TOKYO – Takeshi Kitano’s new film, premiering at the Cannes Film Festival next month, is a samurai story without heroes, mercilessly portraying human greed, betrayal and cruelty. Kitano, awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival for his “Hana-Bi” in 1997, wanted to make a different kind of period piece in “Kubi,” or “neck,” … Read more
LONDON – Ireland’s president has led tributes to Mark Sheehan, guitarist with Irish rock band The Script, after his death at the age of 46. The band said Sheehan died in a hospital on Friday after a brief illness. In a statement, The Script called him a “much loved husband, father, brother, band mate and … Read more
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Former Nickelodeon actor Drake Bell is clarifying what happened during the hours that he was reported missing earlier this week. The actor took to Twitter on Thursday, just hours after Florida police said he was found safe, clarifying what happened after he was deemed missing. “You leave your phone in the … Read more
NEW YORK – In the cavernous Brooklyn warehouse where “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” was filmed there are towers of pillbox hats, double-stacked racks of dresses and coats in rainbow order, and vision boards teeming with fabric swatches. At an October set visit during the shooting of the comedy’s latest season, Emmy-winning costume designer Donna Zakowska … Read more
Peyton List’s character on the Paramount+ series “School Spirits” is a ghost, so she spent a lot of times in scenes watching and listening to those around her and also being ignored. This is far from your typical ghost story. List plays Maddie, a teen who recently died but can’t recall how and remains stuck … Read more
Coachella starts this weekend (and next weekend) and the schedule is finally out. It’s like they say, better late than never. With a last minute addition of the original members of Blink-182, there are so many fantastic acts to see if you’re going to Coachella. If you’re like me, you might be participating in “Couchella,” … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – You can help celebrate a special hippo’s birthday at San Antonio Zoo this Friday, April 14. Timothy the hippopotamus is turning 8 and the zoo is planning a fun-filled day of party favors, animal chats, hippo-drop-feeds and hippo-themed festivities for the whole family. San Antonio Zoo members at the Advocate and Zoomer … Read more