National Entertainment News

Calamity? Anomaly? 2020 was a box office year like no other

When the sun sets on the 2020 film box office, it’ll be difficult to look at the numbers as anything but disastrous.

Dec 31, 2020 8:28 AM Read more >

'Fox NFL Kickoff' weathers challenges faced by pregame shows

LOS ANGELES — When it comes to NFL broadcasts this season, pregame shows have faced the biggest adjustments.

Dec 31, 2020 12:47 AM Read more >

Speedy Sir: Lewis Hamilton knighted in year-end royal honours

LONDON — Lewis Hamilton is now a “Sir” as well as a seven-time Formula One champion.

Dec 30, 2020 8:39 PM Read more >

Trebek's last new 'Jeopardy!' episodes airing with a tribute

LOS ANGELES — The final new “Jeopardy!” episodes hosted by Alex Trebek will air next week, with highlights that promise to be memorable.

Dec 30, 2020 4:28 PM Read more >

Dave Chappelle set to turn Ohio firehouse into comedy club

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio — Comedian Dave Chappelle is set to buy a former fire station near his Ohio hometown with plans to turn it into a comedy club. The Miami Twp.

Dec 30, 2020 2:25 PM Read more >

'Gilligan's Island' star Dawn Wells dies, COVID-19 cited

LOS ANGELES — Dawn Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann among a misfit band of shipwrecked castaways on the 1960s sitcom “Gilligan's Island,” died Wednesday of causes related to COVID-19, her publicist said. She was 82.

Dec 30, 2020 2:24 PM Read more >

Being Judy Garland won Zellweger an Oscar. Is a Grammy next?

NEW YORK — Renée Zellweger is known for acting but you could easily write a thesis about her love for music.

Dec 30, 2020 11:07 AM Read more >

A low-key Memphis guitar legend builds on musical legacy

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It’s 1966 and a thunderstorm illuminates the night sky in Memphis, Tennessee.

Dec 30, 2020 11:06 AM Read more >

A low-key Memphis guitar legend builds on a musical legacy

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It’s 1966 and a thunderstorm illuminates the night sky in Memphis, Tennessee.

Dec 30, 2020 9:49 AM Read more >

Study of virus screening at concert reports zero infections

BARCELONA, Spain — The organizers of an indoor music festival in Barcelona to test the effectiveness of same-day coronavirus screening said Wednesday that preliminary results indicate there was zero transmission inside the venue.

Dec 30, 2020 9:49 AM Read more >