PEOPLE

LONDON — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, have released a photograph of their 6-week-old son Archie for Father's Day.

6/17/2019 Arts & Ent. Features 0 comments

‘I got a little gettin’ even to do’

O.J. launches Twitter account

LOS ANGELES — O.J. Simpson launched a Twitter account with a video post in which the former football star said he’s got a “little gettin’ even to do.”

6/17/2019 Arts & Ent. Features 0 comments

Franchise fatigue continues with ‘Men in Black’

LOS ANGELES — Brand familiarity isn’t everything when it comes to attracting audiences to the multiplex, and Hollywood is learning that lesson the hard way this summer with a slew of underperforming sequels and reboots.

6/17/2019 Arts & Ent. Features 0 comments

Enjoy stargazing on warm summer nights

DIAGRAM B: THE MOON AND JUPITER SUNDAY EVENING

The summer of 2019 begins Friday at 10:54 in the morning, at least astronomically.

6/15/2019 Starwatch 0 comments

Can ya dig it? Samuel L. Jackson on the lasting impact of the iconic 'Shaft' and how they made franchise's latest movie work

From left, Jessie Usher, Samuel Jackson and Richard Roundtree star in the latest “Shaft” film.

Samuel L. Jackson is as cool as they come — and as long as he has anything to say about it, John Shaft will be, too.

6/15/2019 Arts & Ent. Features 0 comments

Scorsese on Dylan, and beating back the blockbuster

'Rolling Thunder Revue' covers tour

Martin Scorsese's “Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story By Martin Scorsese” is a semi-fictional documentary on Dylan's 1975-1976 tour.

NEW YORK — A recent multiplex marquee is haunting Martin Scorsese. Twelve screens and 11 of them were showing one movie: “Avengers: Endgame.”

6/15/2019 Arts & Ent. Features 0 comments

PEOPLE

WASHINGTON — Reality star and activist Kim Kardashian West has returned to the White House to speak at an event promoting efforts to help those leaving prison return to the workforce.

6/15/2019 Arts & Ent. Features 0 comments

‘Men in Black’ returns, a little worse for wear

Chris Hemsworth, foreground, and Tessa Thompson lead a cast in Columbia Pictures’ “Men in Black: International,” the fourth in the franchise.

Would any fictional gadget be more coveted by Hollywood executives than the memory-erasing “Men in Black” neuralyzer? Imagine the lucrative benefits of being able to, with a single flash, make moviegoers forget the film they just saw. Franchises would be endlessly renewable.

6/15/2019 Arts & Ent. Features 0 comments

This ‘Shaft’ is a fluffy update of the gritty classic

Isaac Hayes wasn’t completely kidding in 1971 when he said this cat Shaft was a bad - well, you know the rest. Hayes’ theme song was a bit of a sendup, but the movie, “Shaft,” was not.

6/15/2019 Arts & Ent. Features 0 comments

Levi’s nerves growing before MTV awards

LOS ANGELES — Zachary Levi plays a bulletproof superhero in “Shazam!,” but the actor’s nerves of steel are being tested leading up to his hosting duties for the MTV Movie & TV Awards.

6/15/2019 Arts & Ent. Features 0 comments

Gooding Jr. to plead not guilty to groping woman

NEW YORK — Cuba Gooding Jr. turned himself in to police Thursday and was charged with forcible touching after a woman accused him of groping her at a New York night spot.

6/14/2019 Arts & Ent. Features 0 comments

PEOPLE

SEATTLE — Movie director Bryan Singer has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle allegations that he raped a then-17-year-old boy on a yacht 15 years ago.

6/14/2019 Arts & Ent. Features 0 comments

On with the show

A program on “The History of Butler’s Historic Movie Theaters” will be presented by Bill May at 6:30 p.m. June 20 at Alameda Park as part of the Family Outdoor Discovery Series.

6/13/2019 Weekend Entertainment 0 comments

NIGHTLIFE

A dinner, dance and show with the Platinum Band playing R&B, Motown and music of the ’70s and ’80s is Saturday at Tanglewood Center, 10 Austin Ave., Lyndora. Doors open at 6 p.m. followed by buffet dinner at 7 p.m. and the show at 8 p.m. Cost is $25. Call 724-287-0021.

6/13/2019 Weekend Entertainment 0 comments

BEST BETS

A Slapsticks Funny Fundraiser comedy night June 22 will be benefit the Maridon Museum.

6/13/2019 Weekend Entertainment 0 comments

'Frozen Jr.' ready to hit stage with Sing Hosanna! cast

The cast of “Frozen Jr.” by Sing Hosanna!, from left, includes Sarah Benkart as Elsa; Kendra Shidemantle as Anna; Camden Rockcastle as Hans; Than Archer as Olaf; Jeb Kellar as Sven the Reindeer; and Isaac Hixon, as Kristoff.

A 50-member Sing Hosanna! cast is gearing up for an enchanting modern classic from Disney.

6/13/2019 Weekend Entertainment 0 comments

OUTDOORS

A free Outdoor Discovery series at Alameda Park, conducted by the Butler County Parks and Recreation Department, will feature “Intro to Reptiles & Amphibians of Pa.” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Oddfellows Shelter. Call 724-284-5383.

6/13/2019 Weekend Entertainment 0 comments

ART

The Butler Art Center, 344 S. Main St., is open regularly from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is free. Call 724-283-6922 or visit ButlerArtCenter.org.

6/13/2019 Weekend Entertainment 0 comments

THEATER

Red Barn Players’ summer season beings with “I Hate Hamlet,” a comedy, Thursday through Saturday at the theater on Route 288, Fombell, Beaver County. Tickets are $13 for plays and $15 for musicals. Call 724-431-1707 or visit www.redbarnplayers.com.

6/13/2019 Weekend Entertainment 0 comments

Identity X releases 2nd full-length album

Performance set for Sunday

David Toole, center and the rest fo the band Identity X will have a release show for their second album, “Wounds of History,” on Sunday.

The hard rock band Identity X is set to release its second full-length album “Wounds of Our History” on Sunday.

6/13/2019 Weekend Entertainment 0 comments

MUSIC

Lunchtime concerts, hosted by the Butler County Symphony Association, take place at noon Fridays, some in the symphony office at 259 S. Main St. and some in Diamond Park, across from the Butler County Courthouse. Scheduled for Friday is singer/songwriter Chad Michelini in the symphony office.

6/13/2019 Weekend Entertainment 0 comments

PEOPLE

NEW YORK — Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. will turn himself in to New York City police on Thursday to face allegations he groped a woman at a Manhattan night spot, his lawyer said.

6/13/2019 Arts & Ent. Features 0 comments

PEOPLE

LOS ANGELES — Singer Steve Lawrence revealed Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.

6/12/2019 Arts & Ent. Features 0 comments

PEOPLE

LONDON — Senior royals were congratulating Prince Philip as the husband of Queen Elizabeth II celebrated his 98th birthday in private.

6/11/2019 Arts & Ent. Features 0 comments

Tony Highlights A historic win and a strong night for women

Ali Stroker accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical for “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!” at the 73rd annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday in New York.

NEW YORK — When effervescent actress Ali Stroker came onstage to accept her historic trophy as the first actor in a wheelchair to win a Tony, it wasn’t just the feel-good moment of the night. It may have been one of the most joyous Tony moments in years.