After an unusual year in his late-night tenure, Jimmy Kimmel is officially sticking around for a little while longer. The host signed a one-year contract extension with ABC so “Jimmy …
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Sick City Records tries to ‘keep the music alive’ as potential closure looms
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJust a few storefronts away from the now-vacant Button Mash, Sick City Records is on the brink of sharing the same fate. For nearly 20 years, therecord shop has offered …
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Netflix shares drop after Paramount launches hostile takeover bid
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNetflix shares dipped Monday after Paramount announced a hostile takeover bid, fueling worries on Wall Street that the streaming giant may not be able to pull off its audacious acquisition. …
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Cynthia Erivo’s Golden Globe nomination for ‘Wicked’ is historic
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesComing off of the massive box office success of “Wicked: For Good,” Cynthia Erivo is also making history. Erivo was nominated for a Golden Globe for lead actress in a …
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MILAN — The gala crowd at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala cheered the season premiere of Dmitry Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk’’ with a 12-minute standing ovation Sunday, as the storied theater synonymous …
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Nobel literature laureate László Krasznahorkai delivers rare lecture in Stockholm
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSTOCKHOLM — Hungarian László Krasznahorkai, who won the Nobel Prize in literature for his lyrical novels that combine a bleak worldview with mordant humor, gave a lecture in Stockholm on Sunday in …
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Netflix: Advice for not screwing up Warner Bros. and HBO
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDear Ted Sarandos, Congratulations on making the winning bid for Warner Bros. By directly contradicting your famous “build don’t buy” mantra, you have managed to throw the already beleaguered entertainment …
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‘The Secret Agent’ review: Brazilian political drama balances rage with laughs
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDrenched in sex and death, “The Secret Agent” peers into the past in order to make sense of the present. The latest film from celebrated Brazilian writer-director Kleber Mendonça Filho …
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‘SNL’ recap: Melissa McCarthy demonstrates why she’s a repeat host
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAlong with Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, Melissa McCarthy is one of those performers who’s been on “Saturday Night Live” so many times, as a host or making extremely memorable …
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Paramount was poised to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. What went wrong?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOracle founder Larry Ellison was on the cusp of conquering Hollywood. Just four months earlier, he had bankrolled his son David’s $8-billion acquisition of the storied Paramount Pictures. Now the …