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Meep, meep. ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ opens with $15.5 million

NEW YORK (AP) — Three years after Warner Bros. abruptly canned “Coyote vs. Acme,” the Looney Tunes feature film that was given a new...

What to Stream: ‘Mandalorian & Grogu,’ Alix Earle reality series, Ellie Goulding’s ‘I Know...

The “Mandalorian & Grogu” and a new album from Ellie Goulding are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a...

The Dog Stars

The Dog Stars is based on the 2012 novel by Peter Heller, and now it's adapted into a post-apocalyptic film by Ridley Scott. This...

The Athens Film Festival returns to downtown Athens for its third year

ATHENS, Ga.  — Filmmakers and cinema lovers will descend upon downtown Athens this weekend. The Athens Film Festival returns this weekend for its third...

Smudged Academy opens performing arts program in Cornelia

CORNELIA, Ga. — A new performing arts program is giving young people in Habersham County a place to develop their talents on stage while...

Piedmont Camerata to perform free chamber music concert Aug. 30

DEMOREST, Ga. — Classical music will fill the Piedmont University Chapel later this month as some of the university’s accomplished musicians come together for...

What to Stream: ‘Outer Banks,’ Anthony Hopkins’ classical album and Anne Hathaway’s 1st 2026...

The final season of “Outer Banks” and a new album from Anthony Hopkins (yes, Sir Anthony Hopkins) are some of the new television, films,...

Hayden Panettiere, who starred in ‘Heroes’ and ‘Nashville,’ dies at 36

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hayden Panettiere, star of popular television series including “Heroes” and “Nashville,” has died. She was 36. Panettiere’s father, Skip, announced the...

Ben Jones, good ol’ boy ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ actor and 2-term US House member,...

Ben Jones, who played the good ol' boy mechanic in “The Dukes of Hazzard” TV series and parlayed his fame into a political career...

The show must go on!

There's an old adage in theater: "The show must go on." On Sunday afternoon in Clarkesville, it did—even though the lights went out. The Habersham...

Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ storms the box office with a $264.1 million global debut

NEW YORK (AP) — Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” launched with an estimated $124.5 million in domestic ticket sales and another $139.6 million from overseas,...

Actor Sam Neill of ‘Jurassic Park’ dies at 78, his family says

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Sam Neill, a smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose career moved from art film to blockbuster as he dodged...