Remember when the taproom wasn’t yet an established genre of bar? Just a few years ago, the only spartan, snob-friendly pubs were destinations like Bailey’s. Now it feels like every neighborhood has a place that bought its bartop from a metaphorical IKEA and uses the TVs primarily to broadcast the beer list.
Day: December 20, 2016
Queer Horror for the Holidays Delivers Nightmares Before Christmas
The latest installment of the bi-monthly series brings both light and dark-hearted scares-and the only regular drag show-to the Hollywood. October doesn’t own horror, which the Hollywood Theatre makes abundantly clear with Queer Horror for the Holidays : the gift-wrapped, Dec. 22 iteration of its Queer Horror film series.
Marla Maples and kid book author in movie theater altercation
Actress Marla Maples is seen at the R Lounge where Hennessy V.S.O.P Privilege Celebrated Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Final Performance in “Hamilton.” The second wife of the President-elect was involved in a “verbal altercation” with children’s book author Deborah Gregory at a movie screening when, according to our sources, there was disagreement over her seating assignment.
In Fences, Denzel Washington Takes a Break from Making Crap
During the previous decade , Scott had been Denzel Washington’s main director, and this close collaboration resulted in one masterpiece, Man on Fire , and several box-office hits. In the Scott period, Washington usually played a hardworking professional with a complicated past or a personality flaw.
Interfaith Gospel Choir continues Christmas Eve tradition
One of the Bay Area’s most dependable holiday traditions is the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir concert at Slim’s on the Christmas Eve. The choir has been around for more than 30 years, thanks to Terrance Kelly , the man who still directs the choir today.
Comedy shows – Week of Dec. 22
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Items: Melanie Griffith Finds The Path, Detour Return Date and More
Griffith will play a woman who’s successful in the music industry, making her a target for Hugh Dancy’s Meyerist movement leader Cal, our sister site Variety reports. Her character is also the mother of Noa , a newcomer to the cult.
Praise for Emmerdale episode seen through eyes of dementia victim Ashley Thomas
… episode shown from the perspective of long-running character Ashley Thomas. …
Texas sheriff found dead in home amid investigation into possible training violations
Erath County Sheriff Tommy Bryant, center, with District Attorney Alan Nash, left, and Chief Deputy Jason Shaw during a news conference in 2013. A Texas sheriff was found dead inside his home this week, just days after news surfaced that he was under investigation by a state agency, according to a local media report.
What’s on TV: ‘The Walking Dead: A New Frontier,’ ‘Sense8’
The third season of Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead series is here , with the first two epsidoes available on PC, Xbox One and PS4. While most TV shows drop off for a holiday break, we’ll enjoy bowl games including the mighty Ohio Bobcats vs. Troy in the Dollar General Bowl.
William Evanina, the head of U.S. counterintelligence, estimates that …
William Evanina, the head of U.S. counterintelligence, estimates that more than 100 Russian spies are currently operating on U.S. soil. Eyes glazing over? Here’s a simpler way to think of him: as the nation’s spy catcher in chief.
Despite the snowfall that blanketed New Jersey on Saturday, Dec. 17, the musical debuted to a full house, at the Union County Performing Arts Center LOFT theater. ‘Who Am I: A Christmas Lullaby’ opens at UCPAC Despite the snowfall that blanketed New Jersey on Saturday, Dec. 17, the musical debuted to a full house, at the Union County Performing Arts Center LOFT theater.
These 8 artworks will grace area billboards in 2017
Drivers will soon get some new scenery along Lehigh Valley highways, thanks to the eight winners of the ArtPop 2017 Billboard Competition . On Tuesday, Adams Outdoor Advertising and ArtsQuest announced the group of eight artists whose work will decorate billboards starting Jan. 2 and continuing through 2017.
The New Colony Welcomes New Ensemble Members
“We’re so pleased to invite this talented group of artists and theatermakers into our Ensemble, all of whom have demonstrated a true passion for making change in our industry and world by creating new work, nurturing new artists and engaging with new audiences,” comments Co-Artistic Director Andrew Hobgood . “Growing our ensemble is integral since The New Colony develops more new theater each year than we can possibly produce in a single season.
