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Ashley St. Clair and Alex Gibney on AI and the dangers of Elon Musk
VENICE, Italy | A new documentary about Elon Musk uses an Artificial Intelligence avatar to simulate an interview with the SpaceX and Tesla CEO using things he’s really said in interviews. The choice, filmmaker Alex Gibney said Tuesday in Venice before the film’s world premiere, was intentionally ironic. It both references Musk’s proposition that we’re […]
Dollywood theme park will add new features, including a waterfall, to honor Dolly Parton
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. | Dolly Parton’s theme park in east Tennessee will unveil new features for fans to honor the life of the “dreamer-in-chief,” Dolly Parton, who died at the age of 80. Sevierville, in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, will also be placing markers throughout the city for a self-guided walking tour of […]
What to Stream: ‘The Paper,’ Bloc Party, ‘Call My Agent!’ and a ‘Halloween’ game
The second season of “The Paper” and a new album from Bloc Party are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: a new “Call My Agent!” movie, a new […]
An Elon Musk documentary and a Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem thriller premiere at Venice
VENICE, Italy | A slew of high-profile films are debuting Tuesday at the Venice Film Festival, including Alex Gibney’s Elon Musk documentary, a psychological thriller with Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem, and a drama from Casey Affleck. With a runtime of nearly four hours, including an intermission, “Musk” is a portrait of the world’s richest […]
For Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, ‘Practical Magic 2’ heals old wounds
LOS ANGELES | Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman view “Practical Magic” very differently today than they did when they made it 28 years ago. In 1998, the film received mixed reviews and had a modest box office performance. It has since become a cult favorite, embraced by a new generation who found the romantic comedy […]
A 120-foot burst of genius: Jack Kerouac’s ‘On the Road’ scroll and its wild afterlife
NEW YORK | In the spring of 1951, the muse landed so hard in the caffeinated mind of Jack Kerouac that within three weeks he had hurried out a full-length, single-spaced manuscript — a draft for “On the Road” that he taped together into a scroll some 120 feet long. Published six years later to […]
‘Widow’s Bay’ dominates with 8 Emmys at early ceremony and ‘The Pitt’ takes 4
LOS ANGELES | “Widow’s Bay” ran away with eight early Emmys for its debut season Sunday at a ceremony eight days before the main awards show and telecast, while “The Pitt” had a strong second-year showing with four of its own and Rob Reiner posthumously won an acting Emmy nearly nine months after his killing. […]
King Charles III clarifies status of Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, after their return to the UK
LONDON | King Charles III has reiterated that Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, remain non-working members of the royal family following their return to the United Kingdom. A letter sent on behalf of the king to senior government officials said the couple will continue to refrain from using their royal titles as they have […]
NASCAR drivers scrambling for cameos after Tom Cruise announces ‘Days of Thunder’ sequel
CHARLOTTE, N.C. | Joey Logano has won 71 NASCAR races and three Cup Series championships during his illustrious career. But the driver of the No. 22 Penske Racing Ford said nothing would make him appear cooler in the eyes of his five children than securing a cameo in the upcoming sequel to “Days of Thunder,” […]
Movie Review: Despite its title, the slasher siege movie ‘Onslaught’ takes its time
Masked soldiers deployed on domestic soil and an air of conspiratorial paranoia give Adam Wingard’s not-quite-grindhouse siege film “Onslaught” a contemporary pulse, even if this lean, B-movie thriller doesn’t deliver much more than a flicker of its throwback promise. Wingard, though, does seem freshly liberated in this return to his low-budget thriller roots (“You’re Next,” […]