‘The Nutcracker’ cancels remaining performances in Toronto due to COVID cases

“For the past 22 months, the National Ballet has been able to remain clear of COVID-19 with the dancers, musicians, staff and crew being fully vaccinated and rigorous testing and strict safety protocols in place. But many of the costumes weren’t to be worn by the usual cast of local children as extra dancers who […]

‘The Matrix Resurrections’ Review: Slipping Through Dreamland (Again)

You may find yourself asking much the same question while watching the fourth movie in “The Matrix” series, as it alternately amuses and frustrates you with its fantastical world. The series first invoked Lewis Carroll’s elusive bunny in the first movie, the 1999 genre game changer that was jointly directed by the Wachowski siblings and […]

Alana Haim interview: On ‘Licorice Pizza,’ trucking and her birthday party with Taylor Swift

Hoffman is the son of late Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who appeared in five of Anderson’s films. Haim plays in the rock trio Haim along with her two sisters. After weeks of previews, “Licorice Pizza” finally opens in Nashville on Christmas Eve. I call my mom being like, ‘Oh my God, what’s going […]

‘The King’s Man’ Review: Suiting Up and Shooting Down

Any movie that lists “Rasputin dance choreographer” in the credits deserves at least a look. As Orlando, Duke of Oxford and the spy agency’s founder, Fiennes might read more cuddly than studly, but he lends a surprising gravitas to this flibbertigibbet feature. Gusto performances, including Gemma Arterton as a nanny running a secret network of […]

Sally Ann Howes, Star of ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,’ Dies at 91

Sally Ann Howes, an English-born grande dame of American and British musical comedy who captivated children as Truly Scrumptious in the 1968 film “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” featuring a magic jalopy that floats and flies into fantasy adventures, died on Sunday in a hospital in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Born into show business, the daughter […]

Dan Webb: Handling of Initial Jussie Smollett Charges by Foxx’s Office Was a ‘Disgrace’

After Foxx backed away from the Smollett case, her then-first assistant Joseph Magats and another assistant state’s attorney, Risa Lanier, took over the prosecution. Webb said Foxx and others then lied to the public about why the case was dismissed, claiming they had disposed of 5,700 cases in a similar fashion. Earlier this month, a […]

Union College athletics requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination to attend games

The men’s and women’s swimming host Hartwick and Springfield Jan. For all indoor events, proof of full vaccination will be required for all spectators ages 12 and up. Due to the recent availability of vaccines for younger children, children ages 5-11 must show proof of having had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccination […]