Commentary: Out of ’60s chaos, Dirty Harry and Popeye Doyle ruled the streets with impunity. We’ve been paying for it ever since
“Harry hates everybody,” says one character in “Dirty Harry.” Doyle’s racial animus runs every which…
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Lin-Manuel Miranda doc postponed out of solidarity with protesters
“We are for the freedom of expression, creativity, inclusion, equality, and most of all, love,”…
‘Splash,’ ‘Stir Crazy’ writer Bruce Jay Friedman dead at 90
Bruce Jay Friedman at an Off Broadway theater in New York on Oct. 13, 1967….
Review: ‘The Grey Fox’ returns to steal your heart, in a beautiful digital restoration
Settling in Kamloops, B.C., Miner makes the acquaintance of a progressive-minded photographer (Jackie Burroughs), who…
How viral Instagram tributes to George Floyd use art to spread a movement
Guzman’s work is part of a wave of viral digital art paying tribute to Floyd…
‘Becky’ review: Kevin James goes dark as script robs home invasion thriller of emotions
The writers use a standard home invasion formula, injected with another standard formula of teen…
Carole Baskin awarded control over ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic’s zoo
The imprisoned star of the docuseries spent a large part of his career harassing Baskin…
‘Shirley’ review: Elisabeth Moss is at the center of a masterpiece thriller about a famed horror writer
As the women bond, boundaries of all sorts begin to blur in a haze of…
Christo, artist known for massive, fleeting displays, dies
Born in Bulgaria in 1935, Christo Vladimirov Javacheff studied at the Fine Arts Academy in…
TV news scrambles to cover protests nationwide
Viewers saw surprising scenes of protest in cities ranging from Los Angeles and New York…
Journalists under fire: Reporters covering protests face rubber bullets, arrests
Reporters for local outlets were also affected. Carlos Granda, a reporter for KABC in Los…
Madonna criticized for Michael Jackson-inspired tribute to George Floyd
Madonna is one of several celebrities expressing their outrage at Floyd’s killing. Other entertainers speaking…
Music industry calls for Tuesday blackout to show solidarity with George Floyd protests
Home to such acts as Beyonce, Lil Nas X, Tyler the Creator and Polo G,…
Oprah Winfrey, Brad Pitt part of Grammys special for essential workers
The event will also feature performances by Hancock, John Fogerty, Jamie Foxx, Cyndi Lauper, Dave…
With a gay protagonist, Pixar short ‘Out’ makes history
Greg, who’s loosely based on Hunter, is Pixar’s first LGBTQ protagonist. And while “Out” includes…
‘The Vast of Night’ review: Sci-fi throwback offers fresh style with extraterrestrial story
Patterson weaves a hypnotic, spellbinding rhythm with the cinematography and storytelling of “The Vast of…
Larry Kramer, AIDS activist, author of ‘The Normal Heart,’ dead at 84
Larry Kramer in his apartment in New York in 2017. Kramer, a writer whose raucous,…
NBC, producers say ‘America’s Got Talent’ cleared by probe
“Through the investigation process, it has been revealed that no one associated with the show…
Richard Herd, ‘Seinfeld’ actor who played Yankees exec Mr. Wilhelm, dies at 87
Herd’s big screen credits included “The China Syndrome” (1979) “F.I.S.T.” (1979), “The Onion Field” (1979),…
CBS’ ‘Criminal Minds’ team sued in sexual harassment case
According to the suit, St. Johns “doted on certain men and treated them more favorably,…
Jimmy Fallon apologizes for blackface ‘SNL’ sketch in 2000
“In 2000, while on SNL, I made a terrible decision to do an impersonation of Chris…
‘The High Note’ review: A fairy tale that cuts emotional corners
Maggie lives in gobsmacked awe of Grace, who performs in sold-out arenas all over the…
Do you need to get HBO Max? A TV critic weighs in
And now we have HBO Max, which is HBO, like, to the max. Born of…
Movie theaters struggle to draw crowds as COVID-19 stay-at-home orders ease
Around the country, only a handful of states have allowed theaters to reopen, and in…