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Matthew Perry’s ‘Friends’ costars reminisce about late actorVideo
LOS ANGELES — Matthew Perry’s “Friends” co-stars are sharing more remembrances of the star in their first personal social media posts since the actor’s death last month. Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer posted heartfelt notes about Perry, who died Oct. 28, on Instagram. The posts on...
TV Q&A: Why aren’t guests in the studio on ‘Nightly Sports Call’?
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: On KDKA+’s “Nightly Sports Call,” why aren’t the guests in the Fan Cave with the TV host? The Fan Cave was remodeled in the beginning...
A veteran journalist who is refusing to divulge her sources could be held in contempt of court
WASHINGTON — In a case with potentially far-reaching press freedom implications, a federal judge in Washington is weighing whether to hold in contempt a veteran journalist who has refused to identify her sources for stories about a Chinese American scientist who was investigated by the FBI but never charged. The...
Pittsburgh Pop podcast: Talking local baker on Food Network, ‘streamflation:’ the rising costs of streaming services
In this episode of the “Pittsburgh Pop” podcast, host Tim Benz and TV Talk columnist Rob Owen discuss Pittsburgh pop culture news of the moment including Pittsburgher Jasmine Cho, a past winner of Food Network’s “Christmas Cookie Challenge” who competes again on the show at 9 p.m. Thursday.Eight former “Christmas...
‘The Marvels’ melts down at the box office, marking a new low for the MCU
NEW YORK — Since 2008’s “Iron Man,” the Marvel machine has been one of the most unstoppable forces in box-office history. Now, though, that aura of invincibility is showing signs of wear and tear. The superhero factory hit a new low with the weekend launch of “The Marvels,” which opened...
Hollywood actors union board votes to approve the deal with studios that ended the strike
Board members from Hollywood’s actors union voted Friday to approve the deal with studios that ended their strike after nearly four months. Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists’ executive director and chief negotiator, announced at an afternoon news conference that it was approved with 86%...
TV Talk: KDKA-TV hires weekend morning anchor; ABC cancels ‘The Rookie: Feds’
KDKA-TV has its new weekend morning anchor: Megan Shinn, currently an anchor at WRTV-TV, the ABC affiliate in Indianapolis, Ind., will take the position vacated by Briana Smith when Smith left for a reporter position in Philadelphia in May. Shinn will also report for morning KDKA/WPKD newscasts some weekdays. Shinn,...
TV Talk: It takes too long to get to ‘A Murder at the End of the World’Video
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Hulu’s FX-produced seven-episode limited series “A Murder at the End of the World” assembles all the pieces necessary for a modern-day take on Agatha Christie but excises any sense of fun. Instead, this morose mystery...
TV Talk: WTAE-TV’s Kasey Reigner announces exitVideo
WTAE-TV weekend morning meteorologist Kasey Reigner, who joined the station two years ago, posted to her social media accounts Thursday that she chose not to re-up with the station and will depart Channel 4 on Nov. 30. Reigner, who became the fifth member of the WTAE weather team when she...
Movie Review: Iman Vellani is a scene-stealer in low-stakes ‘The Marvels’Video
The stakes feel immensely low in ” The Marvels,” and it’s not because this is a movie that spends a fair amount of time following cats or has an out-of-nowhere musical number. It’s possibly because somewhere along the way, Marvel movies just stopped feeling like events. And this galactic trifle...
TV Talk: Strike’s end means filming will return to Western Pa., including a Sammy Davis Jr. limited series
With the actors’ strike over, though yet to be officially ratified by the members of SAG-AFTRA (they will ratify it), everyone wants to know: When will things go back to normal? When will my favorite shows return? It’s going to be a little bit yet. Regarding local production, “Mayor of...
Review: The Hunger Games return in ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,’ with the odds in its favorVideo
Two hours and 37 minutes is pretty long for a “ballad,” but you can’t call it “The Hunger Games: The Three-Cycle Opera of Songbirds and Snakes” now, can you? Concision was never much in favor in the four “Hunger Games” films, which reached a seeming finale with 2015’s “The Hunger...
Hollywood’s strikes are both now over as actors reach deal with studios, return to work with writers
LOS ANGELES — On Thursday, for the first time in more than six months, neither Hollywood’s actors nor its writers will be on strike. The long-awaited clearing in the industry’s stormiest season in decades comes as a deal was reached late Wednesday to end what was, at nearly four months,...
