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Sony’s Tom Hanks-starrer A Man Called Otto banked $4.2 million in a lively second frame as it moved to 637 locations nationwide from four in NY and LA. Strong word of mouth propelled moviegoers into seats with particular strength in the heartland and momentum looks good as the adult drama/comedy heads into next week’s wide expansion for the holiday weekend. It’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day next Monday.   

A new chapter! Christine Brown celebrated a memorable milestone after moving to Utah in the wake of her split from Kody Brown.

Once a Wildcat, always a Wildcat. Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron turned heads when they both visited the High School Musical filming location one month apart — and the actress is finally opening up about the nature of her trip.

Naman Ramachandran A first trailer has been unveiled for Toronto selection “Salt Lake,” Kasia Rosłaniec’s exploration of late-life desire and emancipation. In the film, 64-year-old Helena announces her intention to pursue sexual experiences with other men – much to the shock of her husband of 40 years. The cast includes Katarzyna Butowtt, Krzysztof Stelmaszyk, Adam Ferency, Dorota Kolak, Dagmara Krasowska, Judyta Paradzińska and Jacek Poniedziałek. The film will screen at Toronto as part of Industry Selects – 10 titles chosen by festival programmers for their sales potential. It is produced by Warsaw-based Mañana in co-production with Common Ground Pictures from Gothenburg, Sweden, the partners behind “United States of Love,” which won a Silver Bear at Berlin in 2016. The project was presented at the Berlinale coproduction market 2020, received a Creative Europe – MEDIA development grant and Polish Film Institute production support. “Salt Lake” will be released in Poland in spring 2023.

the Utah High School Activities Association, which oversees and regulates athletic events in the state, said during a legislative hearing on transgender athletes on Wednesday.In the athletic competition, the girl outmatched her fellow competitors by such a wide margin that it aroused suspicion that she might be transgender. The parents of her rivals filed a complaint, launching an investigation into her gender.

Salt Lake City Police are investigating a hate crime against a gay couple in Sandy, Utah.According to the Associated Press, Christian Peacock, 18, and his boyfriend Jacob Metcalf, 18, were attacked by a group of young men outside Peacock’s family home just after midnight on August 6.Peacock told one of the young men,“You’re probably also gay and acting out because of it.”This is when Peacock was punched in the side of the head.  According to the Salt Lake Tribune, the punch was “so hard that he’s still got teeth marks indented inside his cheek from the impact.”He can then be heard on the video saying “You think you can just hit people?”According to Sandy Police Sgt. Greg Moffit,  a 17-year-old was arrested for assault.  Charges have not yet been filed.Moffit is looking into including a hate crime enhancement to the charges because he says, “it was very obvious that the suspect knew (Peacock) was a gay man and he was targeted for that.”He continued “We want our residents to know and we want the public to know that if this happens in our city we’re not going to tolerate it.

Zac Efron went back to where it all began.

Go Wildcats! Vanessa Hudgens was feeling extra reminiscent this weekend when she took a visit to Salt Lake City, Utah, where the classic Disney movie series of High School Musical was filmed.

Andrew Garfield joins his co-stars at the Disney FYC Event for Under The Banner Of Heaven held at El Capitan Theatre on Sunday night (June 5) in Los Angeles.

Angelique Jackson It’s only been about three weeks since the end of awards season, but, on Wednesday night, Oscar nominee Andrew Garfield was back on a red carpet in Hollywood for the premiere of his new series, “Under the Banner of Heaven.”The FX project marks Garfield’s first miniseries, with the actor playing Detective Jeb Pyre, a Mormon man whose faith is shaken by an unthinkable crime. Based on the non-fiction book by Jon Krakauer, the show’s seven episodes follow the events that led to the 1984 murder of Brenda Wright Lafferty (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and her baby daughter in a Salt Lake Valley, Utah suburb.

Andrew Garfield looks sharp in a blue suit for the premiere of FX’s Under The Banner Of Heaven held at Hollywood Athletic Club on Wednesday night (April 20) in Los Angeles.

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the all new Kardashian reality series and the Andrew Garfield-led . If you're searching for what to start streaming next, it's time to check out Hulu.In April, Hulu subscribers can stream complete seasons of their favorite series including Woke, , and. You'll also be able to stream the new Hulu Original teen rom-com, Crush. Want more inspiration on what to watch this weekend? Keep reading to check out our top picks of what’s coming to Hulu this month. Plus, find out which titles are leaving so you can catch them before they’re gone.

