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‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ director Bryan Singer accused of sexual assault of minors
NEW YORK — Bryan Singer, the director of the Oscar-nominated “Bohemian Rhapsody,” has been accused of sexually assaulting minors in an expose published by the Atlantic. The Atlantic on Wednesday published a lengthy article based on a 12-month investigation. It details the stories of four alleged victims who said they...
Mister Rogers ‘most shocking’ Oscar snub
The Oscar nominees for best documentary take viewers to hazardous mountaintops, war-torn Syria and the chambers of the Supreme Court — but not the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Last year’s Fred Rogers documentary, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” won almost universal acclaim from critics and viewers and became the highest-grossing biographical...
James Gandolfini’s son to play young Tony in ‘Sopranos’ prequel
James Gandolfini’s son is sticking with the family business. Michael Gandolfini is set to take on the role made famous by his father, Tony Soprano, in the upcoming “The Sopranos” prequel film, Deadline reported. Michael will play a young version of the no-nonsense mob boss in “The Many Saints of...
Conan O’Brien aired his first half-hour show Tuesday night. Here’s what was different.
After a three-month hiatus, Conan O’Brien returned to television Tuesday night - as he announced last fall, after 25 years of hosting an hour-long late-night program, his TBS show “Conan” would move to a 30-minute format. It might seem small, but as you might know, late-night is typically very regimented:...
Hulu cuts basic monthly subscription to $6 after Netflix hike
Hulu is lowering the price of its entry-level, ad-supported online TV service by 25 percent to $6 a month — a week after Netflix raised prices. The on-demand video service, which features over 85,000 episodes of shows such as “The Good Doctor” and “The Handmaid’s Tale,” is keeping the price...
‘Mighty Ducks’ fly together for reunion at NHL game, secret project
They didn’t break out the Flying V, but some cast member of the “Mighty Ducks” franchise did get together for a reunion of sorts. Kenan Thompson, Vincent Larusso, Garette Ratliff Henson, Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine and Danny Tamberelli attended the New York Islanders vs. Anaheim Ducks game Sunday, wearing Anaheim Ducks jerseys...
Taylor Swift confirms ‘Cats’ role on Instagram
The “Cats” out of the bag for Taylor Swift. On Tuesday, she confirmed her role in the film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s muscial. An Instragram post showed Swift posing next to a sign that read “Bombalurina,” a main character in “Cats.” It was reported in July by Entertainment Tonight...
Oscar noms skip Fred Rogers doc, Bradley Cooper for director
The rollercoaster of the 2019 awards season continued Tuesday with a batch of Oscar nominations that few could have predicted. Sure, there were some shoo-ins that made it, like “Black Panther” breaking the superhero best picture barrier, and “A Star Is Born,” ”The Favourite” and “Roma” being among the leading...
CBS rejects Super Bowl ad for medical marijuana
The Super Bowl isn’t ready for medical marijuana. Acreage Holdings, the multi-state cannabis company backed by John Boehner, says CBS rejected a television advertisement that calls for the legalization of medical marijuana. The network, which is airing the game on Feb. 3, nixed the proposed spot after seeing a rough...
WQED’s Rick Sebak gets ‘Nebby’ in ‘That Kennywood Summer’Video
The fifth program in Rick Sebak’s kickstarted “Nebby” series, “That Kennywood Summer,” will premiere at 8 p.m. Jan. 24 on WQED-TV. The 30-minute documentary was created with footage Sebak and his WQED crew shot in 1988 while gathering material for his program “Kennywood Memories.” That documentary remains one of WQED’s...
Watch live: Oscar nominations presentation
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. —The reading of this year’s Oscar nominations has begun. Tracee Ellis Ross and Kumail Nanjiani are announcing nominees in 24 categories highlighting everything from the best picture and acting performances to production and costume design. The announcement began at 8:20 a.m. ET. The entire announcement can also...
‘Roma,’ ‘The Favourite’ lead Oscar nomination with 10 nods
NEW YORK — Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite” led all films with 10 nominations each to the 91st Academy Awards, while Netflix and Marvel each scored their first best picture nomination. The nominees for best picture are: “A Star Is Born,” ”Roma,” ”Green Book,” ”The Favourite,” ”Black...
M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Glass’ is No. 1 with $40.6M debut
NEW YORK — M. Night Shyamalan’s “Glass” didn’t live up to expectations but it still easily dominated the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend at the box office, debuting with an estimated $40.6 million in ticket sales. Universal Pictures is estimating that “Glass” will make about $47 million over the four-day...
