NEW YORK – Drew Barrymore, whose honors include a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award, will be presiding over a more literary ceremony this fall. Barrymore will be hosting the 74th annual National Book Awards, the National Book Foundation announced Tuesday. And Oprah Winfrey, a previous winner of an honorary National Book Award, will … Read more
NEW YORK – In the massive movie weekend of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” there were many winners. Greta Gerwig, who made history for female directors. Christopher Nolan, who set a non-Batman career high. Movie theaters, more crowded than anytime post-pandemic. Lovers of unlikely double features. The color pink. Matchbox Twenty. But one of the most important … Read more
LOS ANGELES – Jason Aldean ‘s “Try That in a Small Town” is experiencing exponential growth following controversy over its music video. “Try That in a Small Town,” which was released in May, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week just behind BTS’s Jung Kook solo single “Seven,” featuring Latto. The … Read more
NEW YORK – The Toronto International Film Festival unveiled a starry lineup to its 48th edition on Monday, even if remains unclear if stars will be there to walk red carpets due to the ongoing actors and writers strikes. Among the films making their world premieres at TIFF this year are Craig Gillespie’s GameStop drama … Read more
The AMC Rivercenter is just one of two Texas theaters showing the blockbuster in IMAX 70mm, but the projection technology has failed on several occasions. SAN ANTONIO — IMAX 70mm screenings of the highly anticipated summer blockbuster “Oppenheimer” arrived with a dud Thursday night at downtown’s AMC Rivercenter, where the first public screening was cut … Read more
Many Austinites are eager to see Team USA try and capture their third consecutive World Cup. AUSTIN, Texas — Austin has developed into a noted soccer city, and for the next few weeks, local fans won’t just be supporting Austin FC. The US Women’s World Cup is underway in Australia and New Zealand and the … Read more
San Antonio – The Classic Theatre of San Antonio is presenting its summer production for free as a gift to San Antonio audiences. You can catch the family-friendly play “Peter and the Starcatcher” now until Aug. 6 at the second floor of the Radius Center in downtown San Antonio. In a press release, the theater … Read more