Entertainment

New this week: ‘Halloween Ends,’ ‘Rosaline’ and The 1975

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Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.

Dolly Parton donation strategy: ‘I just give from my heart’

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NEW YORK (AP) — Dolly Parton laughs at the idea that she is some sort of secret philanthropist.

Review: Does ‘Halloween Ends’ finally mean it’s over?

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OK, so we knew there was going to be an ending. We just didn’t know there’d be, like, six endings.

Wynton Marsalis joins forces with Michigan Marching Band

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Wynton Marsalis has done just about everything in the world of music.

Actor Robbie Coltrane, Harry Potter’s Hagrid, dies at 72

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LONDON (AP) — Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who played a crime-solving psychologist on TV series “Cracker” and the half-giant Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” movies, has died. He was 72.

Netflix sets $7 monthly price for its ad-supported service

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SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Netflix next month will unveil the first version of its video streaming service with ads, giving cost-conscious viewers a chance to watch most of its shows at a steep discount in exchange for putting up with commercial interruptions.

No jail time for Cuba Gooding Jr. in forcible touching case

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NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. resolved his New York City forcible touching case Thursday with a guilty plea to a lesser charge and no jail time after complying with the terms of a conditional plea agreement reached in April.

‘American Idol’ finalist dies in vehicle crash

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JASPER, Tenn. (AP) — A finalist on “American Idol” has died in a vehicle crash in Tennessee.

The CW’s ‘The Winchesters’ is a ‘Supernatural’ origin story

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When Drake Rodger and Meg Donnelly, stars of the new series “ The Winchesters ” on The CW, attended their first Comic-Con last weekend in New York, they were accompanied by security guards. Rodger recalls noticing one of the guards repeatedly looking at actor, co-creator and co-executive producer of “The Winchesters,” Jensen Ackles. Rodger finally asked him, ‘What’s up?’ He was like, ‘Dude, I’m a huge ‘Supernatural’ fan.’”

Angela Lansbury, ‘Murder She Wrote’ star, dies at 96

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NEW YORK (AP) — Angela Lansbury, the scene-stealing British actor who kicked up her heels in the Broadway musicals “Mame” and “Gypsy” and solved endless murders as crime novelist Jessica Fletcher in the long-running TV series “Murder, She Wrote,” has died. She was 96.