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By Marianne Garvey Composer Danny Elfman perforned an unusual show at Coachella over the weekend, with a set list that included the “Simpsons” theme and a song from “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” The crowd was also treated to tracks off his latest solo album “Big Mess,” songs from films he’s scored, and a number of

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Josh Brolin says he would have been an older and “more raspy” Batman than Ben Affleck. During a recent conversation on the podcast “Happy Sad Confused,” Brolin said he lost out on playing the Dark Knight to Affleck. Director Zack Snyder went with Affleck as Batman in 2016’s “Batman v

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN This week brings a second season of “Russian Doll,” but in a sense, the true TV version of a Russian nesting doll is “Better Call Saul,” deftly adding one more layer each year as it has approached the outer shell that was “Breaking Bad.” The beginning of the final season

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jennifer Aniston says she has long suffered from sleep problems. The 53-year-old star told People magazine that it’s been an issue for her for decades. “I think it started somewhere in my 30s or even earlier, but you just don’t start to notice the effects of a lack of sleep

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Billie Eilish took a moment during her Saturday Coachella performance to thank fans and express disbelief at her own meteoric rise to fame. “This is so weird,” she said. “I should not be headlining this sh–.” “But I’m so f—ing grateful that I’m here, and that you guys are all here,”

Jake Tapper’s Book Club A note from CNN’s Jake Tapper: “Say it plain: that many have died for this day.” I still remember covering President Barack Obama‘s first inauguration and listening to Elizabeth Alexander deliver the poem she wrote for the occasion. On the Capitol’s platform overlooking Lincoln Memorial, she had reached back to Walt

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Wilsoooon! Fans of “Cast Away,” the 2000 survival drama starring Tom Hanks, must have been happy to see the actor throwing the first pitch at the Cleveland Guardians’ Opening Day on Friday. The film features Hanks as a FedEx systems analyst who washes up on an uninhabited island after his plane

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Harry Styles treated fans at his Coachella concert on Friday to an unexpected guest: Shania Twain. Her appearance didn’t come until the last few minutes of Styles’ set. The iconic refrain of Twain’s “Man, I Feel Like a Woman” began to play as soon as Styles had finished performing a classic

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN An old-fashioned courtroom miniseries with a somewhat more modern backdrop of sexual politics, “Anatomy of a Scandal” is a crisply told, nicely binge-able mystery that doesn’t overstay its welcome. Adapted from a novel, the material certainly doesn’t break any ground but proves watchable enough for its various twists, some admittedly

By Scottie Andrew, CNN Liz Sheridan, a veteran stage and screen actress who played Jerry Seinfeld’s mother, Helen, on “Seinfeld,” died Friday morning, her manager and friend Amanda Hendon confirmed to CNN. Sheridan had celebrated her 93rd birthday earlier this week, Hendon said. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law. Though she had dozens

By Lisa Respers France, CNN If you didn’t score tickets for Coachella, it’s all good. The annual music and arts fest held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California runs for two weekends, April 15-17 and April 22-24. This year’s headliners include Billie Eilish, Harry Styles, the Weeknd (who dropped in after Kanye West