Jack Black delivers the viral “chicken jockey” line in “A Minecraft Movie,” but he doesn’t sign off on the chaotic fan behavior surrounding it in theaters and on social media. …
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Geffen Playhouse’s 2025-26 season has Athol Fugard and Pearl Cleage plays
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSo far, Tarell Alvin McCraney’s inaugural season at the helm of the Geffen Playhouse has spanned a muscular revival of “The Brothers Size,” a co-production of “Noises Off” and a …
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‘Bridgerton’ meets ‘Thelma & Louise’ in new musical ‘Regency Girls’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jones“Regency Girls,” a new musical comedy set in the period of Jane Austen’s novels, begins on a note that fans of “Pride and Prejudice” will savor. The fate of the …
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Tennessee Williams, Don Bachardy, ‘Lebowski’ and more this week
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSpring break is here and I’m cooped up at home alongside a kid with the flu. Like the cloudless sky, I am blue — and searching for silver linings. I …
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Post Malone closed out the first weekend of this year’s Coachella festival on Sunday night with a 90-minute performance in which he remade some of his smash pop-rap hits as …
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Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and Nobel laureate, dies at 89
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLIMA, Peru — Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters for decades, has died, his son said Sunday. He was 89. “It is with …
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Nicky Katt dead: ‘Dazed and Confused’ and ‘Boston Public’ actor was 54
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNicky Katt, a character actor who costarred in Richard Linklater’s indie classic “Dazed and Confused” and the Fox series “Boston Public,” has died. He was 54. Katt’s death was confirmed …
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Don Mischer dead: Emmy-winning director and live-TV virtuoso was 85
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAmerican director Don Mischer, a virtuoso of live TV spectacles, dies at 85. Don Mischer, a 15-time Emmy recipient and Peabody Award honoree, produced some of the biggest star-studded events …
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Green Day whips through its decades of pop-punk hits at Coachella
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBillie Joe Armstrong has invited enough audience members onstage to sing or play guitar with Green Day for a song or two that at this point you figure he’s developed …
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Weezer performs at Coachella following incident with police
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWhen Weezer was announced last weekend as a surprise addition to this year’s Coachella lineup, few likely predicted that the veteran alt-rock band’s set would be among the festival’s most …