TV Talk: New ‘NCIS,’ ‘The Curse’ debut; ‘For All Mankind’ returnsVideo
Given its worldwide popularity, it’s a no-brainer for Paramount Global to extend CBS’s “NCIS” franchise beyond the United States, especially given that the real NCIS has offices in 41 countries. CBS’s “NCIS: Sydney” (8 p.m. Nov. 14, KDKA-TV) leans into the possible conflict with local authorities as NCIS special agent...
SAG-AFTRA committee approves deal with studios to end historic strike
LOS ANGELES — SAG-AFTRA’s negotiating committee has approved a a tentative deal with the major studios that would end a nearly four-month-long strike that has sidelined thousands of workers. The tentative contract — which still must be ratified by the union’s board and members — would boost minimum pay for...
Pittsburgh native brings directorial debut, ‘Two Lives in Pittsburgh,’ to Three Rivers Film Festival
When Brian Silverman was growing up in Mt. Lebanon, his parents often took him along to the many cultural events they attended around Pittsburgh. That early exposure to the arts made an impression on Silverman, who’s now 55 and living in Los Angeles. He’s returned the favor to his hometown...
Patrick Dempsey named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine
LOS ANGELES — He’s not just “McDreamy” anymore — Patrick Dempsey is now also People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive. The “Grey’s Anatomy” star and race car driver takes the mantle from “Captain America” star Chris Evans, who was 2022’s selection. The pick was revealed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Tuesday night....
TV Q&A: Did WTAE’s Kelly Sasso go part-time?
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: Is Kelly Sasso working part-time now? She’s never there a full five days — Bridget, via email Rob: Nope, her status with the station has...
Western Pa.-filmed ‘Unsinkable’ movie to debut at Three Rivers Film Festival
An independent movie filmed at several locations in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties is set to premiere Wednesday at the Three Rivers Film Festival. “Unsinkable,” directed by Cody Hartman and produced by PMI Films, follows a U.S. Senate inquiry and investigation into the cause of the Titanic sinking April 15, 1912....
Hempfield teacher with viral TikTok video appears on ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’
A Hempfield Area teacher’s viral creativity has catapulted her to a moment in the TV spotlight. Taylor Crossland, an elementary school teacher at Fort Allen Elementary, wanted to throw a special incentive event for her students to reward them for staying on-task through the end of September. With donated Starbucks...
Broadcast, audio companies will be eligible for Pulitzer Prizes, for work on digital sites
NEW YORK — The Pulitzer Prizes, considered the premier award for print journalists, are opening eligibility to broadcast and audio companies that also offer digital news sites. But the work these companies can submit for prize consideration must primarily be written journalism, the Columbia University-based Pulitzer Prize Board said on...
Pittsburgh Pop: Talking Mr. McFeely’s costume at the Smithsonian, ‘Stranger Things’ prequel, new KDKA reporterVideo
In this episode of the “Pittsburgh Pop” podcast, host Tim Benz and TV Talk columnist Rob Owen discuss Pittsburgh pop culture news of the moment, including that the costume worn by Pittsburgh actor David Newell when he played Mr. McFeely on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” is now on display at the...
Weekend box office results are muted without ‘Dune: Part Two’
The North American box office had one of its slowest weekends of the year, due in large part to “Dune: Part Two’s” absence from the lineup. Moviegoers had many other options to choose from. The video game adaptation “Five Nights at Freddy’s” repeated its first-place ranking, followed by “Taylor Swift:...
Matthew Perry Foundation launches to help ‘others struggling’ with addiction
A new foundation named for late actor Matthew Perry has been launched to help people battling drug addiction. The creation of the Matthew Perry Foundation was announced Friday, nearly a week after the “Friends” star’s sudden death. “The Matthew Perry Foundation is the realization of Matthew’s enduring commitment to helping...
TV Talk: Taylor Sheridan’s latest Western tells the story of U.S. Marshal Bass ReevesVideo
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. ^ The latest — and the last for a while, because of the writers’ and actors’ strikes delaying production — new Taylor Sheridan series isn’t a show he’s written. Instead, Chad Feehan (“Ray Donovan,” “Rectify”)...
