‘Tootsie’ turns 1982 gender politics into a post-MeToo musical with 11 Tony nominations
June 7, 2019
Los Angeles Times (TNS) NEW YORK — There’s a game-changing moment early in “Tootsie,” the new Broadway musical based on the 1982 film, when an iconic but dated comedy suddenly gets new life — and cultural relevance — in 2019. In a first-act scene, lead producer Rita Marshall is meeting...
Rediscovering South African heritage decades after apartheid
June 7, 2019
BookTrib (TNS) Ask South African author, businesswoman, and entrepreneur Jesmane Boggenpoel about living under apartheid, and she’ll tell you it wasn’t just political systemic racial segregation. At its core, it was a period during which as a South African woman of color she felt countless intern...
With new versions of ‘Aladdin’ and ‘The Lion King,’ Disney straddles nostalgia and novelty
April 30, 2019
Los Angeles Times (TNS) It’s Hollywood’s version of the circle of life: Take an old movie that’s hardwired into one generation’s childhood memory banks, give it a fresh coat of cinematic paint and send a new iteration into theaters for the next generation to hopefully fall in love with just as ...
‘Avengers: Endgame’ marks Stan Lee’s final cameo: ‘It was like Santa came to set’
April 23, 2019
Los Angeles Times (TNS) LOS ANGELES — “Avengers: Endgame” actress Karen Gillan was in her trailer on the set of “Guardians of the Galaxy” when she heard a knock at the door. Someone was eager to see her intricate makeup as Nebula, an adopted daughter of the intergalactic warlord Thanos. A mus...
‘Avengers: Endgame’ leaked footage prompts Marvel fans to leave social media
April 16, 2019
Los Angeles Times (TNS) Leaked footage of Marvel’s highly guarded “Avengers: Endgame” has prompted spoiler-averse fans to retreat from social media. The long-awaited superhero film is due in theaters April 26 and has already been breaking box-office presale records. Disney has made painstaking ef...
‘Pet Sematary’ directors on rebooting the horror classic: How do you scare Stephen King?
April 9, 2019
Los Angeles Times (TNS) First published in 1983, Stephen King’s supernatural chamber tragedy “Pet Sematary” was a dark tale of terror that Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kölsch both devoured growing up separately as budding filmmakers and horror fans in Long Island, N.Y. Like scores of King devotee...
Movie review: Stretched thin, live-action ‘Dumbo’ doesn’t achieve liftoff
March 26, 2019
(TNS) Disney’s 1941 animated feature “Dumbo,” about the little circus elephant who could fly, left some deep emotional wounds. It’s one of Disney’s most devastating films. But it was also aesthetically daring, almost avant-garde, and ahead of its time, rich with intense pathos and visual in...
Brie Larson looked super at ‘Captain Marvel’ premieres
March 19, 2019
The Seattle Times (TNS) So, what do you wear to your big premiere(s) when you’re the newest Marvel superhero? Brie Larson, who stars in “Captain Marvel,” went two different routes. For the London premiere, Larson looked dramatic in a royal-blue, off-the-shoulder Valentino; voluminous, sure, but noth...
‘Five Feet Apart’ author discusses love, life with lung disease and upcoming film
March 12, 2019
BookTrib (TNS) “Five Feet Apart” (Simon and Schuster) is a moving YA novel that captures the hearts of readers through its fragile tale of young love while giving much-needed attention to a debilitating lung disease: cystic fibrosis. While there is no permanent cure for the disease at this time...
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper are so good at the Oscars that they need to go on tour
February 25, 2019
Los Angeles Times (TNS) It’s almost a shame that Lady Gaga’s “Shallow” won the Academy Award for original song Sunday night. Oh, it deserved the Oscar, all right: A pitch-perfect power ballad with just the right blend of feeling and drama, the tune from Bradley Cooper’s remake of “A Star Is Born” is a...
What to watch on Netflix for lonely nights
Kaylea Kuhlman, Reporter
February 12, 2019
NORFOLK—We all have those nights where all we want to do is watch something on Netflix. After scrolling for what seems like hours you may never seem to find something that intrigues you. Here is a list of my favorite movies and TV shows that you may possibly enjoy as well. Movies: Bird Box The Kissing Booth To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before COCO The Spectac...
‘Modern Family’ is coming to an end with its 11th season
February 5, 2019
Los Angeles Times (TNS) “Modern Family” will come to an end after its just-announced 11th season. Now in its 10th season, the Emmy-winning family sitcom will return for its final bow on ABC in the 2019-2020 season. Karey Burke, the newly installed president of ABC Entertainment, made the anno...
