Tag: Arts and entertainment
California’s ArcLight and Pacific Theaters to close for good
<p>Hollywood’s theatrical business may be slowly rebounding but for some exhibitors the last year has been catastrophic. Pacific Theaters, which operates some 300 screens...
Final thoughts from Rep. John Lewis to be published in July
NEW YORK — Some last thoughts from Rep. John Lewis will be published this summer.
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Business-seeking singer Akon draws political fire in Uganda
<p>KAMPALA, Uganda — The American rap artist and singer Akon is drawing criticism from rights activists over his meetings with Uganda's president as he...
The gonzo art of writing for ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’
NEW YORK — Screenplay writing, usually a fairly solitary, uneventful process, is more of a full-contact sport for a movie like “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.”
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Tirico to host NBC coverage of Tokyo Games from outdoor set
<p>Mike Tirico won't be anchoring NBC's primetime coverage of the Tokyo Olympics from the usual confines of a studio inside the International Broadcast Center....
Nielsen, networks clash on stats showing fewer viewers
NEW YORK — People have been stuck at home for a year due to COVID-19 restrictions, with movie theaters closed, concert venues closed, restaurants...
Sidelined last year, the Met Gala is returning — twice
<p>The Met Gala is coming back. Actually, twice.</p>
<p>The Metropolitan Museum...
Kanye agrees with Kim on joint custody in divorce response
LOS ANGELES — Kanye West agrees with Kim Kardashian West that they should have joint custody of their four children and neither of them...
Off-duty Italy art cops find looted statue in Belgian shop
<p>ROME — Italian police say they have recovered a 1st century Roman statue that was stolen from an archaeological site in 2011 and found...
Documentary chronicles era of Leonard, Hagler, Hearns, Duran
NEW YORK — The boxing battles among Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns and Roberto Duran will be chronicled in an upcoming...