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Jay Leno suffers burns in gasoline fire, says he’s ‘OK’Video
LOS ANGELES — Jay Leno suffered “serious burns” but said Monday that he was doing OK, according to reports. “I got some serious burns from a gasoline fire,” Leno said in a statement to Variety. “I am ok. Just need a week or two to get back on my feet.”...
Concert trifecta: Pink, Lizzo, Foreigner announce Pittsburgh stopsVideo
Two pop music superstars and an arena rock band will be making their way to Pittsburgh in 2023 for concerts announced Monday. Pink’s Summer Carnival is visiting 21 cities, including PNC Park on Aug. 5. She will be joined by Brandi Carlile, Grouplove and KidCutUp. Tickets for the three-time Grammy...
Pakistan reverses course, bans ‘Joyland’ from cinemasVideo
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has reversed a previous decision to show its Oscar entry, “Joyland,” and has banned it from movie theaters, a government official said Monday. The movie, which features a love story between a married man and a transgender woman, is Pakistan’s entry for next year’s Academy Awards and...
Roberta Flack has ALS, now ‘impossible to sing,’ rep says
NEW YORK — A representative for Roberta Flack announced Monday that the Grammy-winning musician has ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and can no longer sing. The progressive disease “has made it impossible to sing and not easy to speak,” Flack’s manager Suzanne Koga said in a release. “But...
Joni Mitchell tells Elton John what fans have hoped for: A new album might be comingVideo
We might be able to expect a new release from Joni Mitchell soon in the wake of her surprise summer appearance at the Newport Folk Festival. The “Both Sides Now” artist shared the news in a new interview on Apple Music 1’s “Elton John’s Rocket Hour.” “I’ve seen you through...
John Aniston, star of ‘Days of Our Lives,’ dead at 89
NEW YORK — John Aniston, the Emmy-winning star of the daytime soap opera “Days of Our Lives” and father of Jennifer Aniston, has died at age 89. The actor’s daughter posted a tribute to him Monday morning on Instagram, announcing that he had died Friday, Veteran’s Day. John Aniston served...
Warner Bros. quashed an unauthorized Joker movie. Inside the director’s fight to save itVideo
On the eve of the premiere of “The People’s Joker,” a parody origin story envisioning the Batman villain as a transgender woman trying to break into comedy, Vera Drew thought she was in the clear. The filmmaker, who jokingly calls herself “the transgender Forrest Gump of alternative comedy” after working...
Book award finalists are ‘debut novelists’ in name only
NEW YORK — In the minds and official records of the publishing community, Sarah Thankham Mathews is a first-time author. Her novel “All This Could Be Different” has been widely praised as a promising start for the 31-year-old Indian American, whose narrative about a young immigrant’s personal and professional conflicts...
Review: Neil Young reflects on environment on ‘World Record’Video
Neil Young and his longtime band Crazy Horse return to a favorite topic with “World Record,” a double entendre title for an album that not-so-subtlety focuses squarely on the fate of the environment. This is 76-year-old Neil Young in full-on Earth/grandfather rocker mode. And while it could have easily turned...
Franklin Regional Thespians share world premiere of new play, ‘Elsewhere’
Members of the Franklin Regional Thespians typically have a good deal of reference material when they’re looking for ideas about how to stage a play or present a character. As the group prepares to perform “Elsewhere” later this month, that material is nowhere to be found. That’s because they are...
‘Black Panther’ sequel scores 2nd biggest debut of 2022
The box office roared back to life with the long-awaited release of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” The Marvel sequel earned $180 million in ticket sales from more than 4,396 theaters in the U.S. and Canada, according to estimates from The Walt Disney Co. on Sunday, making it the second biggest...
Shaler grad returns to Pittsburgh with touring production of ‘Les Misérables’Video
Not that long ago, Daniel Bittner was performing in musicals on the stage at Shaler Area High School. Now, the 23-year-old is returning to a Pittsburgh-area stage, but this time it will be the Benedum, as part of the U.S. touring production of one of the world’s most popular musicals,...
Taylor Swift announces second Pittsburgh concert on ‘Eras Tour’
Taylor Swift has added a second date at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh as part of her upcoming “Eras Tour.” In addition to the previously announced June 17 show, she’ll also play the North Shore venue on June 16. Swift will be touring stadiums across the country beginning March 18 in...
