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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." Work for the nine Oscar-nominated writers o...
Apr 14, 2021
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 theatres closed, concert venues closed, restaurants closed, sports attendance restricted - yet television ...
Apr 14, 2021
Cover unveiled for Clinton-Penny novel 'State of Terror'
NEW YORK - The cover for Hillary Clinton's first novel will not be mistaken for those of her memoirs. There's no smiling photograph like on the front of 2003's "Living History" or the more sober portr...
Apr 14, 2021
On 'Promising Young Woman,' consent, and a harrowing ending
"Man. That ending!" That's likely what you'd hear everyone saying on the way out of the multiplex - if we were all still going to the multiplex - after "Promising Young Woman." In an audacious and pro...
Apr 14, 2021
Mick Jagger and Dave Grohl team up for a pandemic anthem
NEW YORK - Mick Jagger and Dave Grohl have teamed up for a hard-rock pandemic anthem called "Eazy Sleazy." "It's a song that I wrote about coming out of lockdown, with some much needed optimism," Jagg...
Apr 13, 2021
Selena Gomez and J.Lo headline vax concert for poor nations
NEW YORK - Backed by an international concert hosted by Selena Gomez and headlined by Jennifer Lopez, Global Citizen is unveiling an ambitious campaign to help medical workers in the world's poorest c...
Apr 13, 2021
Two books based on '1619 Project' coming out in November
NEW YORK - Two books based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning "1619 Project" will be released this fall, with contributions from Jesmyn Ward, Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, and dozens of others authors an...
Apr 13, 2021
Prince Philip shaped, and was shaped by, a century of tumult
LONDON - Born into an age of revolutions in the wake of a pandemic, Prince Philip lived through a tumultuous century and worked to make the British monarchy a rock of stability in changing times. He b...
Apr 13, 2021
Luke Bryan tests positive for COVID, sidelined from 'Idol'
LOS ANGELES - Luke Bryan says he's tested positive for COVID-19, which sidelined him from the season's first live "American Idol" episode on ABC. Paula Abdul, an original judge on the talent show when...
Apr 12, 2021
Lin-Manuel Miranda, mayor open new Times Square vaccine site
NEW YORK - "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda joined New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday at the grand opening of a Times Square COVID-19 vaccination site intended to jump-start the city's ...
Apr 12, 2021
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8:30 - On Saturday night, a shooter opened fire at the White House correspondents' dinner, targeting U.S. President Dona...