FILE – Merry Christmas decorations
Austin Travis County Integral Care sent a memo asking its employees not to use the words “Merry Christmas” in front of patients. The memo was sent after one patient, who is not Christian, was unhappy with Christmas decorations at one of their clinics.
Patriots Day’ Star Alex Wolff on How He Got Tricked to…
“They just described him as a 19-year-old kid, hip-hop influenced, cocky and desperately trying to please his brother,” actor tells TheWrap Alex Wolff auditioned for the role of a 19-year-old kid who was heavily influenced by hip-hop and constantly tried to impress his older brother. Only when he Googled the name Dzhokhar Tsarnaev did he make the connection that he was auditioning for the role of one of the two the Boston Marathon bombers in “Patriots Day.”
Even Hollywood Can’t Save China’s Box Office This Year
The release of the year-end Chinese box office numbers has become an exercise in self-congratulation, as the Middle Kingdom has celebrated astronomical increases – like last year’s 49 percent – in its annual gross, putting it on an accelerating pace to catch the U.S. as the world’s largest movie market. This year, however, will be different and the scores of Hollywood superheroes who graced China’s silver screens in 2016 couldn’t swoop in to save the day.
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This Dec. 3, 2016, image released by NBC shows Kate McKinnon as Kellyanne Conway, left, and Alec Baldwin as President-elect Donald Trump during “Saturday Night Live,” in New York.
Two-Time Tony Award-Winner Helen Gallagher to Narrate 70, GIRLS, 70 Concert at Feinstein’s/54 Below
… for Medicaid and Medicare. Individuals who have dedicated a major portion of their professional lives to the entertainment industry are eligible for admission. The Actors Fund provides funds to subsidize the extraordinary care that residents of The …
Forfeiture request served to ‘Dance Mom’ Abby Lee Miller
Federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh, Pa. want “Dance Moms” star Abby Lee Miller to forfeit $120,000 worth of Australian currency she brought into the country without reporting it.
Emmerdale viewers demand award for hard-hitting episode on dementia
Everybody is praising both Emmerdale and actor John Middleton for the portrayal of dementia in a special one-off episode. Tuesday night’s emotional programme followed a day in the life of long-running character Ashley Thomas, who has been battling with stroke-related early onset vascular dementia.
‘Hairspray’ Tony Award-winner Dick Latessa dies at 87
In a June 8, 2003 file photo, Dick Latessa accepts the Tony award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for “Hairspray” during the 57th Annual Tony Awards, at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Latessa, veteran Broadway actor who was in the original productions of “Follies,” “Brighton Beach Memoirs” and “The Will Rogers Follies”, died Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, according to actor Fierstein, who announced the news Tuesday.
a La La Landa starts slowly, but the tempo changes in the last act
CIF 6-A football final: Kicker on his winning boot and a look at that near game-saving Strathmore stand Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling star in “La La Land.” Directed by Damien Chazelle, the movie opens in Fresno December 25. The first three quarters of “La La Land” is a light romantic musical movie that’s slightly off the mark.
a Passengersa a contrast of massive scale, intimate moments
The feature film about a couple who wake up 90 years before the end of their hibernation on an interstellar flight takes place on a spacecraft large enough to accommodate 5,000 passengers. The main concourse is a looming structure that would put most malls to shame.
Movie trailer: ‘La La Land’
CIF 6-A football final: Kicker on his winning boot and a look at that near game-saving Strathmore stand Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling star in “La La Land.” Directed by Damien Chazelle, the movie opens in Fresno December 25. Hard core fans wait in line through the rain to get a glimpse of the latest “Star Wars” release, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.”
For America’s Top Spy Catcher, A World Of Problems To Fix – And Prevent
William Evanina, the head of U.S. counterintelligence, estimates that more than 100 Russian spies are currently operating on U.S. soil. Courtesy of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence hide caption William Evanina, the head of U.S. counterintelligence, estimates that more than 100 Russian spies are currently operating on U.S. soil.
