The ‘Barbenheimer’ phenomenon may have started out as a good-natured competition between two aesthetic opposites, but, as many hoped, both movies benefitted in the end.
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‘Barbenheimer’ arrives as moviegoers flock to a Mattel-mushroom cloud double feature
After a feverish drumbeat propelled forward by a mushroom cloud of memes, the most anticipated day on the year’s movie calendar finally arrived as ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer.’
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‘Challengers,’ starring Zendaya, will skip Venice premiere due to actors strike, moves to 2024
Several films set for release in August have also been delayed due to the strike.
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Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96
The last of the great saloon singers of the mid-20th century, Bennett often said his lifelong ambition was to create ‘a hit catalog rather than hit records.’
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Third ‘Fool’ novel helps author Richard Russo hold on to his father
‘Somebody’s Fool’ is part of a series that began some 30 years ago and focused on a character based on the Portland author’s father. It goes on sale Tuesday.
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Amid labor turmoil in Hollywood, Broadway seems to avoid a strike
The Broadway League and Disney Theatrical Productions announced Thursday they had reached a tentative agreement that had threatened a strike as early as Friday.
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CMT pulls Jason Aldean’s new music video that was filmed at a lynching site
The video and its subsequent removal from CMT quickly blew up into one of the periodic culture war clashes, with several conservative figures speaking out in favor of the country music star.
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‘Am I crossing picket lines if I see a movie?’ and other Hollywood strike fan questions answered
Wondering how the dual Hollywood strikes — a pitched battle with actors and writers on one side, and studios and streaming services on the other — will affect you?
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After nearly 30 years, Tupac Shakur’s long-unsolved killing again under spotlight
Authorities in Nevada served a search warrant this week in connection with the rap star’s shooting death.
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Romanian court rules to keep Andrew Tate under house arrest as human trafficking case continues
The 36-year-old divisive social media influencer and his brother have been charged with rape, human trafficking and forming a gang for sexual exploitation.