Gerard Butler comes through in flawed but worthwhile 'Kandahar'
By Katie Walsh Trubune News Service Our macho action movie auteurs are starting to reckon with the tragic situation in Afghanistan, which has fallen to… Login to continue reading Login…
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'Hypnotic' is too absurd to take seriously
By Katie Walsh Tribune News Service There’s something strange about “Hypnotic,” the new action thriller from writer/director Robert Rodriguez, starring Ben Affleck. There’s a sheen… Login to continue reading Login…
Kansas City Symphony names music director
By Ronald Blum Associated Press Matthias Pintscher will become music director of the Kansas City Symphony for the 2024-25 season, offered the job just five… Login to continue reading Login…
Encore Theatre brings humor to the stage
What: Encore Theatre of Independence presents “The Wild Women of Winedale,” a comedic play by Jones Hope Wooten (2018) about three women at crossroads in… Login to continue reading Login…
Truman High School theater students earn honors
By Bill Althaus bill.althaus@examiner.net When Austin Meyer was hired as the theater director at Truman High School in Independence, he wanted his first play to… Login to continue reading Login…
Keri Russell's new Netflix series — snappy and smart
Nina Metz Chicago Tribune “The Diplomat” on Netflix stars Keri Russell as a newly installed U.S. ambassador to the U.K. She may be great in… Login to continue reading Login…
‘The Snake with Big Feet’ presented this weekend in Independence
By The Examiner staff The Puppetry Arts Institute, 11205 E. Winner Road, will host the show “The Snake with Big Feet,” performed by Nancy Clark,… Login to continue reading Login…
Viewers adapting to higher streaming fees (but not going back to cable)
Erin McCarthy The Philadelphia Inquirer Donna Lynne Amareld has “cut the cord” twice, most recently about a year ago, when her cable and internet bill… Login to continue reading Login…
Owners of big cat refuge from 'Tiger King' selling property
By The Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The owners of a Florida-based sanctuary made famous by the Netflix docuseries, “ Tiger King, ” say… Login to continue reading Login…
Madcap fun comes to an Independence stage
What: City Theatre of Independence presents “Moonlight and Magnolias,” a comedic farce by Ron Hutchinson (2004) about the frantic effort to save the production of… Login to continue reading Login…