MINNEAPOLIS — In recent years, Hollywood has been mining Gen-X and millennial nostalgia to make movies based on beloved childhood toys and games.

Following the box-office success of Barbie dolls, Lego bricks and Super Mario Bros.’ mushroom-stomping plumbers, Apple is developing an action-comedy based on Minnesota’s own “Oregon Trail,”...Read more

Dear Swifties:

I have a lot of admiration for your hero. Taylor Swift churns out well-crafted pop songs that incorporate various musical genres. When it comes to marketing, she’s as savvy as Mick Jagger. Her marathon concerts guarantee that you all get your money’s worth.

But you’re worshiping the wrong idol.

Billie Eilish, who returns ...Read more

NEW YORK — The late Hollywood goddess Rita Hayworth was remembered by her daughter Princess Yasmin Aga Khan while she hosted the 40th anniversary of The Alzheimer’s Association’s Imagine Benefit.

“My fight against Alzheimer’s began in 1981 when I became a caregiver for my mother when she was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s ...Read more

The Kelce Brothers got soul — and they’re proving it with their new holiday collaboration with Boyz II Men.

Jason and Travis Kelce’s latest musical offering, “It’s Christmastime (In Cleveland Heights),” dropped Friday, and it delivers heavy on the rhythm and blues.

The track will be featured on the upcoming holiday album “A ...Read more

James Van Der Beek has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer, a spokesperson for the actor confirmed to The Times.

The 47-year-old actor, known for his role in the teen drama series "Dawson's Creek," told People he had been "privately dealing with this diagnosis" and was taking steps to address it.

"There's reason for optimism, and I'm ...Read more

PASADENA, Calif. — It’s not every fine artist who is inspired by the “Three Little Pigs.” But it happened to Zachariah O’Hora. An artist who was hijacked into writing, O’Hora is creator of a new animated series for PBS called “Carl the Collector,” premiering Nov. 14. And Carl, an energetic raccoon, is no ordinary raccoon. He’...Read more

NEW YORK — Everyone's overwhelmed by the presidential election, and how could it be otherwise with the fate of American democracy hanging in the balance?

Backstage at the Booth Theatre, Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone, who are starring in Jen Silverman's comedy "The Roommate," are as tense as any politically sentient human being right now. But ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Quincy Jones, who expanded the American songbook as a musician, composer and producer and shaped some of the biggest stars and most memorable songs in the second half of the 20th century, has died at his home in Bel-Air.

Widely considered one of the most influential forces in modern American music, Jones died Sunday surrounded ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The way Kelsea Ballerini sees it, people expected her to do two things on her high-wire act of a new album: "One, to go pop," she says. "And two, to go soft."

The pop move has been anticipated since this 31-year-old country singer and songwriter emerged about a decade ago in the wake of Taylor Swift, a foundational influence ...Read more

It’s hard to know exactly what to make of Jacques Audiard’s ambitious “Emilia Pérez,” a Spanish-language musical melodrama with three women at its center — and it’s especially hard to understand why it’s a musical. There’s certainly plenty of drama in its central trio. Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón), a transgender woman, is a ...Read more

NEW YORK — What does it take to be a leading man in a Hallmark Christmas movie?

A few traits come in handy: A thick head of hair. A chiseled jawline. An ability to look devastatingly handsome in flannel. A level of charisma so undeniable it can turn a fictional small-town pie-making contest into a tinderbox of sexual tension.

But more than ...Read more

ATLANTA — A summer trip to Tokyo this year inspired Atlanta rap outfit Earthgang so much that it helped them finish a new album they’ve worked on for four years. The duo, composed of Olu and Doctur Dot, were motivated by the city’s style and culture.

“It kind of reminded us a little bit of Atlanta,” Olu said. “You come to Atlanta, ...Read more

Ever since network television started covering presidential election nights in 1948, there have been only two occasions when viewers had to wait more than a day to learn the outcome.

The first was in 2000, when the country was on hold for five weeks before the U.S. Supreme Court put an end to the vote recounts in Florida and gave George W. Bush...Read more

At the tail end of an arduous, hotly contested presidential election campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris managed to have the last laugh. On "Saturday Night Live," that is.

Appearing in the episode's cold open as the mirror image of Maya Rudolph's Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee reassured herself: "You can do something your opponent ...Read more

In 1954, Japanese cinema made two enormous contributions to world culture. In April of that year, Akira Kurosawa’s "Seven Samurai" was released by Toho Co. Ltd. Embraced by the U.S. and Europe, the 207-minute epic has become one of the most influential movies of all time, referenced for the last 70 years in movies major and minor, from the ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The future of San Diego’s Grammy Award-nominated Christian metalcore band As I Lay Dying is shrouded in mystery following the abrupt departures in two weeks of four of the five-man group’s members. Its tour manager has also quit.

The band’s sole remaining member is lead vocalist Tim Lambesis, who was released from prison in ...Read more

NEW YORK — Jerry Seinfeld is slamming his kids’ former private school in the Bronx for allowing “emotionally distressed” students to skip school when Election Day results are announced.

Psychologists will also be available during Election Week to high schoolers at the pricy Ethical Culture Fieldston School in Riverdale, according to an ...Read more

ATLANTA — Thursday marked a crucial moment in Atlanta’s hip-hop history when rapper Young Thug was released from jail after pleading guilty in the YSL case.

The artist took a nonnegotiated guilty plea deal, which resulted in Judge Paige Whitaker sentencing him to 40 years: five years in custody commuted to time served, 15 years probation ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Sony Pictures Television, producer of the long-running “Wheel of Fortune” and “Jeopardy!” TV programs, is suing CBS, the game shows’ distributor, for breach of contract.

Sony claims that CBS entered into unauthorized licensing deals for the shows — two of the most popular and profitable TV programs — and then paid ...Read more

NEW YORK — Late night will come to daytime when Jimmy Fallon and the Roots take the stage at this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

They’ll appearing alongside a motley mix of music stars, giant balloons, floats and marching bands on Thursday, Nov. 28.

The Emmy- and Grammy-winning “Tonight Show” host released his new album, �...Read more