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Edie Falco talks new show 'Tommy' and staying close to home

Wednesday, 26 February 2020, 11:55 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

In her role in the news CBS drama "Tommy," actress Edie Falco plays the first female chief of police in Los Angeles, but the native New Yorker found a way to shoot the show in her hometown.  The...

'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist' finds heart, song in tragedy

Tuesday, 25 February 2020, 12:50 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

The zestfully titled, song-and-dance filled "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist" has an unlikely origin. The NBC series, about a young woman who channels other people's thoughts through pop songs, was...

Key is still making people laugh but flexing his drama chops

Monday, 17 February 2020, 10:30 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Keegan-Michael Key is transitioning out of over-the-top comedies to focus more on dramatic films, and for him, it's no laughing matter. "We've been moving in a little bit of a new direction,...

New documentary cloaks anonymous sources in 'face doubles'

Friday, 31 January 2020, 09:36 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

In documentaries, anonymous sources have often been reduced to a shadowy, voice-distorted figure — or worse, a pixelated blur. But a new documentary premiering Sunday at the Sundance Film...

Khashoggi documentary 'The Dissident' lands at Sundance

Wednesday, 29 January 2020, 10:48 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

A searing documentary about the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi made its anticipated debut at the Sundance Film Festival, unveiling a detailed investigation into the Saudi Arabia...

Hank Azaria to quit voicing Apu on 'The Simpsons'

Tuesday, 28 January 2020, 15:19 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Hank Azaria says he has no plans to continue voicing the character of Apu on "The Simpsons," according to an industry blog. But that isn't to say the Indian immigrant convenience store owner Azaria...

Priyanka Chopra Jonas joining Amazon's spy series 'Citadel'

Saturday, 25 January 2020, 09:29 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Priyanka Chopra Jonas will star opposite Richard Madden in the U.S. edition of "Citadel," a drama series to be produced in conjunction with programs from several other countries. "The idea is to...

Paris Hilton reveals private side in upcoming documentary

Friday, 24 January 2020, 09:30 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Having thrown her life open for years, it's hard to believe there isn't much the public doesn't know about Paris Hilton. But wait, there is. The 38-year-old socialite often described as...

'Downton Abbey' creator's new TV show is painfully accurate

Thursday, 23 January 2020, 10:25 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

The period costumes of a Julian Fellowes drama can be excruciatingly accurate, as an actress in his new series "Belgravia" discovered. The Epix drama from "Downton Abbey" creator Fellowes and...

Documentary 'Surviving Jeffrey Epstein' to air on Lifetime

Wednesday, 22 January 2020, 09:42 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

An investigative documentary about Jeffrey Epstein and how the millionaire sex offender avoided scrutiny is coming to Lifetime. The four-hour film, "Surviving Jeffrey Epstein," will air this...

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