Entertainment News

NEW YORK — Movie theatres may be shuttered across the country, and projects delayed, but there is still newly released work of lurid and pulpy goodness from Brian De Palma.

OSSINING, N.Y. — Busting out of Sing Sing has been a dream of inmates since cell doors started clanging shut along the Hudson River in the 1820s.

From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to cancelling events, here's a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reacting to the spread of the coronavirus, which most people recover from but can cause severe illness

The Globe and Mail leads the nominations for the 2019 National Newspaper Awards, with 19 of the 63 finalists in the running.

NEW YORK — Movie theatres may be shuttered across the country but there is still newly released work of lurid and pulpy goodness from Brian De Palma.

“ The Banker ” is an odd title for this film. It has the effect of underselling a fascinating story about a black business savant that was inspired by real events.

TORONTO — The CBC is temporarily scrapping most of its local TV newscasts and consolidating its resources to focus on coverage at CBC News Network amid the evolving COVID-19 crisis.

LOS ANGELES — The mother of comedian Kathy Griffin, who inspired many of the jokes in her famous daughter's standup routines, has died. Maggie Griffin was 99. “My Mom, the one and only, Maggie Griffin, passed away" Tuesday, Kathy Griffin tweeted.

NEW YORK — Tom Hanks says he feels the “blahs” but has no fever as he and wife Rita Wilson remain in isolation in an Australian residence after being discharged from a hospital following their coronavirus diagnosis.

NEW YORK — Fox News Channel's influential prime-time lineup is starting to reflect the changed realities of the coronavirus outbreak, without embracing old enemies.