Movies/TV category, Page 176
‘Game of Thrones’ sets sets a viewership record for HBO
NEW YORK — HBO’s “Game of Thrones” lived up to the hype. This past weekend’s season premiere stands as the most-watched one-day event in the history of the cable network that began in 1972. The Nielsen company said 17.4 million people watched the Sunday opener to the show’s final season,...
Monopoly releases ‘Lion King’ edition, with musical Pride Rock card holder
With a new live-action remake hitting theaters this summer, “The Lion King” is getting the royal treatment from Hasbro — its own Monopoly edition. To mark the animated classic’s 25th anniversary, the set will be released April 22. “We know fans love pop culture integrations with their favorite games and...
The role of intimacy coordinators — choreographers for films’ sex scenes
Emily Meade felt uneasy. The actress, who plays a porn star on HBO’s “The Deuce,” was about to film one of the most vulnerable scenes of her career — a graphic sequence in which she had to simulate oral sex. At one point in the lengthy scene, she was supposed...
Wait, when did ‘Game of Thrones’ become a bad rom-com?Video
“Game of Thrones” returned Sunday night after a nearly two-year hiatus, but it wasn’t the murderous spectacle the show’s bloodthirsty fans long awaited. Aside from a few (read: 21 or so) deaths and a child turning into a White Walker, the episode was filled with some rather lighthearted reunions and...
Rappers call for Fox News to fire Laura Ingraham over Nipsey Hussle segment
In “FDT,” his hit song with rapper YG, Nipsey Hussle made his feelings clear about Donald Trump. In the music video for one of the most popular protest anthems of 2016, Hussle walked the streets of Crenshaw in South Los Angeles with throngs of friends, fans and neighbors flashing expletive-laden...
Marvel fans warned to avoid social media after ‘Avengers: Endgame’ spoilers leak
Marvel fans beware. With less than two weeks before “Avengers: Endgame” hits theaters nationwide, “spoiler heavy” footage has leaked online, spreading on Reddit and Twitter. Social media users posting video clips and still images from the movie, which has shattered Fandango’s pre-sale tickets record, have already seen their content disabled...
Notre Dame cathedral played starring role in movie classicsVideo
In the wake of the devastating fire in the Notre Dame de Paris cathedral, reports say its stone construction and many priceless artworks have been saved. French President Emmanuel Macron has promised to rebuild the 850-year-old marvel of medieval engineering, and pledges worth millions of euros already have poured in....
‘Today’ show co-anchor Hoda Kotb adopts baby girl
NEW YORK — “Today” show co-anchor Hoda Kotb’s family has grown. In a telephone call on Tuesday, the 54-year-old told her colleagues that she has adopted a second child. Hope Catherine joins 2-year-old sister Haley Joy. Kotb adopted Haley Joy in 2017. Another one! #TodayShow host @hodakotb revealed that she...
‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ actress Georgia Engel dies at 70
LOS ANGELES — Georgia Engel, who played the charmingly innocent, small-voiced Georgette on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and amassed a string of other TV and stage credits, has died. She was 70. Engel died Friday in Princeton, New Jersey, said her friend and executor, John Quilty. The cause of...
HBO looks beyond ‘Game of Thrones,’ maybe back to a prequel
LOS ANGELES — The final season of “Game of Thrones” just started, but HBO has its eye on what’s next. The TV channel’s most successful series is ending its eight-season run in a drastically changed media landscape. HBO must compete with streaming services like Netflix offering more and more choices....
Party like Dwight Schrute when ‘Scrantonicity’ comes to PittsburghVideo
“Scrantonicity,” a pop-up party based on “The Office,” is coming May 31 to the Hard Rock Cafe in Pittsburgh. “Scrantonicity” will feature “Office”-themed trivia, a DJ, comedian, bar games and costume contest. “Attendees are encouraged to come in their best dressed ‘Office’ attire. Whether you dress up as Dwight, or...
What does Lilly Singh’s NBC late-night show mean for YouTube?
Late-night has long used YouTube as a hosting platform and a place to fish for inspiration. Now, a major network is hiring a platform-native to run one of their shows. Starting in the fall, Lilly Singh will host “A Little Late With Lilly Singh” in the third slot after Jimmy...
‘Game of Thrones’ premiere: Family drama!
