Movies/TV category, Page 179
James Holzhauer wins over $110K, breaks single-day record on ‘Jeopardy!’Video
James Holzhauer didn’t just want to break the single-day record for “Jeopardy.” He wanted to smash it. And in his own peculiar way, he did not disappoint. Dude is a #Jeopardy legend... he’s a strange cat... but a legend nonetheless. New daily record of $110,914. pic.twitter.com/UX1xASMzsv— Justin Warmoth (@JustinWarmoth) April...
Trailer drops for Addams Family movie with Charlize Theron, Oscar Isaac
Snap, snap. The latest chapter in the Addams Family story is animated. Charlize Theron and Oscar Isaac provide the voices for Morticia and Gomez in MGM’s upcoming tale of America’s creepiest family. I absolutely LOVE being apart of this iconic family. Thank you @meettheaddams for asking me to be your...
Extras needed for movie scenes shooting at Steel City Con
Background extras are needed for a movie filming April 14 at Steel City Con. Anyone interested in participating should arrive between 9:30 and 10 a.m. to the convention in the Monroeville Convention Center, where more information will be available. The Crazy Pants Productions film by Mike and Brenda Ankas is...
Actor Seymour Cassel, frequent Cassavetes collaborator, dies
LOS ANGELES — Character actors aren’t often called larger-than-life, but Seymour Cassel, was just that. The live-wire pillar of independent film known for his frequent collaborations with John Cassavetes and Wes Anderson, has died at 84. His daughter, Dilyn Cassel Murphy, said Monday that her father died Sunday surrounded by...
Trailer of Beyonce’s Netflix film released
Beyonce fans got a bit more detail Monday when Netflix released a trailer for her film that will premiere next week. “Homecoming” will showcase the preparation before her headlining performance last year at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Netflix on Sunday posted an image on its social media channels...
Pete Davidson of ‘SNL’ brings comedy to Carnegie of Homestead Music HallVideo
Comedian Pete Davidson, best known as the youngest current cast member on “Saturday Night Live” (and, maybe just as famously, as Ariana Grande’s ex), will perform at the Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, 510 E. 10th Ave., Munhall. Davidson is scheduled to bring his comedy to a 7 p.m. show...
‘Game of Thrones’ meets ‘SNL’ when Emilia Clarke crashes Kit Harington’s monologueVideo
A few friends showed up uninvited during Kit Harington’s first time hosting “Saturday Night Live” for a monologue sure to please “Game of Thrones” fans. The actor best known for playing Jon Snow - one of the best and worst characters on the hit HBO show - showed up at...
Lisa Whelchel talks about facts of her acting life
Sunday is a big day for Lisa Whelchel. Not only is the actor best known for playing Blair on “The Facts of Life” hosting the “Lisa’s Call” marathon of the family comedy starting at 5 p.m. on MeTV, she will also debut as the host of the network’s first original...
Avengers help unveil $5M donation for seriously ill children
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Some of Marvel’s top Avengers have assembled to support a $5 million donation to benefit seriously ill children in hospitals around the globe. Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Paul Rudd and Brie Larson helped unveil the donation of money and toys to benefit...
Adam Sandler slated to return to ‘SNL’ as host
He’s back! For the first time ever, Adam Sandler will return to his old stomping grounds at NBC’s Studio 4H in New York to host “Saturday Night Live” on May 4. The week’s musical guest will be Shawn Mendes. The gig was announced through “Saturday Night Live’s” social media channels....
With tears and wine, Kathie Lee Gifford bids farewell to ‘Today’Video
NEW YORK — Kathie Lee Gifford has wrapped up 11 years with NBC’s “Today” show with laughs, tears and — of course — wine. The 65-year-old received a standing ovation from the audience after rapper Flo Rida opened the program Friday. Co-host Hoda Kotb credited Gifford for their success. Her...
‘Sometimes dead is better’ — critics debate ‘Pet Sematary’ remake
“Sometimes dead is better.” What better tagline for “Pet Sematary,” Paramount Pictures’ new take on Stephen King’s 1983 horror novel — also the subject of a 1989 Paramount movie? A review from Rolling Stone sets the scene this way: “What if your favorite pet died and you buried it in...
