Entertainment

PARK CITY, Utah – Writer-director Paul Weitz knew what he was after when he was writing “Grandma,” the official closing-night selection at the Sundance Film Festival. “I just wanted to see a movie where (Lily Tomlin) was in every scene,” he said after the film’s premiere Friday. “So I wrote it.” Tomlin is the titular [...] Read More »

SYDNEY – Australia’s largest newspaper is facing sharp criticism over its obituary of the nation’s most famous author, whom it described as plain and overweight. The Australian newspaper’s obituary of Colleen McCullough, whose novel “The Thorn Birds” sold 30 million copies worldwide and who died on Thursday at age 77 after a long illness, opened [...] Read More »

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The children of Casey Kasem are urging Los Angeles police to make progress in an elder abuse investigation focusing on the radio legend’s widow. Kasem’s children claimed at a Friday news conference that the investigation into Jean Kasem’s care that began last June has stalled. But police spokeswoman Jane Kim says [...] Read More »

COLUMBIA, S.C. – A journalist covering the fight over soul singer James Brown’s estate was ordered Friday to tell a court how she obtained a diary from Brown’s widow. A judge issued a restraining order telling journalist Sue Summer to not publish anything from the diary, which she said was sent to her anonymously. But [...] Read More »

PHOENIX – Comedian Josh Gad is expecting big things when his “Frozen” co-star Idina Menzel steps to a microphone Sunday at the Super Bowl and sings the national anthem. “She is going to kill it. Kill it,” Gad said Friday. Mendel’s performance of the song “Let It Go” from “Frozen” is a huge hit with [...] Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Winter. Embrace it or run from it. For a Canadian musician, the latter is impossible so they tour across this sometimes frozen wasteland of a country, playing venues small or large, but often small so they can get their music heard. Northwestern Ontario native Sage[...] Read More »

Known for his outrageous outfits and on-stage antics, Marilyn Manson will be bringing his unique show to Lethbridge in 2015. The American goth-rock, industrial-metal performer who will be hitting the stage at The Enmax Centre on Saturday, April 4. Manson is touring in support of the band’s new album, The Pale Emperor, which will hit [...] Read More »

Def Leppard, one of the world’s dominating powerhouses of rock, will visit Lethbridge as part of a 13-stop Canadian tour in 2015. The tour will take in major venues across the country, kicking off in Penticton on April 15 and wrapping in London on May 5, with a stop in Lethbridge scheduled for April 25. [...] Read More »

Nick Kuhl Lethbridge Herald nkuhl@lethbridgeherald.com They’ve been in school productions before, but usually don’t get to provide much directorial input. For “Putting on the Ritz,” opening tonight at Chinook High School’s Media Centre, though, Grade 12 students Kirsten Wiersma and Julia Dzurka had the chance to be the show’s choreographers[...] Read More »

MILK RIVER Award-winning Elvis impersonator Adam Fitzpatrick will bring back memories of “The King” Saturday in Milk River. Fitzpatrick has racked up numerous accolades performing as Elvis Presley, including 2013 Ultimate Elvis first runner-up, 2014 European Grand Champion, 2014 Las Vegas Grand Champion and 2014 Las Vegas People’s[...] Read More »