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

LONDON (AP) 鈥� Here鈥檚 a recipe as essential to Christmas in Britain as turkey, tinsel and mince pies. Mix a fairy-tale plot with topical references, slapstick, song, dance and double entendres.

Dec 17, 2024 6:53 AM Read more >

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

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� 鈥淏luey鈥� is heading to the big screen. The Walt Disney Co. and B小蓝视频 Studios announced Tuesday that a film based on the hit Australian animated series will arrive in theaters in 2027.

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

LONDON (AP) 鈥� Here鈥檚 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.

Dec 17, 2024 6:45 AM Read more >

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

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� 鈥淏luey鈥� is heading to the big screen. The Walt Disney Co. and B小蓝视频 Studios announced Tuesday that a film based on the hit Australian animated series will arrive in theaters in 2027.

Dec 17, 2024 6:43 AM Read more >

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

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Once you've made your way through AP's list of 2024's best films and dried those tears after bingeing 鈥淚 Am: Celine Dion鈥� 鈥� we won't judge 鈥� it's time to hand over the remote.

Dec 17, 2024 6:34 AM Read more >

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

LONDON (AP) 鈥� The world鈥檚 most famous fictional Top Gun is now a decorated naval hero. Tom Cruise was awarded the U.S.

Dec 17, 2024 4:51 AM Read more >

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

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� There's only one Roxie Hart. And yet 鈥� stay with us here 鈥� there are many Roxie Harts. The murderous, washed-up chorus girl is the beating, biting heart of Broadway's mainstay musical 鈥淐hicago,鈥� but no single actor owns her.

Dec 17, 2024 4:07 AM Read more >

'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 .

Dec 17, 2024 2:04 AM Read more >

Rarely seen story by crime fiction master John D MacDonald offers clues to his best known work

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� 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.

Dec 16, 2024 9:02 PM Read more >

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

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Over the four years he鈥檚 spent working on 鈥淢ufasa: The Lion King,鈥� Barry Jenkins estimates that he鈥檚 been asked why he wanted to make it at least 400 times.

Dec 16, 2024 9:01 PM Read more >