Loss, love for Macdonald, Cumberbatch in 'The Child in Time'
Wednesday, 11 April 2018, 11:50
Last update: about 7 years ago
Kelly Macdonald looks every inch the star, in a stylish dress and perfect makeup and manicure — which she proudly notes she did herself. And yet, the Scottish-born actress says with mock...
Ben McKenzie leads 'Gotham' both on and off TV as director
Tuesday, 10 April 2018, 11:45
Last update: about 7 years ago
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Ben McKenzie says he doesn't have any particular attachment to the number 16, but there's a reason why it's worked out that he would direct the 16th episode of "Gotham" for two years in a row. His...
Chrissy Metz calls focus on her stepdad's abuse 'clickbait'
Monday, 9 April 2018, 11:43
Last update: about 7 years ago
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Chrissy Metz calls news stories focusing on abusive behavior by her stepfather while growing up mere "clickbait." Metz is one of the stars of NBC's hit series "This Is Us" and has a new book out...
'Roseanne' revival aims to keep it real, Trump included
Friday, 6 April 2018, 12:18
Last update: about 7 years ago
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Roseanne Barr looks spiffier, John Goodman slimmer. But the mass-market plaid couch is a giveaway that ABC's "Roseanne" revival hasn't ditched its roots. The blue-collar Conner family and the...
Real stories fuel a 'golden age' of documentaries
Thursday, 5 April 2018, 12:17
Last update: about 7 years ago
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You're on the couch. It's been a long day. The remote control is in your hand. What can you watch? There's that new CNN documentary series on the pope. Or maybe you're more in the mood for some...
PBS film forces viewers to confront mortality
Wednesday, 4 April 2018, 12:15
Last update: about 7 years ago
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On its face, PBS has a huge challenge in promoting filmmaker Helen Whitney's upcoming documentary on facing mortality. Most people want to avoid the subject of death, not see a two-hour film about...
NBC documentary looks at images that propelled civil rights
Tuesday, 3 April 2018, 12:13
Last update: about 7 years ago
Gruesome images of a lynched Emmett Till were seared into the minds of many black Americans in 1955 and helped lead to the modern civil rights movement. But few whites knew of their existence at the...
Film shows black women as hidden figures in pro wrestling
Monday, 2 April 2018, 12:11
Last update: about 7 years ago
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Ramona Isbell is worried. What will people say when they find out? After all, she mostly kept her secret for more than 50 years. The practices. The out-of-town — and out-of-country —...
'The Crown' producers say sorry to stars after pay dispute
Friday, 30 March 2018, 10:17
Last update: about 7 years ago
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Producers of the Netflix drama "The Crown" apologized Tuesday to actors Claire Foy and Matt Smith over the revelation that Foy was paid less than her male co-star. A producer disclosed last week...
Film examines Dolores Huerta from jazz to 'Si, Se Puede'
Thursday, 29 March 2018, 10:15
Last update: about 7 years ago
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Dolores Huerta formed the first farmworkers union with Cesar Chavez, stood next to Sen. Robert Kennedy minutes before he was assassinated, inspired Barack Obama's 2008 "Yes We Can" presidential...