PARIS — A founder of global gaming company Ubisoft, maker of “Assassin’s Creed,” was killed in a plane crash in western France, authorities said Saturday. Claude Guillemot, co-founder of the company and …
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James Burrows made TV feel like family: Remembering the sitcom master
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesUnlike the movies, where directors get the glory, TV directors sit lower in the hierarchy, below creators, producers and actors. In most series, which might employ several over a season, …
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At the Fonda, Jane Remover’s violent yearning heralds a new kind of stardom
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAs the noise-rap-electro act Jane Remover shrieked and pleaded through a 90-minute marathon set at the Fonda on Thursday night, one very young couple dressed right out of a conservative‘s …
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Netflix is under contract to buy L.A. studio lot seized by Goldman
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNetflix Inc. is under contract to buy Radford Studio Center, a historic Los Angeles movie studio space, for a fraction of its 2021 $1.85 billion sale price after lenders including …
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Soft Palms talk new album and survival guide for DIY musicians
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSitting in the control room of their home studio known as the Centre of Mental Arts (COMA for short), Long Beach husband-and-wife duo Scott Montoya and Julia Kugel smile as …
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Ben Kingsley’s angriest roles: 3 times ‘Wonder Man’ actor played rage
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWhat is the angriest acting performance you’ve ever seen? Maybe it’s Joe Pesci in “Goodfellas.” (“Funny how? Do I amuse you?”) Perhaps it’s James Caan kicking the stuffing out of …
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‘Sugar’ review: Colin Farrell neo-noir levels up for Season 2
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFor whatever reason, I never reviewed the first season of “Sugar,” which I’d stopped watching before its late-season big reveal — the detective (Colin Farrell as John Sugar) is an …
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Tay Keith, Drake and Travis Scott producer, dies at 29
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTay Keith, the hip-hop producer behind hits by Drake, Travis Scott and Beyoncé, has died. He was 29. Nashville news station WSMV reported that Nashville police found Keith, born Brytavious …
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‘I wear my pride on my sleeve’: Inside Zach Noe Towers’ ‘Twink Death’ rebirth
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesComedian, actor and writer Zach Noe Towers is having a sparkling breakout moment. After years of building a loyal audience through stand-up, TV appearances and by regularly lighting up our …
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30 years and $3 billion later, ‘Toy Story’ still Disney’s surest bet
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWoody, Buzz Lightyear and Jessie will be back at the box office this weekend, delivering what could be the biggest film debut of the year. Analysts expect the fifth installment …