MARK KENNEDY

AP Entertainment Writer

Zendaya arrives at the 82nd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Zendaya sparks engagement speculation at Golden Globes with a sparkling ring

Zendaya is generating engagement speculation after wearing a massive diamond on her left ring finger during the Golden Globes.

Why Apple TV+ is offering a free weekend of binge-watching

Apple TV+ is hoping people will make a dent in the Strategic Popcorn Reserve by bingeing its streaming TV and movies for free this weekend. Experts are calling it a canny promotion as the eighth-place streamer looks to up its subscriber base.

Mark Speer, left, and Laura Lee Ochoa, of Khruangbin perform on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at The Eastern in Atlanta. (Photo by Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP, File)

In Grammy spotlight, Khruangbin wants to ‘let the music speak for itself’

If you think your Spotify playlist is getting a little too long, consider the one shared by the members of Khruangbin. It’s got 51 hours of songs.

Linda Lavin arrives at the 33rd annual Producers Guild Awards on March 19, 2022, at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Linda Lavin, Tony-winning Broadway actor who starred in the landmark sitcom ‘Alice,’ dies at 87

Linda Lavin, a Tony Award-winning stage actor who became a working class icon as a waitress on the TV sitcom “Alice,” has died at age 87. Lavin’s representative says she died Sunday of complications from lung cancer.

(AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin)

Will New Year’s Eve be loud or quiet? What are the top 2025 resolutions? AP-NORC poll has answers

If you’re planning on ringing in the new year quietly at home, you’re not alone. A majority of U.S. adults say they plan to celebrate New Year’s Eve at home, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Fire crews battle a building fire on the 1200 block of South Hope Street Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

‘Morrison Hotel’ made famous by The Doors goes up in flames in LA

The former Morrison Hotel, which was famously on the cover of a 1970 album by The Doors, has been significantly damaged by a fire in downtown Los Angeles.

This image released by Searchlight Pictures shows Timothée Chalamet in a scene from "A Complete Unknown." (Macall Polay/Searchlight Pictures via AP)

Movie Review: Bob Dylan biopic ‘A Complete Unknown’ is electric in more ways than one

“A Complete Unknown” certainly lives up to its title. You are hardly closer to understanding the soul of Bob Dylan after watching more than two hours of this moody look at America’s most enigmatic troubadour.

★★★★

John Mulaney is back on Broadway in sweet ‘All In’ with some starry friends

John Mulaney’s second trip to Broadway took little convincing. He didn’t even need to look at the script before signing on.

Rich Robinson, left, and his brother Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes pose for a portrait in Los Angeles on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

The Black Crowes enjoy Grammy Awards love again several decades after first nomination

The first time Chris and Rich Robinson were at the Grammy Awards, it was 1991. The siblings behind the band The Black Crowes had just released their debut album “Shake Your Money Maker” and were nominees for best new artist.

AP Illustration / Annie Ng

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

The Broadway revival of “Chicago” has lasted for decades, in part thanks to casting celebrities in the top spots of a show about the venality of celebrity.

Brenda Lee arrives at the 57th Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Rock pioneer Brenda Lee shines in new documentary. ‘I just wanted to sing’

Come and take a trip to the giddy birth of rock ‘n’ roll through the eyes of one of its pioneers — Brenda Lee.

Bryan Cranston appears at the 73rd annual Tony Awards in New York on June 9, 2019, left, Frankie Muniz appears at the Disney/ABC 2018 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif., on, Aug. 7, 2018, center, and Jane Kaczmarek appears to the Heart Truth's Red Dress collection during Fashion Week in New York on Feb. 13, 2009. (AP Photo)

‘Malcolm in the Middle’ to offer new episodes with Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek

Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek are reuniting for a new four-episode run of “Malcolm in the Middle” for Disney+ — 25 years after the beloved sitcom first launched.

This image released by Sony Pictures shows Aaron Taylor Johnson in Columbia Pictures and Marvel's "Kraven the Hunter." (Jay Maidment/Sony Pictures via AP)

Movie Review: ‘Kraven the Hunter’ is another misfire in the Spider-Man universe

Kraven the Hunter can climb sheer walls like a gorilla, snatch fish out of streams like a bear and outrun deer. But he is not able to anchor a decent movie, says Associated Press critic Mark Kennedy.

★★★★

Maleah Joi Moon poses for a portrait on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in New York. Moon has been named one of The Associated Press' Breakthrough Entertainers of 2024. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Broadway star Maleah Joi Moon enjoys a ‘cupcake’ of a year

As a young woman, Maleah Joi Moon used to join the crowds outside Broadway stage doors after shows to cheer the stars. Now she’s the one that people line up to meet. Moon has had quite a 2024.

Whoopi Goldberg attends an event, July 20, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Whoopi Goldberg plays the baddie onstage in ‘Annie’ this holiday season in New York

Whoopi Goldberg is about to break two ironclad rules of show business — never work with animals or children.

Kate Hamill appears during a performance of "The Light and the Dark" at Primary Stages in New York on Nov. 1, 2024. ( James Leynse via AP)

Kate Hamill delivers a ‘feminist primal scream’ with her new play ‘The Light and the Dark’

The inspiration for Kate Hamill’s latest play came from across centuries and the planet. The actor-playwright was honeymooning in Italy in 2020 when she walked into the Uffizi museum in Florence and spotted a painting by pioneering Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi created around 1620.

