By Lawrence Yee
The NFL game between the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings has been trending all Thanksgiving afternoon, first thanks to Aretha Franklin’s lengthy national anthem and now Andy Grammer’s…
By Will Thorne
Along with films and TV shows that knocked the stuffing out of us in a good way, 2016 had its fair share of turkeys that never should have been basted and put in the oven. In honor of Thanksgiving…
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By Lawrence Yee
Aretha Franklin took center field to perform the national anthem at the Detroit Lions-Minnesota Vikings game on Thanksgiving Thursday. Clad in her trademark fur coat and wearing a Detroit beanie (her…
By Jon Burlingame
Kenneth Lonergan says there are many ways for a film to incorporate music, but that he favors one in particular. "Counterpoint is usually the way that I like to use it," says the director of…
By Lawrence Yee
Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh — the filmmaking pair behind the “Lord of the Rings” and “Hobbit” trilogies — return to the big screen with Universal and MRC’s “Mortal Engines,” based on the…
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By Tim Gray
Stephen McKinley Henderson stars with Denzel Washington and Viola Davis in "Fences," which opens Christmas Day. He and most of the principals — including Washington, who directed the film — starred…
By Jan Dawson
SiriusXM probably isn't the first name that comes to mind when you think about subscription content, yet it's one of the most successful companies in that category. The U.S. satellite radio provider…
By Pat Saperstein
With the premiere of the sixth and last season of HBO’s “Girls” now set for Feb. 12, Thanksgiving weekend is a good time to catch up on the groundbreaking Lena Dunham show. HBONow is streaming all…
By Thomas K. Arnold
Walt Disney Studios topped both national home video sales charts the week ending Nov. 20 with "Finding Dory," the animated sequel/spinoff to 2003's "Finding Nemo.” Bowing at a distant No. 2 was the…