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TV Talk: Mahalia Jackson, Ernest Hemingway revisited in new programs
Two biographies of famous Americans – one a fictional movie, the other a documentary – highlight the next week of TV premieres. ‘Mahalia’ Gospel biopic “Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia” (8 p.m. Saturday, Lifetime) stars Tony Award nominee Danielle Brooks (“Orange Is the New Black”) as gospel legend Mahalia Jackson, who...
Missing film designer found dead under garbage in NYC home
NEW YORK — An Emmy-winning production designer who was known to be a hoarder has been found dead under a pile of garbage in her New York City home. Evelyn Sakash, 66, was found Tuesday lying on her kitchen floor buried under garbage, a police spokesperson said. Sakash was found...
TV Q&A: How does freelancing work in TV news?
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: You talk a lot about some of the reporters, specifically on KDKA, being “a freelancer.” Exactly how does that work? Are any of the reporters...
Ariana Grande joins ‘The Voice,’ gets millions of social media likes in an hour
Ariana Grande is joining “The Voice” for its next season. The pop star will be a coach for the NBC show’s 21st season. surprise !!! i am beyond thrilled, honored, excited to be joining @kellyclarkson @johnlegend @blakeshelton next season ~ season 21 of @nbcthevoice ! ? @nickjonas we will miss...
‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ cast announced ahead of ‘Star Wars’ series filming in April
The Force is strong with this show. Disney+ announced Monday who will be joining Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen on “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” and the cast includes “Star Wars” alums, a Marvel superhero, a “Game of Thrones” star and more. Directed by Deborah Chow, “Obi-Wan Kenobi” is set 10 years after...
Jessica Walter’s 5 most memorable on-screen characters
Jessica Walter was that rare actor who could make people laugh, cry or pull the sheets over their heads in fright. Anyone who can intimidate Clint Eastwood on-screen has real performing power, and Jessica Walter had it in spades. Walter, whose career spanned six decades, died in her sleep at...
‘Schitt’s Creek’ Rosebud motel for sale in Ontario
All you need is your own Stevie Budd. The Ontario hotel used as the exterior for the Rosebud motel on “Schitt’s Creek” is now for sale and could be yours for a cool $1.6 million. The property, called the Hockley Motel in real life, sits on 6.7 acres of land...
Tribeca plans in-person, outdoor film festival for June
NEW YORK — The Tribeca Film Festival said Monday that it plans to hold its 20th edition in-person this June and with outdoor screenings spread throughout New York’s five boroughs. The springtime festival — canceled last year due to the pandemic — will instead turn to the summer for its...
TV Talk: McCandless native Greg Nicotero tells new ‘Creepshow’ stories set in Pittsburgh
It should come as no surprise that both stories in the season two premiere of McCandless native Greg Nicotero’s “Creepshow” are set in Pittsburgh. He’s an unabashed devotee to his hometown and his memories growing up watching WPXI-TV’s “Chiller Theater” before getting his earliest work doing makeup effects on Pittsburgh...
Sharon Osbourne off ‘The Talk’ after inquiry into racism discussion
LOS ANGELES — CBS says Sharon Osbourne will no longer appear on its daytime show “The Talk” after a heated on-air discussion about racism earlier this month. The network said Friday Osbourne had decided to leave the show after a review that found in part that “Sharon’s behavior toward her...
Carrie Blast Furnaces to again host drive-in movies
The Carrie Carpool Cinema will return at the Carrie Blast Furnaces for a second year. Sponsored by Rivers of Steel, the spot will once again resemble a drive-in theater, as well as host other programs, activities and tours of the site on the Swissvale/Rankin border. The first shows are set...
GQT Movies set to open cinema at Mills mall
The movies are returning to the Pittsburgh Mills mall in Frazer. The mall’s theater will reopen under new management Wednesday. GQT Movies is replacing Cinemark, which closed the theater nearly a year ago. Six of the theater’s 18 screens will be up and running on opening day, while another three...
‘Arrested Development’ actor Jessica Walter dies at 80
LOS ANGELES — Jessica Walter, who played a scheming matriarch in TV’s “Arrested Development,” has died. She was 80. Walter’s death was confirmed Thursday by her daughter, Brooke Bowman. The actor’s best-known film role included playing the stalker in Clint Eastwood’s 1971 thriller, “Play Misty for Me.” Walter’s daughter said...
