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‘Brady Bunch’ kids giving TV home a ‘A Very Brady Renovation’
The ranch-style house perched in a quiet Los Angeles suburb is almost as famous as the White House. Its memorable frontage served as the picture-perfect image of the home of the six Brady kids from the popular sitcom “The Brady Bunch.” But the actors who played the siblings never set...
Scottdale Historical Society hosts ‘Downton Abbey’ teaVideo
While awaiting the Sept. 20 theatrical release of “Downton Abbey,” local residents can slip on their long, white gloves, don their fanciest clothes and indulge in high tea at the Historic Loucks Homestead in Scottdale. The Scottdale Historical Society will host its fifth Downton Abbey Tea fundraiser with two seatings,...
Freeform finds audience with its millennial-first approach
Yara Shahidi had a question: Why did it seem like men were disproportionately labeled geniuses compared to women in the same professions? As it turns out, the writers on Shahidi’s Freeform series “grown-ish” were wondering the same thing, and the actress’ mention of the topic made the writers want to...
Drive-in movie tradition continues in Western PennsylvaniaVideo
Every Friday during the summer, Cassandra Dzik packs up her car and heads to Evergreen Drive-In, the last remaining outdoor theater in Westmoreland County, with her sister, Carrie Schaming, and 11-year-old son Richard. One night this summer, the trio set up camping chairs on the East Huntingdon theater’s lawn, waiting...
Anthony Bourdain’s love of Detroit led to yet-unseen documentary
Anthony Bourdain spoke about Detroit as a place with an authenticity and attitude that impressed even a globe-trotting food star. “I’d love to be able to say that I came from Detroit,” he told the Free Press in 2016 while in town for a speaking tour. “That would be like...
Netflix prequel ‘The Dark Crystal’ pays homage to original film
Louis Leterrier knew he’d immediately face scrutiny from superfans of “The Dark Crystal” when he became director of its prequel. After all, he’s a superfan, too. The French director calls Jim Henson’s groundbreaking 1982 fantasy puppet feature “a jewel of creation” and says it’s the main reason he became a...
Alex Trebek, saying he’s on the mend, back at ‘Jeopardy!’
LOS ANGELES — “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek has returned to work, saying he’s “on the mend” following treatment for pancreatic cancer. The game show posted a video Thursday on Twitter showing the 79-year-old host back on set and promising “a good year” ahead. He actually started work on July 22,...
Matthew McConaughey gets new job … as film professorVideo
Aright, alright, alright. Actor Matthew McConaughey is taking a new job — inspiring and educating students at the University of Texas as a film professor. McConaughey was named a professor at the Moody College of Communication starting in the fall 2019 term, the school announced Wednesday. In recognition of his...
Betty White trending, but only because of NFL promo video
Every time. It gets us every time Betty White starts trending on Twitter. Why is it we always think the worst? We should allow ourselves to consider that our favorite “Golden Girl” is just doing something incredible. Again. And this time, she is. At the ripe young age of 97,...
‘Ghostbusters’ returning to theaters for 35th anniversaryVideo
They’re still the ones ya gonna call. The original 1984 “Ghostbusters” will be returning to movie theaters for its 35th anniversary in October. Tickets for the Fathom Events presentations on Sunday, Oct. 6, and Thursday, Oct. 10 are on sale. In addition to having the classic movie back on the...
‘American Idol’ announces Pittsburgh auditionsVideo
Pittsburghers, get your pipes pitch perfect. “American Idol” is coming to town. Would-be superstars can register at the show’s network website. On-site registration begins at 9 a.m. on Sept. 7 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd., according to publicist Samantha Belluccia. “Registration will be open...
‘Florida women’ keep it real in 2 Sunshine State comedies
Florida! America’s joke state! Home to fire ants, sand spurs, palmetto bugs, manatees, alligators, hurricanes, floods, the “Florida man” meme (plus actual Florida men) and the “stand your ground” law (see: Florida men). A land of promise and false promises, built on swamps and speculation, purported site of the Fountain...
‘GMA’ host Lara Spencer apologizes for Prince George ballet comment
NEW YORK — “Good Morning America” host Lara Spencer has apologized for her “insensitive” comments about Prince George taking ballet lessons. Spencer discussed the backlash against her comments Monday, saying she has learned the “bravery it takes for a young boy to pursue a career in dance.” She was heavily...
