Entertainment

Given all the indignities and horrors that Marilyn Monroe endured during her 36 years — her family tragedies, paternal absence, maternal abuse, time in an orphanage, time in foster homes, spells of...

The first entrance of the title character in Luigi Cherubini’s opera “Medea” is prolonged until we almost can’t take it anymore.A snarling overture, a chorus of serving-women, a lively aria, a march,...

“His Willy is so lovable,” she said in a recent interview. “He will make you laugh, he will make you feel joyous, which makes the heartbreak at the end all the more...

The microbudget film went on to win awards at Sundance and Cannes, and made Smith an indie film cult hero. In many ways, however, little changed for Mewes. Even after performing as...

Buying up dusty franchises can pay off. And there may still be Star Wars-like gems languishing out there. Good content is hard to find. Look at Microsoft Corp. It's paying $69 billion to...

Expect more deals like Sony’s acquisition of Bungie, as tech and entertainment companies eye metaverse projects. A feeding frenzy for video game makers is now fully under way. The obvious question is,...

Denigrating portrayals of women are common in popular titles, but a hit Sony game offers a glimmer of hope. The video-game business has a long and troubled history of sexism and gender...

‘Sinister 2’ (Oct. 15)The original “Sinister” was one of the best horror films of the 2010s, a brutally efficient and inspired hybrid of “Blair Witch”-style found footage and “Poltergeist”-inspired suburban dread. Its...

Activision Blizzard Inc. is under siege. The largest U.S.-based video-game publisher is facing multiple regulatory probes over its workplace culture, but it could soon have another serious problem: its games. Back in...

In August 2019, Tedeschi Trucks Band performed “Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs” — the 1970 double album by Eric Clapton’s group Derek and the Dominos — in its entirety at the...