Movies/TV category, Page 141
In the attic with Seth Meyers: A day in the life of ‘Late Night’ under lockdownVideo
Seth Meyers has been in late night TV for almost 20 years, long enough to make comedy through several national crises. In fact, his “Saturday Night Live” debut was on the show’s first episode after 9/11. But the covid-19 pandemic has presented all new challenges for the comedian and the...
CW pushes upcoming season to January; ‘Kung Fu’ reboot set
The CW network is pushing the traditional fall start of its new season to January 2021, a response to the industry-wide production shutdown caused by the coronavirus. Instead of debuting new and returning CW series this fall, the network said Thursday that it plans to air the final episodes of...
Elmo readies for his own starry HBO talk show
There was a time not too long ago when Broadway star Ben Platt was interviewed by a monster. A perfectly nice monster, of course. It was Elmo. Elmo asked Platt what was his favorite music to sing. Cookie Monster interrupted to ask what was Platt’s favorite cookie. “Oatmeal chocolate chip,”...
Drive-in theaters across Western Pa. set to open Friday
Drive-in movies theaters are set to open Friday across southwestern Pennsylvania as the state begins to loosen some coronavirus restrictions that have been in place since March. They include Evergreen Drive-In Theatre near Mt. Pleasant and Dependable in Moon. Others are Brownsville in Fayette County, Riverside in Armstrong County, Skyview...
Russell Crowe’s new movie will be first to screen after coronavirus. Will audiences show?Video
In recent weeks, Hollywood studios and movie theater chains have held out hope that cinemas will be back in business in July, and that audiences will be eager to return. Veteran film producer Mark Gill is betting the launch of his new studio on whether or not that dream becomes...
‘Bombshell’ concert stream will reunite cast of ‘Smash’Video
The cast of “Bombshell,” the fictional Broadway musical about Marilyn Monroe, is coming together again to aid those confronting the coronavirus. Actors including Katharine McPhee, Debra Messing and Megan Hilty will reunite May 20 to present a stream of the one-night-only 2015 Broadway concert of the musical within the TV...
Review: A grotesque, inglorious look at Capone’s last yearVideo
Al Capone lived out his final years on a grand estate in Palm Island, Florida, with his wife, Mae, by his side and grandchildren running around the property. It sounds like a pretty nice end for the notorious Chicago gangster, until you realize that he spent those post Alcatraz years...
How sweaters became scene-stealers on ABC’s ‘The Goldbergs’
The character Beverly Goldberg on ABC’s hit comedy series “The Goldbergs” can elicit laughter before she even speaks, thanks to the over-the-top outfits that are a love letter to the mother of the show’s creator and to 1980s fashion. “No dialogue necessary,” laughs “Goldbergs” star Wendi McClendon-Covey, who plays the...
WWE’s Becky Lynch announces pregnancy, ‘going away for awhile’Video
One of the biggest current stars in WWE is set to add another title to her collection: mom. Becky Lynch announced her pregnancy at the opening of “Monday Night Raw” on Monday. Before making the big announcement, an emotional Lynch recounted her start in WWE, coming to the U.S. while...
Oprah Winfrey to launch live virtual experience on wellness during the pandemic
Oprah Winfrey, who visited arenas last year on a wellness tour, is bringing the idea to living rooms while people are homebound due to the coronavirus pandemic. The media mogul on Tuesday announced “Oprah’s Your Life in Focus: A Vision Forward — Live Virtual Experience,” a free and interactive four-week...
Independent movie theaters struggle to stay afloat during coronavirus pandemicVideo
Most of Southwestern Pennsylvania is set to see some coronavirus-related restrictions eased as it moves Friday into the yellow phase of reopening. But many businesses that rely on gatherings of people, such as movie theaters and concert venues, are ordered to remain closed. Brian Mendelssohn, owner of Row House Cinema...
‘Masked Singer,’ Kim Cattrall soap on Fox’s fall schedule
“The Masked Singer,” an artificial-intelligence thriller and a prime-time soap opera starring Kim Cattrall will be part of Fox’s fall lineup, the network said Monday as it unveiled its schedule amid the pandemic’s disruption of the TV industry. Cattrall’s “Filthy Rich,” about a Southern family’s inheritance fight, and the AI...
