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5 memorable Charles Grodin movie performances
He was a Pittsburgher born and raised in Highland Park and a Peabody High School graduate. Though not as famous as fellow Peabody grad Gene Kelly, Charles Grodin also made many great movies. Pittsburghers knew Grodin was from the Steel City because he kept a touch of his Yinzer accent...
TV Talk: Pittsburgh native, ‘Pose’ star Billy Porter reveals he’s HIV-positiveVideo
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Pittsburgh native Billy Porter revealed he was diagnosed as HIV-positive in 2007. It’s one reason why his HIV-positive character, Pray Tell, on FX’s “Pose” meant so much to him. “I was able to say everything that I wanted to say through a surrogate,”...
TV Q&A: What is going on at KDKA-TV?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: What is going on with KDKA-TV? All these young women newscasters — and a few young men, too. There are so many. The good ones...
Film version of ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ trailer debuts onlineVideo
One of Broadway’s biggest hit musicals in recent years, “Dear Evan Hansen,” is headed to the big screen. And the first-look trailer debuted Tuesday. Tony-award winner Ben Platt reprises his role as an introverted teen who finds friends and fame through a lie. Despite now being 27, Platt’s casting as...
Charles Grodin, Pittsburgh native and star of ‘Midnight Run,’ dies at 86
Charles Grodin, the Pittsburgh-born actor and writer whose offbeat style scored as a newlywed cad in “The Heartbreak Kid” and the father in the “Beethoven” comedies, has died. He was 86. Grodin’s son Nicholas said his father died Tuesday at his home in Wilton, Conn., from bone marrow cancer. Grodin...
Find out how Latrobe shaped Fred Rogers
Lessons from everybody’s favorite neighbor will return to the forefront with “Won’t You Be My Neighbor, Again?,” a new community programming series based on the life and legacy of Fred Rogers. Saint Vincent College, the college’s Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media and Latrobe Art Center are...
The blockbuster movie makes a comeback this summer
After more than a year of benching its biggest spectacles, Hollywood is ready to dazzle again. From “F9” and “In the Heights” to “The Suicide Squad” and “Black Widow,” there will be a steady stream of blockbusters populating multiplexes for the first time since March 2020. For streaming-weary audiences, the...
Disney Junior series aims to give a kid’s eye view of race
LOS ANGELES — “Rise Up, Sing Out,” an animated shorts series presenting the concepts of race, racism and social justice to young viewers, is coming to Disney Junior. Designed for children ages 2 to 7 and their families, the series will include music by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tariq “Black...
Marvel’s measured progression into weirdness has us ready for ‘Loki’Video
*** WARNING: SPOILERS FOR THE ENTIRE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE *** You like Loki. I like Loki. Everyone likes Loki. One of the many tricks Marvel’s Cinematic Universe has pulled over its first several phases is making the smarmy villain into an endearing scamp whose death in “Avengers: Infinity War” was...
TV Talk: Wilkinsburg native says goodbye to ‘Last Man Standing’Video
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Actors know they’ve signed up for an itinerant career, moving from one role to the next, but even by Hollywood standards the 2011-21 run of sitcom “Last Man Standing” has been a roller coaster for...
Passing on your password? Streaming services are past it
Many of us were taught to share as kids. Now streaming services ranging from Netflix to Amazon to Disney+ want us to stop. That’s the new edict from the giants of streaming media, who are hoping to discourage the common practice of sharing account passwords without alienating subscribers who’ve grown...
TV Talk: Summer TV series already debuting on cable, streamersVideo
It’s not yet Memorial Day but cable networks and streamers are already setting up their summer scripted series premieres, in part to get them out the door before the Summer Olympics in late July, a noticeably lighter month for premieres. On Friday Amazon’s Prime Video debuts “The Underground Railroad,” adapted...
TV Talk: Netflix sets premiere date for Pittsburgh-filmed ‘The Chair;’ ‘This is Us’ ending
Filmed-in-Pittsburgh Netflix comedy “The Chair” will premiere on the streaming service Aug. 27. The six-episode, half-hour comedy stars Sandra Oh and filmed locally earlier this year. The series follows the chair (Oh) of a university English department and should not be confused with Starz’s 2014 movie-making reality competition series, also...