Lauren Mayberry of Chvrches performs during iHeartRadio's ALTer EGO concert in Inglewood, Calif, on Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Lauren Mayberry steps out of the band Chvrches for a solo album that shows her influences

The birth of Lauren Mayberry as a solo artist should be marked by something like a wolf cry. And that’s exactly what it sounds like.

FILE - Ted Danson appears at a promotional event for "The Good Place" in Los Angeles on June 19, 2018. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Ted Danson to be honored with Carol Burnett Award at the Golden Globes

The Golden Globes are raising a glass to former “Cheers” star Ted Danson by naming him the Carol Burnett Award honoree for 2025.

This image released by The Food Network shows Bobby Flay during an episode of the cooking series "Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown." (Stephen Davis Phillips/Food Network via AP)

Chef Bobby Flay looks back at the dishes that made him a star in new cookbook, ‘Chapter One’

Bobby Flay’s latest cookbook is really a sort of recipe for how Bobby Flay was made. The chef, restaurateur and TV personality has compiled 100 of his most important recipes into a lush, beautifully photographed coffee table book he hopes will inspire home cooks.

FILE - Christopher Cross performs during the Fire Relief, The Concert For Central Texas at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011 as part of the all-star lineup of Texas musicians organized to help raise money for victims of the late-summer central Texas wildfires. (AP Photo/Erich Schlegel, File)

Yacht rock gets celebrated — smoothly, of course — in new documentary

The stress of Thanksgiving is over. Now it’s time to heat up leftovers, relax on the couch and enjoy the smooth sounds of a wrongly mocked music genre: yacht rock.

FILE - The Beatles, from left, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison, arrive at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, on Feb. 7, 1964. (AP Photo, File)

Intimate documentary captures the Beatles goofing around as they take America by storm in 1964

Likely most people have seen iconic footage of the Beatles performing on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” But how many have seen Paul McCartney during that same U.S. trip feeding seagulls off his hotel balcony?

This image released by A24 shows Daniel Craig, left, and Drew Starkey in a scene from "Queer." (Yannis Drakoulidis/A24 via AP)

Movie Review: Daniel Craig is a revelation in ‘Queer,’ a trippy tale of longing

One of the first real signs that “Queer” is going to be an unconventional movie is when Daniel Craig in a linen suit saunters through Mexico City during the early ’50s and the soundtrack blasts a song by Nirvana.

★★★★

FILE - Gavin Creel, winner of the award for best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical for "Hello, Dolly!" poses in the press room at the 71st annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 11, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Memorial service set for next week for Broadway star Gavin Creel, who died Sept. 30

A memorial tribute to Broadway star Gavin Creel will be held next Monday in the theater where he starred in “Into the Woods.”

Brandon Louis Armstrong appears on stage in the musical "A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical" in New York. (Jeremy Daniel via AP)

A Louis Armstrong relative steps up to help portray the music icon on Broadway

The new stage musical about Louis Armstrong on Broadway opens with the jazz icon in a rehearsal room alongside an anonymous piano player. Keep an eye on the guy on keys.

FILE - Chuck Woolery hosts a special premiere of the "$250,000 Game Show Spectacular" at the Las Vegas Hilton Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007, in Las Vegas. (Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File)

Chuck Woolery, smooth-talking game show host of ‘Love Connection’ and ‘Scrabble,’ dies at 83

Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the government of lying about COVID-19, has died. He was 83.

FILE - Pamela Hayden, who voices the character Milhouse Van Houten, participates in Fox's "The Simpsons" 30th anniversary celebration at the Empire State Building in New York on Dec. 17, 2018. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Pamela Hayden, longtime ‘Simpsons’ voice actor, including Bart’s friend Milhouse, hangs up her mic

The longtime voice actor behind Milhouse Van Houten — Bart Simpson’s very uncool friend — is stepping away after 35 years of whining.

FILE - The Stuart the Minion balloon floats appears during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 24, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

How to watch and stream the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

The holiday season really kicks off when the massive helium balloons start floating through New York. For the second year in a row, Thursday’s parade starts at 8:30 a.m.

This image released by Netflix shows James Norton, from left, Bill Nighy and Thomasin McKenzie in a scene from "Joy." (Kerry Brown/Netflix via AP)

Movie Review: Netflix’s ‘Joy’ is a loud cheer for fertility, for never giving up — and science

Toward the end of Netflix’s “Joy,” the muffled cry of a newborn baby prompts a man and woman in a hospital to embrace. They aren’t the parents, but they had as much to do with the birth as the mom and dad.

★★★★

This cover image released by Harvest shows "The League of Kitchens Cookbook: Brilliant Tips, Secret Methods & Favorite Family Recipes from Around the World" by Lisa Kyung Gross. (Harvest via AP)

Cook like a grandmother with ‘The League of Kitchens Cookbook’

When Lisa Kyung Gross first tried to recreate the Korean dishes her grandmother made when she was a child, none of it tasted as good. Things were always slightly off.

FILE - Conan O'Brien arrives at a photo call for "Conan O'Brien Must Go" in Los Angeles on April 16, 2024. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

TV funnyman Conan O’Brien is tapped to host next Oscars

A year after turning to comedian Jimmy Kimmel to host their big show, the Academy Awards will pivot to another familiar TV funnyman — Conan O’Brien.