Entertainment

Oscar-winning 'Cuckoo's Nest' actor Louise Fletcher dies

By Andrew Dalton - AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Louise Fletcher, a late-blooming star whose riveting performance as the cruel and calculating Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" set a new standard for screen villains…

‘Barbarian’ is top film amid late-summer box office doldrums

By: Andrew Dalton - AP LOS ANGELES (AP) — The horror film “Barbarian” won the weekend by bringing in $10 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, as the late-summer doldrums at the box office continued. Director Zach Cregger’s debut from…

Indiana Jones, Black Panther take spotlight at Disney expo

By Andrew Dalton - AP Entertainment Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — An emotional Harrison Ford appeared along with a new trailer for the fifth Indiana Jones film, cast members from "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" showed footage from their forthcoming sequel,…

Marsha Hunt, '40s star and blacklist victim, dies at 104

By Jake Coyle - AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Marsha Hunt, one of the last surviving actors from Hollywood's so-called Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s who worked with performers ranging from Laurence Olivier to Andy Griffith in…

Jane Fonda says she has cancer, is dealing well with chemo

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jane Fonda said on social media Friday that she has cancer. "So, my dear friends, I have something personal I want to share. I've been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and have started chemo treatments," the 84-year-old…

Disturbance halts Wiz Khalifa concert in Indiana, 3 injured

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Rapper Wiz Khalifa cut short a concert in suburban Indianapolis as people began fleeing the outdoor venue, leaving three with minor injuries, following a disturbance, police said. People started exiting the Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville…

New this week: 'Lord of the Rings' prequel; 'Honk for Jesus'

(AP) -- This week's new entertainment releases include fresh albums from Yungblud and Megadeth, a documentary that delves into the extraordinary life of explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, and Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown star in "Honk for Jesus. Save…

“Game of Thrones” prequel Premieres Sunday

LONDON (AP) - The star of the “Game of Thrones” prequel is relieved it’s finally premiering so he doesn’t have to keep his mouth shut anymore. Paddy Considine says it’s a massive relief that “House of the Dragon” will air…

New this week: 'House of the Dragon,' Lakers doc and Lovato

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES — In the almost 25 years since Princess Diana died, there has never been any shortage of…