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‘World’s Toughest Race’ in Fiji to debut Aug. 14 on AmazonVideo
Bear Grylls said he was brought to tears by the determination of competitors on “World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji” as they raced through jungles and over mountains to the point of exhaustion and pain. The series’ new 10-episode season, hosted by Grylls and with 66 teams from 30 countries, will...
Adult film star Ron Jeremy charged with rape, sexual assault
Adult film star Ron Jeremy was charged with raping three women and sexually assaulting a fourth, Los Angeles County prosecutors said Tuesday. The counts make the 67-year-old Jeremy the third man to be charged, along with Harvey Weinstein and producer David Guillod, by a task force formed by District Attorney...
Hunt for Golden State Killer recalled in HBO’s ‘I’ll Be Gone in the Dark’Video
Author and true-crime buff Michelle McNamara devoted the final years of her life trying to track down the shadowy predator she dubbed the “Golden State Killer” — a serial rapist and murderer who terrorized California in the 1970s and ’80s. It was an obsession that dug its hooks into her...
Film producer, wealthy heir, political donor Steve Bing dies
LOS ANGELES — Movie producer, film financier, real estate heir and major Democratic political donor Steve Bing has died. He was 55. The Los Angeles County coroner said Bing died Monday at his residence in the Century City section of Los Angeles. The coroner did not cite a cause and...
Q&A: Jon Stewart is still fighting for the middle ground
NEW YORK — When Jon Stewart signed off from the “The Daily Show” five years ago, he didn’t say goodbye. “The conversation isn’t ending,” Stewart said. Stewart is now picking it back up with “Irresistible,” his second film as writer-director, following 2014’s “Rosewater,” and an extension of many of the...
Tina Fey asks to pull ’30 Rock’ episodes that featured blackface
At the request of co-creator Tina Fey, four episodes of the comedy “30 Rock” are being removed from circulation because they featured characters performing in blackface. The series aired on NBC from 2006 to 2013, but episodes are still being shown in television syndication and on streaming services including Hulu,...
Stream the best of director Joel SchumacherVideo
The legendary director Joel Schumacher passed away on Monday at the age of 80 after a yearlong battle with cancer. Schumacher leaves behind a cinematic legacy littered with a wide variety of unforgettable films that were incredibly popular and left an undeniable impact on pop culture, but were also often...
Reports: Michael Keaton to return as BatmanVideo
It’s been nearly 30 years since Michael Keaton played Batman, but he may be answering the Bat-Signal once again. The Hollywood Reporter says the Pittsburgh native is in talks to reprise the role in Warner Bros.’ upcoming DC movie “The Flash.” And it might not just be the Flash movie,...
Joel Schumacher, director of ‘St. Elmo’s Fire,’ dies at 80
Joel Schumacher, the flamboyant journeyman director who dressed New York department store windows before shepherding the Brat Pack to the big screen in “St. Elmo’s Fire” and steering the Batman franchise into its most baroque territory in “Batman Forever” and “Batman & Robin,” has died. He was 80. A representative...
2021 Golden Globes move to Feb. 28, Oscars’ former slot
With the covid-19 pandemic upending Hollywood traditions, the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. announced on Monday that next year’s Golden Globe Awards would be held on Feb. 28, 2021, the date originally slated for the 2021 Oscars. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will return to host for the fourth time at...
Darren Criss reveals songwriting chops and a goofier sideVideo
Great songs have been inspired by all kinds of things — like love, dreams and heartache. Now comes an unlikely one inspired by a hot dog. That’s the comedic premise of the first episode of Quibi’s new 12-part series “Royalties,” starring Darren Criss and Kether Donohue as an aspiring songwriter...
AMC Theaters reverses course on masks after backlash
LOS ANGELES — The nation’s largest movie theater chain changed its position on mask-wearing less than a day after the company became a target on social media for saying it would defer to local governments on the issue. AMC Theaters CEO Adam Aron said Friday that its theaters will require...
Hollywood evolves during pandemic with drive-in premiere
LOS ANGELES — Dave Franco says the drive-in premiere for his directorial debut was “perfect” but admittedly “a little weird.” The 35-year-old actor found himself at the center of Hollywood’s evolving response to the coronavirus pandemic Thursday as he premiered his directorial debut “The Rental” to more than 1,300 people...
