By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The R-rated spy comedy “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” displaced the horror sensation “It” as the No. 1 film in North America, while the second “Lego Movie” spinoff of the year didn’t assemble the expected audience. The 20th ...

By AMY TAXIN Associated Press GARDEN GROVE, Calif. — Eleven nuns take the stage wearing traditional black-and white habits but are anything but old school as they belt out songs to the ringing of electric guitar and a rock ‘n’ roll beat. Known as “Siervas,” the band was born in a ...

Sept. 24-30 Sept. 24: Singer Sonny Turner of The Platters is 78. Actress Harriet Walter (“The Crown”) is 67. Actor Kevin Sorbo (“Hercules: Legendary Journeys”) is 59. Singer Cedric Dent (Take 6) is 55. Actress-writer Nia Vardalos is 55. Drummer Shawn Crahan of Slipknot is 48. Drummer ...

The Community Theatre League will be one of the first theatre organizations in Pennsylvania to present the musical “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” 100 W. Third St. This CTL production will be presented with performances at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and Sept. 28-30, and 2 p.m. on Oct ...

By A.M. WERTZ Sun-Gazette Correspondent MUNCY — Artist Nella Godbey-Storm is in love and, while the object of her eye may not have a beating heart, it is full of life. “Love Letter to Lycoming County,” an exhibit up for viewing at the Peter Herdic House, 407 W. Fourth St., through the ...

It’s a rare occasion when the most daring and provocative release of the year is playing at everyone’s local multiplex. Both ideologically deranged and experimentally ambitious, director Darren Aronofsky’s “mother!” is sure to enrage and inspire in equal measure. You’ll either exit ...

In such harrowing, divisive, and intense times as these, the old adage “laughter is the best medicine” seems the most appropriate. Luckily for those planning to be in attendance 7 p.m. Sunday at The Ground Floor 2.0, 2925 W. Fourth St., comedian Brandie Posey, along with others, is giving ...

By JASON KLOSE Sun-Gazette Correspondent STATE COLLEGE — Nancy Wilson, guitarist, singer, songwriter and co-founder of the rock band Heart, has teamed up with former Prince’s New Power Generation band member and R&B singer Liv Warfield to form the soulful, rock super group, Roadcase ...

BLOOMSBURG — Wendy Kesselman’s adaptation of the original dramatization of “The Diary of Anne Frank” grippingly opens Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble’s historic 40th season of professional theater. The harrowing tale has 7:30 p.m. performances, tonight, Friday and Saturday, and on Sept. ...

STATE COLLEGE — When Al Stewart plays the State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., this weekend, he brings 50 years’ experience on the road and in the studio. Best known for the radio staples “Year of the Cat” (1976) and “Time Passages” (1978), the veteran rocker will appear with his ...

“American Assassin” is a decent action movie — if you can suspend your disbelief on a couple of key points. The film has gotten lousy reviews, but nearly three-fourths of ordinary viewers liked it, and I did too. The tale of a young man bent on infiltrating terrorist cells to avenge ...

LEWISBURG — Americana mountain music will be performed by Anna & Elizabeth at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at the Campus Theatre, 413 Market St.. Featured during the performance will be the Bucknell University Choir; Beth Willer will serve as conductor. There will be a free lecture and ...

By JACK FELIX Sun-Gazette Correspondent MILL HALL — It’s perfectly permissible to try to be fancy a second time. Millbrook Playhouse’s artistic director David Leidholdt announces the return of “Fancy Nancy” after the show’s popular run this summer as part of the Saturday ...

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Walking through a tunnel alongside Billie Jean King at the grounds of the U.S. Open, Emma Stone gasped at the size of its main court. King, of course, was more familiar with the sprawling tennis center in Queens, New York — it’s named after ...

Another year has arrived at the Uptown Music Collective and with that another exciting performance season on the horizon. Over the years the school’s performance program has become the public face of the non-profit school of music. Clearly demonstrating the success of its high-quality music ...

Brevity is key in movie reviews, so I won’t mince words: “It” isn’t a perfect horror movie — if there is such a thing — but it’s close, and it’s as good an adaptation of a Stephen King novel that both readers and non-readers could hope for. Adapted from the 1986 novel of the ...

For trans people across the world, transitioning, or the process of changing one’s physical gender representation to match the gender their internal sense of gender identity, is one of the hardest and most difficult things they could ever undertake. In the United States alone, millions of ...

By JASON KLOSE Sun-Gazette Correspondent Opera Philadelphia is preparing for the start of the 2017-2018 opera season with the launch of the first Opera Philadelphia fall festival, “O17,” today through Sept. 25. The festival features 31 performances over 12 days at six different venues, ...

By JACK FELIX Sun-Gazette Correspondent Although production planners and artistic directors often include old “war horses” in selecting a season attraction, some area theater groups are displaying a newfound willingness to turn to young bucks when picking their lineup. While a ...

MONTOURSVILLE — For the past three years, the Montoursville Kiwanis Club has been hosting a fall festival at Indian Park, where more than 25 nonprofits gather to sell food, crafts and offer fun activities. According to organizers, this year’s festival — set for 6 to 10 p.m. Sept. 22 and ...