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Joe Manganiello and Sofia Vergara — laughs and love make their marriage work
How can you keep a Hollywood marriage strong? Ask Mt. Lebanon native Joe Manganiello and he’ll likely credit humor. Of course, enjoying your partner is also a plus. “My life is great because I really like my wife,” Manganiello recently told Men’s Health, referring to his wife of nearly four...
Fans launch petition to get Danny DeVito to play Wolverine
Just ask Hollywood execs: Fans want what they want. Sometimes, their desires are unexplainable. Just go with it. With Marvel having obtained the rights to X-Men, fans are excited to see who might get the prized role of Wolverine. One fan — Ring Arius — has the perfect casting: Danny...
1990s drama ‘Party of Five’ reboot involves deported parentsVideo
“Party of Five,” a 1990s teen drama that focused on a family grappling with life after the death of their parents, is getting a reboot with a Mexican American family whose parents are deported. Disney announced this month that the Sony Pictures Television retooled Generation X-era show will air on...
Howard Stern says Trump really didn’t want to be presidentVideo
Howard Stern, SiriusXM radio host, says Donald Trump didn’t actually want to be president. “I firmly believed that Donald did not want to run for president, I don’t think it was serious, I don’t think he wanted to be the president,” Stern shared with Steve Colbert on “The Late Show”...
‘The Voice’ finale: What Maelyn Jarmon’s victory over 3 country singers says about the showVideo
From Maelyn Jarmon’s very first audition on NBC’s “The Voice” in February, when she stunned the coaches with a haunting rendition of Sting’s “Fields of Gold,” it seemed likely that she would go far this season. This week, after she delivered her final performance - a captivating spin on Leonard...
With Brad and Leo, Quentin Tarantino debuts a fairy tale in CannesVideo
CANNES, France — Twenty-five years after premiering “Pulp Fiction” in Cannes, Quentin Tarantino returned to the French film festival with neither great vengeance nor furious anger but a gentler fairy tale about 1960s Los Angeles. “Once Upon a Time In … Hollywood” made its much-anticipated debut Tuesday in Cannes, giving...
Milo Ventimiglia says trip showed him Red Nose charity’s impact
“This Is Us” star Milo Ventimiglia learned firsthand what the Red Nose Day’s fundraising campaign means to children in need, and he’s eager to spread the word. “I saw how the money was being spent, and how it’s impacting these kids on a very real level and giving them a...
‘Arthur’ same-sex marriage episode not shown in Alabama
Fans of the beloved PBS show “Arthur” watched Arthur’s teacher, Mr. Ratburn, marry his partner in a same-sex wedding ceremony earlier this month. Fans, except for those in Alabama. Alabama Public Television chose not to air the episode titled “Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone” and instead showed a rerun,...
New ‘Toy Story 4’ trailer adds to excitement for June 21 releaseVideo
The latest “Toy Story 4” trailer dropped today and gives a few more sneak peeks ahead of the film’s June 21 release. It showcases the newest toy — “Duke Caboom (Keanu Reeves), Canada’s greatest stuntman.” He joins Woody, Buzz, Bo Peep and the others on their quest to save Sporky...
10 election-themed movies to watch on Primary Election DayVideo
Today is Primary Election Day in Pennsylvania. Were you first line at 7 a.m. or will you cast your ballot after work? Whenever you make it to the polls … pat yourself on the back for exercising your right to vote. Reward yourself with some popcorn and a movie fit...
Author George RR Martin: ‘Game of Thrones’ finale was ending, also beginning
NEW YORK — What’s next for “Game of Thrones?” The author, whose work was adapted into the HBO series that drew a record-setting numbers of viewers for Sunday’s finale, says it’s “been a wild ride.” George RR Martin wrote on Monday that it “was an ending, but it was also...
‘Game of Thrones’ finale brings a record 19.3 million viewers to HBOVideo
HBO’s highly anticipated finale of “Game of Thrones” on Sunday was the most watched program in the premium cable network’s history, with 19.3 million viewers. Citing Nielsen data, HBO said 13.6 million viewers watched the final TV chapter of the Stark family saga on television, surpassing the 13.4 million viewers...