Andrew Garfield-aissance into another year is the upcoming true-crime series,, starring the 38-year-old actor as a detective investigating the 1984 murder of Brenda Wright Lafferty and her baby. Ahead of its April debut on Hulu, FX released the first official trailer for the seven-part saga also starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Rory Culkin, Sam Worthington and Wyatt Russell. Adapted from Jon Krakauer’s nonfiction best-seller by creator and showrunner Dustin Lance Black, the series depicts the events leading up to Wright’s (Jones) murder that upended the lives in Salt Lake Valley, Utah, and Det.

Ron Howard said he wasn’t in the room when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday, but shared that he found the situation “very upsetting.”

the trailer for FX’s “Under the Banner of Heaven.”The seven-episode limited series follows the events that led to the 1984 murder of Brenda Wright Lafferty (played by “Normal People” star Daisy Edgar-Jones) and her baby daughter in a suburb in Salt Lake Valley, Utah. Garfield plays Detective Jeb Pyre, who is tasked with investigating the murders.As he tracks the events that transpired within the Lafferty family, he uncovers buried truths about the origins of the LDS religion and the violent consequences of unyielding faith.

Olivia Rodrigo is bringing her fans along on a wild ride. On Thursday, Disney+ released the first trailer for , the forthcoming documentary about the making of the teen's triple-platinum debut album.The film will take audiences on a familiar road trip from Salt Lake City, where Rodrigo began writing her hit 2021 album. «I think it's really interesting to come back to a place that you haven't been in a long time as a new person,» she says in the trailer.

Jen Shah revealed during Sunday night’s third and final installment of the "Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" Season 2 reunion why she didn’t take a plea deal in her ongoing fraud trial.   "I’m fighting this. I am innocent," she told host Andy Cohen and her castmates after Cohen pointed out the "success rate" of the New York State Attorney.  "And I will fight for every person out there that can’t fight for themselves because they don’t have the resources or the means, so they don’t fight."  Shah continued, "I will fight because No.

The National Association of Theatre Owners today announced the creation of The Cinema Foundation, a new, donor-supported non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the cinema exhibition industry by developing future diverse workforces and growing moviegoing communities through research, education and philanthropy.

The new live production “Blue’s Clues and You! Live on Stage” will embark on its U.S. tour this fall, Nickelodeon and Round Room Live announced Tuesday.

Hulu has set an April premiere date for FX limited series Under the Banner of Heaven, from Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black. Inspired by Jon Krakauer’s true crime bestseller, Under the Banner of Heaven, starring Oscar nominee Andrew Garfield and Daisy Edgar-Jones, will launch April 28 exclusively on Hulu in the U.S. It will follow on Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ under the Star banner in all other territories. The premiere will feature the first two episodes, with a new episode available weekly for the next five weeks. FX also released a first-look photo above.

The man who played Lyle in the Jared Hess film Napoleon Dynamite died Friday at the age of 92. According to Dale Critchlow’s family, the man passed away at the MorningStar Senior Living facility in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He leaves behind four children

Per the Salt Lake Tribune, she claimed in her PPP loan application to have 430 employees and a monthly payroll of $4 million. As Fox 13 reported, though, the indictment said she had no employees and no payroll.

By now, any Bravo super fan has seen the first moments of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City season 2 premiere and their jaw most certainly hit the floor as Jen Shah, 47, receives news that the feds are after her and she’s about to be arrested. Whtney Rose, 34, sat beside her co-star as cameras rolled for the call — and thought it was a major joke, despite being terrified.

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Salt Lake Tribune reports.“It was put up specifically for that event,” Cache County School District spokesperson Tim Smith told the Tribune.

Jen Shah, 47, shocked many people, including her Real Housewives of Salt Lake City cast mates, when she was recently arrested and charged in a massive fraud, money laundering scheme and it’s all because she appeared confident and people “respected her privacy.”

The Murray School District in Utah just ended the “equity book bundles” program they launched to give children access to authors of color, LGBTQ authors, and more inclusive literature in general.

A Utah police officer is accused of abducting a family member on Thanksgiving amid a bizarre outburst in which the officer allegedly believed he was “being watched by an unknown organization,” according to recent reports. South Jordan Master Officer Scott Elliott Russell has been placed on administrative leave with pay following Thursday’s events, local affiliate FOX13 Salt Lake City and The Salt Lake Tribune reported.

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, a Republican, declared a new state of emergency and issued a statewide mask mandate on Sunday amid a recent surge in coronavirus cases.