Movie & TV News

February 23, 2019

'Leave No Trace,' 'Eighth Grade' to vie at Spirit Awards

The 34th Film Independent Spirit Awards have a few things the Oscars don't: a host and female filmmaker nominees. The annual ...

February 23, 2019

Stanley Donen, director of 'Singin' in the Rain,' dies at 94

Filmmaker Stanley Donen, a giant of the Hollywood musical who through such classics as "Singin' in the Rain" and "Funny Face" ...

February 23, 2019

US Latinas rally around 'Roma' actress Yalitza Aparicio

Yalitza Aparicio, the Oscar-nominated, first-time actress in "Roma," is finding strong support among Mexican-American women ...

February 23, 2019

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC's "This Week" — Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.; former FBI Deputy Director Andrew ...

February 23, 2019

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC's "This Week" — Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.; former FBI Deputy Director Andrew ...

February 23, 2019

'Empire' producers cut Smollett from season's last episodes

Actor Jussie Smollett's character on "Empire" will be removed from the final two episodes of this season in the wake of his ...

February 22, 2019

Documentary about 1939 Nazi rally in New York up for Oscar

A crowd of 20,000 gives the Nazi salute while swastikas flank a giant portrait of George Washington. Unimaginable to most ...

February 22, 2019

A bumpy road to the Oscars could end in triumph for Netflix

The most tumultuous Oscar season in memory might pale in comparison to the aftermath. The best picture race to Sunday's 91st ...

February 22, 2019

Film fan finds the real joy of movies is still in theaters

Sure, it's easy to Netflix and chill these days. Or Prime and recline. Or Hulu and ... well, whatever. But if you really want ...

February 22, 2019

Diane von Furstenberg fetes female Oscar nominees

Even with rain clouds threatening from above, the spirits, and heels, were high at Diane von Furstenberg's idyllic Coldwater ...

February 22, 2019

Discount movies: Which theater subscription is best?

A movie a day in theaters for $10 a month seemed too good to be true. And it was. MoviePass, which tried to bring ...

February 22, 2019

Haunting 'Roma' scene shines a rare spotlight on stillbirths

Of all the little moments of joy and strife that fill the top-nominated Oscar film "Roma," the most gut-wrenching takes place ...

February 22, 2019

DuVernay, Zendaya help Vanity Fair toast Women in Hollywood

By the time filmmaker Ava DuVernay got to Vanity Fair and Lancome's Women in Hollywood pre-Oscars event Thursday night, she ...

Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia

February 22, 2019

Dwayne Johnson goes indie with 'Fighting With My Family'

Believe it or not, Hollywood executives told Dwayne Johnson "no thanks" when he pitched his latest movie. It was an unusual ...

February 22, 2019

Chicago's vast camera network helped Smollett investigation

Police tapped into Chicago's vast network of surveillance cameras — and even some homeowners' doorbell cameras — to track ...

February 22, 2019

Penn spreads Ivy roots to China with Mandarin broadcasts

Michael Wang's parents live in the northern China city of Taiyuan and had to listen to English-speaking broadcasts when their ...

February 22, 2019

Correction: Oscars-Untelevised Categories story

In a story Feb. 16 about the Oscars reversing a decision to hand out four awards during commercial breaks, The Associated ...

February 22, 2019

Emotional ceremony honors Hall, Stenberg, Layne and Lewis

Amandla Stenberg brought the audience to their feet as she talked of being protected by the ancestors. KiKi Layne evoked ...

February 22, 2019

Oscars producers say the show is in 'good shape' for Sunday

Academy Awards producers Donna Gigliotti and Glenn Weiss have been hearing the same question a lot recently: Are you OK? It's ...