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‘Predator: Badlands’ sticks its 2 stars together to take the franchise to new places
SAN DIEGO — “Predator: Badlands” belongs to a long-established cinema subgenre: two opposed people reluctantly stuck together with a common purpose. The film, the seventh in the franchise (not counting the “Alien vs. Predator” offshoots), has the buddy comedy energy that comes with that dynamic. It also belongs to the...
Strings Attached next Sewickley Music Club program
The Sewickley Music Club is excited about its next musical program of the 2025-2026 season. The Nov. 11 musical program, entitled “Strings Attached,” will be performed by Collin Yates (guitar and vocals) and Kamilah Lay (violin and vocals). They’re often referred to as the “oldies” these days, but Collin Yates...
Actress, Fox Chapel Area alum Regina Gibson returns home for original 1-woman show
Actress and singer Regina Gibson returns to her Pittsburgh-area stomping grounds for a one-night show on a relatable topic – dating angst – heightened by the comedic addition of opera music. The Fox Chapel Area High School alum brings her “Divina: A Fantasy Cabaret,” a one-woman original opera-comedy-cabaret, to the...
Pittsburgh’s Zack Keim on music, Penguins’ collaboration and coming homeVideo
It’s been a busy year for Pittsburgh indie singer-songwriter Zack Keim. The Fox Chapel Area High School graduate, 28, released his second solo album, “Battery Lane,” in February, logged more than 100 shows around the country and completed a 10-concert tour of Spain. “My music’s really big in Spain for...
TV Q&A: Is KDKA-TV only firing women?Video
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: Anyone else notice that CBS is only firing women at KDKA-TV? — Lindsay, via Facebook Rob: After the first round of corporate-mandated layoffs in August...
Tom Brady reveals new dog Junie is a clone of beloved Lua, who died in 2023
Tom Brady has revealed that his dog Junie is a clone of his late pet Lua, who died in 2023. The former superstar quarterback-turned-sports commentator shared the news on Tuesday about his new pitbull mix being a clone of Lua, who was adopted in 2014 by Brady and his then-wife,...
U.K.’s Channel One Sound System’s Pittsburgh ticket proceeds going to charityVideo
Channel One Sound System out of the United Kingdom will be playing this weekend in Pittsburgh, and all proceeds from the show will be donated to charity. Featuring selector Mikey Dread and MC Ras Sherby, Channel One will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at Tech25 in the city’s Mt. Oliver...
Jonathan Bailey named People magazine’s 2025 Sexiest Man Alive
Something has changed for “Wicked” star Jonathan Bailey, something is not the same — he is People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2025. The magazine’s pick was announced Monday night on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Bailey takes the mantle from “The Office” and “Jack Ryan” star John Krasinski,...
Q&A: All Time Low’s Alex Gaskarth talks new album ahead of Pittsburgh showVideo
The latest tour for veteran pop-punk band All Time Low got off to an admittedly “wonky” start when lead singer/guitarist Alex Gaskarth got laryngitis, forcing the cancellation of a few shows. “It’s always so devastating when your body fails you on tour,” Gaskarth said last week. “When a guitar breaks...
Diane Ladd, 3-time Oscar nominee, dies at 89
OJAI, Calif. — Diane Ladd, the three-time Academy Award nominee whose roles ranged from the brash waitress in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” to the protective mother in “Wild at Heart,” has died at 89. Ladd’s death was announced Monday by daughter Laura Dern, who issued a statement saying her...
Jon Stewart extends ‘Daily Show’ contract through 2026
Jon Stewart and “The Daily Show” will live to see another day — or another year. The Emmy Award-winning funnyman has extended his contract to host and executive produce the late-night comedy series through 2026. Paramount, now owned by Skydance Corp., announced Monday that Stewart will continue to lead the...
Trump calls ‘Late Night’ host Seth Meyers ‘deranged’ for mocking him
President Donald Trump is calling out “Late Night” host Seth Meyers for mocking him. In a lengthy Truth Social post shared on Saturday, Nov. 1, Trump called Meyers “the least talented person to ‘perform’ live in the history of television” in response to the comedian mocking his recent trip to...