TV viewers are feeling spirit of the season – and football
… million. ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Co. CBS is owned by CBS Corp. CW is a joint venture of Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corp. Fox is owned by 21st Century Fox. NBC and Telemundo are owned by Comcast Corp. ION Television is owned by ION …
Why it took 28 years to bring Martin Scorsese’s ‘Silence’ to the screen
Why it took 28 years to bring Martin Scorsese’s ‘Silence’ to the screen Funding, legal issues and rewrites delayed the iconic filmmaker’s religious epic. Check out this story on thetimesherald.com: http://usat.ly/2ic2WqG Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver star as 17th-century missionaries who travel to Japan and face persecution as they try to rescue their mentor, played by Liam Neeson.
Marquette University adds to Tolkien collection
The university says it has acquired a first edition, first printing of The Hobbit. The book is one of 1,500 such copies published in 1937.
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SiriusXM to give Baldwin, 2 Dope Queens podcasts radio home
In this Jan. 13, 2015 file photo, actor Alec Baldwin attends a special screening of his film “Still Alice” in New York. The satellite giant SiriusXM is giving a radio home to several popular podcasts, picking up 11 programs produced by New York’s WNYC Studios, including Baldwin’s “Here’s the Thing” and the irreverent “2 Dope Queens.”
Critics pan sci-fi film ‘Passengers’: Can JLaw and Chris Pratt save movie’s box office?
The movie ‘Passengers,’ which stars Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence, was seen as a blockbuster hopeful, partly because of the box office draw of its two stars. Yet the film has now received very poor reviews.
TV viewers are feeling spirit of the season _ and football
… million. ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Co. CBS is owned by CBS Corp. CW is a joint venture of Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corp. Fox is owned by 21st Century Fox. NBC and Telemundo are owned by Comcast Corp. ION Television is owned by ION …
Michele Morgan, lustrous French actress of ‘Port of Shadows,’ dies at 96
MichA le Morgan, a French movie actress who starred in the moody masterpiece “Port of Shadows” and who, during a brief Hollywood sojourn, helped introduce Frank Sinatra to film audiences in his first big role, died Dec. 20. She was 96. In a career spanning seven decades, Ms. Morgan was best known as the ethereal femme fatale in “Port of Shadows” , a film at the core of the poetic realism movement in French cinema.
Robbie appears to confirm
Margot Robbie seemed to confirm she had wed boyfriend Tom Ackerley by sharing a picture of her ring on social media. Multiple reports were published on Monday suggesting the Suicide Squad star had tied the knot with the British filmmaker during a low-key ceremony in Byron Bay in her native Australia on Sunday.
Michael Fassbender to take break from acting
Actor Michael Fassbender has said that he plans to take a break from acting after a 10-year marathon of filming. He told Time Out magazine that he plans to focus on getting better at surfing as he takes some “downtime” following his role as both an actor and producer in the upcoming release of game-inspired Assassin’s Creed.
Mel and Sue vow to gatecrash Mary Berry’s shows
Great British Bake Off presenter Sue Perkins has said she and Mel Giedroyc have hatched a plan to appear in every one of Mary Berry’s TV shows. The trio decided not to follow the baking show when it moves to Channel 4 next year, leaving Berry’s fellow judge Paul Hollywood to continue with a new team.
Pulse: Officer saluted on ABC’s ‘The Year: 2016’
… Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Commentators include Mark Cuban of ABC’s “Shark Tank,” author Jennifer Weiner, “Entertainment Tonight” co-host Kevin Frazier and prosecutor Marcia Clark and attorney Chris Darden, who were portrayed in the limited FX …
Denzel Washington Brings August Wilson’s Masterwork to the Masses
I shouldn’t have to explain why Fences , the August Wilson play set in the 1950s and now adapted for the screen, is important. If you’ve stepped anywhere near the theater – and I mean the playhouse here – you’ve read, seen, or heard about it.
From ‘Full Frontal’ to ‘Fleabag,’ it was a fertile year for television
… friendship. Proving that reality television needn’t be exploitative or soul-deadening, “GBBS” is escapist entertainment at its sweetest, a meritocratic competition in which people are judged not by the color of their skin or their willingness to act …
Column: When Jimmy mussed Donny and other instances of TV softballing Trump
Along with the comedian Norm Macdonald and the singer Kiiara, Donald J. Trump appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Sept. 15, a lifetime ago.
