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Film adaptation of new ‘Hunger Games’ book in the works

NEW YORK – The next “Hunger Games” book is coming out next month, and a movie version is now being planned. Lionsgate is working on an adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ “The Ballad o...

DATE: Apr 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Books

In shutdown, a glimpse of life without beloved movie theaters

NEW YORK – Jennifer Page jokes that four months in, this decade is already the worst of her life. A server at a nearby resort, she’s out of work because of the pandemic. After som...

DATE: Apr 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Sean Penn wants to ‘save lives’ with free COVID-19 testing

MALIBU, Calif. – After nearly a decade of helping communities in distress abroad, Sean Penn is joining the fight against the coronavirus much closer to home. The Oscar winner’s di...

DATE: Apr 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Full House,’ Broadway producer Thomas Miller dies at 79

LOS ANGELES – Thomas L. Miller, who produced a string of hit TV comedies included “Full House” and “Perfect Strangers” before beginning a new chapter as a Broadway producer, has died. He was...

DATE: Apr 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Marvel remakes release calendar; ‘Mulan’ moves to late July

NEW YORK – The Walt Disney Co. on Friday overhauled its release schedule by moving the dates of half a dozen Marvel movies, announcing a new one for the live-action adaption of “Mulan” and p...

DATE: Apr 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

19th Tribeca Film Festival to proceed, in part, online

NEW YORK – The Tribeca Film Festival, postponed by the pandemic, is moving some elements of its annual New York event online. Tribeca organizers said Friday that much of its progr...

DATE: Apr 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Tiger King’ animals rescued in 2017 at Colorado sanctuary

KEENESBURG – The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg has for several years been home to dozens of animals rescued from the roadside zoo in rural Oklahoma featured in the newly released Netfl...

DATE: Apr 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Florida sheriff seeking tips in ‘Tiger King’ mystery

TAMPA, Fla. – It might be the biggest diversion from the pandemic: binge-watching the luridly fascinating Netflix documentary “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness.” Now a Flori...

DATE: Mar 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Keeping you entertained: Books, movies can help you escape these weird times

We are now knee-deep in the new coronavirus pandemic, and if you find you’re starting to go a little stir-crazy logging endless hours in your house, you’re not alone. Personally, ...

DATE: Mar 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Stars of ‘Contagion’ reunite for a PSA

NEW YORK – The stars of the 2011 virus thriller “Contagion” – a prescient film these days – have reunited for a series of public service announcements to warn about COVID-19. Matt...

DATE: Mar 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Gaga says wrong time for ‘Chromatica;’ Rock Hall reschedules

From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to canceling events, here’s a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reacting to the spread of the coronavirus, w...

DATE: Mar 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Television med shows donate masks, Cannes delayed amid coronavirus

From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to canceling events, here’s a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reacting to the spread of the coronavirus, w...

DATE: Mar 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment