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You have questions. I have some answers. Q: Where can I find the intriguing documentary "Chuck Norris vs. Communism"? It came out a few years ago and mysteriously disappeared. A: The title o…
The musical is still a standout piece of well-crafted, history-minded, socially conscious entertainment that doesn't feel out of touch since it debuted a decade ago.
The American rock band, which formed in 1973, recently announced its "Final Frontier Tour," which will make a stop at PeoplesBank Arena in 2026.
After going global for its second volume, "Star Wars: Visions" Volume 3 brings the anthology series back to its roots with a new slate of shorts all created by Japanese anime studios. Each s…
By JAMEY KEATEN LUCERNE, Switzerland (AP) " Yodel-ay-hee … what?! Those famed yodeling calls that for centuries have echoed through the Alps, and more recently have morphed into popular so…
By THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) " Designer Olivier Rousteing is stepping down as creative director of the Balmain fashion house after 14 hugely visible years in which he fused the rigor of Pari…
LOS ANGELES " A little over a year ago, Madi Diaz lay in bed in an apartment near Dodger Stadium sweating out a gnarly case of COVID-19. The Nashville, Tennessee-based singer and songwriter …
By BEATRICE DUPUY NEW YORK (AP) " Fashion powerhouse couple A$AP Rocky and Rihanna have another fashion icon award to take home after Rocky was awarded the Council of Fashion Designers of Am…
Oscar Wilde's classic comedy hits all the right notes, "not just accurately but with wonderful expression," at Westport Country Playhouse.
Two new collections, "Night Watch" by Kevin Young and "Startlement: New and Selected Poems" by Ada Limón, showcase strikingly different voices in contemporary poetry. Young, poetry editor…
By DAVID FISCHER MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) " South Florida is seeing a wave of new cars, but they won't add to traffic or lengthen anyone's commute. That's because the cars are made of marine-g…
NEW YORK (AP) " Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, a soulful mezzo-soprano who provided backing vocals on such 1960s classics as "Suspicious Minds" and "When a Man Loves a Woman" and was a featured…
"Christy," starring Sydney Sweeney, tells of Central Florida boxer Christy Martin, who endured abuse and a murder attempt to come out on top.
By LINDSEY BAHR The movie exhibition business is closing out one of its slowest Octobers in over 25 years with a sluggish Halloween weekend. Studios avoided opening any major new films with …
President Donald Trump's favorite musical is, famously, "Les Misérables," but few fans have been storming the barricades to get into the Kennedy Center this season. The Washington Post repo…
LOS ANGELES " Will Cinerama Dome ever reopen? Maybe. Dome Center LLC, the company that owns the property along Sunset Boulevard upon which the iconic movie venue stands, filed an application…
The short story collection doesn't just touch on cultural themes Twain would have appreciated, it deals in the sort of wordplay and conscious undermining of literary formats he popularized.
Lin-Manuel Miranda's mix of American history, theatrical diversity and contemporary hip-hop is returning to Hartford for a two-week run Nov. 4-16.
By The Associated Press The earnest superhero team-up tale "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" and Tracy Morgan returning to TV with a new comedy called "Crutch" are some of the new television…
The Courant's arts picks for Nov. 2-8 include diss tracks, classical concerts, comedy Q&As and some "Sweeney Todd."
Sotheby's announced it will auction a solid gold toilet, a sculpture by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan called "America."
Welcome back, Sidney Prescott. The trailer for "Scream 7" released Thursday sees Neve Campbell's fan-favorite final girl once again having to fend off her longtime foe, a Ghostface-masked ki…
By SAMY MAGDY CAIRO (AP) " After two decades of anticipation and countless delays, the Grand Egyptian Museum is finally having its grand reveal. The museum, which is set to officially open S…
Polish director Jan Komasa might be best known in the United States for his 2019 Oscar-nominated film, "Corpus Christi," but his biggest box office success was in Poland, for his 2014 film "…
'STITCH HEAD' Rated PG for action, thematic elements and mild rude humor. What it's about: An animated riff on the Frankenstein story sees a mad professor's assistant, Stitch Head, learning …