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  • Tuesday, Mar. 7, 2017
Hollywood film on couple who saved Jews premiering in Poland 
Hollywood star Jessica Chastain, who plays the main character, speaks during a press conference prior to the gala screening of "The Zookeeper's Wife" in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)
By Monika Scislowska
WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- 

Hollywood actress Jessica Chastain and the female director of her new movie, are celebrating both the strength and the tenderness of women.

Chastain, director Niki Caro, and other actors were in Warsaw Tuesday for a gala screening of the movie "The Zookeeper's Wife."

It tells the real-life story of the former director of the Warsaw zoo, Jan Zabinski, and of his wife, Antonina, who jointly saved up to 300 Jews by hiding them in their home on zoo grounds and in animal enclosures during World War II.

Shot in Prague, Czech Republic, the movie opens in theaters March 31. It is based on a 2007 book by American author Diane Ackerman that revealed the story to the world.

Two-time Academy Award nominee Chastain, who plays Antonina Zabinska, told a news conference she felt "so inspired" by the story of human kindness "that we need so much today."

She said it was exciting to play how Antonina, initially unsure of herself, "is More

  • Tuesday, Mar. 7, 2017
Director Damien Chazelle's Neil Armstrong drama slated for October 2018 release
In this Feb. 6, 2017 file photo, Damien Chazelle poses for a portrait at the 89th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

"La La Land" director Damien Chazelle may have just finished one Oscar season, but he appears headed for another.

Universal Pictures on Tuesday dated Chazelle's "First Man," starring Ryan Gosling as astronaut Neil Armstrong, for Oct. 12, 2018. The release date will return Chazelle to the heart of awards season with the follow-up to his musical sensation.

"First Man" focuses on Armstrong in the years 1961-1969 and follows NASA's race to land a man on the moon. The script, based on James R. Hansen's book, is written by "Spotlight" scribe Josh Singer.

The 32-year-old Chazelle became the youngest to ever win best director at the Academy Awards. "La La Land," which has made nearly $400 million globally, took home six Oscars.

  • Tuesday, Mar. 7, 2017
Patinkin says "Homeland" trying to improve Muslim depiction 
This Sept. 18, 2016 file photo shows Mandy Patinkin at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
By Zara Eldridge
LONDON (AP) -- 

Mandy Patinkin knows that his show "Homeland" hasn't always shown Muslims in the best light - but he says that is changing with the award-winning show's sixth season.

"It's deeply important to me," he said in an interview this week with The Associated Press.

"In all kinds of entertainment - movies, television - there are always the bad guys; the cowboys and Indians, then the Russians were the bad guys, the Nazis were the bad guys. Now it seems like Muslim 'terrorists' are the bad guys," he said. "So, inadvertently, because it's an action show, it's an on-the-edge-of-your-seat political drama that 'Homeland' is, unintentionally we were not helping the Muslim community and we take responsibility for it. And I know I can speak for the writers when they want to right that error that happened because of storytelling."

The Showtime show, which also stars Claire Danes, is highly acclaimed but has also been criticized for its depiction of More

  • Monday, Mar. 6, 2017
Matt Damon narrating new Boston Marathon documentary 
Matt Damon arrives at the world premiere of "Beauty and the Beast" at the El Capitan Theatre on Thursday, March 2, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
BOSTON (AP) -- 

The producers of the first full-length documentary film about the Boston Marathon say they've signed Matt Damon to narrate it.

"Boston" premieres in its namesake city on April 15, two days before the 121st running of America's most venerable footrace. It will be screened in 500 theaters nationwide starting April 19.

Executive producer Frank Marshall says the Academy Award-winning actor - who grew up in Boston and cheered on the runners as a young man - "is the ideal narrator."

The film directed by Jon Dunham chronicles the rich history of the marathon, which was first run in 1897.

It will touch on the 2013 finish line bombings that killed three spectators and wounded 260 others, but with a focus on the euphoric 2014 race the year after the attacks

  • Monday, Mar. 6, 2017
Historic drama "Underground" reflects on state of US 
This Feb. 2, 2017 photo shows cast members from the TV series, "Underground," from left, Amirah Vann, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Aisha Hinds and Aldis Hodge in Atlanta. The second season premieres March 8 on WGN America. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
By Jonathan Landrum Jr.
ATLANTA (AP) -- 

As "Underground" starts its second season, it remains firmly rooted in history - but it also very much reflects on present-day American issues.

One of the show's stars, Aldis Hodge, says the political commentary is unintentional by "Underground" co-creator Misha Green, who was highly critical of President Donald Trump during his candidacy, calling him "a racist and sexist."

The series delves into the back story of the Underground Railroad. The second season , which premieres at 10 p.m. EST Wednesday on WGN America, explores the divide in the U.S. as the roots of the Civil War take hold.

"Call it a serendipitous coincidence," said Hodge, who plays Noah, a blacksmith who helped fellow slaves escape. "It's scary how the truth of 1858 still resonates so symmetrically to what we are going through today, especially in this political climate."

