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A mix of merriment, music and mayhem makes panto a beloved British holiday tradition

A mix of merriment, music and mayhem makes panto a beloved British holiday tradition

LONDON (AP) — Here’s a recipe as essential to many Christmas in Britain as turkey, tinsel and mince pies. Mix a fairy-tale plot with topical references, slapstick, song, dance and double entendres.
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'Bluey' is bound for the big screen, feature film coming in 2027

'Bluey' is bound for the big screen, feature film coming in 2027

NEW YORK (AP) — “Bluey” is heading to the big screen. The Walt Disney Co. and BBC Studios announced Tuesday that a film based on the hit Australian animated series will arrive in theaters in 2027.
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AP's top music documentaries of 2024: Taylor Swift, ABBA, the Boss and more - and where to watch

AP's top music documentaries of 2024: Taylor Swift, ABBA, the Boss and more - and where to watch

NEW YORK (AP) — Once you've made your way through AP's list of 2024's best films and dried those tears after bingeing “I Am: Celine Dion” — we won't judge — it's time to hand over the remote.
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Tom Cruise gets a top U.S Navy honor for boosting the military with his screen roles

Tom Cruise gets a top U.S Navy honor for boosting the military with his screen roles

LONDON (AP) — The world’s most famous fictional Top Gun is now a decorated naval hero. Tom Cruise was awarded the U.S.
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How the Roxies are made: Behind the iconic role in Broadway's megahit 'Chicago'

How the Roxies are made: Behind the iconic role in Broadway's megahit 'Chicago'

NEW YORK (AP) — There's only one Roxie Hart. And yet — stay with us here — there are many Roxie Harts. The murderous, washed-up chorus girl is the beating, biting heart of Broadway's mainstay musical “Chicago,” but no single actor owns her.
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'Dirty Dancing,' 'Beverly Hills Cop,' 'Up in Smoke' among movies entering the National Film Registry

'Dirty Dancing,' 'Beverly Hills Cop,' 'Up in Smoke' among movies entering the National Film Registry

Nobody puts baby in a corner, but they're putting her in the National Film Registry .
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Rarely seen story by crime fiction master John D MacDonald offers clues to his best known work

NEW YORK (AP) — Crime writer John D. MacDonald, a master of the genre, was so prolific that sometimes even he couldn't keep up with what he was doing.
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Barry Jenkins on why he made 'Mufasa' and how it changed him as a filmmaker

Barry Jenkins on why he made 'Mufasa' and how it changed him as a filmmaker

NEW YORK (AP) — Over the four years he’s spent working on “Mufasa: The Lion King,” Barry Jenkins estimates that he’s been asked why he wanted to make it at least 400 times.
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Kane Brown 'gave everything' on his new album, 'The High Road.' The journey home meant experimenting

Kane Brown 'gave everything' on his new album, 'The High Road.' The journey home meant experimenting

NEW YORK (AP) — Kane Brown is in his new home studio just outside Nashville, preparing to have the first sit-down conversation about his fourth studio album, “The High Road.
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Former TV host Carlos Watson gets nearly 10 years in prison in case about failed startup Ozy Media

Former TV host Carlos Watson gets nearly 10 years in prison in case about failed startup Ozy Media

NEW YORK (AP) — Former talk show host Carlos Watson was sentenced Monday to nearly 10 years in prison in a federal financial conspiracy case that cast his once-buzzy Ozy Media as an extreme of fake-it-'til-you-make-it startup culture.
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