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John Singleton, maker of ‘Boyz N the Hood,’ dies at 51
NEW YORK — Director John Singleton, who made one of Hollywood’s most memorable debuts with the Oscar-nominated “Boyz N the Hood” and continued over the following decades to probe the lives of black communities in his native Los Angeles and beyond, has died. He was 51. Singleton’s family said Monday...
Strip District’s Neighborhood Flea marketplace returns in May
Back for a sixth season, the Neighborhood Flea returns May 12—Mother’s Day. And it’s going to be bigger. This urban marketplace located in the Strip District every second Sunday of the month May through October, is covering more space at 26 and Railroad Streets, according to a news release. Hours...
Investor pulls out of Woodstock 50, leaving fest in shambles
Woodstock 50 is proving to be as chaotic as the original festival held in 1969. A financial investor in the festival announced Monday it was pulling its funding from the anniversary event, set to take place Aug. 16-18 in Watkins Glen, N.Y. “Despite our tremendous investment of time, effort and...
John Singleton to be taken off life support
The family for John Singleton says the Oscar-nominated filmmaker will be taken off life support Monday after suffering a stroke almost two weeks ago. In a statement Monday, Singleton’s family said it was “an agonizing decision, one that our family made over a number of days with the careful counsel...
Pittsburgh jazz great Roger Humphries to get honorary degree
Pittsburgh jazz legend Roger Humphries will receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters during West Virginia Wesleyan College’s 128th commencement on Saturday. Humphries became an internationally recognized jazz figure through his work with Horace Silver and others in the mid 1960s. He recorded with Silver on three of...
How staggering were ‘Avengers: Endgame’ numbers? Take a look
So, did you see “Avengers: Endgame” this weekend? If not, you might just be one of a select few. According to the numbers, the Marvel super hero flick busted just about every box office record there was. In just its first three (OK, four counting Thursday night) days, the film...
Report: Man shouting ‘Avengers: Endgame’ spoilers beaten by fans
Moviegoers headed to the theaters this weekend in troves to see “Avengers: Endgame” which broke box office records. But please don’t spoil it for those who haven’t seen the film yet … or you risk the possibility of getting punched. According to reports one man tried to ruin the movie...
Country musician, actor John Schneider plans stop at Jergel’s
Tickets go on sale at noon Friday for a performance by country musician John Schneider at Jergel’s Rhythm Grille, according to a concert announcement. Schneider will visit the area on Aug. 9 for an 8 p.m. show. His music career kicked off in the 1980s, but Schneider also is a...
Actor, singer-songwriter Kiefer Sutherland announces tour stop at Jergel’s
Singer-songwriter Kiefer Sutherland will visit Jergel’s Rhythm Grille for a tour stop on June 28, according to a concert announcement. Tickets go on sale Friday at noon for the 8 p.m. show. Also a longtime, award-winning actor, Sutherland delved into music with a debut album in 2016 and a world...
Prime Stage presents ‘Twelfth Night’ as season-ending production
Prime Stage Theatre will complete its 23rd consecutive season on a humorous note with William Shakespeare’s beloved comedy, “Twelfth Night.” The show runs May 4-12 in the New Hazlett Theater Center for the Performing Arts on Pittsburgh’s North Side. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m....
Hugh Jackman’s song-and-dance tour coming to Pittsburgh
Hugh Jackman has added a Pittsburgh date to his first world tour, with “The Man. The Music. The Show” coming to PPG Paints Arena on Oct. 9. Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. May 3 at hughjackmantheshow.com. American Express card members can purchase tickets from...
‘Game of Thrones’: The Great War comes to Winterfell
***WARNING: THE NIGHT IS DARK AND FULL OF SPOILERS THROUGH SEASON 8, EPISODE 3 OF ‘GAME OF THRONES’*** Honestly, this episode — despite being 90 minutes long — doesn’t really require a lengthy review. Director Miguel Sapochnik staged one of the best extended battle sequences you’re likely to see, certainly...
‘Avengers: Endgame’ obliterates records with $1.2B opening
NEW YORK — The universe belongs to Marvel. “Avengers: Endgame” shattered the record for biggest opening weekend with an estimated $350 million in ticket sales domestically and $1.2 billion globally, reaching a new pinnacle in the blockbuster era that the comic-book studio has come to dominate. The “Avengers” finale far...