‘Game of Thrones’ finale leaves fans burned out, disappointed
Be advised — there will be spoilers. “Game of Thrones” came to the end of the line with Sunday’s series finale — enter into the unending winter of discontent. Longtime fans have been beset with goofs, gaffes and disappointment this season and the finale was no exception. From the Washington...
James Holzhauer returns to ‘Jeopardy!’: Here’s what he’s done so far
The two-week teacher’s tournament was a short distraction. The real chase resumes Monday when “Jeopardy!” champion James Holzhauer returns to face two new opponents vying to stop his historic run on the show. Holzhauer, a professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, has taken the show by storm, becoming a national...
‘American Idol’ finale ends in an upsetVideo
Throughout the “American Idol” Season 17 finale Sunday night, the winner seemed almost too obvious; especially when Alejandro Aranda, the 24-year-old singer-songwriter from Pomona, California, performed an original track called “Out Loud.” At the end, the studio audience screamed and cheered so loudly that it nearly drowned out the judges....
‘Game of Thrones’: Series finale goes back to where things began
***WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD THROUGH THE SERIES FINALE OF ‘GAME OF THRONES’*** ***SERIOUSLY, LIKE THE WHOLE WAY THROUGH*** ***TO THE VERY END*** In the end, it was all about the Starks. This series began and ended with the members of House Stark. Sure, the prologue introduced the Night’s Watch and what...
‘John Wick 3’ dethrones ‘Avengers: Endgame’ with $57 million
LOS ANGELES — The box office has a new king and his name is John Wick. The third installment of the hyper violent Keanu Reeves franchise has taken the top spot at the North American box office and ended the three-week reign of “Avengers: Endgame.” Studios on Sunday say “John...
Leslie Jones, ‘SNL’ take on Alabama’s abortion ban in season finaleVideo
Though the “Saturday Night Live” season finale opened with members of the Trump administration singing a corruption-themed parody of Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now,” the episode’s most heated political moment arrived during the “Weekend Update” segment. Cast member Leslie Jones rolled in wearing a red cloak and white bonnet recognizable...
‘Satan and Adam’: Mt. Pleasant native films unlikely blues duoVideo
A filmmaker from small-town Western Pennsylvania makes a movie about an unlikely blues duo busking on the streets of New York City. It sounds like a movie in itself — especially because it was 30 years in the making. That’s the story behind “Satan and Adam,” a documentary directed by...
’60 Minutes’ Steve Kroft to retire from the show
The ticking clock for the longest tenured reporter at “60 Minutes” is about to go silent. CBS says Steve Kroft, 73, will retire from the news magazine at Sunday’s season finale. It will cap his 30th season and Kroft will discuss his plans to step down on the air. Kroft...
WQED’s ‘Serving Time, Too’ explores struggles of inmates’ childrenVideo
The latest WQED-TV documentary delves into the lives of children of incarcerated parents. Two million American children have at least one parent in jail or prison. In Allegheny County, there are 7,000, and the numbers are growing, WQED reports. Children become the invisible victims, and are the subject of WQED’s...
‘Busy Tonight,’ the difficult truth about women-led late-night TV showsVideo
Busy Philipps will soon be free for the foreseeable future. The actress and late-night talk show host has drilled this fact into viewers since announcing the cancellation of her series, “Busy Tonight.” Philipps joined the male-dominated late-night lineup in October, but she confirmed the show’s cancellation in a May 6...
‘Catch-22’ is reminder that the Greatest Generation also had its cynicsVideo
There were once 16 million Americans who fought and survived World War II; this year, the number of those veterans who are still alive will dip below 400,000; in five years, fewer than 100,000 will be left. What remains, besides history books and memorial sites, is an extraordinary culture trove...
‘Big Bang Theory’ exits TV airwaves with emotional episode
LOS ANGELES — “The Big Bang Theory” closed out its run as television’s top-rated comedy with an emotional final episode that saw some big changes for the show’s group of geeky misfits. The long-running series on CBS concluded with two final episodes, “The Change Constant” and “The Stockholm Syndrome,” in...
Who’s ready for a new Archie Bunker, live on your TV?
Archie Bunker is coming back to prime-time network TV and he might look a little different to viewers — even if what he says is exactly the same. Woody Harrelson is stepping into the iconic role as part of a 90-minute ABC special celebrating writer, director and producer Norman Lear....
