The Ithacan

Usually, epic tales of perilous adventure come with a degree of separation between the audience and the characters.

Plus–size people have a long, and frankly unfortunate, history in Hollywood and television.

Three years after the heartbreaking but liberating album “Rainbow,” Kesha returns to her free–spirited, party girl image in her fourth album, “High Road.” Kesha invites listeners to join her celebration of carefree attitude and love, but she is not afraid to reveal her sensitive side too.

A chorus of singers chants a Norwegian song in harmony as Disney’s iconic Cinderella palace appears on the movie screen.

Disney’s live-action remakes have hit a rocky point as they adapt one of its more unusual characters in “Dumbo.” Directed by Tim Burton, “Dumbo” seeks to recreate the 1941 animated classic on a larger scale, and it succeeds occasionally, but not enough to distract from its lack of pizazz.

“Mi Persona Favorita”
Alejandro Sanz & Camila Cabello
Released March 28, 2019
Universal Music Spain
This collaboration between Spanish musician Alejandro Sanz and American pop star Camila Cabello is sweet and tender.

David Archuleta was just 16 when Americans fell in love with his smooth voice, fresh face and endearing disposition as the runner-up on the seventh season of “American Idol” in 2008.

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On this week’s “Deja View,” host Jake Leary is joined by Antonio Ferme and Liam Conway to talk about “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” a movie so good Jake nearly cried on set.

It’s great to see these memorable characters kicking butt once again.

“The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” is a whimsical and marvelous retelling of a Christmas classic.

At the end of the day, “A Wrinkle in Time” is a film that tells an empowering story in a convoluted way.

Guest Stage Director Eric Pearson said the “Cendrillon” opera has undertones that shatter the stigma of the definition of “nuclear family.”