Movies/TV category, Page 168
How a team of women remade the empowered Bo Peep in ‘Toy Story 4’
For two decades, Bo Peep appeared to lose not only her sheep but also the number of her Hollywood rep. Last seen in a feature film in 1999’s “Toy Story 2,” the porcelain-skinned shepherd disappeared until last weekend, as the new “Toy Story 4” gives her something even better than...
Review: ‘Yesterday’ takes a great idea, adds too much sugarVideo
Jack Malik (Himesh Patel) is a soulful if brooding young man, with a very pleasant singing voice. But when we meet him, the fledgling songwriter and supermarket clerk from coastal England feels stuck in the middle of a hard day’s night. If he doesn’t get any help soon, he’ll end...
‘Game of Thrones’ series box set will be released in DecemberVideo
“Game of Thrones” super-fans will have plenty to be excited about during the upcoming Christmas season, with HBO’s announcement that the complete Blu-ray series will be available to purchase on Dec. 3. Packaged in a wooden shadow-box case featuring multi-layered panel designs by artist Robert Ball, the series’ eights season...
ALF could get his own statue in New Haven, Conn.
With all of the love going around for old television shows, one has to wonder: What about ALF? (OK, maybe one doesn’t have to wonder that, but …) Well, one person is wondering, and doing something about it. Not a reboot, a statue. In Connecticut, the New Haven Register reports...
‘True Justice’ explores life of lawyer who defends death row inmatesVideo
Civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson rarely slows down, friends and family say. It seems he’s always looking over details on death penalty cases from his Montgomery, Ala.-based Equal Justice Initiative. If he’s not speaking on the criminalization of black men, Stevenson is researching another historical site connected to an episode...
‘The Office’ is leaving Netflix for new streaming service in 2021Video
There’s only so much time to catch up on seasons of “The Office” through Netflix. On Tuesday, the streaming service announced it will relinquish the rights to the show to owner NBCUniversal at the end of 2020. “We’re sad that NBC has decided to take The Office back for its...
Sinclair’s purchase of regional sports networks draws ire of Booker, Sanders and Warren
WASHINGTON — Sens. Cory Booker, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have gotten together to criticize the acquisition of 21 regional sports networks by Sinclair Broadcast Group, asking what the FCC and the Justice Department might be doing about it. The sports channels, which televise major professional and college sports to...
Vicki Lawrence, ‘Mama’ keep Palace Theatre audience laughing
Vicki Lawrence and Mama had the sold-out crowd laughing hysterically, and at times on their feet applauding loudly, on Sunday afternoon at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg. “Vicki Lawrence and Mama — A Two Woman Show” is an hour and a half of Lawrence sharing stories of her life from...
6 ways to celebrate Anthony Bourdain on Bourdain Day
It started with an Instagram post. Two of the world’s most prominent chefs, Éric Ripert and José Andrés, stood smiling on camera to proclaim a new holiday. “On June 25, we all are going to celebrate the birthday of our dear friend and beloved Anthony Bourdain,” Ripert says in the...
Kardashian-Jenners’ social media accounts have eclipsed TV show
Since its inception, social media has served as a dumping ground for even the most fleeting of feelings. Snapchat stories and the Instagram equivalent present an opportunity for people to vent on camera and then forget that it ever happened a mere 24 hours later. Facebook’s status update box prompts...
BET Awards honor Mary J. Blige, Nipsey Hussle, Tyler PerryVideo
The 2019 BET Awards featured a number of contemporary pop and rap stars who are dominating the charts, from Cardi B to Lil Nas X. But the show belonged to artists viewed as icons in the black community, including singer Mary J. Blige, filmmaker Tyler Perry and the late rapper...
Nik Wallenda says he ‘freaked’ when pole slipped
NEW YORK — Nik Wallenda says he “freaked” out when his balancing pole slipped during a high-wire walk with his sister above New York’s Times Square. Nik and Lijana Wallenda spoke Monday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” just hours after their harrowing feat. Nik Wallenda said the scare occurred as...
Flying Wallendas to cross Times Square on a high wire
NEW YORK — Imagine crossing Times Square on a high wire between skyscrapers, 25 stories above the pavement. If all goes well, that will be reality Sunday for two siblings from the famed Flying Wallendas circus family. Their latest daredevil stunt will be streamed live Sunday at 8 p.m. EDT...
