister from dog attackA 6-year-old boy in Wyoming is being hailed as a hero for saving his sister from a dog attack. Bridger Walker jumped into action when a German Shepherd mix charged toward his 4-year-old sister. Bridgerโs family says while he was shielding her, the dog leaped and latched onto his cheek. Hathaway said, "I'm not an Avenger, but I know a superhero when I see one!" The Walker family says theyโve also heard from Mark Ruffalo, Tom Holland and Hugh Jackman.