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The 5 craziest acts on ‘America’s Got Talent: The Champions’
NBC might not be home to the Miss Universe pageant anymore, but the network is debuting a new international competition — and this one includes a man who can regurgitate a goldfish. “America’s Got Talent: The Champions,” starting Monday, features the most memorable acts from past seasons and all versions...
The 2019 Golden Globe Awards: Everything to know before you watch
The 76th Golden Globe Awards are nearly here to kick off the 2019 awards-show blitz leading up to the Oscars in late February. Here’s what you need to know about Sunday night’s ceremony, which celebrates achievements in film and television. What time does the show start? And where do I...
An awards show crossroads 1 year after the Time’s Up Globes
LOS ANGELES — To misquote “A Star Is Born,” awards shows were far from shallow in 2018. Many confronted sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry head on, but as a new year kicks off with the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday one question lingers: Will it continue for another year?...
Bergman’s classic ‘Wild Strawberries’ to screen at Regent Square
Pittsburgh Filmmakers will host a screening of “Wild Strawberries,” widely regarded as Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman’s greatest accomplishment, at 8 p.m. Jan. 6 in the Regent Square Theater, 1035 S. Braddock Ave., Pittsburgh. The 1957 film is a character study of egotistical Professor Isak Borg, a widowed 78-year-old physician, as...
‘The Masked Singer’ premieres and it’s even weirder than you imagined
How weird is Fox’s new reality singing competition “The Masked Singer”? Even before the show debuted Wednesday night, the ads were seriously strange, as they featured celebrities cloaked in deranged-looking animal costumes while they belted out songs onstage. Here are some helpful descriptions: “The Masked Singers not only wear masks,...
Steelers receiver Antonio Brown wins inaugural episode of ‘The Masked Singer’
The circus has no end. As the fevered pitch of Antonio Brown’s antics around the Steelers hit a high, we were all introduced to the receiver’s vocal pitch. Brown, who grabbed headlines with his actions before, during and after Pittsburgh’s last game with the Cincinnati Bengals, now has upped the...
Netflix criticized for yanking Patriot Act episode in Saudi
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Netflix faced criticism on Wednesday for pulling an episode in Saudi Arabia of comedian Hasan Minhaj’s “Patriot Act” that criticized the kingdom’s powerful crown prince. The American comedian used his second episode, released on Oct. 28, to lambaste Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the...
This year, Oscar more likely to go to film you’ve actually seen
This year’s Oscar race is one of the most wide open in recent memory, giving some big-studio blockbusters a shot at the best-picture crown after years of victories by indie darlings. Gold Derby, which tracks the Academy Awards race, lists six films at 10-1 or better, based on picks by...
January is going to be a big month for new TV shows
January is just chock full of great viewing — here are a few shows to keep an eye on, almost one every night. JAN. 3 “The Titan Games,” NBC, 8 p.m. This sports competition series will be hosted by (who else?) Dwayne Johnson, in which people or, um, “titans.” undergo...
