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Impossible, prestige properties like “There Will Be Blood,” “No Country for Old Men,” “Up in the Air” and “The Big Short,” and multiple films from Martin Scorsese including “The Wolf of Wall Street” and “Hugo.” During his storied career in the entertainment business, Mr. Grey founded the management and production company Brillstein-Grey Entertainment with the late Bernie Brillstein, co-founded the production company Plan B Entertainment with Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, and produced multiple Emmy Award-winning television shows... Читать дальше...

"Mystery Science Theater 3000," a beloved television show that ran from 1988 to 1999 on Comedy Central, and was recently revived by Netflix, has decided to take its show on the road following critical acclaim.

“All That Glitters,” a six-hour event series that will follow the friendship and rivalry between fashion icons and media sensations Anna Wintour and Tina Brown as depicted in the book “Newhouse” by Thomas Maier. For the uninitiated, Wintour and Brown both rose to prominence in the media scene in the 1980s — Wintour over in fashion periodicals like “Vogue” and Brown in celebrity gossip publications like The Tatler and Vanity Fair. “All That Glitters” will be produced by Universal Cable Productions... Читать дальше...

Samm-Art Williams’ Tony-nominated 1979 play, seen Sunday, May 14, at the African American Art and Culture Complex, is that rare drama that earns every pang of homesickness, every longing for bygone days, that it sets out to conjure. Here’s Cephus on his love of the rain on his crops: “The warm sparkling drops cover your face and the ground with its sweet blanket of pure wet.” At first glimpse the character might seem like just another hayseed, but Williams writes Cephus in a cipher, spurring endless speculation and projecting. Читать дальше...

The move left in place a federal appeals court ruling that struck down key parts of the law as an unconstitutional effort to “target African Americans with almost surgical precision.” The law, enacted by the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature in 2013, imposed an array of voting restrictions, including new voter identification requirements. The appeals court ruling struck down five parts of the law: its voter ID requirements, a rollback of early voting to 10 days from 17, an elimination of... Читать дальше...

If you’re flying with Delta this summer and want to check a bag, you might be able to do so with your face. The airline is testing face-scanning technology this summer as a new way to check your bags at the airport. The first biometric scanner will be installed in the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

MANILA — Lawmakers in the Philippines on Monday threw out an impeachment complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte that accused him of orchestrating the mass murder of thousands of people in his crackdown on drug use. Alejano said the action to stop the complaint showed the government’s unwillingness to act. Since Duterte became president in June, more than 4,000 people have been killed by the police in antidrug operations or by vigilantes in drug-related cases, according to police statistics. Читать дальше...

Amtrak is apologizing for one of its trains stalling but says it was "extremely dangerous" for a pizza deliveryman to deliver a pie to stranded passengers. Amtrak says it understands delays can be frustrating but calls it "extremely dangerous" to approach a train on the tracks. The owner of Dom's Pizza in Newport, Delaware, told The Associated Press that his driver cut through a backyard and stepped down a steep embankment and over a water-filled ditch to deliver the pie.

A Santa Cruz neurosurgeon and nurse were arrested by the Watsonville Police Department on suspicion of sexually abusing children.

Caffeine caused the death of a 16-year-old student, according to Richland County Coroner Gary Watts.

Fox kills ‘Scream Queens’; CBS axes ‘Odd Couple,’ NBC aims for ‘must see’ Thursdays [...] on the so long, it’s been fun list is “The Odd Couple,” which CBS has axed after two seasons. The network plans yet another Marvel show, this one called “The Gifted,” from Bryan Singer, about high school kids with special powers. MacFarlane’s new comedy “Orville” will air on Thursdays this fall on Fox, with “Gotham” transplanted from Monday as a lead-in. Fox has announced plans to stage a live broadcast... Читать дальше...

“Be Here Now,” seen Friday, May 12, at Walnut Creek’s Lesher Center, is the highlight of the troupe’s final season program, which also includes a premiere by Smuin Ballet dancer Nicole Haskins and a revival by choreographer in residence Amy Seiwert. McIntyre is an absolute master of interpreting popular music in the classical vocabulary, especially for large ensembles. “Be Here Now” begins with scratchy footage of atomic bomb blasts, with a mushroom cloud metamorphosing into an ice cream cone and... Читать дальше...

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah measure that ramps up punishment for those found guilty of hate crimes is one of a handful of bills lawmakers plan to run again in the 2018 legislative session, reviving their efforts after one, two or even three failed attempts during previous sessions. A Utah lawmaker says he plans to run a measure that would give heavier punishments to defendants who are found guilty of committing a crime to terrorize groups of people based on factors like race, gender and religion. Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were: 1-9-8 (one, nine, eight)

CUBA, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico authorities say alcohol is believed to have been a factor in a fiery head-on crash that left five people dead, including a two children. Sandoval County Sheriff's Lt. Keith Elder said Monday that a large work truck traveling north on US 550 on Friday night crossed into oncoming traffic and slammed head-on into an SUV just south of Cuba.

The multitalented MacFarlane, who contributes the animated comedy "Family Guy" to Fox, is a science buff who brought the documentary "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" to the network in 2014. Continuing the theme is "The X-Files," the onetime Fox staple that will make its second appearance as an "event series" with a 10-episode midseason run starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson. Walden and fellow Fox Television Group chair and CEO Gary Newman emphasized their effort to use established shows to support newer shows... Читать дальше...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Police say the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old Providence boy over the weekend stemmed from a "longstanding" feud between two families. Prosecutors say Charon and her boyfriend were walking on the street when a vehicle with the victim and three others stopped, and during a confrontation Charon stabbed Carter in the back with a knife.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pennsylvania voters will get a chance choose candidates to fill openings on two state appellate courts, and voters in Philadelphia will pick a candidate to replace a district attorney awaiting trial on federal bribery charges. The seven Democrats and lone Republican include a Pakistani-American, a Cuban-American, a black Muslim and a white civil rights lawyer.

DNC Chair Tom Perez says the former vice president will receive the inaugural LGBT hero award for his advocacy on behalf of gays and lesbians at the June 21 dinner. Gays and lesbians represent a key voting group that supported former President Barack Obama's two campaigns.

Jail for drunken police officer who dropped gun during movie BATAVIA, Ohio (AP) — A Cincinnati police officer who dropped a gun inside a movie theater while intoxicated has received five days in jail and 55 days of house arrest.

Democratic state Sen. Nicholas Scutari, the bill's sponsor, said at a news conference that the measure has little chance of being enacted under Republican Gov. Chris Christie, who opposes legalization efforts. New Jersey has legalized medical marijuana but Christie, who is leading a White House commission examining the opioid crisis in the country for Republican President Donald Trump, has been a vocal opponent of relaxing marijuana laws. The GOP front-runner, Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, said last week... Читать дальше...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska legislators face a looming constitutional deadline for completing their work, but they remain at odds over how best to address a multibillion-dollar state budget deficit. A path forward is unclear, with the House and Senate each dug in to their positions.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Airial Sillanpaa sits at a picnic table on a blustery spring afternoon as her foster daughter shuffles toward her through the wood chips of the playground, arms outstretched. Years later, they now have a full house, including two biological children, one adopted child and a brother/sister foster placement pair. The drug epidemic has put the foster care system in crisis, and that is not too strong of a word. If someone can't foster parent she said, there are donation opportunities... Читать дальше...

The multi-agency team assigned to the fire said in a news release Monday that the burned area has remained at 238 square miles (616 square kilometers) since Saturday. The rain helped firefighters secure containment lines outside two small communities in Charlton County on the southeast edge of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, allowing emergency officials to lift evacuation orders that had been in effect for days.