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Where faith meets politics
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Where faith meets politics

  • By Hannah Romero hromero@rocketminer.com
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ROCK SPRINGS — The Actors’ Mission’s newest production opening Thursday night is “Church & State,” a “fast-paced dramedy about faith, politics, and ‘The Twitter,’” according to the play’s website.

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'Holy Grail' digital effects rewinding the clock for actors

  • By MATT KEMP Associated Press
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LONDON (AP) — With Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman" expected to battle "Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood" and "1917" for the best picture Oscar in February, all eyes are on the special effects team that made the sprawling crime epic possible.

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A mix of risk-takers and classic Hollywood at Golden Globes

  • By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer
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NEW YORK (AP) — Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington and Gugu Mbatha-Raw led the fashion risk-takers at the Golden Globes, while Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Cynthia Erivo topped the lists of many for more classic looks on one of the biggest red carpets of the awards season.

Upcoming performance by The Great DuBois canceled

Upcoming performance by The Great DuBois canceled

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ROCK SPRINGS — The Great DuBois performance scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the Broadway Theater has been canceled. Those who’ve bought tickets at the Rock Springs Main Street/Urban Renewal Agency Office or the Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce may return their tickets to the sales locati…

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In 2019, the box office belonged to Disney

  • By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer
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NEW YORK (AP) — Every movie year offers up a parade of hits and flops. But in 2019, no winner was in the same galaxy as the Walt Disney Co. And the biggest loser might have been anyone less thrilled about the box-office domination of franchise films.

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Pop culture in 2010s marked gains in diversity, inclusion

  • By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer
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NEW YORK (AP) — When the family-friendly Hallmark Channel recently pulled, under pressure from a conservative group, a set of ads featuring a kiss between two happy brides at the altar, backlash was swift — to say the least.

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The Jim Crow film that just won't die, 'Song of the South'

  • By JAY REEVES Associated Press
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Racially segregated movie theaters and whites-only water fountains disappeared decades ago after court rulings struck down the legal framework of Jim Crow America, but another element of the era just won't die: Walt Disney's 1946 movie "Song of the South."