PBS film ‘KOREA’ eyes social, political tolls of Korean War
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — To escape the poverty of South Texas migrant camps, Homer Garza joined the U.S. Army. Months later he and his company found themselves surrounded in South Korea by an invading North Korean force. Garza’s story is one of many shared in the PBS documentary “KOREA: The Never-Ending...
$75K bequest a welcome windfall for Westmoreland Cultural TrustVideo
“Good enough” is a mantra of sorts for Nancy Anderson, Westmoreland Cultural Trust interim CEO. It’s a philosophy many nonprofit directors share as they try to stretch dollars to best accommodate a mission. So when Anderson, who assumed her current position in late December, and the board learned of a...
‘Harry Potter’ among selections for Westmoreland youth orchestra concert
The Westmoreland Youth Symphony Orchestra program will present its spring concert May 8 at Seton Hill University’s Performing Arts Center in Greensburg. Admission is free for the 7:30 p.m. program at 100 Harrison Ave. The WYSO Philharmonia will present arrangements of Respighi’s “Ancient Aires and Dances,” the last movement of...
‘Deadwood’ film will premiere May 31 on HBOVideo
More than a decade after its all-too-brief three-season run ended on HBO, the Western drama with the world’s filthiest mouth is coming back. HBO’s “Deadwood” movie will premiere May 31, potentially bringing some closure to the series that went off the air with a very open-ended finale back in 2006....
Partnership brings The Westmoreland additional art
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art is just getting started with a new art collection sharing partnership that will bring treasures from the Philadelphia Museum of Art to museums across Pennsylvania. Anne Kraybill, The Westmoreland’s Richard M. Scaife Director and CEO, plans to travel with museum curator Barbara Jones on...
Seth Meyers adds 2nd show to Pittsburgh appearance
Due to popular demand, a second show has been added for comedian and late night television host Seth Meyers’ June 14 date at the Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, 510 E 10th Ave., Munhall. The first show is at 7 p.m., with doors open at 6:00 p.m. A 9:30 p.m....
Kecksburg UFO, Bigfoot researcher to speak at Latrobe library
UFO and Bigfoot researcher Stan Gordon of Greensburg will share his knowledge about “Strange Encounters of Pennsylvania” May 4 in Latrobe. Gordon will present his illustrated lecture at 2 p.m. in Adams Memorial Library, 1112 Ligonier St. He’ll discuss the alleged 1965 crash-landing of an Unidentified Flying Object in 1965...
Taylor Swift to open Billboard Music Awards with new single ‘ME!’Video
Taylor Swift will open next week’s Billboard Music Awards with a performance of her new single “ME!” Swift released the colorful, upbeat song Friday morning, ending the weekslong search the pop star set off when she teased fans with clues about a new project. She will kick off the May...
‘Boys N the Hood’ director John Singleton in coma as a result of stroke
LOS ANGELES — “Boyz N the Hood” director John Singleton is in a coma at a Los Angeles hospital eight days after suffering a major stroke, court papers filed Thursday showed. The 51-year-old director’s condition was revealed in a court filing from his mother, Shelia Ward, who is requesting she...
Taylor Swift poses with fans ahead of big announcement
Taylor Swift, who has been teasing fans for weeks with clues about a new project to be announced Friday, hyped fans up when she visited a mural in Nashville on Thursday. The pop star surprised a few hundred fans, posing with them in front of a mural she commissioned. View...
‘Avengers: Endgame’ sets box office record in China
“Avengers: Endgame” doesn’t open in U.S. theaters until Thursday evening, but the superhero film is already a blockbuster internationally. The 22nd movie from Walt Disney Co.’s Marvel Studios has collected $169 million from 25 countries where it opened this week, led by a record-breaking start in China, according to studio...
Pittsburgh bookstores to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day
In this age of glowing screens and digital discourse, there’s something comforting about the printed word. No batteries. No wires. No pop-up ads. Just you, the page, and the words. And just as every book can be unique, bookstores — indie bookstores, to be sure — are special, too. And...