Pittsburgh local music spotlight: Sachem Orenda
Solo artist Sachem Orenda will mark the 15th anniversary of his 2010 album “Heroism/Coincidental” by playing a throwback show this week. “2025 is the 15th anniversary of my second album, ‘Heroism/Coincidental,’ and I haven’t played those songs in years. That was probably my most popular album of the original trilogy,”...
Pat Benatar and Bryan Adams rock it old school at PPG Paints Arena
Walking into PPG Paints Arena on Sunday night, I heard a woman behind me say, “This isn’t like going to a show in your 20s, it’s going to a show in your 50s. It’s a different vibe.” That was a pretty good thesis statement for a concert that included icons...
Quaker Valley Middle School presents ‘Grease’ as this year’s musical
Quaker Valley Middle School musical producer Megan Mueller believes the power her student cast and crew are supplying will be electrifying when they present “Grease” later this month. “I’m extremely excited,” Mueller said on Oct. 29, nine days before opening night. “They’re very talented. I’ve enjoyed working with them. I’ve...
Fox Chapel Area High School performers prepare for fall play ‘Our Town’
Fox Chapel Area High School performers are gearing up for this year’s fall play production. Students in all grade levels have been working diligently to present the Thornton Wilder classic “Our Town.” The play explores the relationship between two young Grover’s Corners neighbors, George Gibbs and Emily Webb, whose childhood...
TV Talk: Ken Burns recounts ‘The American Revolution’ for PBSVideo
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming month. PBS may be worse for wear following federal defunding, but public TV documentarian Ken Burns remains at work with colleagues on his expansive documentary series. Burns’ latest six-part, 12-hour opus, “The American Revolution,” was made...
‘SNL’ spoofs Trump’s ballroom and White House East Wing demolition
“Saturday Night Live” is taking on the White House’s new look. A pre-recorded sketch on the show’s Nov. 1 episode parodied President Donald Trump’s controversial demolition of the East Wing of the White House to make room for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom. The sketch depicted a “very special episode” of HGTV’s...
Another show canceled at Roxian Theatre over ‘unexpected maintenance’
A third concert at the Roxian Theatre has been scrapped because of “unexpected maintenance” at the McKees Rocks venue, with English heavy metal band Loathe’s show canceled. “We tried to save the show and move it to another venue but unfortunately it hasn’t been possible,” Loathe wrote in a social...
Q&A: The Crane Wives’ Emilee Petersmark and Ben Zito on the band’s evolution, community and the DecemberistsVideo
The Crane Wives’ upcoming fall tour feels about the same as always to the band, even with no fresh album to promote. With a sound that has evolved from folk to more indie rock over the years, the Michigan band released “Beyond Beyond Beyond” more than a year ago, and...
Duffer brothers tease big and emotional ‘Stranger Things’ final season
Fans can expect more action and plenty of emotion in the highly anticipated fifth and final season of “Stranger Things,” which will wrap up the Netflix phenomenon after nine years, its creators said Friday. Speaking at the first global promotional event for season five in the Italian city of Lucca,...
A solid gold toilet is up for auction with a $10 million starting price
LONDON — For sale: The world’s most valuable toilet, a lavatory literally worth its weight in gold. Sotheby’s announced Friday that it will auction off the solid gold cistern, a sculpture by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan entitled “America.” The auction house calls it an “incisive commentary on the collision of...
Vermont town draws ‘Beetlejuice’ fans to iconic horror movie site
EAST CORINTH, Vt. — For nearly 40 years, a tiny town in Vermont has attracted hoards of “Beetlejuice” fans eager to visit where the whimsical horror movie’s most famous scenes were filmed. With a population hovering just around 1,500, “Beetlejuice” mania has helped put East Corinth on the map not...
Top Pittsburgh concerts for November: Paul McCartney, Billy Strings and more
It’s a busy month at PPG Paints Arena, with eight shows there in November, including a Beatles icon and a rising bluegrass star. Here’s a look at the top shows coming to Pittsburgh in November: Top concerts Nov. 7-8: Billy Strings at PPG Paints Arena Bluegrass guitar virtuoso Billy Strings’...
Here are 5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Oct 31-Nov. 2
While Halloween plans may dominate your Friday night, the rest of the post-spooky weekend still has a lot of treats to offer around Pittsburgh. Some events will keep the darker vibes going while others will be a respite for those sick of movie monsters and jack o’lanterns. Here are a...
