Jennifer Lopez Recreates a Broadway Classic with Showstopping Singing in “Kiss of the Spider Woman” Trailer

Jennifer Lopez Recreates a Broadway Classic with Showstopping Singing in "Kiss of the Spider Woman" Trailer

Jennifer Lopez costars with Diego Luna and Tonatiuh in the upcoming movie musicalKiss of the Spider Woman The movie is an adaptation of the 1993 Broadway musical of the same name, which is in turn based on the 1976 novel; William Hurt costarred in a 1985 adaptation of the book Kiss of the Spider Womandances into theaters Oct. 10 Jennifer Lopezis marking her first foray into movie musicals. On Wednesday, Aug. 20, Roadside Attractions released a new trailer for Lopez's upcoming movie withDiego LunaandTonatiuh,Kiss of the Spider Woman; the film is an an adaptation of the 1993 Broadway musical. Kiss of the Spider Womanfollows two prisoners in a repressive South American prison — a Marxist revolutionary (Luna, 45), and a gay window dresser imprisoned for "immoral behavior" (Tonatiuh, 30)  — who escape their woes by imagining the story of a Hollywood musical starring the fictional screen star Ingrid Luna (Lopez). "Valentín (Luna), a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina (Tonatiuh), a window dresser convicted of public indecency," reads an official synopsis for the movie. "The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna (Lopez)." Lopez appears in fantastically staged musical numbers as both Ingrid and the mysterious siren Aurora throughout the movie as both imprisoned men worry for their lives, long for a way out and grow suspicious of each others' intentions. Lionsgate Kiss of the Spider Womanoriginallypremiered on Broadway in March 1993, and was an instant hit with critics and audiences. Based onthe 1976 novelby Manuel Puig, the musical features a score by Kander and Ebb — the legendary duo behindChicagoandCabaret— and a book byTony AwardwinnerTerrence McNally. It won seven Tonys including Best Musical and a trophy for starChita Rivera, who originated the title role. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Jennifer Lopez/YouTube The story was previously adapted for a 1985 film starringWilliam Hurt,Raul JuliaandSônia Braga; the new film is written and directed byBill Condon, theOscar-winning filmmaker behindDreamgirlsandBeauty and the Beast(2017). Lopez's role inKiss of the Spider Womanmarks her first time acting in a movie musical. She is also credited as a co-producer on the project alongside her ex husbandBen Affleckand his Artists Equity co-founderMatt Damon. Kiss of the Spider Womanmade itsworld premiereat the Sundance Film Festival in January. The movie is in theaters Oct. 10. Read the original article onPeople

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Jennifer Lopez Recreates a Broadway Classic with Showstopping Singing in “Kiss of the Spider Woman” Trailer

Jennifer Lopez Recreates a Broadway Classic with Showstopping Singing in "Kiss of the Spider Woman" Trailer Jennifer Lopez costars...

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‘General Hospital’s Anthony Geary Pays Tribute to Tristan Rogers

'General Hospital's Anthony Geary Pays Tribute to Tristan Rogers

In December 1980,General Hospitalmade a pivotal casting move with the addition ofTristan Rogersas superspy Robert Scorpio. His arrival was perfectly timed — Scorpio was immediately thrust into the heart of one ofthe soap's most iconic storylines: Luke Spencer's (Anthony Geary) legendary quest for the Ice Princess. The chemistry between the characters ignited a dynamic on-screen partnership, and behind the scenes, a lasting friendship between the actors was born. As Luke and Robert, Geary and Rogers shared countless adventures — both scripted and real. FollowingRogers' passing from cancer on August 15, Geary, now living abroad, reflects on their enduring bond on and off screen. "I was depressed at the news of Tristan passing away," Geary tells TV Insider exclusively. "I have great memories of him and always will have. I've always thought Tristan was a good actor, a very giving actor, and fun to work with. ABC/ Courtesy: Everett "Tristan was an enigma — comfortable enough to create a man of mystery," Geary continues. "Working with him was an experience that I could always rely on to be funny, exciting, challenging, and infuriating — a perfect day's work. The fun thing about working with Tristan is that he was unpredictable, always good for throwing in a surprise or taking a scene in his own direction. I always liked that." Geary recalls how effortlessly they clicked as colleagues on set. "Tristan is one of the few acting partners I've had that we didn't discuss the script much," relays the eight-time Daytime Emmy winner. "Because whatever was in the script, no matter what we were given, we were going to do it — not word for word, for sure, but we didn't challenge the Luke and Robert relationship. For us, it was likeButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, but Tristan and I took turns being The Kid. It was a classic relationship with a couple ne'er-do-wells, who knew the worst about each other, but for the most part, remained friends anyway." In the end, it's the memories that Geary holds most dear. "It's been a long while since Tristan and I worked together, but then again, it seems like just yesterday," Geary notes. "Tristan was a character. And he'll remain a character to me. Not just Robert Scorpio, but Tristan himself — he was the bigger of the two characters. That's a good memory." Read the latest entertainment news onTV Insider.