Luke Combs tops CMA Awards; Loretta Lynn, Lewis honoredVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Luke Combs was crowned entertainer of the year at Wednesday’s Country Music Association Awards, the second year in a row that he’s taken home the night’s top honor. “I want to thank country music for making my dreams come true,” Combs said, dedicating the award to his...
TV Talk: ‘American Rust’ needs extras; ‘Good Fight’ goes out swinging
Season two of Western Pennsylvania-set “American Rust,” which begins filming locally after Thanksgiving and will continue in production through early May, seeks “core background” extras, people with “availability to be on set when needed throughout the span of filming,” approximately 1 to 10 days per month. Extras are paid $175...
The Clarks ready for annual Big Brothers Big Sisters benefit at The PalaceVideo
The Clarks’ bassist/vocalist Greg Joseph said band members don’t recall how many years they’ve been doing a benefit concert for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Laurel Region, but it’s been “a lot — at least 10.” What he does remember is that it’s been a good time, year after...
Reclaimed materials link past, present in Pittsburgh Botanic Garden exhibition
An exhibition juxtaposing long-unused industrial materials with new artworks opens Thursday in the welcome center of the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden. “Patterns of Meaning,” by Pittsburgh artist Cory Bonnet, will be on display through Feb. 26 at the facility in Settlers Cabin Park in Oakdale. Bonnet’s exhibition derived inspiration from a...
Review: In ‘The Fabelmans,’ Spielberg looks back in vanityVideo
A movie by one of Hollywood’s most successful directors that’s based on his early life begins, appropriately enough, at a movie theater and ends in a movie back lot. “The Fabelmans” is clearly a very personal film for Steven Spielberg and it’s as much a coming-of-age journey as a form...
TV Q&A: Do media companies prioritize streaming services over broadcast networks?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: Are you noticing a large shift now of channeling shows to the network pay sites? Are these networks trying to move more shows to their...
Jeff Cook, co-founder of country band Alabama, dies at 73
NEW YORK — Guitarist Jeff Cook, who co-founded the successful country group Alabama and steered them up the charts with such hits as “Song of the South” and “Dixieland Delight,” has died. He was 73. Cook had Parkinson’s disease and disclosed his diagnosis in 2017. He died Tuesday at his...
Review: In ‘Wakanda Forever,’ an empire mourns and rebuildsVideo
Made in the wake of tragedy, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” reverberates with the agony of loss, piercing the usually less consequential superhero realm. Like someone going through the stages of grief, Ryan Coogler’s movie is at turns mournful and rootless, full of rage and blessed with clarity. In the fantastical...
Greek museum displays 1st batch of artworks recouped from U.S.
ATHENS, Greece — It’s a first symbolic step in a homecoming that will long outlast the 10-year Odyssey of ancient myth. For decades, an important part of Greece’s cultural heritage sparkled only for the very few in a U.S. billionaire’s private collection, until a groundbreaking deal for its gradual return...
‘They erase everything’: For this ‘Black Panther 2’ star, representation is resistanceVideo
On his first day at work on “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Tenoch Huerta gave an impromptu speech. Hanging above his colleagues on wires in his Namor regalia — pointy ears, piercings, the shortest of short green shorts — the Mexican actor addressed everyone present to express his thanks and to...
‘Captain America’ star Chris Evans named People’s sexiest man alive
Captain America is the incredible hunk. The Marvel actor is People’s selection for the 2022 sexiest man alive, a title he’s humbly embracing. “It’s something that as I become old and saggy I can look back on and say ‘I remember then … ‘” Evans told the magazine. “I’m lucky...
Pittsburgh Pop podcast: Talking a former Steelers player on ‘The Masked Singer;’ reviewing ‘Weird,’ ‘Blockbuster’Video
In this episode of the “Pittsburgh Pop” podcast, host Tim Benz and TV Talk columnist Rob Owen discuss Pittsburgh pop culture news of the moment, including the unmasking of Milkshake on Fox’s “The Masked Singer” to reveal former Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell. None of the judges correctly guessed the...