Comedian, actor Jerry Stiller dies at 92
Comedy veteran Jerry Stiller, who launched his career opposite wife Anne Meara in the 1950s and reemerged four decades later as the hysterically high-strung Frank Costanza on the smash television show “Seinfeld,” died at 92, his son Ben Stiller announced Monday. He died of natural causes, his son — a...
Reports paint unflattering picture of ‘Tiger King’ zoo’s reopening
The animal park made famous — or infamous — by a well-timed Netflix documentary series is reaping the benefits of the show’s popularity, available as it is while many Americans are a captive audience amid the covid-19 pandemic. But the attraction featured in “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness” —...
Roy Horn, dark-haired half of flamboyant illusionists Siegfried & Roy, dies of complications related to coronavirus
Roy Horn, the dark-haired half of Siegfried & Roy, the flamboyant, German-born illusionists whose lavish stage productions and trademark disappearing white tigers and lions made them one of the biggest draws on the Las Vegas Strip, died Friday. He was 75. Horn, who suffered a severe wound to his neck...
Judge denies bid to dismiss charges against Lori Loughlin
A federal judge refused Friday to dismiss charges against actress Lori Loughlin; her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli; and other prominent parents accused of cheating the college admissions process, siding with prosecutors who denied that investigators had fabricated evidence. U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton rejected a bid by the defense...
Taylor Swift ‘Lover’ concert coming to ABC, Hulu, Disney+Video
A concert event is coming soon that should make Swifties happy. Taylor Swift announced Friday that her concert from Paris in September will be shown on ABC. The event, dubbed the “City of Lover Concert,” will make it’s way to TV at 10 p.m. May 17. Excited to announce the...
Weezer to debut new song on ‘The Simpsons’Video
If you’re younger than 31, “The Simpsons” has been doing musician cameos since before you were born. According to Billboard, the first was way back in Season 1, which began airing in 1989, when the late Ron Taylor — who played the man-eating plant in an off-Broadway production of “Little...
‘Let’s Make a Deal’ asks frontline staff to join its special
Wayne Brady and the folks at “Let’s Make a Deal” want to honor those fighting the coronavirus — and they don’t have to wear their capes if they don’t want to. The CBS daytime game show that usually has a studio audience in zany costumes is asking front-line workers to...
Jay Chou brings magic with his Netflix show ‘J-Style Trip’
Mandopop superstar Jay Chou is bringing a little magic into viewers’ lives with his Netflix show “J-Style Trip.” Part travelogue, part magic performance, the show has Chou diving into adventures around the world with his A-lister friends. “Magic is actually like music. It is a universal language,” Chou told The...
Mother’s Day TV viewing: ‘Disney Singalong: Volume II’ tops the list
Whether you’re sheltered in place with mom, connecting with her on Zoom or just holding her close in your thoughts, you might want to sneak a TV show or two into your Mother’s Day plans. With that in mind, here are a few options. They include three program events specifically...
CBS renews 23 shows, ‘Young Sheldon,’ ‘All Rise’ among them
LOS ANGELES — TV viewers craving familiarity will find it on CBS, which is renewing nearly two dozen series including newcomers “The Unicorn” and “All Rise” and stalwarts “Blue Bloods” and “The Amazing Race.” CBS said Wednesday that 23 returning shows will be part of the network’s lineup for the...
Ligonier theater owner creates video spoof of quarantine woesVideo
What to do while the theater you own is shuttered during the covid-19 quarantine? Leigh Ann McCulty, owner of Ligonier’s Diamond Theatre, decided to make her own movie. The result, “Quarantime,” is available now for viewing on YouTube. As the name suggests, the 30-minute film takes a light-hearted look at...
On this May the 4th, ‘Star Wars’ creator has message of a new hopeVideo
If there’s one enduring theme of the “Star Wars” movies, it’s to never give up hope. Today is May the 4th, and Lucasfilm has released a short video for the annual homage to the phrase, “May the force be with you” — but tailored to the particular circumstances of May...
Billy Gardell recreates scene from ’Raiders of the Lost Ark’Video
Billy Gardell, Pittsburgh actor and comic, donned his swashbuckling hat and leather bag to recreate a scene from “Raiders of the Lost Ark” in a kitchen. CBS shared the 1-minute, 32-second clip Saturday to promote its airing of the 1981 action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg which starred Harrison Ford...
