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Linkin Park Announces New Co-Vocalist

Linkin Park's new co-vocalist will be Emily Armstrong of the band Dead Sara, this news was announced with the band's first new album since the death of lead vocalist Chester Bennington.

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Ben Stiller’s ‘Nutcrackers’ Charms Toronto

Justin Trudeau introduced the family-friendly movie, which is full of fart jokes, ballet dancing and a whole lot of heart.

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Rich Homie Quan, ‘Type of Way’ and ‘Flex’ Rapper, Dies at 34

Rich Homie Quan, the Atlanta rapper best known for his hits “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)” and “Type of Way,” has died at the age 34. News of his death was confirmed to Variety by Fulton…

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Pro-Palestinian Protesters Interrupt TIFF Opening Night Screening

The group advocated for the festival to cut ties with the Royal Bank of Canada, its official bank partner.

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 24: Larry Ellison attends the Rebels With A Cause Gala 2019 at Lawrence J Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC on October 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)

Tech Tycoon Larry Ellison Will Control Paramount Global After Skydance Deal Closes: Filing

Larry Ellison, the megabillionaire founder of Oracle, will be the majority shareholder of National Amusements Inc., the company that controls Paramount Global, after the expected…

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Taylor Swift has arrived at the Chiefs-Ravens game for the NFL's season opener.

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‘Reagan’

Dennis Quaid's affable yet authoritative presidential performance leads a blatantly worshipful biopic.
‘Blink Twice’

Zoë Kravitz proves she's a total filmmaker in a #MeToo-meets-'Midsommar' thriller starring a sinister Channing Tatum.
‘Between the Temples’

Jason Schwartzman gives Carol Kane a belated Bat Mitzvah in a winningly off-kilter comedy.
‘Afraid’

Playing on current fears around artificial intelligence, Chris Weitz's tale of a family imperiled by its virtual assistant plumbs familiar terrain.

‘A Man in Full’

A one-note Jeff Daniels stars in this empty Netflix series.
‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’

Peacock's gruesome and grueling love story is set during the Holocaust.
‘The Veil’

Elisabeth Moss stuns in FX's fascinating spy thriller.
'Dead Boy Detectives’

This 'Sandman' spinoff adapts Neil Gaiman's comic as a zany teen procedural.

‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’

Billie Eilish and producer Finneas keep up their winning streak with a surprising and intimate third album.
‘Atavista’

Childish Gambino's latest is a masterpiece, and a kaleidoscopic showcase for his seemingly endless talents.
‘Dark Times’

Vince Staples searches for light on his new album, his most vulnerable project to date.
‘Radical Optimism’

Dua Lipa's new album is a joyous blast of pop savvy.

‘An Enemy of the People’

Sam Gold's production is an actorly face-off between Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli, but the script ultimately let's the audience off the hook.
‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’

Patricia Clarkson gives a luminous performance in an otherwise uneven revival of Eugene O'Neill's family drama.
‘Tommy’

Strictly for the boomers.
‘Water for Elephants’

The stage adaptation has escapism, enchantment and heart, all elevated to new, literal heights that blend theater and cirque.

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Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!