How indie theaters are evolving in a new era: “Everybody wants movies in their lives”

How indie theaters are evolving in a new era: “Everybody wants movies in their lives”

Audiences have been enjoying films at movie theaters for decades, but streaming and expensive ticket prices have impacted moviegoing habits. For the owners and operators of independent theaters, survival means getting creative.  Kevin Smith, the man behind cult classics like “Clerks” and “Mallrats,” bought a theater in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, in 2022. It was the cinema he’d…

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Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to raise money for public TV stations after funding cuts

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to raise money for public TV stations after funding cuts

Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding. Ross, a public television stalwart in the 1980s and ’90s, “dedicated his life to making art accessible to everyone,” said Joan…

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Danielle Spencer, child star from “What’s Happening!!,” dies at 60

Danielle Spencer, child star from “What’s Happening!!,” dies at 60

Danielle Spencer, who played the wisecracking and tattling little sister Dee Thomas on the 1970s sitcom “What’s Happening!!” has died. Spencer died Monday at age 60, a representative confirmed to CBS News. Spencer died after a yearslong battle with cancer.  Actress Danielle Spencer from the TV show “What’s Happening!!” poses for a photo in November…

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Netflix extends partnership with Prince Harry and Meghan in multiyear deal

Netflix extends partnership with Prince Harry and Meghan in multiyear deal

Prince Harry and Meghan have extended their partnership with Netflix and their media company, Archewell Productions, with a multiyear, first-look deal, the couple announced Monday.  Archewell began collaborating with the streaming giant in 2020 and have produced a handful of documentary content, including the popular “Harry & Meghan.” The Duchess of Sussex also developed a…

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Tyler Perry sued by “The Oval” actor over alleged sex assault, harassment; Perry’s attorney denies claims

Tyler Perry sued by “The Oval” actor over alleged sex assault, harassment; Perry’s attorney denies claims

Tyler Perry has been accused in a civil lawsuit of repeatedly sexually assaulting and harassing an actor on “The Oval,” a TV drama that Perry created, according to a new lawsuit. The suit, filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court by the actor Derek Dixon, alleges Perry used his influence in the entertainment industry to…

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