Movies/TV category, Page 21
Despite Beyoncé, Sabrina Carpenter and Kendrick Lamar, ratings for the Grammys fall
LOS ANGELES — Ratings for the Grammy Awards dipped from last year, despite the nail-biting tension of whether Beyoncé would win album of the year and a surprise appearance by The Weeknd. Sunday night’s broadcast on CBS was seen by 15.4 million viewers according to Nielsen. That represents a decline...
TV Talk: 4 dogs from 2 Western Pa. rescues compete in ‘Puppy Bowl XXI’Video
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Western Pennsylvania will be represented by four dogs from local two shelters in Animal Planet’s “Puppy Bowl XXI” (2 p.m. Feb. 9, Animal Planet, Discovery, TBS, truTV, Max and discovery+). For its 21st edition, the...
Veteran TV musicians bringing ‘Late Night Stories’ to Pittsburgh for 1-night showVideo
The musicians of late-night television often get to witness notable figures share their stories, from off to the side. But in a unique show, some of those same musicians will take center stage for “Late Night Stories” on Feb. 15 at the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild’s Jazz concert hall in a...
‘Dog Man’ bites off $36 million, taking No. 1 at box office
NEW YORK — DreamWorks Animation’s “Dog Man” fetched $36 million in ticket sales at the weekend box office, according to studio estimates Sunday, making it the biggest debut yet in 2025. It was a big opening for the Universal Pictures release adapted from the popular graphic novel series by author...
FireAid, a benefit for LA wildfire relief, is almost here. Here’s how to watch and donate
LOS ANGELES — Some of the biggest names in music will come together Thursday for the FireAid benefit concert that is raising money for Los Angeles-area wildfire relief efforts. FireAid will take over two Inglewood, California, venues — the Kia Forum, starting at 6 p.m. Pacific, and the Intuit Dome...
TV Talk: ‘Recruit’ returns; Michael Keaton’s ‘Goodrich;’ WTAE hires reporterVideo
Netflix’s “The Recruit” is a poppier, more bubblegum spy show than Paramount+ with Showtime’s serious, dour and more authentic-seeming “The Agency.” But “The Recruit” is also more fun, a bit more of a lark that, profanity aside, could probably survive on a broadcast network. No wonder “The Recruit” comes from...
Movie Review: Bloody and witty, ‘Companion’ explores what humanity means in an AI-powered worldVideo
“Iris, wake up!” Early in “Companion,” lovely Iris and her nerdy-nice boyfriend Josh are driving to a secluded lake house for a stay with friends. Iris wakes from a nap and lovingly tells Josh she was dreaming about him. They reminisce about how they first met at the supermarket. All...
Ailing Harvey Weinstein begs to have #MeToo retrial sooner after judge sets April 15 date
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein begged a judge Wednesday to hold his #MeToo retrial as soon as possible, telling him “I don’t know how much longer I can hold on” with cancer, heart issues and harsh conditions at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex. The disgraced movie mogul objected...
TV Q&A: Will Penguins games air this year on WTAE?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: I was wondering if you knew when the Penguins games will be on WTAE. I know they do a few every year on there. I...
Neil Gaiman dropped by publisher Dark Horse Comics over sexual assault allegations
LOS ANGELES — Dark Horse Comics has taken a stance against author Neil Gaiman, who faces multiple allegations of sexual assault. The publishing company over the weekend announced it will no longer publish the “American Gods” and “Good Omens” author’s work. As part of taking “seriously the allegations against” Gaiman,...
TV Talk: ‘This Is Us’ creator follows NBC hit with Hulu thriller ‘Paradise’Video
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. “This Is Us” creator Dan Fogelman, who spent a portion of his childhood in Bethel Park, returns with his first new one-hour drama series since the partially Pittsburgh-set NBC drama ended in 2022. Hulu’s “Paradise,”...
CNN’s Jim Acosta, an irritant to Trump, says he’s quitting rather than take a late-night time slot
CNN anchor Jim Acosta, an irritant to President Donald Trump as a former White House correspondent, says he’s quitting the network rather than accept an offer for a new late-night time slot. Acosta announced his departure Tuesday at the end of his one-hour morning show on the network, telling viewers:...
