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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix canceled the premiere party for its second season of the teen drama “13 Reasons Why” because of a school shooting…

CANNES, France (AP) — When J.J. Abrams was a “Star Wars” novice, Lawrence Kasdan, the writer of “The Empire Strikes Back” and “The Return of…

NEW YORK (AP) — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has discussed his battle with depression. Mariah Carey recently revealed she has bipolar disorder. And “Deadpool” superstar…

NEW YORK (AP) — Expect “Roseanne” to cool it on politics and concentrate on family stories when it returns for the second season of its…

The Associated Press At a recent screening of “Deadpool 2,” the audience didn’t get up when the end credits came up, patiently sitting through the…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Avengers: Infinity War” is still ruling the box office in its third weekend in theaters, easily beating out the mom-themed fare….

NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty-two world records have been set at a Christie’s auction, including the $832 million total for the priciest private collection of…

There is one perfect moment in “Breaking In ” that one goes to see a movie like “Breaking In” for and it comes relatively early on….

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood played host Thursday evening to a few more scoundrels than usual for the world premiere of “Solo: A Star Wars…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Fred Rogers drama “You Are My Friend” starring Tom Hanks as the beloved television host is coming to theaters in…

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift has received a peace offering from Katy Perry before launching her new tour. Swift shared a video on her Instagram…

CANNES, France (AP) — The 71st Cannes Film Festival is opening with the premiere of Asghar Farhadi’s “Everybody Knows,” starring Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem,…

NEW YORK (AP) — Janet Jackson’s icon status is being confirmed at the Billboard Awards. The superstar is set to get the Billboard Icon Award…

NEW YORK (AP) — “Avengers: Infinity War” is poised to set a record for fastest film to rake in $1 billion in business. The Walt…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For John Travolta, “icon” will be the word at the Cannes Film Festival. Trade publication Variety said Friday that Travolta will…

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s “Star Wars” Day. Fans of the movie franchise are celebrating because Friday is May the Fourth, which sounds like the…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man was charged Wednesday with trying to extort money from Kevin Hart by threatening to release video he secretly shot…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Before the last one had a chance to simmer down, Kanye West caused another stir, calling American slavery a “choice” in…

NEW YORK (AP) — Whichever show garners the most Tony Award nominations on Tuesday will very likely sound familiar. That’s because most of the leading…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An 11-year-old boy whose yodeling at an Illinois Walmart started a wave of attention has signed a record deal. Mason Ramsey…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tens of thousands of people gathered Saturday for the second day of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, listening to…

NEW YORK (AP) — The superhero-stuffed “Avengers: Infinity War” is off to a super start, nabbing the fourth biggest preview gross ever and earning $95…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo residents are riled up about a Food Network host’s comments about chicken wings. Host and author Alton Brown recently appeared…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville’s musical community is raising money to benefit the victims of a shooting at a Tennessee Waffle House with a special…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Game of Thrones” and a key figure in the #MeToo movement are among the winners of this year’s Webby…

NEW YORK (AP) — “Once you walk through that door, you will be in Syria.” That’s the instruction a guide named Thea gives before entering…

LONDON (AP) — For Kate, the wait is over. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth Monday to a healthy baby boy — a third child…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Verne Troyer, who played Dr. Evil’s small, silent sidekick “Mini-Me” in the “Austin Powers” movie franchise, has died. He was 49….

Ed Harris. The accomplished actor did not inspire “Kodachrome,” and he’s not the only thing in it, but when you’re looking for reasons to watch,…

NEW YORK (AP) — Ariana Grande has released her first song since a 2017 terrorist attack during her concert in the United Kingdom. The 24-year-old…

NEW YORK (AP) — The 17th annual Tribeca Film Festival opened Wednesday with pugnacious political words from Robert De Niro and the tender opening-night premiere,…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pink is on the cover of People magazine’s beauty issue, and she’s got some adorable company — her young children. The…

NEW YORK (AP) — Kendrick Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize for music Monday, making history as the first non-classical or jazz artist to win the…

The Associated Press The 2018 Academy of Country Music Awards marked a memorable night for the victims of the massive Las Vegas shooting, comeback queen…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Bon Jovi reunited onstage with former members for a powerful performance celebrating its admission into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame,…

DALLAS (AP) — The electric guitar that blues legend Stevie Ray Vaughan used in his first studio recording and early performances is expected to sell…

NEW YORK (AP) — Finding dependable, bankable box-office hits for anything without a superhero has been a downright scary proposition for Hollywood. The solution, it…

CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland house known for its appearance in the holiday classic “A Christmas Story” is planning to expand. The owners of the…

ANSONIA, Conn. (AP) — Police say a Connecticut man with a crush on singer Taylor Swift robbed a bank then went to the pop star’s…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lindsey Buckingham will have to go his own way. The singer-guitarist is out of Fleetwood Mac. The band said in a…

NEW YORK (AP) — John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place” made a thunderous debut at the box office, opening with $50 million in ticket sales and…

The teen sex comedy, a dude-fest if there ever was one, gets a very overdue and very funny update in Kay Cannon’s “Blockers,” a gleeful,…

Let’s start with a popcorn warning. If you’re bringing your usual tub of multiplex popcorn into “A Quiet Place,” just be aware that you’ll be hearing every…

NEW YORK (AP) — Ultimate fighting star Conor McGregor is facing criminal charges in the wake of a backstage melee he allegedly instigated that has…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former professional wrestling champion “Luscious” Johnny Valiant has died after being struck crossing a street in a Pittsburgh suburb. The Allegheny County…

PARIS (AP) — Want to take a selfie on the red carpet during the Cannes Film Festival? Well, you can’t. That’s the message from top…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jason Clarke plunged into frigid waters, repeatedly, for his role as the late Sen. Ted Kennedy in “Chappaquiddick.” The Australian actor…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steven Spielberg has found his way back to the top of the box office with the action-adventure “Ready Player One,” while…

“Why can’t we go backward for once?” wonders the protagonist of “Ready Player One” shortly before gunning his “Back to the Future” DeLorean in reverse….

When a figure is as fundamental to our history and national identity as Martin Luther King Jr., is there anything left to learn about him?…