Entertainment
For the latest news in entertainment, see our articles and headlines below.
BASIN EVENTS: Dec. 19-27
COLUMBIA BASIN — It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and a lot of people will be spending time at home wi…
Q&A: Eva Green on playing an astronaut in ‘Proxima’
Movies about astronauts and space are so often also about estranged fathers and sons. So it’s a welcome respite that in the new film “Proxima,” now available to rent on demand, the focus is on a mother, played by E…
Pressure mounts, rifts emerge at Fox News over election
NEW YORK (AP) — The steady counting of votes that has moved Democrat Joe Biden closer to the presidency is exposing rifts at Fox News Channel, the influential media outlet that is the favorite for many supporters o…
Johnny Depp exits 'Fantastic Beasts' franchise
NEW YORK (AP) — Johnny Depp has exited the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise following his failed libel case against The Sun tabloid newspaper for a 2018 article that labeled him a “wife beater.”
Johnny Depp will exit the 'Fantastic Beasts' franchise
NEW YORK (AP) — Johnny Depp has exited the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise following his failed libel case against The Sun tabloid newspaper for a 2018 article that labeled him a “wife beater.”
Review: ‘Mank’ is a grand contribution to Hollywood history
In one history of the movies, “Citizen Kane” screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz might look like a footnote. The former playwright had a hand in many famous pictures, including “The Wizard of Oz,” but most went uncredit…
Museums face calls to better represent people of color
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — As young as 5 years old, La Tanya Autry loved visiting local museums like the Detroit Institute of Art with her mom. She relished the shows, dances and plays she saw there. But as she walked thr…
Al Roker to take time off work to battle prostate cancer
NEW YORK (AP) — Weatherman and morning TV co-host Al Roker has revealed that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will be undergoing surgery to have his prostate removed.
Virus-hit Paris bookshop Shakespeare & Co appeals for help
PARIS (AP) — Shakespeare and Company, the iconic Paris bookstore that published James Joyce’s “Ulysses” in 1922, is appealing to readers for support after pandemic-linked losses and France's spring coronavirus lock…
Review: Diane Lane and Kevin Costner in 'Let Him Go'
Superman, that boring lug, has thankfully flown the coop. Writer-director Thomas Bezucha's Western thriller “Let Him Go” reunites Diane Lane and Kevin Costner, who as the Kents were easily the warmest presences in …
'Tenet' to head to home release in Dec. after theatrical run
NEW YORK (AP) — After several months in pandemic-altered theaters, Christopher Nolan's “Tenet” will head to home release on Dec. 15, Warner Bros. said Thursday.
With performers infected, La Scala season premiere canceled
ROME (AP) — The Dec. 7 season premiere at Milan’s La Scala opera house, a gala event that is one of Italy’s cultural highlights, is being canceled after a rash of coronavirus infections among musicians and chorus m…
Spanish court takes over new investigation of ex-king
MADRID (AP) — Spanish Supreme Court prosecutors have taken over a new investigation into the financial activities of ex-King Juan Carlos, who recently left Spain to live in an unspecified country following the open…
Review: With Kylie’s latest album, ‘DISCO’ days aren’t over
Kylie Minogue, “DISCO" (BMG)
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS
HARDCOVER FICTION
Seeking inclusion, Grammys change name of a music category
NEW YORK (AP) — The Grammy Awards have changed the name of their best world music album category to the best global music album, an attempt to find “a more relevant, modern and inclusive term.”