November 16, 2024, 6:04am Entertainment
Samuel L. Jackson has a long history with the acclaimed August Wilson play “The Piano Lesson.” He first performed lead character Boy Willie at the Yale Repertory Theatre in 1987. Three years later, he was an understudy for Boy Willie on Broadway. Read story
November 16, 2024, 6:04am Entertainment
Netflix said Tuesday that it had reached 70 million monthly active users on its ad-supported plan, two years after launching its cheaper subscription tier that includes commercials. Read story
November 16, 2024, 6:04am Entertainment
Anna Kendrick felt “gross” making money off her latest film, the Netflix true-crime drama about the so-called “Dating Game” killer, and has donated her pay to nonprofits that support survivors of sexual abuse and violence. Read story
November 16, 2024, 6:00am Entertainment
Denzel Washington could pay a visit to Wakanda before closing out his illustrious acting career. And he has an itinerary full of films to go with that trip. Read story
November 16, 2024, 5:51am Entertainment
“The Handmaid’s Tale” is selling again. Since President-elect Donald Trump clinched his return to the White House, Margaret Atwood’s dystopian classic about a country in which women are brutally repressed has been high on the Amazon.com bestseller list. “The Handmaid’s Tale” was popular throughout Trump’s first term, along with such… Read story
November 16, 2024, 5:51am Entertainment
No one knew what Quentin Tarantino had in the duffle bag. Read story
November 16, 2024, 5:50am Entertainment
A slim science fiction novel that looks at our “precious and precarious” world through the eyes of six astronauts on the International Space Station has won the 2024 Booker Prize. Samantha Harvey, author of “Orbital,” took home the award Tuesday. Read story
November 16, 2024, 5:49am Entertainment
A children’s book written by British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has been withdrawn from sale after it was criticized for causing offense to Indigenous Australians. Read story
November 16, 2024, 5:49am Entertainment
These autumn months are a good time for the reader who comes in from the cold. There’s a new book about spies hitting shelves just about every week, including a sequel to “The Spy Who Came in From the Cold” called “Karla’s Choice.” Read story
November 16, 2024, 5:48am Entertainment
On a Wednesday afternoon, Erika Nguyen walked through the heavy wooden doors of Collingswood’s newest bookstore. She wandered over to the dark romance section and picked up “Mercy” by Sarah Cate. Read story
