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The Associated Press Amazon announced Thursday it has closed its acquisition of Hollywood studio MGM, two days after European regulators said the deal “would not…

The Associated Press You want ghosts? Check. How about doors inexplicably opening and closing, creepy moaning in dark corners, and sudden sickening swarms of maggots?…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kane Brown is the leading nominee for the 2022 CMT Music Awards, which celebrates the best in country music videos. Brown’s…

NEW YORK (AP) — In its second weekend of release, Warner Bros.’ “The Batman” easily remained the No. 1 movie in North American theaters with…

The Associated Press Emilio Delgado, the actor and singer who for 45 years was a warm and familiar presence in children’s lives and a rare…

The Associated Press Pathos and action are found in equal parts in “The Adam Project,” the latest attempt by Netflix to create the kind of…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Will Ferrell screamed and put a hand in Klay Thompson’s face as the Golden State star lofted a baseline 3-pointer. Nice…

The Associated Press For better and worse, “Turning Red” is like no Pixar film before it. The film, directed by Domee Shi, who made the lovely Oscar-winning short…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Batman has his fair share of pressures, from saving Gotham to saving movie theaters. And while they’re both still decidedly works…

The Associated Press Winter could have been over for Nikolaj Coster-Waldau when “Game of Thrones” ended in 2019, but the Danish star put himself back…

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Technically, Eddie Vedder’s new album and tour are a solo project. But the longtime Pearl Jam frontman was anything but alone…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — “I am expecting quite a show.” I didn’t realize how prophetic my words would be when ABC News correspondent Rebecca…

NEW YORK (AP) — Until a year ago, Stephana Ferrell’s political activism was limited to the occasional letter to elected officials. Then came her local…

The Associated Press Batman, never a day person, is plunged into perpetual night in Matt Reeves’ nocturnal, nihilist, neo-noir take on the Caped Crusader. Reeves’…

NEW YORK (AP) — For the eighth time in the last two and a half months, a movie starring Tom Holland is No. 1 at…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Killing Eve” stars Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer say the spy thriller’s fourth and final season quickly makes clear that their…

The Associated Press To say Naomi Watts is the only star in “The Desperate Hour” is a little misleading. She’s pretty much the only person…

The Associated Press Joe Wright is at his best when he’s making movies about love. They may not always have a happy ending. In fact,…

The Associated Press Tom Holland might be without his Spider-Man suit in “Uncharted,” but his latest action-adventure is still doing good business at the North…

The Associated Press Something would have had to go very, very wrong for “Dog” not to work on a basic level. Pairing Channing Tatum, one…

The Associated Press Et tu, pause button? I thought you were my friend. Anticipating the inevitable guts and gore and murderous mayhem, I screened Netflix’s…

Goonies never say die, and neither do some of their storylines. “Uncharted,” a new movie based on the PlayStation video game, cribs heavily from adventures…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Miriam “Midge” Maisel will have one more shot to make her stand-up career dreams come true. “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” will…

The Associated Press Goonies never say die, and neither do some of their storylines. “Uncharted,” a new movie based on the PlayStation video game, cribs…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After three years without a host, the Oscars are making up for lost time with three hosts for this year’s awards:…

NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood’s Super Bowl weekend largely fizzled with the muted debut of Kenneth Branagh’s long-delayed Agatha Christie whodunit, “Death on the Nile,”…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Miley Cyrus has only been alive for about half the Super Bowls ever played, but her setlist on the eve of…

NEW YORK (AP) — Super Bowl advertisers this year want Americans to forget about pandemic woes and focus on the future: of electric vehicles, mind…

The Associated Press About halfway through “Blacklight,” Liam Neeson’s 54,796th action movie, someone asks his character how long he’s been doing his job. “Oh, probably too long,”…

The Associated Press Steven Soderbergh loves a good thriller—most people do, he knows. But he’s always conscious of making sure that whatever it is, it…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shaquille O’Neal will return to the city where he helped the Los Angeles Lakers win three straight championships. This time, O’Neal…

NEW YORK (AP) — Jane Campion’s gothic western “The Power of the Dog” led nominations to the 94th Academy Awards, where streaming services more than…

The Associated Press Joe Rogan has put Spotify in a tough spot, but the streaming giant is not ready to part ways with the popular…

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — “Alias” actor Jennifer Garner was honored as Hasty Pudding Theatrical’s Woman of the Year at a parade in historic Harvard Square…

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — “Ozark” actor Jason Bateman was honored Thursday as Man of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals in Cambridge. Students…

The Associated Press There is a fallacy of youthful restlessness that’s easy to forget when it’s mostly in the rearview mirror: It’s possible to both…

NEW YORK (AP) — Dolly Parton, Eminem, Lionel Richie, Duran Duran, and A Tribe Called Quest are among this year’s first-time nominees for induction into…

The Associated Press Dispatches from the Sundance Film Festival are usually accompanied by descriptions of the looming mountains, snowy premieres and frantic bus shuttles. This…

NEW YORK (AP) — On a chillingly quiet weekend at movie theaters, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” again topped the box office in its seventh week…

NEW YORK (AP) — Welcome, Willow, to a long line of presidential pets. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have added a green-eyed tabby…

The Associated Press Filmmaker Robert Greene knows well the burden of responsibility in making a documentary. It’s not just to the film itself, the audience…

The Associated Press At one point in “The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild,” the twin heroes find themselves in a familiar place and voice what many…

The Associated Press A train ride from Moscow to the arctic port city of Murmansk would not seem like the most likely setting for anything…

The Associated Press Rihanna is backing her belief that climate change is a social-justice issue by pledging $15 million to the movement through her Clara…

NEW YORK (AP) — Can a music scene still develop the way grunge did in 1990’s Seattle or hip-hop did in the Bronx in the…

The Associated Press After spending one weekend in second place, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” proved it still had some fight left. Sony’s superhero juggernaut swung…

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A classical music organization started in Vermont for musicians with mental illnesses and the people who support them is celebrating its…

NEW YORK (AP) — A month after “Encanto” debuted in theaters, Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the movie’s Colombia-inflected songs, took a long vacation. By the…

NEW YORK (AP) — Meat Loaf, the rock superstar loved by millions for his “Bat Out of Hell” album and for such theatrical, dark-hearted anthems…

The Associated Press In the new Netflix movie “ The Royal Treatment,” the chief of staff for the prince of a fictional European country accidentally calls…