‘The Bachelor’ season to premiere with leading man Grant Ellis
Fans of “The Bachelor’” are gearing up for yet another season — one that gives leading man Grant Ellis the chance to find love. Premiere night, equating to Super Bowl night for Bachelor franchise fans, has arrived. The 29th season of “The Bachelor” will premiere at 8 p.m. ET Monday...
Mel Gibson’s ‘Flight Risk’ is No. 1 at box office, ‘The Brutalist’ expands
NEW YORK — Critics lambasted it and audiences didn’t grade it much better. But despite the turbulence, Mel Gibson’s “Flight Risk” managed to open No. 1 at the box office with a modest $12 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. On a quiet weekend, even for the typically frigid movie-going...
TV Talk: How CBS’s ‘Watson’ recreates Pittsburgh in British ColumbiaVideo
VANCOUVER, Canada — Turns out Pittsburgh is big enough for two TV medical dramas. Three weeks after streaming service Max debuted “The Pitt,” set at a fictionalized version of Allegheny General Hospital on the North Side, CBS premieres “Watson” (approximately 10 p.m. today following the AFC Championship game, KDKA-TV), a...
Ed Blank, former Tribune-Review critic and reporter, dies at age 81
Ed Blank, former critic and reporter for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, passed away Wednesday at 81. No immediate cause of death is known, though he had been in ill health for some time, his family said. Edward L. Blank was the youngest of five children and moved from Shadyside to Mt....
CNN announces layoffs as part of a further shift to digital business
CNN announced a restructuring Thursday that includes some 200 layoffs, an accelerated pivot to digital operations and new TV roles for personalities such as Wolf Blitzer, Jake Tapper and Audie Cornish. It’s the boldest revamp yet in the 18-month tenure of CEO Mark Thompson, a former chief executive at The...
Oscar nominations snubs and surprises, from Daniel Craig to Selena Gomez
PARK CITY, Utah — In one of the more wide-open Oscar fields in recent history, there were plenty of nominations surprises Thursday. Not too long ago, it seemed that people like Angelina Jolie and Nicole Kidman were destined for best actress nominations, while general audience disinterest in the young Donald...
Netflix raises prices for subscription services
It’s going to cost more to watch your favorite movies and TV shows on Netflix, the subscription service announced Tuesday. Rates for most plans in the United States, Canada, Portugal and Argentina are increasing, The Washington Post reported. Netflix’s ad-supported plan increased from $6.99 to $7.99 monthly, and a standard...
From ‘The Brutalist’ to ‘Wicked,’ where to watch this year’s top awards movies
The 2025 movie awards season is in full swing but figuring out where to watch everything can be overwhelming. Are they streaming? For free? In theaters? Only in Los Angeles and New York? Take one of the big winners of the Golden Globes, “The Brutalist,” a film that’s been dominating...
‘Emilia Pérez’ leads Oscar nominations with 13Video
As fresh fires raced across the Los Angeles region, an embattled movie industry lined up behind the Netflix narco-musical about transgender identity “Emilia Pérez” in Oscar nominations Thursday. Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez,” a Spanish language, French-made film, dominated the nominations with a leading 13 nominations, including best picture and best...
TV Talk: ‘Star Trek’ does ‘Suicide Squad;’ ‘Watson’ worth watching?Video
“Star Trek: Section 31,” a new movie streaming Friday on Paramount+, is pretty much the “Star Trek” version of “Suicide Squad” as a group of rogues team up to save the galaxy. Initially intended as a series, “Section 31” is set during the early seasons of “Star Trek: Discovery,” a...
Everything you need to know about the 2025 Sundance Film Festival
PARK CITY, Utah — As many in the entertainment industry navigate the devastating effects of the California wildfires, some will soon be decamping to cleaner air in the mountains. The annual Sundance Film Festival begins Thursday in Park City, Utah. The 41st edition of Robert Redford’s brainchild will, as always,...
Estimated 24.6 million TV viewers watched inauguration coverage, fewest since 2013
NEW YORK — An estimated 24.6 million television viewers watched President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, the smallest audience for the quadrennial ceremony since Barack Obama’s second inauguration in 2013. The Nielsen Company said Tuesday that viewership was down from Joe Biden’s 2021 inauguration, which reached 33.8 million, and Trump’s first...
TV Q&A: Will WQED-TV improve its signal?Video
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: Any word on the possibility of WQED-TV improving its signal strength? Between their reduced signal, my antenna not doing the job, and no PBS app...