Football and ‘Family Feud’ just another day for Steelers’ JuJu Smith-SchusterVideo
Sunday night was a doubleheader of sorts for Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster — just as his team kicked off against the Tennessee Titans on NBC, Team JuJu went into battle against Team Ninja on ABC’s “Celebrity Family Feud.” It was Juju, his mother Sammy Toa, two aunts and an...
‘Power’ heads toward its finale, with spin-offs in the works
With his characteristic bravado, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson believed in “Power” so much that he predicted to cast members that the series would become a massive hit even before the first episode aired five years ago. Since then, Jackson has joyfully watched as his words have come to fruition. The...
Watch the teaser for ‘El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie’ by Netflix
A small detail in the season finale of “Breaking Bad” provided the title for the upcoming follow-up movie. Jesse Pinkman, played by Aaron Paul, drove off in a Chevy El Camino and the new film will reveal Pinkman’s life after the conclusion of the Emmy-winning drama. Netflix released a one-minute...
WPXI’s Damany Lewis moving on to Charlotte
After almost five years in Pittsburgh, WPXI reporter Damany Lewis is headed south. The veteran news man posted the announcement on Facebook on Saturday morning stating that he will become a Monday through Friday anchor for WSOC, an ABC affiliate in Charlotte, N.C. It wasn’t immediately clear when his last...
All Elite Wrestling, competitor to WWE, to bring live taping to Pittsburgh
On Oct. 2, All Elite Wrestling will debut its weekly live pro wrestling show on TNT. This has been the buzz of the wrestling world since the group that formed less than a year ago has come out the gates with tremendous momentum. It will serve as weekly competition to...
Sarah Sanders joining Fox News
While Sean Spicer is headed for the new season of “Dancing with the Stars,” the woman who replaced him is also headed to TV. Former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is joining Fox News as a contributor, where she will provide political commentary and analysis on all of...
Review: Somber ‘Angel Has Fallen’ brings growth to franchiseVideo
The “Has Fallen” series, “Olympus,” “London” and now, “Angel Has Fallen,” is a curiously enduring franchise. But it seems the character of Mike Banning, a foul-mouthed Secret Service agent played with a lumpy gruffness by Gerard Butler, has filled the void of the everyman action hero, displaced by those with...
Company offers $1,000 to binge 25 hours of ‘Friends’
Geez, there’s just not enough “Friends” news in the news these days. Surely, that’s what you were thinking, right? Well, here’s some more: In honor of the hit NBC series’ 25th anniversary, Frontier Communications is offering a lucky fan $1,000 to binge-watch the show for 25 hours. That works out...
‘Dancing With the Stars’ choice of Sean Spicer sparks backlash
Sorry, nice guys like actor James Van Der Beek and Karamo Brown of “Queer Eye” — you probably aren’t going to get the attention you deserve on the upcoming season of “Dancing With the Stars.” ABC has announced the cast for Season 28, kicking off Sept. 16, and the buzz...
Spider-Man to leave Marvel CU after Sony, Disney talks fall apart
Spider-Man appears to have taken his last swing through Walt Disney Co.’s Marvel Cinematic Universe. Kevin Feige, the president of Disney-owned Marvel Studios, will no longer produce the “Spider-Man” movies released by rival studio Sony Pictures after the two companies failed to come to a new agreement, according to three...
25th Bond movie gets a title: ‘No Time to Die’
The 25th James Bond movie has a title: “No Time to Die.” Producers announced the moniker Tuesday for the film that has long been referred to simply as “Bond 25.” “No Time to Die” returns Daniel Craig to the role of 007. Lea Seydoux, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw and Ralph...
Forget Pittsburgh. Actress Cate Blanchett toured Seattle before becoming movie’s ‘Bernadette’
SEATTLE — Where did she go, that Bernadette? All over Seattle, apparently. The Phinney Ridge Farmer’s Market. The top of the Space Needle. Buca di Beppo. Wherever actress Cate Blanchett needed to go to better understand the rant-ridden mind of Bernadette Fox, the title character of “Where’d You Go, Bernadette,”...
