Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya wanted to make a documentary about his 1996 fight against Julio César Chávez. It was coming up on 25 years since the "Ultimate Glory" showdown and he...

When veteran TV producer Greg Berlanti was invited to adapt the novel "You" about a seductive charmer with a murderous streak, he immediately fixed on former "Supernatural" producer Sera Gamble as his...

Toward the end of HBO Max's “Friends” reunion special, host James Corden asks the six actors to imagine what their characters' lives would be like today. Chandler and Monica would be...

Julian Fellowes' latest addictive series about English social classes kicks off with a party. Mind you, not just any run-of-the mill, high society bash. "Belgravia" on Epix starts with one of the most...

There are cooking shows hosted by celebrities, some of whom may know a fricassee from a frittata, and shows that feature arrogant chefs and bad cooks. There's an upcoming digital series in which...

Jazz trumpeter Miles Davis wandered along the Seine and felt free. Louis Armstrong sought refuge from the Jim Crow American South at the Hôtel Alba Opéra. Dancer Josephine Baker wowed...

Raymond "Red" Reddington, a man who relishes a challenge, likely would admire how TV's "The Blacklist" took a creative gamble amid the industry's coronavirus-forced production shutdown to end the...

Madam C.J. Walker may be one of America's most successful "pull yourself up by your own bootstrap" stories, but many have never heard of her. However, that's changing, thanks to the recent release of...

Anyone tuning into the new TV series "Motherland: Fort Salem" will find a few changes in the America depicted. For one thing, women are in charge of the military. For another, they're all...

The Netflix series "Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker" brings to life part of a fascinating rags-to-riches tale I've been researching for the past 10 years.  Walker,...