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‘General Hospital’s Anthony Geary Pays Tribute to Tristan Rogers

'General Hospital's Anthony Geary Pays Tribute to Tristan Rogers In December 1980,General Hospitalmade a pivotal casting move with t...

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John Turturro Says He and Director Martin Scorsese Were 'Nervous' Working with Paul Newman on “The Color of Money”

John Turturro Says He and Director Martin Scorsese Were 'Nervous' Working with Paul Newman on "The Color of Money"

Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty; Ron Galella Collection via Getty; Daniele Venturelli/Getty John Turturro remembered how nervous he and Martin Scorsese were working with Paul Newman in 1986'sThe Color of Money Newman ended up winning an Oscar for the role Turturro said that he eventually became friends with Newman, who gave him good advice about acting John Turturro says working withPaul Newmanwas a dream come true — a very stressful dream come true. Turturro appeared on the Aug. 18 episode of theHappy Sad Confusedpodcast, which was recorded at New York City's 92nd Street Y. Host Josh Horowitz spoke to theSeveranceactor about his long career, including the 1986Martin ScorsesefilmThe Color of Money. The movie was a sequel to 1961'sThe Hustler, which saw Newman reprise his role as "Fast Eddie" Felson, a successful pool hustler. In the movie, he takesTom Cruise's Vincent Lauria under his wing. Turturro, 68, plays Julian, another hustler. During their conversation, Turturro and Horowitz watched a clip from the movie. "He's a handsome man, Paul Newman," Turturro gushed. "I mean, wow. Come on. No matter how you looked at Paul Newman, up his nose, behind his ears, he's so handsome. My god." Touchstone Pictures/Getty Turturro remembered that when they made the movie, they rehearsed it all with a video camera because Newman,who died in 2008 at 83, had done that for the 1981 Sidney Lumet legal dramaThe Verdict. Since Turturro's role was small, he played a lot of the parts. "Scorsese was nervous around Paul Newman also," Turturro remembered. "He was really nervous." He remembered Scorsese, now 82, telling these "very long" jokes and then looking at Turturro when Newman didn't laugh at the punch line. "He'd be like 'Funny, right? It's funny!' " the actor remembered, impersonating the director. Turturro remembered filming his first scene on day one of shooting and that he was "so nervous." "I was nervous, I was working with Paul Newman," he said. After their first take, Scorsese came to talk to him about the scene. "I said, 'Listen Marty, I'm a little nervous because every time I turn, I look at Paul Newman and I see Somebody Up There Likes Me,The Hustler,Hud,' " Turturro said, referencing some of Newman's biggest roles. "And Marty goes, 'You think you're nervous?' He goes, 'I've got to direct him. You don't understand. Every [Newman] movie goes right across my head.' " Turturro was "dying laughing." Stephen Lovekin/Variety/Penske Media via Getty Eventually, they got to know Newman, who was "great." Turturro said they became friendly and did some charity work together. "He was such a lovely guy," he said. "He was telling me one day, he said it took him like 25 years to learn to really relax on screen. He said, 'I was always working too hard.' He just was, really, an interesting guy. It was a thrill," Turturro said. The movie was "a big experience" in Turturro's journey as an actor, and he never forgot how "very kind" Newman was. Meanwhile,The Color of Moneyfinally won Newman his Oscar. It was his seventh acting nomination. The movie received three other Oscar nominations, including Best Supporting Actress for Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. Scorsese told PEOPLE when Newman won the Oscar that the actor took on a "personal" challenge by reprising his role as Eddie fromThe Hustler. "Now you see Eddie with a few knocks," Scorsese said. "He has toughened up, wised up, but he still has a way to grow, and he does. Paul gave a special performance that was controlled yet emotional. His Oscar was no consolation prize." Read the original article onPeople

