Entertainment

With the Academy Awards on the agenda, many people will be watching to see if their favorite movies won. But a local professor spoke about the dearth of female directors who will be honored. Read more here.

Orson Bean, the witty actor and comedian who enlivened the game show "To Tell the Truth" and played a crotchety merchant on "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman," was hit and killed by a car in Los Angeles, authorities said. He was 91. Read more here.

In honor of Black History Month, the city is booming with events that showcase Black contributions to the arts and society, including a show by a woman who was feautured on Grammy-nominated artist John Legend's first album.

Prosecutors in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial rested their case Thursday after more than two weeks of testimony punctuated by harrowing accounts from six women, including some who said he ignored pleas of “no, no, no” and justified his behavior as the cost of getting ahead in Hollywood. Read more...

Fashioin designer Diane von Furstenberg and film academy CEO Dawn Hudson said a record 67 nominations went to women this year, which Hudson called representative of a trend in the academy that has long tilted heavily male. Read more here.

Kirk Douglas, the muscular actor with the dimpled chin who starred in "Spartacus," "Lust for Life" and dozens of other films and helped fatally weaken the Hollywood blacklist, has died at 103, People magazine reported Wednesday. Read more here.

Madonna has a message for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry: Forget Canada and move to New York City instead. Read more here.

Disney said its Disney Plus streaming service reached nearly 29 million paid subscribers in less than three months, an impressive start for what the company has positioned as its future as more people drop cable subscriptions. Read more here.

Wendy's will enter the breakfast ring and debut its highly anticipated menu for the increasingly competitive timeslot on March 2. Read more here.

According to new research, more of 2019's top movies featured minority or female lead characters than ever recorded before. Read more here.