‘Atlanta,’ ‘Baskets’ and ‘Insecure’ among the best on TV in 2016
Zach Galifianakis and Donald Glover find themselves back home and struggling in these personal, downbeat, guardedly hopeful, suddenly beautiful comedies. Louie Anderson, as Galifianakis’ mother, is the first series’ big surprise and revelation; Brian Tyree Henry, as Glover’s rapper cousin, the latter’s.
Where culture went in 2016, Beyonce went
The most famous American pop musician who sold out stadiums and single-handedly made the Super Bowl halftime show essential viewing? Or a defiant polemicist who placed black women’s emotional lives in the middle of the most radical LP of the year? Or a Southern artist and country-music lover whose hope for a Hillary Clinton presidency was nonetheless rejected by just enough voters at the ballot box? In 2016, Beyonce was everywhere: music, film, sports, politics, life. But was her album “Lemonade” a glimpse at the inevitable future of a changing America or a sign of how much pain and struggle is still to come? One remarkable aspect of “Lemonade” is how its meaning has grown and deepened over the course of a very difficult year.
Year in pop: The 10 best albums of a year defined by loss
On Jan. 8, the day it was released, Bowie’s collaboration with a group of adventurous New York jazz players represented a creative rebirth for this cultural icon. Two days later, Bowie died at age 69, and suddenly “Blackstar” became a document of finality, never to be heard again without being shadowed by his death.
George Winston makes the holidays smooth
… Mont., were the seasons. “Everything was 40-below in the winter and 90 in the summer, and the seasons were the entertainment,” he says. “In the winter, build a snowman. In the spring, play baseball. Summer, swimming. Fall, rake the leaves, jump into …
Blues great Shemekia Copeland prepares for new arrival
Shemekia Copeland’s life is about to change in a dramatic way. She’s stepping out of the spotlight for bit to give birth to her first child.
David Bazan’s melancholy Yule
David Bazan’s new holiday album “Dark Sacred Night” is not a festive release filled with mistletoe, holly and happiness. The indie singer-songwriter instead offers up a batch of Yuletide songs that are quiet, moody and drenched in melancholy.
Year in pop: The most memorable moments
So much of what we think about when we think of 2016 in music is tragedy. Whether it’s the thrilling artists we lost – from Prince to David Bowie to Leonard Cohen – to the horrific fire at an underground electronic music event in Oakland, for many music fans this year one of heartbreak.
Best of 2016: Jeff Parker, Jack DeJohnette and Mary Halvorson among…
After a fractious election year that saw misogyny and bigotry woven into the political discourse, some took comfort in the hope for art becoming energized in the years ahead with the fire of resistance. Some of the most memorable albums of 2016, however, offered magnetic expressions of a musician’s personal journey, whether via guitarist Jeff Parker finding inspiration in his homes of Los Angeles and Chicago in the “The New Breed” or JD Allen reexamining the broader significance of the blues with his trio album “Americana.”
The movies story of 2016: The film academy and diversity
… and overdue ones at that. If anything, the academy’s efforts have starkly highlighted deeper inequities in the entertainment industry that have persisted throughout Hollywood’s history and that will not be easily wiped away – inequities that many …
‘Loving,’ ‘Jackie’ and ‘Hail, Caesar!’ make Kenneth Turan’s Top 10 films of 2016
It’s been more than half a century since the formidable Sam Fuller looked directly at the camera in Jean-Luc Godard’s “Pierrot le Fou,” but what he said came instantly to mind as I was putting together my 10 best list for 2016. The year just ending was unusually strong across the board, with impressive work visible in films with astronomical budgets, like Marvel’s $165 million Benedict Cumberbatch/Tilda Swinton “Doctor Strange,” as well as those with tiny ones, like the 150,000-Euro-budgeted, Anna Rose Holmer-directed “The Fits.”
Women, men and the gaps in between mark the films of 2016
“Would that it were so simple.” This line from the Coen brothers film “Hail, Caesar!,” in which a film director attempts to prompt a specific delivery from an actor, is one that my mind has gone back to over and over again.