TV Talk: Heinz featured in ‘Soup of the Century;’ ‘Mighty Ducks’ premieresVideo
Cable’s The History Channel series “The Food that Built America” revisits Pittsburgh’s H.J. Heinz Co. in “Soup of the Century” (9 p.m. Sunday), a look at the rivalry between Heinz and New Jersey-based Campbell’s Soup in the late 1800s. Senator John Heinz History Center president and CEO Andy Masich features...
Comcast investing $1 billion to close ‘digital divide’ over next 10 years
Comcast announced Wednesday that it plans to invest $1 billion over the next decade to connect more low-income Americans to broadband internet. Comcast said the $1 billion commitment will include investments in its ongoing “Lift Zone” initiative providing Wi-Fi-connected community centers with free internet to help low-income students take part...
TV Q&A: Why so much turnover on local TV newscasts?
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: Why do none of the weathermen last at WTAE? First Jerry Martz, then Stephen Cropper and then Ray Petelin left. — Diana, Harrison City Rob:...
Disney shifts ‘Black Widow’ and doubles down on streaming
NEW YORK — The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday overhauled its upcoming film release plans, postponing some of its biggest films and shifting Marvel’s “Black Widow,” among other titles, to Disney+ the same time they arrive in theaters. “Black Widow,” once planned to debut in May 2020, had been set...
Regal Cinemas, 2nd largest chain in U.S., to reopen in April
NEW YORK — Regal Cinemas, the second largest movie theater chain in the U.S., will reopen beginning April 2, its parent company, Cineworld Group, announced Tuesday. Regal had been one of most notable holdouts in the gradual reopening of cinemas nationwide. For nearly half a year, its 7,211 screens and...
TV Talk: KDKA-TV adds to its news team
Briana Smith started on the job last week at KDKA-TV, taking over weekend morning anchor duties. She’ll also report some weekdays and serve as a fill-in anchor as needed. She takes the place of Lisa Washington, who left KDKA in November to become a weeknight evening anchor at WNEP-TV in...
TV Talk: ‘48 Hours’ executive traces love of news to growing up in Pittsburgh’s West End
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Pittsburgh native Judy Tygard, executive producer of CBS News’ “48 Hours” (10 p.m. Saturday, KDKA-TV), can trace the inspiration for her career back to middle school and reading about pioneering journalist and Western Pennsylvania native...
TV Talk: Fox Chapel’s Sloane Simon talks about filming tonight’s ‘American Idol’
Sloane Simon, a 16-year-old Fox Chapel Area High School sophomore, made it to Hollywood Week on Monday night’s episode of ABC’s “American Idol” (8 p.m., WTAE-TV). But due to the vagaries of TV production and editing, her audition in front of the show’s celebrity judges where she received that “golden...
Plans solidify for 93rd Oscars: No Zoom, no sweatshirts
With nominations set and just over a month until showtime, details are trickling out about the 93rd Oscars and neither sweatshirts nor zoom made the cut. “Our plan is that this year’s Oscars will look like a movie, not a television show,” said show producers Jesse Collins, Stacy Sher and...
TV Talk: Disney+ debuts latest Marvel series, ‘Falcon and the Winter Soldier’
After the inventiveness of Marvel’s “WandaVision,” a meditation on grief that lead character Wanda tried to escape by inhabiting TV sitcoms through the decades, whatever came next was likely to pale in comparison, particularly for those non-Marvel devotees who appreciated the attention to pop culture detail in “WandaVision.” And so...
Newsmax beefs up Trump team, hiring Jason Miller, Andrew Giuliani
NEW YORK — The conservative network Newsmax said Thursday it is hiring Jason Miller, a senior adviser to former President Donald Trump as a contributor who will provide commentary on a variety of issues. Newsmax also says it is also hiring Andrew Giuliani, an ex-Trump aide and son of former...
AMC opening 98% of movie theaters
It’s showtime! AMC Theatres says it will have 98% of its U.S. movie theaters open on Friday, with more expected to open by March 26. Shares of AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. are up more than 4% before the market open on Thursday. Movie theaters all over shuttered their doors a...
