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Review: Lonely souls at the cinema in ‘Empire of Light’

Review: Lonely souls at the cinema in ‘Empire of Light’

Olivia Colman plays the manager of a movie theater in Sam Mendes’ new film “ Empire of Light .” It’s a cinema palace in a small town on England’s south coast that is showing its age.
Christmas ornament honors gingerbread White House tradition

Christmas ornament honors gingerbread White House tradition

WASHINGTON (AP) — This year's Christmas ornament from the White House Historical Association honors the tradition of displaying a gingerbread model of the executive mansion as part of the holiday decorations at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
How Michelle Williams found the music of Mitzi Fabelman

How Michelle Williams found the music of Mitzi Fabelman

NEW YORK (AP) — In both Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” and Kelly Reichardt’s upcoming “Showing Up,” Michelle Williams plays women where life — societal hurdles and daily nuisances — gets in the way of self-expression.
Sundance Film Festival unveils lineup for 2023 edition

Sundance Film Festival unveils lineup for 2023 edition

Documentaries about Brooke Shields, Judy Blume and Michael J.
Top TV '22: The Slap, congressional docudrama and royal loss

Top TV '22: The Slap, congressional docudrama and royal loss

NEW YORK (AP) — In a year marked by unexpected winners and losers, television was keeping tabs. A Hollywood star tarnished his image and that of the Oscars . A battered country stood up to an invader, again and again. The Jan.
Sharpton says film debuts at 'critical point' in US politics

Sharpton says film debuts at 'critical point' in US politics

NEW YORK (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton has been called a lot of names in his public life: a hustler, a racist, an opportunist, a fraud, a rat, a jester.
Microsoft strikes 10-year deal with Nintendo on Call of Duty

Microsoft strikes 10-year deal with Nintendo on Call of Duty

LONDON (AP) — Microsoft agreed Wednesday to make the hit video game Call of Duty available on Nintendo for 10 years should its $69 billion purchase of game maker Activision Blizzard go through — an apparent attempt to fend off objections from rival S
AGO exhibition aims for an 'intimate conversation' on Leonard Cohen's creative life

AGO exhibition aims for an 'intimate conversation' on Leonard Cohen's creative life

TORONTO — While much is known about Leonard Cohen's legacy as a writer, singer and artist, a new exhibition offers a more intimate reflection on his creative process.
Making 'indie' video games gets trickier as industry evolves

Making 'indie' video games gets trickier as industry evolves

Video game developer Ben Esposito’s first big break was a quirky game called Donut County starring a raccoon who dropped small objects and then entire neighborhoods into an ever-growing hole in the ground.
'Expressive times': Publishing industry an open book in 2022

'Expressive times': Publishing industry an open book in 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — In 2022, the story of book publishing was often the industry itself. Penguin Random House's attempt to purchase Simon & Schuster ended up in a Washington, D.C.
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