Entertainment News
Poll
Loading ...Sunny Escapes
Sponsored
Frank Caprio, Rhode Island judge who drew a huge online audience with his compassion, dies at age 88
By Canadian Press on August 20th, 2025
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Frank Caprio, a retired municipal judge in Rhode Island who found online fame as a caring jurist and host of ” Caught in Providence,″ died. He was 88. His official social media accounts said Wednesday the he “passed away peacefully” after “a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.” Caprio billed ... Read More »
1 responseJury deliberations begin in trial of man accused of organizing rapper Young Dolph’s killing
By Canadian Press on August 20th, 2025
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A jury began deliberating Wednesday in the trial of a man charged with organizing the daytime ambush killing of rapper Young Dolph at a Memphis bakery in November 2021. The trial of Hernandez Govan, 45, began Monday in a Memphis courtroom. Govan is charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury begins deliberating in trial of Memphis man charged with organizing Young Dolph’s killing
By Canadian Press on August 20th, 2025
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A jury began deliberating Wednesday in the trial of a man charged with organizing the daytime ambush killing of rapper Young Dolph at a Memphis bakery in November 2021. The trial of Hernandez Govan, 45, began Monday in a Memphis courtroom. Govan is charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Movie Review: Ron Howard’s ‘Eden’ brings 1920s chaos on a Galápagos island to life
By Canadian Press on August 20th, 2025
Ron Howard’s “Eden” opens with a bold statement: “Fascism is spreading.” It’ll surely carry weight in modern society, but the phrase is referencing events from nearly a century ago. Based on a true story, “Eden” retraces what happened when a group of Europeans attempted to start anew on the remote island of Floreana, only to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A timeline of the Menendez brothers’ double-murder case
By Canadian Press on August 20th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After serving nearly 30 years in prison for killing their parents, the Menendez brothers will plead their case in front of a panel of California state parole board commissioners starting Thursday. Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison for fatally shooting their father, Jose Menendez, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘South Park’ targets federal takeover of Washington, DC, police in latest episode
By Canadian Press on August 20th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — “South Park” is continuing its cartoon assault on the Trump administration, with an episode on Wednesday that addresses the federal takeover of Washington, D.C.’s police department. A 20-second promo of this week’s episode released by Comedy Central depicts the show’s recurring character “Towelie” — an anthropomorphic towel — riding in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged with killing an ‘American Idol’ exec and husband will undergo mental evaluation
By Canadian Press on August 20th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man charged with fatally shooting an “American Idol” music supervisor and her husband in their Los Angeles home will undergo mental evaluation to determine whether he’s fit to stand trial, a judge ruled Wednesday. Raymond Boodarian, 22, was set to be arraigned in a courthouse in Los Angeles but did ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The guy who wrote the best episode of ‘The Bear’ made a movie about celebrity. It’s great
By Canadian Press on August 20th, 2025
Fandom is a funny thing in the age of social media. Spend enough time scrolling and it’s easy to feel like you really know a celebrity, and all their friends. The new film “Lurker,” a Sundance breakout in theaters Friday, explores the question of what might happen if a certain type of fan got a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What to know about the Menendez brothers’ parole hearings
By Canadian Press on August 20th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lyle and Erik Menendez are scheduled to face separate parole hearings beginning Thursday in California and — depending on the outcomes — could eventually be released from prison nearly 30 years after being convicted of killing their parents. A panel of parole officers will evaluate each of the brothers via videoconference. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Movie Review: In ‘Splitsville,’ a screwball comedy of infidelity with some cinematic verve
By Canadian Press on August 20th, 2025
You can say this: Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin know how to start a movie. Their 2020 breakout film, “The Climb,” begins with two best friends on a bike ride just before Kyle (Marvin) is to be wed. Mid-climb, Mike (Covino) confesses he slept with the bride-to-be. In one long take, an argument on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey apologizes for handling of doc about Oct. 7 rescue mission
By Canadian Press on August 20th, 2025
TORONTO — The CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival is apologizing for pulling and then reinstating a film about a retired Israeli general’s rescue mission during the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2023. In his first public remarks since the controversy unfolded last week, Cameron Bailey said he was sorry for the “hurt, frustration ... Read More »
1 response
