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| Movie review: 'Labyrinth' re-release shows creativity, Bowie swagger | Labyrinth, back in theaters through Sunday from Fathom Entertainment, is the supreme creative thesis from a pioneering artist. The last film Jim Henson directed, 40 years ago in 1986, expresses maximum creativity in every scene. Teenage Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) is a loner who escapes into her fantasy world. When tasked to babysit, she wishes the goblins would take her infant brother Toby (Toby Froud) away and free her. The Goblin King, Jareth, (David Bowie) obliges, so Sarah has 13 hours to solve his Labyrinth and rescue her brother. Each scene in the Labyrinth is a puzzle for Sarah to solve, encountering helpful and mischievous creatures brought to life by the Henson Workshop. |
| TV chef Elle Simone Scott dies at 49 | Elle Simone Scott, a cookbook author and cast member of America's Test Kitchen television series, has died, the PBS program announced. She was 49. Scott died Monday, her family said in a statement to WBUR-Radio in Boston. She died of ovarian cancer 10 years after her initial diagnosis, People magazine reported. America's Test Kitchen shared news of her death on its official Instagram account. "It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we share that our beloved colleague and friend, Elle Simone Scott, has passed away," the post read. "We are still finding our words as we mourn the loss of an incredible human." Scott joined the PBS series as the first Black cast member to appear regularly on the show in 2016. |
| Puppy Bowl XXII to air on Feb. 8 | The 2026 Puppy Bowl will be simulcast on Animal Planet, Discovery, TBS, truTV, HBO Max and discovery+ on Feb. 8. The 3-hour event -- which takes place on Super Bowl Sunday -- kicks off at 2 p.m. ET. "Puppy Bowl XXII celebrates the spirit of the underdog with a game day celebration that combines the excitement of a sports match-up with uplifting adoption stories," Joseph Boyle, head of content at Discovery Channel, said in a statement Thursday. "By introducing new segments like our senior spotlight and enhancing fan-favorite elements, we are creating a deeper connection to our audience and delivering the most entertaining sports spectacular on television." |
| Teagan Croft, Milo Manheim to star in live-action 'Tangled' | Titans alum Teagan Croft and School Spirits actor Milo Manheim have landed the lead roles in Disney's upcoming live-action version of Tangled. "Teagan Croft and Milo Manheim are Rapunzel and Flynn Rider in the live-action reimagining of Disney's Tangled. Coming only to theaters," the Walt Disney Studios X feed said Wednesday. The movie is being helmed by Michael Gracey, whose credits include Better Man and The Greatest Showman. Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi voiced the characters in the 2010 animated movie, the 2012 short film Tangled Ever After, the 2017 TV follow-up Tangled: Before Ever After and the TV series Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure, which ran 2017 to 2020. |
| Patrick Swayze's brother Sean dead at 63 | Sean Swayze, the younger brother of Ghost and Dirty Dancing icon Patrick Swayze, has died in the Los Angeles area at the age of 63. Sean's son Jesse confirmed the news to TMZ Wednesday. People.com said Wednesday Sean had been working as an entertainment Teamster at the time of his death on Dec. 15 from a gastrointestinal bleed related to alcoholic liver cirrhosis. Patrick died of pancreatic cancer in 2009 at the age of 57. He also starred in the film classics Point Break, Road House and The Outsiders. Patrick and Sean are survived by their brother, actor Don Swayze, 67, and sister Bambi, 66. Their sister Vicky died by suicide in 1994 at the age of 45. |