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| Famous birthdays for April 25: Hank Azaria, Al Pacino | Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. They include: -- Oliver Cromwell, lord protector of England, in 1599 -- Inventor/physicist Guglielmo Marconi in 1874 -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice William Brennan in 1906 -- Pioneer broadcast journalist Edward R. |
| 'The Conners' moves to follow 'Abbott Elementary' | ABC announced Wednesday that The Conners is moving to a new time. Beginning Wednesday, May 1, The Conners will air at 9:30 p.m. EDT. This places The Conners after Abbott Elementary. The Conners airs at 8 p.m. through tonight. The Conners is the spinoff of Roseanne. The Roseanne revival was canceled in 2018 and revamped to omit creator and star Roseanne Barr. John Goodman, Laurie Metcalfe, Sara Gilbert, Lecy Goranson, Emma Kenney and Ames McNamara star. Michael Fishman left the show prior to Season 5 and Jayden Rey before the current sixth season. The Conners is also available to stream on Hulu, with new episodes accessible Thursdays following their ABC airing. |
| Jason Schwartzman, Carol Kane comedy 'Between the Temples' opens in August | Sony Pictures Classics announced the release date for Between the Temples on Wednesday. The film will open Aug. 23 in theaters. Sony Pictures Classic bought Between the Temples after its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January. The comedy stars Jason Schwartzman as a cantor training his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) for her Bat Mitzvah. UPI reviewed Between the Temples at Sundance and praised it for making the faith specific story accessible to any viewer with some specific references Jewish audiences will appreciate. Nathan Silver directed and co-wrote with C. Mason Wells. Between the Temples also stars Dolly De Leon, Caroline Aaron, Robert Smigel, Madeline Weinstein and Matthew Shear. |
| Rita Moreno, Jennifer Connelly remember Jim Henson in new doc | Disney+ released the trailer for the documentary Jim Henson: Idea Man on Wednesday. The film premieres May 31. Ron Howard directs the documentary. Footage shows home movies and early works of Henson, the creator of The Muppets and Sesame Street. Jennifer Connelly, who starred in Henson's film Labyrinth, speaks about Henson's creativity. "The space he gave to an expression of imagination, I see that in everything that he did," Connelly says. Rita Moreno, who appeared on The Muppet Show, also speaks. "There was nothing that Jim didn't entertain," Moreno said. Henson's children, Brian and Lisa, also speak in the film as does fellow puppeteer Frank Oz. Disney+ first announced the documentary April 11. |
| Seventeen comments on AI in 'Maestro' music video teaser | South Korean boy band Seventeen is teasing its new music video. The K-pop group released a preview of its video for the song "Maestro" on Wednesday. The "Maestro" teaser opens with a message from Seventeen that comments on the use of AI. "In our current reality where anything can be created with AI, who is the real maestro? A portion of the footage in this video was created using AI," the note reads. The video features scenes of human orchestra members performing alongside dystopian images of robots playing the instruments. "Maestro" is one of four new tracks that appears on Seventeen's forthcoming greatest hits album, 17 is Right Here. The other new songs are titled "Lalali," "Spell" and "Cheers to Youth. |