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Jackie Shane documentary to make world premiere at SXSW film festival

Jackie Shane documentary to make world premiere at SXSW film festival

A Canadian documentary on the mysterious life of soul singer Jackie Shane is headed to the South by Southwest film festival.
Disney posts solid Q1 results thanks to its theme parks and cost cuts

Disney posts solid Q1 results thanks to its theme parks and cost cuts

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday posted stronger-than-expected earnings for the final three months of 2023, boosted by cost cuts and growing revenue from its theme parks business.
Catering to the food movie, 'The Taste of Things' serves up a mouthwatering feast

Catering to the food movie, 'The Taste of Things' serves up a mouthwatering feast

NEW YORK (AP) — Think of food and movies and your mind could quickly whip up a five-course meal. Maybe a few hard-boiled eggs, to start, from “Cool Hand Luke.” A side order of toast from “Five Easy Pieces,” followed by the soup from “Ratatouille.
Taylor Swift's 'The Eras Tour' is heading to Disney+ with 5 new songs added

Taylor Swift's 'The Eras Tour' is heading to Disney+ with 5 new songs added

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift's blockbuster concert film “The Eras Tour” will make its streaming debut on Disney+, the Walt Disney Co. announced Wednesday.
Georgia legislators want filmmakers to do more than show a peach to earn state tax credits

Georgia legislators want filmmakers to do more than show a peach to earn state tax credits

ATLANTA (AP) — Top Georgia lawmakers say moviemakers should be required to do more than just show a peach at the end of the credits to get the top benefit from Georgia's lucrative film tax credit.

Disney Animation’s ‘Moana 2’ announced for a Thanksgiving release

Moana and Maui are sailing back to the big screen , very quickly. “Moana 2” is coming to theaters in November, Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger said Wednesday.
Music Review: Declan McKenna’s 'What Happened to the Beach?' is a warped, pop sonic adventure

Music Review: Declan McKenna’s 'What Happened to the Beach?' is a warped, pop sonic adventure

British pop singer-songwriter Declan McKenna is back with his third studio album , the bright and experimental “What Happened to the Beach?” At 16, McKenna burst onto the music scene with his 2015 hit “Brazil,” a protest song about FIFA’s politics, a
Movie Review: Food, glorious food (and other pleasures) in ‘The Taste of Things’

Movie Review: Food, glorious food (and other pleasures) in ‘The Taste of Things’

“ The Taste of Things ” should come with a warning: Audiences may be tempted to abandon work as they know it and start a beautiful, calm new life in the French countryside devoted to the culinary arts.
Henry Timms quitting as Lincoln Center's president after 5 years

Henry Timms quitting as Lincoln Center's president after 5 years

NEW YORK (AP) — Henry Timms is quitting as president of Lincoln Center of the Performing Arts after five years. The 47-year-old announced his resignation Wednesday as of the summer to become CEO of the advisory firm the Brunswick Group.
Russia says former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has interviewed Vladimir Putin

Russia says former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has interviewed Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been interviewed by former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, the Kremlin confirmed Wednesday. It is Putin's first interview to a Western media figure since his full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years ago.
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