‘Moonlight,’ ‘Paterson’ and ‘Manchester’ highlight Times film critic Justin Chang’s Top 10 movies
To interpret cinema through the lens of current events has long been the critic’s prerogative, challenge and occasional Achilles’ heel. But by the end of a year like 2016, it also felt like an obligation.
Biggest celebrity social media mistakes of 2016
Social media can be a celebrity’s best frienda or worst enemy. In 2016, plenty of stars had social media mess ups, but here are seven that made headlines: In the wake of the Orlando massacre, Madonna tried to show her support but her effort left some fans feeling offended.
Fifth Harmonya s Camila Cabello hits back at remaining members
The news was announced yesterday via a a message shared on social media and signed by the remaining four members. But Cabello has since hit back saying she didn’t know the group was going to release a statement about her quitting.
Zooey Deschanel expecting second child?
The 36-year-old actress and her husband Jacob Pechenik – who welcomed daughter Elsie Otter after their August 2015 wedding – are believed to be preparing for a new addition to their family, TooFab reports. According to the entertainment news site, Zooey told cast and crewmembers on the set of her TV sitcom ‘New Girl’ about her happy news recently.
AsSeenOnTV.pro Launches DRTV Campaign with Snoozeenie
Kevin Harrington, one of the original Sharks from hit reality series Shark Tank, and the Product Managers of AsSeenOnTV.pro are pleased to announce the launch of a new DRTV campaign with Snoozeenie. The original concept of Snoozeenie was a friendly pillow partition for a married couple with different sleeping habits.
Surreal! That’s what the folk at Merriam-Webster think of 2016
The single biggest spike in look-ups for ‘surreal’ came in November, specifically November 9, the day Donald Trump went from candidate to president-elect. Try something in between: ‘surreal’, which is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year, was just unveiled.
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Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian look like they’ve made amends but was it all for TV?
Rob and Chyna could have played up their drama for the sake of TV, but it’s likely fans won’t be deterred by that. Photo / Getty Images It looks like Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian are getting back together in record time after their very public breakup, but the timing is very suspicious.
Comic Greenbaum holiday draw at Mohegan Sun
Harrison Greenbaum, a summa cum laude graduate of Harvard University, brings his “smart but accessible” comedy to Comix at Mohegan Sun Thursday, Dec. 22, through Saturday, Dec. 24. Harrison Greenbaum, a summa cum laude graduate of Harvard University, brings his “smart but accessible” comedy to Comix at Mohegan Sun Thursday, Dec. 22, through Saturday, Dec. 24. Harrison Greenbaum, a summa cum laude graduate of Harvard University, brings his “smart but accessible” comedy to Comix at Mohegan Sun on Thursday, Dec. 22, through Saturday, Dec. 24. Harrison Greenbaum, a summa cum laude graduate of Harvard University, brings his “smart but accessible” comedy to Comix at Mohegan Sun on Thursday, Dec. 22, through Saturday, Dec. 24. Harrison Greenbaum, a summa cum laude graduate of Harvard University, brings his “smart but accessible” comedy to Comix at Mohegan Sun Thursday, Dec. 22, through … (more)
Today in History
On Dec. 20, 1946, the Frank Capra film “It’s A Wonderful Life,” starring James Stewart and Donna Reed, had a preview showing for charity at New York’s Globe Theatre, a day before its official world premiere. In 1803, the Louisiana Purchase was completed as ownership of the territory was formally transferred from France to the United States.
Michelle Obama gives a somber exit interview to Oprah Winfrey
As Michelle Obama prepares to exit the White House, she seems to be in a somber mood. In a wide-ranging interview with Oprah Winfrey, she said the weight her husband’s presidency placed on their family has lifted ”knowing that we’ve made it this far, and we’ve survived and in many ways thrived.’
‘The Bachelor’: Nick Viall Gets Slapped & Breaks Down In Tears In New Trailer
Ouch! Love hurts for Nick Viall, who gets slapped in the face by one of the ladies he’s supposed to be wooing in the new trailer for season 21 of ‘The Bachelor’. Check out the clip, which also shows Nick getting a little weepy, right here! After missing out on love TWICE on the Bachelorette and AGAIN on Bacehlor in Paradise , Nick Viall , 36, is getting “one last shot” at finding love, a new trailer for season 21 of the Bachelor teases.