‘Chariots of Fire,’ ‘Lord of the Rings’ actor Ian Holm dies
LONDON — Ian Holm, an acclaimed British actor whose long career included roles in “Chariots of Fire” and “The Lord of the Rings” has died. He was 88. Holm died peacefully Friday morning in a hospital, surrounded by his family and carer, his agent, Alex Irwin, said in a statement....
Raven-Symoné posts wedding photos, ‘I love you’ to new wife
Raven-Symoné says she’s single no longer. “I got married to a woman who understands me from trigger to joy, from breakfast to midnight snack, from stage to home,” Raven-Symoné wrote in a post Thursday that included a photo of her embracing Miranda Maday. “I love you Mrs. Pearman-Maday!” wrote Raven-Symoné,...
Padma Lakshmi gets political with series cheering immigrantsVideo
Padma Lakshmi has watched in anger as some politicians denigrate immigrants. She’s been left seething as newcomers are discriminated against or targeted. So she has responded with something she knows quite a lot about: food. Specifically, immigrant food: burritos, dosas, crab boil, pad Thai and poke. Lakshmi, a longtime judge...
Netflix documentary focuses on courage of U.S. gymnasts in Larry Nassar sex abuse scandalVideo
A Netflix documentary will focus on the gymnasts who survived abuse at the hands of USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University doctor Larry Nassar and the journalists who helped expose the culture that allowed it to continue for so long, according to People. Allegations against Nassar go back to the...
Delmont Recreation Board adds live music to ‘Movies in the Park’Video
The Delmont Recreation Board will augment its annual summer “Movies in the Park” series with free live music before the film begins. The first event will be at 6 p.m. June 27 at Newhouse Park, featuring music from The Phisbins. Food will be available to purchase at the concession stand...
Waterworks Cinemas to reopen Friday, bringing silver screen back to Western Pa.
Buckets of buttered popcorn and silver screen flicks are back. MovieScoop Waterworks Cinemas near Aspinwall plans to reopen Friday, offering $5 tickets for a lineup of some classic and superhero movies. “It will be nice to have everyone together again,” said Liz Noullet, assistant manager at the MovieScoop Waterworks Cinemas,...
Hollywood says Black Lives Matter, but more diversity needed
As protests erupted across the country following the death of George Floyd, every major entertainment company in Hollywood issued statements of support for the black community. But as unanimous as that show of solidarity was, it was also clear that this wasn’t a fight Hollywood could watch from the sidelines....
Review: Very hip, very haunted house in ‘You Should Have Left’Video
C’mon. Everyone knows that when you rent a vacation house online, you read the reviews first. So maybe if Theo and Susanna, the upscale couple in “You Should Have Left,” had read the reviews before renting their lovely getaway house in Wales, just maybe they’d have come across that creepy...
Review: ‘Babyteeth’ is a sick teen in love flick with a biteVideo
“Babyteeth” is guaranteed to get under your skin. This refreshingly original Australian indie about a terminally ill teen who falls in love with the wrong guy is designed to push all the buttons: It’ll frustrate, delight, annoy and devastate. In other words, it’s quite the journey. But it’s one that...
‘That 70s Show’ actor Danny Masterson charged in 3 rapes
LOS ANGELES — “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson has been charged with the rapes of three women in the early 2000s, Los Angeles prosecutors said Wednesday. The three counts of rape by force or fear come after a three-year investigation of the 44-year-old Masterson. The charges were filed and...
ABC’s fall TV schedule is set, but virus has say on timing
ABC’s fall schedule released Wednesday optimistically details its plans, including a new thriller from the creator of “Big Little Lies.” But there’s a key element missing — the debut dates made uncertain by the coronavirus pandemic. “I am hopeful that the season will start sometime in late September or early...
Cinemark set to reopen Pittsburgh-area theaters
Cinemark plans to reopen four theaters in the Pittsburgh area in early July. Cinemark’s website said the North Hills and Robinson locations will be among the first Cinemark theaters to open in Pennsylvania, on July 3. The move is part of the company’s phased reopening from the covid-19 shutdown. Theaters...
