Cinema News: 'Benjamin Franklin' reframes an American icon

Entertainment

April 5, 2022

Ben Franklin was the most famous American of his era. Ken Burns' new doc shows why

TV critic Robert Lloyd writes that the informative, well-framed and entertaining "Benjamin Franklin," premiering Monday on PBS, explores the life and times of our most colorful founder.

Watch the 5 best moments from the 2022 Grammys, from slap jokes to SZA on crutches

Sly references to the Oscars slap, a staged flirtation and a cameo from a world leader were among the highlights of Sunday's Grammy Awards.

Chris Rock's brother wants Will Smith's Oscar revoked, isn't accepting his apology

Kenny Rock would like the film academy to take back Will Smith's Oscar for slapping his brother, comedian Chris Rock.

Kanye West bails on Coachella, leaving festival less than 2 weeks to find a headliner

Eleven days before the Coachella music festival begins, Kanye West has dropped out as one of the headliners. The search is on for a replacement.

Barbara Kruger on remixing her own art and her visits to 4chan

Artist Barbara Kruger discusses her LACMA retrospective and how her explorations of mass media continue with work that responds to social media.

Jesse Williams and Patrick Adams hope audiences will leave 'Take Me Out' inspired to live 'their truth'

Jesse Williams and Patrick Adams star in the new Broadway revival of Richard Greenberg's Tony-winning play "Take Me Out," about a gay baseball player.

Previously unknown footage of a preteen Prince surfaces in Minneapolis

An 11-year-old Prince turns up in newly discovered archival news footage.

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