Jurnee Smollett-Bell, who plays a free former slave named Rosalee, took a break while More

  • Monday, Mar. 6, 2017
Spielberg, Streep, Hanks may team for Pentagon Papers movie 
In this June 21, 2016 file photo, Steven Spielberg attends the LA Premiere of "The BFG" in Los Angeles.(Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP)
By Lindsey Bahr, Film Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

Hollywood dream team Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep are considering taking on some classified government documents in a feature film about the Pentagon Papers case.

A source close to the project who spoke only on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly said Monday that Spielberg has signed on to direct "The Post," a co-production from Fox and Amblin Entertainment.

Based on a script by Liz Hannah, the film will focus on The Washington Post's 1971 publication of the classified Vietnam War study after a federal judge barred the New York Times from further coverage. The Times had previously published a series of articles from the critical report after military analyst Daniel Ellsberg leaked the top secret documents.

In defiance of the government's efforts to block coverage on grounds of national security concerns, Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham joined forces with the New More

  • Friday, Mar. 3, 2017
Film academy president reassures members after Oscar botch 
In this Feb. 26, 2017 file photo, Cheryl Boone Isaacs arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
By Andrew Dalton
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

The president of the film academy has sent an email to its members telling them they have much to be proud of after this year's Oscars ceremony, and reassuring them changes will be made to avoid a repeat of problems like the botched best-picture announcement that closed the show.

An Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences spokesman confirmed the contents of the email for The Associated Press on Thursday night.

In it, academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs calls Sunday's show "one of the best — and certainly most dramatic and talked about — Oscar ceremonies of all time" giving a subtle nod to the mistaken naming of "La La Land" as best picture before the correct winner "Moonlight" was eventually revealed.

Isaacs goes on to give a set of bullet-pointed items she says the academy — a group of about 6,000 people from the film industry who vote for the Oscars — should be proud of.

They include the "impeccable and effortless More

  • Thursday, Mar. 2, 2017
Snapchat parent rockets higher in Wall Street debut 
Snapchat co-founders Bobby Murphy, left, and CEO Evan Spiegel ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange as the company celebrates its IPO, Thursday, March 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
By Barbara Ortutay, Technology Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

The company behind Snapchat closed on a high note in its Wall Street debut, proof, at least for a day, that there's investor demand for young but still unproven tech companies.

Shares of Snap Inc. jumped $7.58, or 44 percent, to close at $24.48 on Thursday.

The company had priced its initial public offering of 200 million shares at $17 each on Wednesday. That was above the expected range of $14 to $16.

Snap's IPO was one of the most anticipated for a technology company since Twitter's in 2013. That, in turn, had created the biggest stir since Facebook made its debut on Wall Street in 2012. Twitter is now valued at $11 billion, while Facebook is $395 billion. Snap's closing price Thursday valued the Los Angeles company at $34 billion.

Snapchat is best known for disappearing messages and quirky face-filters for jazzing up selfies. It's popular with young people, but growth has slowed in recent months. That has investors More

  • Thursday, Mar. 2, 2017
Dave Chappelle debuts 2 comedy specials March 21 on Netflix 
In this July 18, 2015 file photo, comedian Dave Chappelle speaks at the RUSH Philanthropic Arts Foundation's Art for Life Benefit in New York. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Comedian Dave Chappelle is headed back to TV with his first concert specials in a dozen years - two of them. Both premiere March 21, exclusively on Netflix.

The hour-long specials are from his personal vault. "Dave Chappelle: The Age of Spin" was filmed at The Palladium in Los Angeles in March 2016. "Dave Chappelle: Deep in the Heart of Texas" was filmed at the Moody Theater in Austin in April 2015.

He's currently on the road in preparation for a third Netflix special.

Chappelle's comedy career includes movie roles in "The Nutty Professor," ''Con Air" and "Blue Streak." In 2003, he achieved heightened fame and critical acclaim as the mastermind of his Comedy Central sketch series, "Chappelle's Show," only to abruptly exit the series in its third season.

  • Wednesday, Mar. 1, 2017
Yahoo punishes CEO in latest fallout from security breakdown
In this Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015, file photo, Yahoo president and CEO Marissa Mayer delivers the keynote address at the first-ever Yahoo Mobile Developer Conference, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
By Michael Liedtke, Technology Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- 

Yahoo is punishing CEO Marissa Mayer and parting ways with its top lawyer for the mishandling of two security breaches that exposed the personal information of more than 1 billion users and already have cost the company $350 million.

Mayer won't be paid her annual bonus nor receive a potentially lucrative stock award because a Yahoo investigation concluded her management team reacted too slowly to one breach discovered in 2014.

Yahoo's general counsel, Ronald Bell, resigned without severance pay for his department's lackadaisical response to the security lapses.

Alex Stamos, Yahoo's top security officer at the time of the 2014 breach, left the company in 2015.

Although Yahoo's security team uncovered evidence that a hacker backed by an unnamed foreign government had pried into user accounts in 2014, executives "failed to act sufficiently" on that knowledge, according to the results of an internal investigation disclosed More

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