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Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US): 1. Oppenheimer 2. Killers of the Flower Moon 3. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes 4. Trolls Band Together 5. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One 6. Barbie 7. Anatomy of a Fall 8.

Les McCann, innovative jazz musician best known for 'Compared to What,' dies at 88

Les McCann, a prolific and influential musician and recording artist who helped found the soul-jazz genre and became a favorite source for sampling by Dr. Dre, A Tribe Called Quest and hundreds of other hip-hop performers, has died. He was 88.

Mexican actor Ana Ofelia Murguía, who voiced Mama Coco in 'Coco,' dies at 90

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican actor Ana Ofelia Murguía, who gave voice to the character of “Mama Coco” in the popular Pixar film "Coco," has died, Mexican officials said. She was 90.
'Wonka' ends the year No. 1 at the box office, 2023 sales reach $9 billion in post-pandemic best

'Wonka' ends the year No. 1 at the box office, 2023 sales reach $9 billion in post-pandemic best

NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood closed out an up and down 2023 with “Wonka” regaining No.
Marsha Warfield, bailiff Roz Russell on 'Night Court,' returns to the show that has a 'big heart'

Marsha Warfield, bailiff Roz Russell on 'Night Court,' returns to the show that has a 'big heart'

NEW YORK (AP) — Fans of the rebooted hit NBC sitcom “Night Court” might have been forgiven for tuning in all season long and asking “Where's Roz?” Roz Russell — played by comedian Marsha Warfield — was the salty, no-nonsense bailiff alongside Bull Sh
The year in review: Influential people who died in 2023

The year in review: Influential people who died in 2023

Yevgeny Prigozhin rose from being an ex-con and hot dog vendor to winning lucrative Kremlin contracts and heading a formidable mercenary army.

Shecky Greene, legendary standup comic, improv master and lord of Las Vegas, dies at 97

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shecky Greene, the gifted comic and master improviser who became the consummate Las Vegas lounge headliner and was revered by his peers and live audiences as one of the greatest standup acts of his generation, has died. He was 97.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 7-13

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 7-13: Jan. 7: Rolling Stone magazine founder Jann Wenner is 78. Singer Kenny Loggins is 76. Singer-songwriter Marshall Chapman is 75. Actor Erin Gray (“Silver Spoons,” ″Buck Rogers in the 25th Century”) is 74.
John Pilger, Australia-born journalist and filmmaker known for covering Cambodia, dies at 84

John Pilger, Australia-born journalist and filmmaker known for covering Cambodia, dies at 84

LONDON (AP) — John Pilger, an Australia-born journalist and documentary filmmaker known for his coverage of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 84.
Paula Abdul accuses 'American Idol' producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexual assault in lawsuit

Paula Abdul accuses 'American Idol' producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexual assault in lawsuit

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paula Abdul has accused former “American Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexually assaulting her in the early 2000s when she was a judge on the reality competition show, according to a new lawsuit.