Entertainment

Israel’s Minister of Culture Miki Zohar threatened to revoke the Israeli citizenships of “NAZA” co-directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor. He called the documentary “shocking” and accused the filmmakers of “betraying the state.” “The self-loathing that burns in the creators, who are willing to harm their homeland just to get applause from antisemites around the […]

Variety • 5 hours ago

The labor action forced the opera to cancel as patrons were finding their seats, and threw the season of one of the nation’s premier companies into limbo.

NYT Arts • 5 hours ago

Eugene Richard O’Connor, the punk rocker known as Cheetah Chrome and guitarist of the Dead Boys, died Sunday, his bandmates confirmed on Instagram. He was 71. “We are incredibly sad to announce the news of the passing of our beloved friend and bandmate Cheetah Chrome,” the band wrote in the post. “Cheetah was a true original, […]

Variety • 6 hours ago

Indies including newcomer Runner and holdover Buddy nabbed five of the top 10 spots at the domestic box office this weekend. If I Go Will They Miss Me had a terrific exclusive opening in L.A., and documentary American Doctor passed $400k. Late-summer original horror-comedy hit Buddy from Roadside Attractions and Saban Films grossed $3.5 million in […]

Deadline • 7 hours ago

Although he’s used to playing a man of steel, David Corenswet’s latest role in Mr. Irrelevant is a classic underdog story. On Sunday, Paramount and Skydance Sports released the trailer for the Jonathan Levine-helmed biopic about the late New York Giants running back, which premieres on Christmas, recounting his final months before his death at […]

Deadline • 8 hours ago

She could have called it “Great Grief,” but that would have been immodest. Sara Bareilles’ “Good Grief,” her first new studio album in seven years, is one of the year’s finest achievements from a singer-songwriter… and its purely musical delights are such that you might feel that way about it even if you haven’t been […]

Variety • 8 hours ago