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John Turturro Says He and Director Martin Scorsese Were 'Nervous' Working with Paul Newman on “The Color of Money”

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Federal prosecutors in Washington will no longer seek charges for rifle, shotgun possession

Federal prosecutors in Washington will no longer seek charges for rifle, shotgun possession

(Reuters) -Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., will no longer seek charges against people who violate a local law prohibiting individuals from carrying rifles or shotguns in the nation's capital, the Washington Post reported late on Tuesday. The decision, which represents a break from the office's prior policy, comes amid what President Donald Trump has described as a crime crackdown in Washington. The president has deployed hundreds of National Guard troops and federal agents to the city's streets to combat what he says is rampant crime, in an extraordinary exercise of presidential power. In a statement provided to Reuters, the District of Columbia's U.S. attorney, Jeanine Pirro, said the new policy will not preclude prosecutors from charging people with other illegal firearms crimes, such as a convicted felon found in possession of a gun. "We will continue to seize all illegal and unlicensed firearms," she said. The D.C. code in question bars anyone from carrying a rifle or shotgun with narrow exceptions. Pirro, a close Trump ally, argued in a statement to the Post that the law violates two U.S. Supreme Court decisions expanding gun rights. In 2008, the court struck down a separate D.C. law banning handguns and ruled that individuals have the right to keep firearms in their homes for self-defense. In 2022, the court ruled that any gun-control law must be rooted in the country's historical traditions to be valid. Unlike U.S. attorneys in all 50 states, who only prosecute federal offenses, the U.S. attorney in Washington prosecutes local crimes as well. The White House has touted the number of guns that law enforcement has seized since Trump began surging federal agents into the city. In a social media post on Wednesday, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said the operation had taken 76 illegal guns off the streets and resulted in more than 550 arrests, an average of 42 per day. The city's Metropolitan Police Department arrested an average of 61 adults and juveniles per day in 2024, according to city statistics. The Trump administration has not specified whether the arrest totals it has cited include those made by MPD officers or only consist of those made by federal agents. D.C. crime rates have stayed mostly the same as they were a year ago, according to the police department's weekly statistics. As of Tuesday, the city's overall crime rate is down 7% year over year, the same percentage as before the crackdown. D.C. has also experienced the same declines in violent crime and property crime as it did beforehand, according to the data. Trump has defended his decision to deploy soldiers in the capital as necessary to stem a wave of violent crime. City officials have rejected that assertion, pointing to federal and city statistics that show violent crime has declined significantly since a spike in 2023. The president has said, without providing evidence, that the crime data is fraudulent. The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether the numbers were manipulated, the Post reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources. (Reporting by Sarah N. Lynch in Washington, Brendan O'Brien in Chicago and Joseph Ax in New YorkEditing by Rod Nickel)

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Crews are fighting a fire aboard a US Navy amphibious warship that's been burning for hours

Crews are fighting a fire aboard a US Navy amphibious warship that's been burning for hours

