SAN DIEGO, July 23, (Agencies): Ben Affleck dismissed speculation that he is being dropped as Batman during a Warner Bros. presentation Saturday that introduced the “Justice League” and announced a sequel to summer smash hit “Wonder Woman.” Rumors have been swirling in the US entertainment press that the studio was …
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Sara Evans, “Words” (Born to Fly) Many musicians like to say their work is deeply personal but Sara Evans may have taken that a step further in her new, impressive album, “Words”. The country star invites her 14-year-old daughter to sing on “Marquee Sign”, gathers three siblings to contribute harmonies …
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SAN DIEGO, July 23, (Agencies): “Black Panther” stole the show Saturday night at Marvel Studios’ Comic-Con presentation, outshining the Ant-Man, Thor and even the ultimate Avengers team-up, “Infinity War.” Fans went wild for the exclusive sneak peek at the upcoming superhero pic, featuring star Chadwick Boseman T’Challa intercepting a sketchy …
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NEW YORK, July 22, (Agencies): Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington killed himself on the birthday of his late friend Chris Cornell of Soundgarden, highlighting the close friendship between the two troubled singers. The coroner’s office confirmed Friday that Bennington died by hanging himself, with an employee of his Los Angeles …
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Paul Rieckhoff is CEO and founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), an Iraq veteran, and the author of “Chasing Ghosts: Failures and Facades in Iraq: A Soldier’s Perspective.” — Editor By Paul Rieckhoff In the days after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New …
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Just how many people has “First Kill” star Bruce Willis killed over the course of his career? According to a site called MovieBodyCounts.com (whose statistics look to be about as accurate as a sawed-off shotgun blast), Willis has offed 116 adversaries to date. A more accurate tally is best left …
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NEW YORK, July 20, (AP): The stranglehold that autumn prestige films have on Oscar season just might be wilting in the summer sun. Christopher Nolan’s World War II epic “Dunkirk” hits theaters Friday, but the overflowing reviews have already made it abundantly clear: It’s a major Oscar contender and a …
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LOS ANGELES, July 20, (Agencies): The world’s press are gathered at a news conference for Luc Besson’s “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” and Dane DeHaan is waxing lyrical about co-star Cara Delevingne. The pair spent six months in Paris filming as intergalactic special ops agents Valerian and …
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Foster the People, “Sacred Hearts Club” (Columbia) It hasn’t always been easy to be Foster the People. Making sophisticated pop with thoughtful lyrics in danceable, candy-coated hooks is like being a character actor trapped in a leading man’s body. If that’s the case, then Foster the People resemble Brad Pitt …
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When even most of the good spectacles carry a strong whiff of prepackaging, try taking in the air of Luc Besson’s sci-fi extravaganza “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.” Its atmosphere — vibrant in color, elastic in form — takes some acclimating to after such a barrage of …
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ARAB TIMES THE FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAILY IN FREE KUWAIT