Netflix has no plans to cut ‘Bird Box’ scene despite outcry
NEW YORK — Netflix’s post-apocalyptic survival film “Bird Box” is drawing criticism for using footage of a real fiery train disaster but the streaming giant has no plans to remove it. The footage concerns a 2013 tragedy in the Quebec town of Lac-Megantic when an unattended train carrying crude oil...
Review: Shyamalan’s ‘Glass’ both frustrates and underwhelmsVideo
Samuel L. Jackson’s Elijah Price, or Mr. Glass, as he prefers to be called, was by far the most compelling part of M. Night Shyamalan’s slow-burn comic book send-up “Unbreakable.” A brilliant, tortured manipulator and superhero enthusiast suffering from osteogenesis imperfecta (i.e. brittle bone disease), Glass is that kind of...
Steve Carell, ‘Office’ producers reteam for ‘Space Force’ comedy
LOS ANGELES — Steve Carell is starring in a new workplace comedy that could be out of this world. Netflix said Wednesday that Carell is re-teaming with “The Office” producers Greg Daniels and Howard Klein on the series “Space Force.” It’s about the people assigned to create a sixth branch...
Jimmy Fallon and Lin-Manuel Miranda send Puerto Rico a ‘Hamilton’ love letter
Coinciding with Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” performances in Puerto Rico, Jimmy Fallon took “The Tonight Show” to the island for Tuesday night’s episode. Miranda and the musical’s cast opened the episode with a parody of the show’s “The Story of Tonight,” updated with lyrics for “The Tonight Show” and complete with...
Matthew McConaughey, Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde films added to SXSW Film Festival lineup
The past few years have been especially strong for the South By Southwest Film Festival. Having established itself as a home for breakout comedies including “Bridesmaids” and “Knocked Up,” SXSW expanded its hit-making track record last year as the launching pad for “A Quiet Place” and “Ready Player One.” But...
Colbert, Maddow are coveted slots for presidential wanna-bes
NEW YORK — Kirsten Gillibrand is hitting the television daily double this week. The New York senator announced her presidential candidacy on Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show,” following it up with an MSNBC interview Wednesday with Rachel Maddow. Her itinerary reflects the importance of those two media figures to the expected...
What to expect when Oscar nominations are announced
Now that our heads have stopped spinning from the recent Golden Globes, we can focus on this week’s upcoming Oscar nominations. There are really just two burning questions: One is whether “Bohemian Rhapsody,” a surprise winner at the Globes, will be nominated for best picture. Another is whether “Black Panther,”...
Broadway legend Carol Channing has died at age 97
NEW YORK — Carol Channing, the lanky, ebullient musical comedy star who delighted American audiences over almost 5,000 performances as the scheming Dolly Levi in “Hello, Dolly” on Broadway and beyond, has died. She was 97. Publicist B. Harlan Boll said Channing died of natural causes at 12:31 a.m. Tuesday...
‘Game of Thrones’ final season to debut on April 14
NEW YORK — “Game of Thrones” fans, get ready. HBO announced Sunday night that the eighth and final season will begin on April 14. In a one minute and 44 second teaser released Sunday, Arya Stark (Maisie Williams), Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) and Jon Snow (Kit Harington) are seen in...
‘The Punisher’ proves it’s still among the best Marvel live-action talesVideo
The pending and probably permanent separation of Netflix and Marvel in no way dampens the second season of “The Punisher.” Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle is the last man standing: His lead role in “The Punisher” and Krysten Ritter’s “Jessica Jones” are the only Marvel street-level heroes remaining in Netflix’s once-vast...
Megyn Kelly officially exits NBC News
NEW YORK — Megyn Kelly’s turbulent two-year run at NBC News is over as both sides reached an agreement Friday night on her exit from the network. Terms of her departure were not disclosed, but people familiar with the negotiations said the former morning show host is leaving with the...
Laurel and Hardy ‘Laugh Challenge’ coming to Regent Square Theater
They dare you not to laugh. At 2 p.m. Jan. 26, Regent Square Theater in Pittsburgh is offering guests a “Laugh Challenge”: “Anyone who can sit through our matinee of Laurel and Hardy shorts without laughing at least once will get a ticket refund, a jumbo tub of popcorn and...
