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‘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...
Extras wanted for Denzel Washington movie filming in Pittsburgh
The only August Wilson play in his Pittsburgh Cycle that isn’t set in Pittsburgh will begin filming in Pittsburgh next month and background actors are needed. Mosser Casting is looking for people of all ages to appear as extras during filming for Netflix’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” An open casting...
‘Murder Mystery’ sets Netflix record with 30 million accounts viewing in 3 days
The mystery is over. Netflix seldom shares viewership numbers but made an exception for their new original film “Murder Mystery.” The streaming service on Tuesday claimed the Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler movie was watched by 30 million accounts in the first three days following its release. pic.twitter.com/xtaGrrVOzM— Adam Sandler...
More drama surfaces as Greensburg woman’s lease of ‘Dance Moms’ studio ends
Filming for season 8 of Lifetime channel’s “Dance Moms” has concluded, but a different drama is unfolding behind the scenes at the Penn Hills dance studio where Abby Lee Miller became a reality TV star. A rift has developed between Miller and a former dance student who has leased the...
Pittsburgh indie film festival coming to McKees Rocks theater
The 10th annual Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival is scheduled for June 21-23 at the Parkway Theater and Film Lounge, 644 Broadway Ave, McKees Rocks. This year’s festival will present 67 films by filmmakers from the Pittsburgh area and across the United States, along with films from across Europe and South...
‘The Detour’ is one of TV’s best arguments for family
In the first episode of “The Detour,” Nate Parker (Jason Jones) accidentally gulps down some fresh urine after having a bottle of the warm stuff tossed in his face by a Good Samaritan who thinks he and his wife, Robin (Natalie Zea), have kidnapped their own two children. She thinks...
