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Disney developing live-action 'Moana' with Dwayne Johnson

Disney developing live-action 'Moana' with Dwayne Johnson

NEW YORK (AP) — “Moana” will be the latest Walt Disney Co. animation to get the live-action treatment, and at least one star is coming back.
Tanya Tucker, Patty Loveless to join Country Hall of Fame

Tanya Tucker, Patty Loveless to join Country Hall of Fame

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Grammy winners Tanya Tucker and Patty Loveless, along with hit country songwriter Bob McDill, will be the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Stratford Festival posts 'moderate' surplus in first fully indoor festival since 2020

Stratford Festival posts 'moderate' surplus in first fully indoor festival since 2020

TORONTO — The Stratford Festival says it achieved a "moderate surplus" in its 2022 finances after hosting its first fully indoor season since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Diversity among TV writers is up but glass ceiling remains: Writers Guild of Canada

Diversity among TV writers is up but glass ceiling remains: Writers Guild of Canada

TORONTO — The Writers Guild of Canada says television writers' rooms are getting more diverse, but there still seems to be a glass ceiling for marginalized groups.
'Schmigadoon!' gently mocks Broadway musicals in new season

'Schmigadoon!' gently mocks Broadway musicals in new season

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Tveit has starred in some amazing Broadway shows, but some of the classics have eluded him.
Seymour Stein, record exec who helped launch careers of Madonna, k.d. lang, dead at 80

Seymour Stein, record exec who helped launch careers of Madonna, k.d. lang, dead at 80

NEW YORK — Seymour Stein, the brash, prescient and highly successful founder of Sire Records who helped launched the careers of Madonna, Talking Heads, k.d. lang and many others, died Sunday at age 80.
Review: 'The Peking Express' raises niche historical event

Review: 'The Peking Express' raises niche historical event

“The Peking Express: The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China” by James M.
Ali Wong, Steven Yeun serve up epic feud in Netflix's 'Beef'

Ali Wong, Steven Yeun serve up epic feud in Netflix's 'Beef'

In these days of rage — from hate-tweeting threads to public confrontations — one thing is pretty clear: “Beef" is on the menu. Served up by Ali Wong and Steven Yeun, the new television show created by Lee Sung Jin drops Thursday on Netflix.
Review: Nicole Chung’s new memoir about her parents’ deaths

Review: Nicole Chung’s new memoir about her parents’ deaths

“A Living Remedy,” by Nicole Chung (Ecco) In 2018, Nicole Chung published the bestseller, “All You Can Ever Know,” about being put up for adoption by her Korean parents and raised by a white couple in rural Oregon.
'Indiana Jones' to premiere at Cannes with tribute to Ford

'Indiana Jones' to premiere at Cannes with tribute to Ford

Indiana Jones is swinging into the French Riviera.
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