National Entertainment

“The Weaver and the Witch Queen” by Genevieve Gornichec (Ace) They say your second book is the hardest one to write, but Genevieve Gornichec — leaning on her Norse mythology love yet again as with debut “The Witch’s Heart” – performs a magic hat tric

BAYREUTH, Germany (AP) — The Bayreuth Festival intends to present "Rienzi" for the first time in 2026 for its 150th anniversary, going outside the canon of Richard Wagner's final 10 operas for the first time.

“Everything Is Alive,” Darlingside (Thirty Tigers) Even the percussion is pretty. Darlingside’s “Everything Is Alive” achieves a melancholy-inducing beauty from the sum of its parts.

“Somebody’s Fool” by Richard Russo (Alfred A.

TOKYO (AP) — Renowned Japanese mystery writer Seiichi Morimura, whose nonfiction trilogy “The Devil’s Gluttony” exposed human medical experiments conducted by a secret Japanese army unit during World War II, died Monday. He was 90.

NEW YORK (AP) — In the massive movie weekend of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” there were many winners. Greta Gerwig, who made history for female directors . Christopher Nolan, who set a non-Batman career high.

TORONTO — The head of the Toronto International Film Festival says the sheer number of films directed by prominent actors in this year's lineup was a surprise and big names are still expected on the red carpet even if the Hollywood actors strike drag

TORONTO — Cineplex says the opening weekend for "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" raked in the company's highest summer box office weekend of all time.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jason Aldean 's “Try That in a Small Town” is experiencing exponential growth following controversy over its music video . “Try That in a Small Town,” which was released in May, debuted at No.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Toronto International Film Festival unveiled a starry lineup to its 48th edition on Monday, even if remains unclear if stars will be there to walk red carpets due to the ongoing actors and writers strikes .