NEW YORK — Bodies go flying and tumbling in NBC’s latest comedy series, “Stumble,” a mocking but loving look at the competitive world of cheer from a brother-and-sister writing team. Jeff and Liz Astrof have created a mockumentary about a ragtag group of recruits building a cheer team from scratch at a junior college in…
NEW YORK — Bad Company singer-songwriter Paul Rodgers treasures one of his last phone calls with guitarist Mick Ralphs. It was to deliver the news that, at long last, they’d been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. “I said to him, ‘Do you remember when we were looking for a band name…
NEW YORK — The Recording Academy will announce the 2026 Grammy Award nominees on Friday. It’s as good a reason as any to take a beat and examine how the institution makes it decisions. Who selects the nominees? Who votes? Can anyone nominate any recorded release for a Grammy? We’ve got you covered. Read on…
SAN DIEGO — SAN DIEGO (AP) — “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 narrower…
LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Helen Mirren has portrayed multiple queens, a prime minister, a detective, “Barbie” narrator and many other roles in more than a half-century of acting. Her latest: Golden Globe lifetime achievement honoree. Mirren will receive the 2026 Cecil B. DeMille Award in January, the Golden Globes announced Wednesday. “Helen…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A popular ethnic Chinese Malaysian rapper and filmmaker was detained Wednesday to assist police in their investigation into the murder of a Taiwanese social media influencer, the rapper’s lawyer said. Wee Meng Chee, popularly known as Namewee, surrendered to police early Wednesday and will be placed under remand for six days,…
LONDON — Helen Garner, an acclaimed Australian writer whose celebrity fans include singer Dua Lipa, won the prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction on Tuesday for what judges called her addictive and candid diaries. Garner, 82, was named winner of the 50,000 pound ($65,000) prize at a ceremony in London for “How to End a…
LOS ANGELES — In a rooftop space filled with Hollywood’s most influential figures, actor Kristen Stewart delivered an unflinching speech urging women in film to stay united, reject tokenism and celebrate the next generation of female filmmakers. Stewart, who directed “The Chronology of Water,” an adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch’s 2011 memoir, began her remarks with…
MIAMI — Jake Paul’s boxing match against lightweight champion Gervonta Davis was scrapped Monday, with Paul planning a different bout before the end of 2025. Their fight was scheduled for Nov. 14 in Miami, though Most Valuable Promotions, Paul’s promotional organization, said Saturday it was looking into the matter after a civil lawsuit was filed…
LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adam Sandler will be the next recipient of AARP’s Movies for Grownups career achievement award, the group said Tuesday. And maybe this time, the actor will wait for his signal. When Sandler won the group’s best actor prize in 2020 for“Uncut Gems,” he rushed to the stage too…
