Since the 1950s, fueled by the furor of the Cold War, we’ve seen one cautionary tale hit movie theaters after the next. If the foe confronting society wasn’t some radioactive-reanimated dinosaur like Godzilla, it was an army of zombies.
“Wonka,” the new musical origin story of everyone’s favorite mischievous chocolatier, is a lot like the creative confections our protagonist conjures — we don’t need chocolate, but how can we resist such a tantalizing treat? It’s the same quandary with this movie: we never needed a musical origin story of Willy Wonka, but how can we resist this whimsical and wonderful tale crafted by ...
With “Wonka” hitting theaters, an origin story for the mysterious magical chocolatier Willy Wonka, one can’t help but think of Roald Dahl, the British writer who penned “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” in 1964.
Comedian, voice actor and musician Kate Micucci said she is on the road to recovery after undergoing lung cancer surgery earlier this month. Micucci, known for "The Big Bang Theory" and animated series "Ducktales" and "Steven Universe," said in a "sick tok" video posted last week that her doctors caught her lung cancer early and removed the impacted cells. Even with the good news, Micucci said she found her diagnosis "pretty weird."
Andre Braugher's career spanned over three decades and was filled with several notable roles across film and television. The actor, who died Monday at 61, became a household name after starring in "Homicide: Life on the Streets" as Det. Frank Pembleton. The series, based on a book by David Simon about the Baltimore Police Department's homicide unit, ran from 1993 to 1999, earning him his first Emmy in 1998 for lead actor in a drama.
Former Disney Channel star Hilary Duff is pregnant with her fourth child. The "How I Met Your Father" actor posted a photo of her family Christmas card on Instagram on Tuesday morning, which she captioned "Surprise Surprise!"
Former journalist and Emmy-winning TV writer Cord Jefferson’s directorial debut “American Fiction” is a social satire that wields a deceptively sharp shiv, not a cleaving broadsword, as it surgically slices through the many hypocrisies of the culture industry at large.
Is Jack Reacher, mountain of a man that he is, the kind of guy who can stroll into any old thrift store and find a pair of jeans that fit, let alone a jacket big enough for those arms? Probably not. But that’s the sly joke of “Reacher,” which is back for a second season on Amazon.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m at a loss. I work full-time in a home improvement business with my husband. We have been working together in this business for 25 years.
Since Hanukkah is approaching, I wanted a one-pot dish that was festive enough for a holiday meal, yet easy enough to leave time to make latkes. Tsimmes recipes vary greatly, but the version I grew up with included honey and orange juice to nudge the natural sweetness of the root vegetables and dried fruit.
A big part of me loves to be a little extra. I love baking that looks a little extra. That part of me that loves all things extra is at war with the part of me that doesn’t always have time to make everything extra. I love finding something that feels like minimal work with maximum results. I have spent many hours decorating cookies, and I love it. However, I prefer dealing with something other than piping tips, many piping bags full of icing and then the cleanup.
Andre Braugher, who captivated television audiences in the gritty crime drama “Homicide: Life on the Street” and cop comedy “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” among other standout roles, has died. He was 61.
The Electronic Entertainment Expo — or E3 — once the video game industry's largest convention and media platform, has been permanently canceled, event organizers announced Tuesday.
