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Judy Tenuta, brash ‘Goddess of Love’ comedian, dies at 72
LOS ANGELES — Judy Tenuta, a brash standup who cheekily styled herself as the “Goddess of Love” and toured with George Carlin as she built her career in the 1980s golden age of comedy, died Thursday. She was 72. Tenuta died Thursday afternoon at home in Los Angeles, with her...
What’s so controversial about the new Anthony Bourdain book? Plenty, it turns out
A new biography about the late chef and TV personality Anthony Bourdain, who took his own life while filming CNN’s “Parts Unknown” in 2018, has been raising hackles well in advance of its Oct. 11 publication date — especially among those who knew Bourdain best. The Times dipped into “Down...
‘Amsterdam’ review: A true-life plot against America, starring Christian Bale and some seriously wrong-headed storytellingVideo
David O. Russell’s “Amsterdam” is very plush in the looks department. Enjoying the costumes and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki’s lighting and some of Russell’s shot designs will get you through it. But only if you don’t have to listen to it, or track it, or believe in the people on screen....
Silent films to live on in movie theater lobby card project
CONCORD, N.H. — “Missing Millions” is a 1922 silent film with a darkly prescient title — like the vast majority from that era, the movie all but vanished in the ensuing century, survived mostly by lobby cards. The cards, scarcely bigger than letter paper, promoted the cinematic romances, comedies and...
French writer Annie Ernaux awarded Nobel Prize in literature
STOCKHOLM — French author Annie Ernaux, who has fearlessly mined her own biography to explore life in France since the 1940s, won this year’s Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for work that illuminates murky corners of memory, family and society. Ernaux’s books probe deeply personal experiences and feelings — love,...
TV Talk: Western Pa. natives behind live-action ‘Monster High’Video
Now streaming on Paramount+ and premiering at 7 p.m. Oct. 6 on Nickelodeon, “Monster High The Movie” takes the 12-year-old Mattel fashion doll franchise, already adapted into an animated series, and brings it to live-action life as a movie musical directed by TV veteran Todd Holland (“Wonderfalls”), a Kittanning native...
Longtime Pittsburgh ‘Soul Show’ returns to airwaves this weekend
WYEP’s loss is WZUM’s gain. WZUM, an independent nonprofit jazz radio station, announced it will begin airing the “Soul Show,” with its longtime host Mike Canton returning to the airwaves and producing the show as well. The “Soul Show” will be broadcast Saturdays from 2-5 p.m., after the MCG Jazz...
Terrifying true ghost stories inspired by complicated real women
“A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America’s Ghosts” by Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes; Kensington (368 pages, $16.95) —— Seeing isn’t always believing. A figure in an old gown is glimpsed at the top of the stairs, a face looms briefly from the shadows. But everyone...
Illustrator Alex Ross has new ‘Fantastic Four’ book out just as Marvel universe takes a next big step. Coincidence?
EVANSTON, Ill. — Everyone loves a good conspiracy theory. But what happened to good pop culture conspiracies? Like, Paul McCartney is dead. Stanley Kubrick faked the moon landing. Walt Disney was frozen. Lewis Carroll was Jack the Ripper. Katy Perry is JonBenét Ramsey. Political conspiracy has overtaken pop culture conspiracy,...
In Loretta Lynn’s voice, the unflinching truth about love, motherhood and women’s livesVideo
Loretta Lynn had a voice made for telling the truth. High and flinty, with a bone-deep coal-country drawl that refused to fade even as she ascended to a queenly position in the Nashville star system, her singing sliced through polished arrangements like a sharpened blade. It could embody both the...
Greensburg Civic Theatre’s ‘Play That Goes Wrong’ promises big laughs
If calamity befalls Greensburg Civic Theatre’s upcoming production, they’ll know they did it right. Organized chaos is the goal when you’re presenting something called “The Play That Goes Wrong.” The award-winning comedy will be staged at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Greensburg Garden &...
Oscar winners chop off their hair for protesters in IranVideo
PARIS — Oscar-winning actors Marion Cotillard and Juliette Binoche, as well as other French stars of screen and music, filmed themselves chopping off locks of their hair in a video posted Wednesday in support of protesters in Iran. “For freedom,” Binoche said as she hacked a large handful of hair...
