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Culture Crash: From Kurosawa Remakes To Stephen King Revivals: The Fall Film Lineup

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Culture Crash: From Kurosawa Remakes To Stephen King Revivals: The Fall Film Lineup

Welcome to Culture Crash, where we examine American culture – what’s new and old in entertainment… Now that we’re into the dog days of summer, the fall movie slate is taking shape. The blockbusters or would-be blockbusters are largely behind us, and fall film festival season is taking over the movie landscape. And there’s great news on that front: the rest of 2025 is loaded with exciting movies from talented […]

todayAugust 13, 2025

Viewpoints Explained: Why It’s Getting Harder To Just Hang Out

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Viewpoints Explained: Why It’s Getting Harder To Just Hang Out

This is Viewpoints Explained… Not every place we spend time in is about productivity or privacy. These places, the ones tucked between home and work, are what sociologists refer to as a “third space.” They’re the libraries, parks, community centers and other free or low-cost places where people show up to get out of the house and feel more connected. But over the last several years, these spots have been […]

todayAugust 13, 2025

In brief: Mark Ruffalo stars in ‘Task’ trailer and more

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In brief: Mark Ruffalo stars in ‘Task’ trailer and more

Mark Ruffalo is on the case in the trailer for Task. The new series comes from the creator of Mare of Easttown. It premieres Sept. 7 on HBO and streams on HBO Max the next day. Ruffalo plays Tom, an FBI agent who is put in charge of a task force to investigate a number of violent home invasion robberies ...The official trailer for Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut, Eleanor the Great, has arrived. June Squibb stars in the film, which arrives […]

todayAugust 13, 2025

Jenny Slate says playing Nikki on ‘Dying for Sex’ helped her express anger

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Jenny Slate says playing Nikki on ‘Dying for Sex’ helped her express anger

Jenny Slate as Nikki in 'Dying for Sex.' (Sarah Shatz/FX)There was so much about working on Dying for Sex that excited Jenny Slate."I think this is the kind of work that actors have appetite for," Slate told ABC Audio of the FX limited series.Dying for Sex is based on the true story of friends Molly Kochan and Nikki Boyer as described on their podcast of the same name. Slate plays Nikki on the show, and her performance has earned her […]

todayAugust 13, 2025

Sammy Hagar & Michael Anthony look back at Van Halen’s ‘dark’ record ‘Balance’

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Sammy Hagar & Michael Anthony look back at Van Halen’s ‘dark’ record ‘Balance’

Cover of Van Halen's 'Balance'/RhinoAhead of the upcoming expanded edition release of Van Halen’s 1995 album, Balance, former members Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony are reflecting on the record in a new video posted on YouTube.In the clip, Hagar calls Balance "one of the darkest records lyrically I've ever done in my life." He adds, "And a lot of it was just coming off of what was going on within the band. ... Everyone's life was going through changes on […]

todayAugust 13, 2025

Robert Plant on turning down Black Sabbath’s farewell, why there won’t be another Led Zeppelin reunion

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Robert Plant on turning down Black Sabbath’s farewell, why there won’t be another Led Zeppelin reunion

Robert Plant performs with Alison Krauss at Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park on September 04, 2022 in Austin, Texas./Photo by Rick Kern/Getty ImagesRobert Plant reveals in a new interview with Mojo that Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi invited him to participate in their Back to the Beginning farewell show, but declined the offer. The concert, in Birmingham, England, turned out to be Ozzy Osbourne’s final performance before his death."I said, Tony, I’d love to come, but I can’t come. I […]

todayAugust 12, 2025

‘What’s Happening!!’ star Danielle Spencer dies at 60

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‘What’s Happening!!’ star Danielle Spencer dies at 60

Danielle Spencer from 'What's Happening!!' poses for a photo in November 1976, in Los Angeles. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)Danielle Spencer, a former child actor best known for her role as Dee in the 1970s sitcom What's Happening!!, has died, a publicist for her family confirmed to ABC News.Spencer died Aug. 11, due to gastric cancer and cardiac arrest. She was 60, according to Sandra Jones, a family friend who is serving as […]

todayAugust 12, 2025

Special IMAX screening of ‘Spinal Tap’ sequel will feature Q&A with band and director

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Special IMAX screening of ‘Spinal Tap’ sequel will feature Q&A with band and director

Imax screening poste for 'Spinal Tap: II: The End Continues/Courtesy of IMAXSpinal Tap II: The End Continues, the sequel to 1984’s mockumentary This is Spinal Tap, is hitting theaters Sept. 12, but some fans will get a chance to see it a couple days early thanks to a very special IMAX screening.Dubbed the On, Off, and Around the Record Live Event, the screening will include an exclusive Q&A with director Rob Reiner, in character as documentary filmmaker Marty […]

todayAugust 12, 2025

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ heads to select theaters for sing-along event

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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ heads to select theaters for sing-along event

Still from 'KPop Demon Hunters.' (Netflix)Get ready to sing your hearts out and seal the Honmoon with a KPop Demon Hunters sing-along.The hit Netflix animated film is coming to select theaters for one weekend in August, the streaming platform announced Tuesday.A series of screenings of the film will take place across the U.S. and Canada on Aug. 23 and 24. The limited theatrical screening event will be a sing-along version of the movie, according […]

todayAugust 12, 2025

Billy Joel’s motorcycle shop is movin’ out of Long Island

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Billy Joel’s motorcycle shop is movin’ out of Long Island

Billy Joel at 20th Century Cycles in Oyster Bay, New York in 2010 (Bruce Gilbert/Newsday RM via Getty Images)In what's perhaps the clearest indication that Billy Joel will be spending most of his time in Florida in the future, his motorcycle shop in Oyster Bay, Long Island, is closing down.Newsday reports that 20th Century Cycles, which opened in 2010 and housed the Piano Man's collection of more than 75 vintage motorcycles, will not be […]

todayAugust 12, 2025