‘Game of Thrones’ fans can win Iron Throne through American Red Cross blood donationVideo
“Game of Thrones” fans are a loyal lot, both anticipating and dreading the newest — and final — season, starting April 14 on HBO. Are you so dedicated you believe you have the right to sit on the Iron Throne? Are you willing to show that dedication by shedding some...
Review: ‘Shazam!’ both comedy and sweet tale of heroic potentialVideo
“Why is my body changing?” That’s the unspoken cry of every teenager in every coming-of-age movie. It also happens to be the struggle of the reluctant superhero in “Shazam!,” the latest offering from the DC Comics Universe. Based on a character that first appeared in 1940 — and was originally...
Review: ‘The Best of Enemies’ follows uplifting movie formulaVideo
In a time and place where blacks and whites rarely cooperate, a Ku Klux Klan leader agrees to help lead public meetings on the subject of possible school desegregation. The process transforms his life — and, by the way, everyone else’s — in “The Best of Enemies.” Yes, this is...
Mark Cuban on immigration policy: ‘We’re being really, really, really stupid’
DALLAS — Tech billionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban wasn’t shy Tuesday night when asked about the country’s immigration policy. When it comes to recruiting and retaining the world’s best talent, he said, the country’s got it wrong. “Right now, we’re being really, really, really stupid by taking really,...
‘This Is Us’ finale provided some closure, but now there are questions
Warning: This post contains spoilers for the Season 3 finale of “This Is Us.” Season 3 of “This Is Us” took us to the past, across the country and to Vietnam, but it ended in the future. The NBC drama finally filled in the blanks on a flash-forward story that...
‘Joker’ trailer released: Joaquin Phoenix stars as iconic DC villain
The origin story for DC Comics’ most unnerving villain looks like a creepy affair in the first trailer for the “Joker” movie. Joaquin Phoenix takes up the story of Arthur Fleck, a slight man who doesn’t seem to have much going his way, but who somehow changes and transforms into...
Netflix drops chilling Ted Bundy movie trailerVideo
The story of Ted Bundy’s shocking crimes is all the more disturbing when told from the perspective of his girlfriend. Viewers will witness the betrayal felt by Elizabeth Kloepfer, played by Lily Collins, as she comes to realize the man she has grown most close to will turn out to...
Banff Centre adventure films world tour coming to PittsburghVideo
Stories of “remote journeys, ground-breaking expeditions, and cutting-edge adventures told through the eyes of adventurers, authors, photographers, and filmmakers from around the globe” will come to Pittsburgh as the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour plays the Byham Theater from April 5-7. The festival spans nine days each fall...
‘Avengers: Endgame’ tickets on sale, teaser with Thanos released
With less than a month until it debuts in theaters, Marvel Studios has begun selling tickets for “Avengers: Endgame.” On top of that, a new “Special Look” teaser trailer was released to social media on Tuesday. In it, we see the Avengers assembling to take on Thanos, whose is revealed...
TV host Deborah Norville will have cancerous nodule removed
LOS ANGELES — “Inside Edition” anchor Deborah Norville will undergo surgery to remove a cancerous thyroid nodule from her neck. The 60-year-old host says in a video a viewer reached out a long time ago and told her she had seen a lump on her neck. Norville says she had...
‘Black Panther,’ ‘black-ish’ win big at the 50th NAACP Image Awards
LOS ANGELES — “Black Panther,” the cultural phenomenon from Marvel Studios, swept the NAACP Image Awards by taking home six trophies, including best picture, director and ensemble. Director Ryan Coogler and much of the cast of the 2018 blockbuster took the stage late Saturday at the Dolby Theatre to accept...
West Mifflin’s Nate Walker misses top-20 cut on ‘American Idol’Video
Nate Walker didn’t make the cut on Sunday night’s episode of “American Idol,” but at least he got a trip to Hawaii for his final round. Following a week in which he struggled through vocal issues, the 18-year-old from West Mifflin made what might have been a risky choice: He...
Fox News apologizes for referring to ‘3 Mexican countries’Video
Don’t know much about geography? On Sunday, “Fox & Friends” had a prominent error in an on-screen graphic about President Trump’s southern border policy announcement at the start of the program that got plenty of social media attention. The craziest thing about this is that Fox & Friends has a...