‘Health issues’ prompt postponement of Alan Jackson concert at PPG Paints Arena
The Alan Jackson concert scheduled for Saturday at PPG Paints Arena has been postponed. According to a statement from show organizers, the country music star has been dealing with “health issues” stemming from Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease for the past decade. The genetic condition causes nerve damage and has affected Jackson’s balance...
Angelina Jolie details Brad Pitt abuse allegations in court filing
LOS ANGELES — A court filing Tuesday from Angelina Jolie alleges that on a 2016 flight, Brad Pitt grabbed her by the head and shook her then choked one of their children and struck another when they tried to defend her. The descriptions of abuse on the private flight came...
Depeche Mode announces 1st album, tour since Andy Fletcher’s death
LOS ANGELES — Depeche Mode will return next year with a new album, “Memento Mori,” and an accompanying tour of North America and Europe. The announcement comes only a few months after the group’s co-founder and keyboardist Andy Fletcher died at 60 in May. The album will be Depeche Mode’s...
Loretta Lynn, coal miner’s daughter and country queen, dies at 90Video
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her a pillar of country music, has died. She was 90. In a statement provided to the Associated Press, Lynn’s family...
31 key horror movies from the last 31 years
The air is crispy, the leaves are turning and jack-o’-lanterns are starting to show up on front porches. October has arrived. Which means horror movie season is officially here. It’s the best time of the year to sit back with a scary movie, or a whole lot of them, the...
Ed Sheeran bringing Mathematics Tour to Acrisure Stadium next summer
Pop star Ed Sheeran will bring his “+ - = ÷ x Tour” (pronounced “The Mathematics Tour”) to Acrisure Stadium on July 8 with special guests Khalid and Rosa Linn. This will be Sheeran’s first show at the newly renamed stadium, but he’s played Heinz Field as opener for Taylor...
Sacheen Littlefeather, actor who declined Brando Oscar, diesVideo
Sacheen Littlefeather, the actor and activist who declined Marlon Brando’s 1973 Academy Award for “The Godfather” on his behalf in an indelible protest of how Native Americans had been portrayed on screen, has died. She was 75. Littlefeather’s niece, Calina Lawrence, confirmed that she died peacefully Sunday, surrounded by loved...
If looks could kill, they wouldn’t need daggers on ‘House of the Dragon’
If looks could kill, no...
Behind the art: The Westmoreland’s ‘Death of Elaine’ beloved of staff and visitors
A scene of mourning at Camelot, the castle of the legendary King Arthur, is depicted in Thomas Hovenden’s 1882 oil painting, “Death of Elaine.” The king and his queen, Guinevere, along with knights, ladies-in-waiting and servants, are gathered around a bed holding the body of the young noblewoman, Elaine. Hovenden...
Kennywood reopens with new security measures in place after triple shooting
An increased police presence and stricter security screenings awaited Kennywood customers Friday night as the amusement park reopened six days after a shooting that wounded three people. An altercation between two groups of juveniles led to a 39-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy being shot in the leg and another...
Hempfield church will mark 250th anniversary with organ concert
When organist Robert Copeland is practicing for the concert he’ll play Sunday at St. John’s Harrold Reformed United Church of Christ’s 250th anniversary, he won’t need to travel far to practice. That’s because Copeland, owner of the Robert Copeland Pipe Organ Co. of Jeannette, has a full pipe organ installed...
Genesis sells music catalog for $300M, report says
Genesis is selling its song catalog for a reported $300 million. A deal is expected to be announced soon between the band and the Concord music group, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. That arrangement will reportedly see Genesis and its star Phil Collins part ways with their recordings and...
‘Warriors Rock’ honors veterans, first responders with Irwin concert
Gary Racan and the studio e band will present “Warriors Rock,” a concert to honor veterans and first responders, at 6 p.m. Sunday in Irwin Park. Incorporated into the concert will be videos of eight area veterans, who will tell their stories and share a song that reminded them of...
