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Hollywood power players in entertainment and media are tapping their vast resources for COVID vaccines as the national rollout trudges on.
The American Film Institute has announced the AFI Awards recipients for 2020, the top 10 films and TV shows “deemed culturally and artistically representative of this year’s most significant…
Adam Aron, CEO of AMC Theatres, says the beleaguered cinema chain will make it through 2021 after raising $917 million in new capital.
Despite their 46-year age difference, Glenn Close and Pete Davidson were a perfect match for Actors on Actors, and discussed "Hillbilly Elegy" and "The King of Staten Island."
Jared Padalecki anchors a show with confused politics and a family story that resolves too simply.
Marvel's "Wandavision," starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany, strands Wanda and Vision in an eerie sitcom world.
Kyra Sedgwick tries her best in ABC's new sitcom from Kari Lizer, but can't break free from shticky writing and contrivance.
Season 2 of The CW's "Batwoman" has Ruby Rose pass the torch to Javicia Leslie, but Kate Kane is still an overwhelming presence.
Still feeling its way in the original feature field, Apple delivers a starry redemption story that feels too calculated to be believed.
When "Euphoria" hit pause amid the pandemic, Sam Levinson and Zendaya pivoted to this intimate two-hander about a showbiz couple.
Joel Kinnaman and Matthias Schoenaerts give Method-esque performances in this neo-noir tale of cousins forced to pick sides.
The Dutch filmmaker Oeke Hoogendijk takes us inside the passion for Rembrandt, but doesn't shy away from the art-world drama.
Former One Direction member Zayn Malik embraces an intimate, less-pop type of R&B for his third solo album, "Nobody Is Listening."
Eminem stays within his comfort zone, for better and for worse, on "Music to Be Murdered By – Side B," his second album release in 2020.
Paul McCartney returns to the idea of a true solo album with "McCartney III," a quarantine record where DIY randomness is part of the charm.
Taylor Swift's "Evermore" is an even more boldly acoustic and subdued companion piece to "Folklore" — and it's no sloppy seconds.
Ben Ashenden and Alex Owen's riotous West End comedy "The Comeback" is a triumph, but London theater closures stopped it in its tracks.
Starring "Hamilton's" Michael Balogun and performed on the eve of England's second lockdown, the play is sure to be seen again.
This smart revival of Jason Robert Brown's musical plays in a London theater cleverly redesigned for COVID-era safety.
Kristin Scott Thomas and Rochenda Sandall headline two Alan Bennett monologues, which even under social distance pack a punch.
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