See Bob Dylan at his most enigmatic in Scorsese’s ‘Rolling Thunder Revue’Video
Bob Dylan has always been a mercurial character, to the point that he even described the tone he was striving to achieve on 1966’s “Blonde on Blonde” album as a “thin, wild, mercury sound.” So it makes perfect sense that “Rolling Thunder Revue,” Martin Scorsese’s kind-of-sort-of documentary about Dylan’s 1975...
Pittsburgh’s Billy Porter to get star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Tony Award-winning performer Billy Porter, who starred in Kinky Boots, is set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, according to Variety. Porter, 49, has performed in many Broadway shows including: Shuffle Along, Grease, Five Guys Named Moe and Miss Saigon. The longtime veteran is best known...
‘Stranger Things’ actress in Pittsburgh, will toss first pitch at Pirates game
Don’t be alarmed if you notice strange things going on in Pittsburgh Friday. “Stranger Things Night” at PNC Park is upon us. The Pirates evening is inspired by Netflix’s original science fiction series created, written and directed by the Duffer Brothers. The Pirates host the San Diego Padres at 7:05...
Nik Wallenda worries for his sister ahead of latest stunt
As Nik Wallenda prepares to walk a wire 25 stories above New York’s Times Square, he admits he’s a little uneasy. And for good reason: His sister, Lijana, will join him for the first time since a near-fatal accident. “Of course, I’m nervous. How would you not be? You know...
How does ‘Toy Story 4’ rate among all Pixar sequels?Video
Although sequels have dominated the Pixar slate for the past decade — seven of the studio’s 11 most recent movies have been franchise follow-ups — its filmmakers do not take each return to existing properties lightly. In the case of “Toy Story 4,” for instance, director Josh Cooley knew he...
‘Cinderella’ gets spot on the National Film RegistryVideo
Mary Walsh arrived in Washington, D.C., this week not only as the head of Disney’s immense animation research library. She also attended the ball at the Library of Congress as an ambassador for “Cinderella.” On Thursday evening, Walsh received the honor from Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden in an official...
Pittsburgh native out of ‘The Amazing Race’ but cherishes memories and lessons learned
Pittsburgh native Becca Droz and her teammate Floyd Pierce, aka “Team Fun,” made it to episode 10 of the CBS reality show CBS’ “The Amazing Race” but were knocked out Wednesday night. That is, they didn’t win the $1 million for the around-the-world adventure. But what they did receive or,...
Review: ‘Child’s Play’ a winking, self-aware addition to the brandVideo
There are two movies opening this weekend that feature iconic anthropomorphic dolls. Be very careful which one you choose. “Toy Story 4” has the usual gang of lovable toys led by Woody and Buzz. (Bring tissues.) Then there’s the remake of “Child’s Play,” which has Chucky, the freckle-faced homicidal doll...
Review: ‘Toy Story 4’ a perfect lesson in making a great sequelVideo
When all seems lost and doom is certain, leave it to Sheriff Woody and Buzz Lightyear to swoop in and save the day. The disaster, in this case, is 2019’s Summer of Sequelae, as dismal a movie season as audiences can remember, as one spin-off has followed the other with...
Pittsburgh’s Becca Droz competes by bike, boat on ‘The Amazing Race’
Pittsburgh native Becca Droz and her teammate Floyd Pierce have withstood blistering competition to make it to episode 10 in Kampen, The Netherlands, on CBS’ “The Amazing Race” at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Droz and Pierce, also known as “Team Fun,” are among five teams left vying for a $1 million...
The legacy of Denzel: Key moments from Washington AFI honors
A night dedicated to an artist as prolific as Denzel Washington is bound to be an emotional one. The Oscar-winning actor, director, and producer is the face of some of the best-known films of the last few decades, including “Fences,” ”Training Day,” ”Malcolm X,” and “Philadelphia.” Naturally, he’s touched a...
Netflix’s first Arabic original sparks backlash on home turf
AMMAN, Jordan — On a high school trip to Jordan’s ancient city of Petra, a group of teenagers sneak out at night to drink beer, smoke weed and gossip around a bonfire. A girl asks her frisky boyfriend to take things slow. By global Netflix standards, its first original Arabic...