Ellen DeGeneres to end long-running TV talk show next year
NEW YORK — Ellen DeGeneres is calling time on her long-running talk show. The daytime host, who has seen a ratings hit after allegations of running a toxic workplace, has decided that the upcoming 19th season will be the last, ending in 2022. It coincides with the end of her...
TV Q&A: Where has a WTAE-TV forecaster gone?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: I thought Ashley Dougherty returned from maternity leave already but I haven’t seen her on the noon news lately. Is she still with the station?...
TV Talk: John Shumway will anchor weekends on KDKA-TV
KDKA-TV veteran John Shumway will take over the weekend evening anchor desk this summer. The change in KDKA’s weekend anchor lineup comes after longtime weekend anchor Paul Martino was reassigned to weekday general assignment reporting and subsequently opted to retire July 1. KDKA reporters Bryant Reed and Royce Jones frequently...
Sportscaster Kenny Mayne leaving ESPN after 27-year stintVideo
“SportsCenter” anchor Kenny Mayne and ESPN have agreed to part ways after 27 years. “Salary cap casualty,” is how Mayne announced the decision via Twitter on Monday. I am leaving ESPN.Salary cap casualty.Thanks for the opportunity Vince Doria & Al Jaffe & for taking my solicitationsHerman/Stinton/Lynch.I will miss the people.I...
Amid outcry, NBC says it will not air Golden Globes in 2022
NEW YORK — Amid growing pressure on the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, NBC said Monday that it will not air the Golden Globes in 2022. In a statement, the network said it believes the press association — which is facing possible boycotts from Netflix, Warner Bros. and many Hollywood stars...
Wendy Bell out of WJAS lineup
Wendy Bell is no longer in the weekday lineup on talk radio station WJAS. “All I can tell you is it’s a personnel matter and it’s currently being handled by the company,” said Michele Bradac, a spokeswoman for St. Barnabas, which owns the radio station. The radio station posted a...
TV Talk: Bethel Park’s Joe Serafini stars in ‘High School Musical’ Disney+ seriesVideo
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. When the Disney+ series “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” debuted in late 2019, Bethel Park native Joe Serafini had a recurring guest role in the show while still studying musical theater at the...
Elon Musk shows humility and hubris as ‘SNL’ hostVideo
Elon Musk showed a combination of humility and hubris as he opened his highly anticipated hosting gig on “Saturday Night Live.” The 49-year-old Tesla CEO, SpaceX founder and one of the world’s richest men opened his monologue by mocking his monotonal speaking style, saying no one can tell when he’s...
What to expect from the star-studded Vax Live fundraiser
LOS ANGELES — President Joe Biden, Prince Harry and Jennifer Lopez are among the big names advocating the importance of vaccine equity during the Global Citizen fundraising concert airing Saturday. The pre-taped event brought together celebrities and political leaders at “Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the Word,” which was...
TV Talk: CMU grad, ‘Hamilton’ star sings lead in comedy from ’30 Rock’ writersVideo
Carnegie Mellon University musical theater grad Renee Elise Goldsberry, who played Angelica Schuyler in Broadway’s “Hamilton,” stars in the new Tina Fey-produced comedy series “Girls5eva,” now streaming all episodes on Peacock, included as part of a Comcast Xfinity subscription. The show follows members of a ‘90s girl group who attempt...
TV Q&A: Which shows are ‘on the bubble’ for renewal?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: Recently you wrote about several CBS shows that have been renewed, but there was no mention of “SEAL Team.” Do you know the renewal status...
Star Wars strong: May the 4th be with youVideo
It’s May the 4th, and you know what that means. It’s Star Wars Day, the unofficial holiday celebrating the storied movie franchise and a play on what is arguably its best-known line: “May the Force be with you.” The Force gives certain people in the Star Wars universe extraordinary abilities...