The US Navy amphibious warship USS New Orleans caught fire near Okinawa, Japan. Crews have been responding to the fire, a Navy spokesperson told Business Insider. The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage are currently unknown. A fire broke out aboard the US Navy amphibious warshipUSS New Orleansoff the coast of Japan on Wednesday evening. Navy sailors have been battling the blaze, the cause of which is unknown. A defense official told Business Insider that the fire has now been contained but is still ongoing. The Navy first confirmed the fire on Wednesday morning. "Crews are responding to a fire aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) this evening, Aug. 20, (Japan Time), which is in the vicinity of Okinawa, Japan. We will provide more details are they become available," a Navy spokesperson told BI. According to local Japanese media, Japan's Coast Guard assisted with firefighting activities around 5 pm local time. Footage from local broadcasting showed firefighting ships assisting with putting out the flames. Footage showing firefighting ships with the Japanese Coast Guard fighting a fire onboard the San Antonio-Class Amphibious Transport Dock, USS New Orleans (LPD-18), off the coast of Okinawa, Japan.pic.twitter.com/czcUFgvSO8 — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender)August 20, 2025 The USS New Orleans is a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock commissioned in 2007. The warship is designed to move Marines, their gear, and aircraft like CH-46 Sea Knights and MV-22 Ospreys into combat zones. It was in the water near White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa when the fire broke out. The Navy previously fought a vicious fire aboard the amphibious assault shipUSS Bonhomme Richardat Naval Base San Diego in July 2020, an incident that saw four days of around-the-clock efforts to put out all active fires aboard the ship. That fire left 62 people — 40 sailors and 23 civilians — injured from smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion. Repairs for the USS Bonhomme Richard, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, were estimated to take up to seven years and cost billions of dollars. It was ultimatelydecommissioned and scrapped. Read the original article onBusiness Insider

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Crews are fighting a fire aboard a US Navy amphibious warship that's been burning for hours

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Deadly NYC Legionnaires' disease outbreak fueled by negligence, lawsuit says

Deadly NYC Legionnaires' disease outbreak fueled by negligence, lawsuit says

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump has filed lawsuits against two construction companies over what he called a "completely preventable" outbreak of Legionnaires' disease that haskilled five people and sickened more than 100 others in New York City. Legionnaires' diseaseis a severe pneumonia caused by a type of bacteria called Legionella, which grows in warm or hot water, according to theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention. An outbreak of the disease, whichbegan on July 25, has been clustered across five zip codes in Central Harlem. The city health department said the outbreak is linked to cooling towers, heat exchangers that use fans and water to cool down buildings. On Aug. 14, health officials confirmed that 12 cooling towers at buildings includingNYC Health + Hospitals/Harlemtested positive for the Legionella bacteria. Crump and other attorneys filed complaints on behalf of two construction workers who were hospitalized with Legionnaire's disease in July after working near the hospital in Harlem, according to a news release. Crump said the legal team has also filed a notice of claim and intend to sue the city as well. "It is believed that the cooling towers at Harlem Hospital were filled with rainwater after several large July storms," the release said. "The water was left untreated, which permitted bacteria to spread causing workers at the site to become sick." Crump accused Skanska USA Building, Inc., Rising Sun Construction LLC and the city of negligence at a news conference on Aug. 20, announcing the lawsuits. The attorneys said the construction companies were put on notice about the possibility of Legionella bacteria through bulletins after the storms, but failed to take action to keep those working near the hospital safe. "When corporations cut corners, tragedies like this happen. Preventable tragedies, unnecessary tragedies," Crump said. Crump said the lawsuit is seeking not only compensation for the workers but also accountability and answers about why this outbreak occurred in Harlem — a historically Black neighborhood in Upper Manhattan. Skanska and Rising Sun did not immediatedly respond to a request for comment from USA TODAY. When asked about Crump's claims about the source of the outbreak, a spokesperson for the city's health department said the investigation is ongoing. "Molecular testing may help us determine which cooling tower — or cooling towers — were the source of the bacteria in the Central Harlem cluster," spokesperson Chantal Gomez said in a statement. "The Public Health Lab is still determining a match through DNA sequencing and we expect final results soon." Nunzio Quinto, a union electrian who worked at a ground-up construction of the NewYork City Public Health Laboratory, a 10-story facility adjacent to the hospital complex, said he thought he had food poisoning when he first started feeling lethargic in late July. Quinto said his family took him to the hospital, where he was immediately diagnosed with Legionnaire's disease. He suffered breathing problems, pain and internal bleeding during a five-day stay in the hospital, but said his coworkers weren't notified of his illness. "I want answers to what's going on. I can't have a safe place to work? This is New York City," Quinto said at the news conference. Contributing:Thao Nguyen This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Lawsuit blames Legionnaires' disease outbreak on negligence

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Deadly NYC Legionnaires' disease outbreak fueled by negligence, lawsuit says

Deadly NYC Legionnaires' disease outbreak fueled by negligence, lawsuit says Civil rights attorney Ben Crump has filed lawsuits against ...

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