Tag: Arts and entertainment
Former composer, wife invite viewers to ‘Stump the Maestro’
AVENTURA, Fla. — Name a show tune, jazz standard or movie score, and chances are 91-year-old Peter Fuchs can not only hum it, but...
Spielberg donates Genesis Prize money to justice nonprofits
<p>NEW YORK — Steven Spielberg said Thursday that he will donate his $1 million Genesis Prize to 10 nonprofits that are working for racial...
Acclaimed French director Bertrand Tavernier is dead aged 79
PARIS — French filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, who directed acclaimed movies such “A Sunday in the Country,” “Captain Conan” and “The Judge and the Assassin,”...
Morris Dickstein, influential critic-historian, dead at 81
<p>NEW YORK — Morris Dickstein, an influential educator, critic and cultural historian who wrote often about the intersection between art and society, has died...
‘Godzilla vs. Kong’; A heavyweight bout with a light touch
LOS ANGELES — The original 1950s Godzilla movies stomped into theaters carrying a metaphor about nuclear destruction. Two years ago, “Godzilla: King of the...
CBS Sports acquires rights to Italy’s Serie A for 3 seasons
<p>NEW YORK — CBS Sports has acquired the U.S. rights to Italy's Serie A.</p>
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Rarely seen Van Gogh masterpiece goes under hammer in Paris
PARIS — A rare painting by Vincent Van Gogh was being put up for auction Thursday by Sotheby’s Paris and is expected to sell...
Hamilton: F1 can’t ignore race hosts’ human rights issues
<p>Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton on Thursday urged the global racing series to not ignore human rights violations in the countries where it stages...
Spielberg donates Genesis Prize money to justice nonprofits
NEW YORK — Steven Spielberg said Thursday that he will donate his $1 million Genesis Prize to 10 nonprofits that are working for racial...
‘Arrested Development’ actor Jessica Walter dies at 80
<p>LOS ANGELES — Jessica Walter, who played a scheming matriarch in TV’s “Arrested Development,” has died. She was 80. </p>
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