Betty White, legendary TV actress and cultural icon, dies at 99

Betty White has died at age 99, just mere weeks before her 100th birthday. She leaves behind a Hollywood legacy that has touched the hearts of millions.

Betty White shares secrets to happy life ahead of 100th birthday: 'Find the positive'

Betty White, who’s turning 100 in January, joked that her diet includes avoiding “anything green” and credited her longevity to being born “a cockeyed optimist.”

Hugh Jackman has COVID; 'Music Man' shows canceled

Hugh Jackman says he tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing cold-like symptoms. As a result, Broadway's 'The Music Man' has canceled shows through Jan. 1.

Killer Mike seeks family of man who vandalized barbershop so he ‘can get him some help’

Atlanta rapper Killer Mike said someone vandalized his barber located on Edgewood Avenue in Atlanta and while he’s mad, he said he wants to reach one of the vandal’s family members to get him the mental health he needs.

Big-name entertainers coming to Tampa Bay in 2022

After nearly two years of canceled events, fans of some of the biggest names in entertainment may finally see the performances they’ve been waiting for. 

Jean-Marc Vallée, director of 'Dallas Buyers Club' and more, dies at 58

Jean-Marc Vallée, director of “Dallas Buyers Club,” “Big Little Lies” and more, died suddenly in his cabin in Canada over the weekend, a representative said.

‘Spider-Man’ tops $1B, first pandemic-era film to mark milestone

With $587.1 million from 61 overseas markets, in just 12 days of release, “Spider-Man” has grossed $1.05 billion globally.

BTS' Jin, Suga and RM test positive for COVID-19

All three had taken their second COVID-19 vaccine doses over the summer, the group's management said.

Broadway actor Harvey Evans dies at 80

Harvey Evans died Christmas Eve at the Actors Fund Home in Englewood, New Jersey, said Lawrence Leritz, a friend and Broadway actor, dancer, singer, producer and director.

The essential kids and family movies of 2021: ‘Encanto’ on Disney+, ‘Vivo’ and more

2021 gave us plenty of terrific family-friendly movie options, from animated gems 'Encanto' (Disney+) and 'Vivo' (Netflix) to exuberant musicals like 'In the Heights' and the criminally underrated 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie.' Here are the essentials — and where each is streaming.

Revisit the 5 coziest moments from ‘While You Were Sleeping’

“While You Were Sleeping” is an underrated holiday classic — a Christmas rom-com with festive cheer but one that doesn’t lean into the holiday spirit so much that it becomes full-on treacly. Film critic Caroline Siede picks the five coziest moments from this Sandra Bullock movie, which you can stream for free on Tubi.

Happy Festivus! Celebrate with an on-screen airing of grievances from Andrew Garfield, Dolly Parton and more

Some may call Dec. 23 '“Christmas Eve Eve,” but a certain segment of the population — the chunk that loves pop culture and, more specifically, the sitcom “Seinfeld" — knows the 23rd by its truest name. To those people we say, “A fine and festive Festivus for the rest of us.” Celebrate with a cinematic airing of grievances, streaming free on Tubi.

Author Joan Didion, peerless prose stylist, dies at 87

Joan Didion, the revered author and essayist whose precise social and personal commentary in such classics as “The White Album” and “The Year of Magical Thinking” made her a uniquely clear-eyed critic of turbulent times, has died. She was 87.

The essential comedy movies of 2021: starring Ryan Reynolds, Timothée Chalamet, Kristen Wiig and more

Not much about 2021 was funny, but “Barb and Star Go to Vista del Mar,” “Free Guy,” “Shiva Baby” and more made us laugh all the same. Here are the essential comedies of 2021, starring Ryan Reynolds (“Free Guy”), Timothée Chalamet and Bill Murray (“The French Dispatch”), Kristen Wiig (“Barb and Star Go to Vista del Mar”) and more.

‘Swan Song’ review: Mahershala Ali stuns in Apple TV+’s sci-fi thinker

Mahershala Ali stars in Benjamin Cleary’s “Swan Song,” a mournful sci-fi thinker that plays out as a headier, more humanistic “Black Mirror” episode. Film critic Clint Worthington has more.