Gallery shows for Martin Soto Climent, Michèle Pearson Clarke and Simone Forti are full of wonder for the unknown and unknowable.

“That was insane. Who made that film and why?” Director, co-writer and actor John Krasinski asked the question after the premiere of his own movie “A Quiet Place” on Friday night. The horror-thriller took the SXSW opening night audience at the Paramount by surprise, providing a heightened atmospher..

“For the first time this season,” Ryan Seacrest announces, pausing for extra drama before delivering one of his catchphrases, “Kieran, dim the lights … here we go.” It’s the taping earlier this month of the Showcase Round on “American Idol,” the phase of the singing competition where 50 hopefuls...

Some treasures do wash ashore in the incredibly ridiculous but entertaining “The Hurricane Heist,” directed by action-schlock auteur and “The Fast & the Furious” OG Rob Cohen. Written by Scott Windhauser and Jeff Dixon from a story by Anthony Fingleton and Carlos Davis, the script lends itself...

Not long into Jawbreaker’s sold-out concert Thursday night at the Palladium — the first of three gigs this week by the reunited trio that long called California home — frontman Blake Schwarzenbach revealed that he was standing in the same room where he’d seen his first punk rock show. The year...

The doors open wide on Oscar analysis Regarding “The Academy Awards Coverage” [March 5]: During the Oscars, there was a tribute to veterans of U.S. wars. Clips were shown from movies that depicted heroic stories of soldiers in action. One film that didn’t get a slot was Oliver Stone’s “Born on...