Fort Scott event celebrates Black History Month
Gordan Parks museum celebrates Black History Month with film and open mic event.
Movies
A fall movie season (like everything else) in flux
NEW YORK (AP) — Filmmaker Cary Fukunaga has been waiting more than a year and a half for the biggest movie of his career, the James Bond film “No Time to Die,” to arrive in theaters. It has been a strange and surreal wait. Months before the much-delayed movie is even released on Oct. 8, the film’s theme song, by Billie Eilish, already won a Grammy.
Joplin's Regal Northstar Theater to reopen next month
Joplin's Regal Northstar Theater is scheduled to reopen next month.
'Wizard of Oz' remake planned with 'Watchman' director
Are we off to see the wizard, the Wonderful Wizard of Oz — again? New Line Cinema is making a new adaptation of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” L. Frank Baum children’s novel, with Nicole Kassell, the visual architect of “Watchmen,” set to direct.
Movie Theaters in Pittsburg, Joplin announce reopening dates
AMC Theatres, which operates the movie theater in Pittsburg, will reopen on August 20. On that date, tickets will only be $0.15. Regal, which operates the Regal Northstar in Joplin…
AMC theater in Pittsburg set to reopen
PITTSBURG, Kan - According to AMCTheaters.com, the AMC CLASSIC Pittsburg 8 Theater is set to reopen on September 3rd. Press Release By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business (CNN) -- AMC is finally reopening its theaters, and guests will need to spend just 15…
Disney ends the 20th Century Fox brand
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business (CNN) -- 20th Century Fox, one of the most-recognized names in entertainment history, is officially no more. Disney announced on Monday it would be rebranding one of its TV studios, 20th Century Fox Television, as 20th…
AMC Theatres postpones reopening again as summer blockbusters are delayed
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business (CNN) -- With summer blockbusters pushing back their release dates because of coronavirus, AMC Theatres is delaying its opening once again. The world's biggest movie-theater chain is postponing the reopening of its US theaters to "mid-to-late August,"…
Joel Schumacher, director of Batman movies and 'St. Elmo's Fire,' dead at 80
By Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) -- Joel Schumacher, an eclectic director whose career ranged from a pair of divisive Batman movies to "St. Elmo's Fire," died Monday after a year-long battle with cancer, a representative for Schumacher told CNN. He…
New this week: Neil Young, 'Miss Juneteenth,' Padma Lakshmi (June 15)
This week’s new entertainment releases include a celebration of Juneteenth with the film “Miss Juneteenth,” Channing Godfrey Peoples’ first feature film.
Streaming Roulette: Get help picking what to watch
If you're like me, you spend almost just as much time wandering around all the different options we have on Netflix or whichever streaming service as you do watching the actual content. It's exhausting, to say the least. Especially during…
The List with an Assist: Chris Warner
Chris Warner joins Jesse to give some of his media recommendations on today's edition of The List. First up, Chris recommends the Gaming Historian on Youtube. This channel takes a deep…
The List: Pointless Youtube videos
Jesse Irwin digs through the Youtube content mine to find some of the most pointless content the site has to offer on today's edition of the list. The first recommendation is All Star…
The List with an Assist: Jasmine Kyle
Every morning, we recommend a list of things to watch, listen to, download, play, or simply check out. Today, we asked for a little assistance from Jasmine Kyle, Business and…
The List: The Two Popes, Modern Family, Parasite
Jesse Irwin joins Michael to talk about some shows and movies he recommends. First up is The Two Popes on Netflix. The film stars Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Price staring and Pope Benedict…
The List: Easter Edition
For this weekend's list, I'm laying out a few suggestions for Easter weekend. Here’s links to all of them: Easter Parade Hop Bob's Burgers "Eggs for Days" Andrea Bocelli: Live from Milan…
'At Home With Olaf' arrives just in time to warm our lonely hearts
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) -- Disney Animation is debuting a series of weekly animated shorts called, "At Home With Olaf." Starring the snowman from "Frozen," Hyrum Osmond animated the series, while Josh Gad resumed his role as the voice of Olaf.…
The List: The Highwaymen, Bonnie and Clyde, and Star Wars
For today’s list, we’re talking about infamous criminals and space cowboys & princesses. Here's links to all of the videos: Star Wars The Highwaymen Bonnie and Clyde If you think something should be…
The List: A Virtual Zoo, More Joe Exotic, and The Office
For today's list, I've included a podcast, a virtual zoo, and a new web series. For more details, here are links to all three: Over My Dead Body (Podcast) Some Good News (Web…
The List (3/30/2020)
Jesse Irwin gives you some things to watch or listen to while at home for March 30th.
Filmmaking in the Four-States
Filmmaker Ryan Smith talks about what it takes to get a film made and produced in the four-states, the driving force behind his horror/comedy/musical Eldritch USA, and working with all the talent found in…
Returning to acting, Jagger plays a man of wealth and taste
It’s been nearly 20 years since Mick Jagger last acted, but as the new film “The Burnt Orange Heresy” shows, his chops have gathered no moss.
Tank or Bank: "Sonic the Hedgehog" is gonna go fast to the top of the box office
Gotta go fast... and you gotta have a kid friendly movie at the top of the box office if its a holiday weekend. KOAM's Tawnya Bach and Michael Hayslip take a look…
Wes Anderson movie title mentions a southeast Kansas town
There aren't a lot of details out about the new Wes Anderson movie, but a name in the title has a familiar ring to southeast Kansas.