**NOTE: THE NIGHT IS DARK AND FULL OF SPOILERS THROUGH SEASON 8, EPISODE 1 OF ‘GAME OF THRONES’** If the stakes weren’t so high, the first episode of the final season of HBO’s smash fantasy drama “Game of Thrones” could almost be described as though it were a high-school teen...
‘Game of Thrones’ anticipation is building across the Twitterverse
There are two types of people in this world: those who are tuning in to watch the first episode of the final season of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” tonight, and those who inexplicably feel the need to inform everyone that they won’t be watching. You can place us solidly in...
‘SNL’: Lori Loughlin, Michael Avenatti, and Julian Assange battle for craziest jailbird
In a rare turn (well, at least rare these days), “Saturday Night Live” took a break this weekend from hammering President Donald Trump in its cold open. Instead, the show turned its eye to the series of recent, headline-garnering arrests that has resulted in Mad Lib-esque news stories about random...
Study: Fox News is obsessed with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
NEW YORK — Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s name is on the lips of nearly everyone at Fox News. A study found that the New York City Democrat was mentioned 3,181 times on Fox News Channel and its sister Fox Business Network during the six-week period of Feb. 25 to April...
‘Sheetz vs. Wawa’ filmmaker launches Kickstarter funding effortVideo
As any king, or queen, of the road will tell you, your choice of pit stop matters. And sometimes, depending on the direction one is bound, motorists will be on the lookout for a Sheetz or a Wawa when seeking fuel, a clean restroom or their preferred cup of joe....
‘Les Miserables’ heads to TV — no singing along pleaseVideo
NEW YORK — David Oyelowo kept his distance from the rest of the actors while filming the upcoming six-part retelling of “Les Miserables.” It wasn’t personal. Dominic West would often invite his fellow actors out for a bite or just to hang out but Oyelowo would repeatedly decline. West wondered...
Get a sneak peek at ‘The Rise of Skywalker’Video
“No one is ever really gone,” says the voice of Luke Skywalker in the first teaser trailer for “Star Wars: Episode IX,” which audiences finally learned will be called “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” Friday at a fan event in Chicago. The closely guarded film from director J.J. Abrams...
Joanne Rogers, Sen. Jay Costa honored at Pittsburgh’s Elly AwardsVideo
Joanne Rogers just smiled when asked her opinion of actor Tom Hanks dressed as her late husband, Fred Rogers. “‘Wow, just wow,” said Rogers prior to being honored Thursday with the The George Romero Legacy Award at the 2019 Steeltown Elly Awards, presented by PNC at The Rivers Casino Ballroom...
Pittsburgh’s Becca Droz back in ‘The Amazing Race’
Pittsburgh native Becca Droz is back again as a contestant on the CBS Emmy-award winning show, “The Amazing Race” to compete for $1 million on a 25,000-plus mile journey around the world. The show’s All-Star Season will premiere on CBS April 17 at 9 p.m. April 17 : World Premiere...
‘Hannah Montana’ costumes, props going up for charity auctionVideo
LOS ANGELES — Costumes, props and tour items from the Disney Channel’s “Hannah Montana” TV series are going up for auction. The teen sitcom featured Miley Cyrus, who portrayed schoolgirl Miley Stewart by day and international pop star Hannah Montana by night. It helped launched Cyrus’ career and the franchise...
Review: Visually stunning ‘Missing Link’ still missing somethingVideo
Men, women and not-so-mythical beasts have world-spanning adventures in the ingeniously wrought and intermittently enthralling “Missing Link.” Although it breaks new ground visually, elements of the tale don’t always meld with grace. The film is a rich-looking blend of stop-motion animation, enhanced with computer-generated effects and 3-D printing techniques (keep...
Review: If you’re not a superfan, ‘Hellboy’ is just hell, boy
Hellboy is back and he’s got a dirty mouth and a man bun. The third film in the comic adaptation franchise has a new director, a new writer and a new look — led by a swashbuckling hellion who uses expletives and wears one of the most ridiculed hair styles...
Review: Tiny tyrant Marsai Martin is big reason to see ‘Little’
Since Hailee Steinfeld rode into town in “True Grit,” we’ve been fairly blessed by the big-screen breakthroughs of teenage actresses. To name just a few: Anya Taylor-Joy (“The Witch”), Amandla Stenberg (“The Hate U Give”), Elsie Fisher (“Eighth Grade”). Add Marsai Martin to the list. And at just 14-years-old —...
