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Sofia Coppola and her daughter went viral after Romy, 16, shared the outrageous reason she was grounded to TikTok, calling out her "nepo baby" status.

The honors keep coming in for fiction writer-poet Percival Everett.

Harrison Ford was working as a carpenter for director Francis Ford Coppola when George Lucas walked in. Harrison was hired to play Han Solo in Star Wars shortly after.

LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Cindy Williams, who played Shirley opposite Penny Marshall's Laverne on the popular sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," has died, her family said Monday. Williams died in Los Angeles at age 75 on Wednesday after a brief illness, her children, Zak and Emily Hudson, said in a statement released through family spokeswoman Liza Cranis. Williams played the straitlaced Shirley to Marshall's more libertine Laverne on the show about a pair of roommates that worked at a Milwaukee bottling factory in the 1950s and 60s. “Laverne & Shirley” was known almost as much for its opening theme as the show itself. Williams' and Marshall's chant of “schlemiel, schlimazel" as they skipped together became a cultural phenomenon and oft-invoked piece of nostalgia.

Cindy Williams, who played Shirley opposite Penny Marshall's Laverne on the popular sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," has died, her family said Monday. Williams died in Los Angeles at age 75 on Wednesday after a brief illness, her children, Zak and Emily Hudson, said in a statement released through family spokeswoman Liza Cranis. "The passing of our kind, hilarious mother, Cindy Williams, has brought us insurmountable sadness that could never truly be expressed," the statement said.

French writer Dominique Lapierre has died at age 91.

Wounded four times in Vietnam, Tim Page inspired Dennis Hopper's character in 'Apocalypse Now.'

Legendary Vietnam War photographer, writer and counter-culture documenter Tim Page has died Wednesday at his Australian home.

Bob Rafelson, a co-creator of “The Monkees” who became an influential figure in the New Hollywood era of the 1970s, has died.

A use case for the blockchain to find the next "Godfather"

The US actor rose to fame for his portrayal of Sonny Corleone in the mafia film.

James Caan, the curly-haired tough guy known to movie fans as the hotheaded Sonny Corleone of “The Godfather” and to television audiences as the dying football player in the classic weeper “Brian’s Song” and the casino boss in “Las Vegas,” has died.

James Gray’s autobiographical coming of age film “Armageddon Time,” starring Anthony Hopkins, Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong, has made the biggest splash of an American film not starring Tom Cruise at the Cannes Film Festival.

The Russian filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov, one of the few Russian filmmakers at this year's Cannes Film Festival, says “art is always against war."

The Stream This combination of photos shows promotional art for "The Offer," a series premiering April 28 on Paramount+, "I Love That for You," a series premiering April 29 on Showtime and "I Love America," a film premiering April 29 on Amazon Prime Video. (Paramount+/Showtime/Amazon Prime Video via AP) (Uncredited)Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES— Here’s an offer that will be hard to refuse: Paramount+ is playing host to the Godfather trilogy starting on Thursday. — AP Film Writer Lindsey BahrMUSIC— Future has a new album coming out Friday but hasn't disclosed its name yet. "I Love That for You" debuts Friday on streaming and on demand for subscribers, before its on-air cable debut at May 1.

This week’s new entertainment releases include new music from Future and Kehlani, a 10-episode Paramount+ series that dramatizes the behind-the-scenes story of the making of “The Godfather,” and the comedy “I Love That for You” starring former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Vanessa Bayer as a woman longing to be a home shopping channel host.

Will Smith danced with glee at the Vanity Fair Oscar party, waving his best actor Oscar in the air and rapping along to his own songs with wife Jada Pinkett Smith at his side.

94th Academy Awards - Red Carpet Jane Campion arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. “The Godfather” — which won best picture — was released March 24, 1972. — Associated Press’ Tim Reynolds___7:30 p.m.“Summer of Soul” has won best documentary at the Oscars. Director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s chronicle of the music of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival took the trophy as expected at Sunday’s Academy Awards. His “CODA” co-star Marlee Matlin was the first when she won best actress for “Children of a Lesser God” in 1987.

The actor told The New York Post how he got the cast to laugh while shooting the scene where Luca Brasi meets Don Corleone.

A timeless landmark of American film, Francis Ford Coppola's explosive drama of a mob family, which premiered in March 1972, was an offer no moviegoer could refuse.

Imagine Laurence Olivier or Ernest Borgnine as the Godfather. On the 50th anniversary of the film, the author of Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli describes the movie that could've been.

Al Pacino is opening up about his breakthrough role in “The Godfather" 50 years since its release.

For the eighth time in the last two and a half months, a movie starring Tom Holland is No. 1 at the box office.

George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy, stewards of the Star Wars universe and numerous other notable motion pictures, are being honored by the Producers Guild of America for their contributions to the film industry.

Tributes to Peter Bogdanovich poured in following the death of the filmmaker, writer, critic and film historian.

Peter Miller, the head of Omerta Capital, has been indicted in an alleged insider trading scheme. His Instagram account reveals a flashy, expensive lifestyle.

Reeves confirmed that a real priest was used for a wedding scene in "Dracula," which means he is married "under the eyes of God."

Dean Stockwell, a top Hollywood child actor who gained new success in middle age, garnering an Oscar nomination for “Married to the Mob” and Emmy nominations for “Quantum Leap,” has died.

Fires, droughts and extreme heat are forcing Napa and neighboring wine regions to rethink their practices.

The heat wave that recently hit the Pacific Northwest subjected the region’s vineyards to record-breaking temperatures nine months after the fields that produce world-class wine were blanketed by wildfire smoke.

Early risers in Venice have woken to the sight of a cruise ship traveling down the Giudecca canal for the first time since the pandemic, despite repeated government pledges to reroute the huge vessels on safety and environmental grounds.

Charles Grodin, who died Tuesday at 86, spent an entire "Saturday Night Live" episode keeping up the conceit that he was not prepared.

Fire has been cruel to Northern California wine country lately. That can lead to smoke taint, an undesirable burnt taste in wine made from grapes with skins permeated by smoke. While Napa and Sonoma counties produce only about 10% of the state's wine, they have an outsized influence on Californias position as the nations leading wine producer. That creates a ripple effect in the economy that leads to fewer harvesting jobs and less wine to sell. Preliminary results show there is very little smoke taint, but he won't know until he can taste the wine after fermentation.

A statue of Kermit The Frog stands at the entrance to The Jim Henson Company, Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. The U.S. government's small business lending program sent pandemic relief money into unexpected corners of the entertainment industry. The Muppet makers say they received about $2 million to keep their 75 workers employed through the coronavirus shutdown. While legendary names like Francis Ford Coppola and Jim Henson hardly evoke the image of small business, the leaders of modestly sized companies that bear their names say the funds have been essential to keeping ordinary workers afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. The Jim Henson Co. employs about 75 people, company spokeswoman Nicole Goldman said in a statement.