Loewe’s minimalist Paris show explores Old Masters, boyhood

PARIS – Jonathan Anderson, it seems, can do no wrong. Loewe’s Northern Irish designer’s imaginative and boundary-pushing designs are often credited by front-row editors as among the best, if not the best, gracing the Paris runways today. And Saturday’s fall collection, with its broken shards of plaster littering the set’s edges, only confirms this. It … Read more

Prosecutors seek justice in Baldwin case, regardless of fame

SANTA FE, N.M. – Alec Baldwin faces two types of manslaughter charges in a reckoning on gun safety and the film industry, with two potential standards for proof and possible sanctions of up to five years in prison. Prosecutors have vowed to file those charges before February against the 64-year-old actor and weapons specialist Hannah … Read more

Dior mania and K-Pop overtake Paris Fashion Week menswear

PARIS – Dior mania descended on Paris Fashion Week menswear Friday as over a thousand screaming fans thronged the magnificent Place de la Concorde for a glimpse of their favorite stars, with some almost risking their lives in snarled traffic. The minders of the show’s VIP guests, including David Beckham, Naomi Campbell and Korean band … Read more

Met Opera concert to mark anniversary of Ukraine invasion

NEW YORK – The Metropolitan Opera will mark the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with a concert to remember victims of the war. Met music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin will conduct Mozart’s Requiem and Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. Soprano Golda Schultz, mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo, tenor Dmytro Popov, and Ukrainian bass-baritone Vladyslav Buialskyi will be the … Read more

As Baldwin faces charges, gun safety on sets ‘gets louder’

LOS ANGELES – Film production and firearms experts say movie sets probably changed permanently when cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed on the remote New Mexico set of the Western “Rust” 14 months ago, leading to the announcement from prosecutors Thursday that Alec Baldwin and the film’s weapons supervisor will be charged with involuntary … Read more

AP Top 25 Movies, ranking 2022’s best: What made the cut?

With hundreds of new movies released each year, many of us depend on the expertise of film critics to help curate our own watching — a thoroughly communal yet deeply personal experience. To honor the supporting role that entertainment journalism can play in this beloved pastime, The Associated Press on Thursday unveiled its inaugural AP … Read more