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Monday, April 20, 2026 3:27 PM ET

Boston Globe - Entertainment

Chris Smither: 'The first time I stick my toe in the movies, I'm an Oscar winner' -- Smither, who performs at Boston's City Winery April 22, was tapped to act in Sam A. Davis's 18-minute short film, "The Singers."

13 hours ago

Most fashion mannequins are about a size 2. The Met Gala exhibit is making room for diverse bodies. -- It's part of an effort to add an element of body positivity to a show that examines the dressed body in art over the centuries, says curator Andrew Bolton.

1 hour ago

concert review - Andrew Norman's 'Split' — conducted by Susanna Mälkki — was astonishing. (Might she have a future at the BSO?) The Finnish conductor and pianists Lucas and Arthur Jussen led the charge through a musical landscape shaped by techno-dystopia.

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odie henderson review - The Boston-based dark comedy 'The Drama' stars Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. Our critic gave it zero stars. If you knew the twist in the movie, you wouldn't go see it.

20 days ago

Why isn't there a 'Real Housewives of Boston'?

20 days ago

A new PBS Thoreau documentary helps convert a skeptic

21 days ago

Eddie Murphy receives life achievement award by AFI, drawing standing ovation at star-filled tribute -- The tribute will premiere as a special on Netflix on May 31.

13 hours ago

BOOKS - The best local book events this week - All the best local author readings and discussions from April 19-25

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MUSIC REVIEW -- At TD Garden, Romeo Santos and Prince Royce host a cross-generational toast to bachata -- On Friday night, the two bachata titans gave their joint and solo catalogs a brisk workout while the rapturous crowd sang and sighed along.

2 days ago

'The Real Housewives of Rhode Island' stars bring the party to Boston for Bravo Night at Fenway - The hit reality show's seven main cast members shipped up to Boston on Friday for the ballpark's Bravo Night festivities.

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AUTOPILOT -- The brilliant, brutally honest 'Freaks and Geeks' was too good to last -- The series, which lasted one glorious season from 1999 to 2000, derived its humor from the shock of recognition and the jolt of memory.

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'Lorne' is a superficial portrait of a comedy legend -- You'd think you'd learn something about "SNL" creator Lorne Michaels from this documentary. But NOOOOO!

5 days ago

Four takeaways from Noah Kahan's new Netflix documentary -- "Noah Kahan: Out of Body" offers an intimate look at the singer-songwriter's New England upbringing and rise to stardom.

6 days ago

Doris Kearns Goodwin's memoir set for film adaptation by Oscar-nominated writer of 'The Holdovers'

2 days ago

The Stage at Suffolk Downs, a music venue that debuted in 2023, has no shows scheduled this season

3 days ago

Singer D4vd is arrested in the killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez

3 days ago

'The Insider' is a killer journalism thriller (and more relevant than ever)

8 hours ago

With 'The Big Dig,' Ian Coss puts Massachusetts at the center of podcasting

3 days ago

Boots Riley's next movie, a documentary about selling Girl Scout Cookies, and more at IFFBoston

2 days ago

Eboni Booth's Pulitzer-winning 'Primary Trust' whispers when so many plays shout

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A new Mark Wahlberg comedy, 'The Pitt' season finale, plus more movies and TV to stream this weekend

3 days ago

New docs on Jerry West and the 'Jail Blazers' arrive in time for NBA Playoffs

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Seth Meyers returned to Fenway Park this weekend for son's first Red Sox game

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'Long live the movies': Paramount's David Ellison makes big promises to theater owners at CinemaCon

2 days ago

The novelist Jayne Anne Phillips took to nonfiction to remember her roots in 'Small Town Girls'

2 days ago

Local bestsellers for the week ended April 12

3 days ago

Anson Williams on his 'Happy Days' buddies, being spontaneous, and what travel has taught him

3 days ago

Why 'Malcolm in the Middle' star Erik Per Sullivan turned down the reboot

4 days ago

Bob Odenkirk's 'Normal' is about half of a good movie

4 days ago

Last year, the New Pornographers worried a scandal might end the band. Now they're back with a new drummer and a new album.

4 days ago

At local museums, the countdown continues to July 4 and the 250th

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