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TV Q&A: Why is the background music so loud on TV?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: I love “Chicago Med,” but the background music is so loud it drowns out the conversations. Why is this and is this really necessary? —...
Mark Harmon revives role of Gibbs in rare ‘NCIS: Origins’ appearance
“NCIS” legend Mark Harmon is bringing his OG Leroy Jethro Gibbs character to the prequel series “NCIS: Origins,” and he’s not coming alone. Harmon, 74, will make a rare guest appearance on “Origins” as Gibbs, the character he played for 18 “NCIS” seasons, during the first crossover event between the...
5 scary movies filmed in Western Pa.Video
No one can deny that more movies are being filmed in Pittsburgh. Think “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019),” starring Tom Hanks as Mister Rogers, and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020),” Chadwick Boseman’s final film. But the recent boom has not generated the type of spooky movies that made...
‘CBS Evening News’ co-anchor John Dickerson will leave the network later this year
John Dickerson, co-anchor of “CBS Evening News,” said Monday he will exit the network at the end of the year. Dickerson will be the first major talent departure since the arrival of Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief of CBS News last month. The veteran political journalist who joined CBS News in...
50 years of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’: looking back at the ultimate cult film
It’s been 50 years since the first American audiences saw a giant pair of crimson lips gracing their silver screens, singing an iconic opening song about “the late night double feature picture show.” Since Sept. 26, 1975, fans around the world have embraced the quirky, raunchy and downright weird “Rocky...
Movie review: Jeremy Allen White is a tortured Boss in ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’Video
In his 500-page memoir, “Born to Run,” Bruce Springsteen spends less than three pages on the making of his 1982 album “Nebraska.” Moving on, folks, nothing to see here, he seems to be saying. The first authorized biopic of his life — “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” — disagrees, delving...
Kim Kardashian reveals brain aneurysm
Kim Kardashian, the American reality television star and businesswoman, disclosed that she has a brain aneurysm during the Season 7 premiere of “The Kardashians”. A preview clip from the opening episode on Thursday titled “Feels Like the Old Days” shows Kardashian, 45, undergoing brain imaging. “There’s like a little aneurysm,”...
TV Talk: ‘It’ returns, ‘Talamasca’ debutsVideo
If a Western Pa. “Scariest House” wasn’t enough Halloween-spirited TV for local viewers, on Sunday two supernatural-themed shows debut, both spinoffs, though one is significantly better than the other. ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ A prequel to director Andy Muschietti’s 2017 “It” and 2019 “It: Chapter Two,” HBO’s eight-episode “It: Welcome...
TV Q&A: Will Brit actor use American accent on ‘CIA’ show?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: Do you know if Tom Ellis will be using his natural British accent in the new CIA series on CBS? The British accent is preferable...
Western Pennsylvania man competes on ‘Wheel of Fortune’Video
Mike Soltis walked exactly 1.1 miles from his hotel to the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, Calif., in September, wearing one shirt and carrying two extras. He remembers the weather was a mild 68 degrees, but the humidity was high. By the time he reached the studio — the...
TV Talk: ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ introduces new characters for 4th seasonVideo
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. A few months ago, “Mayor of Kingstown” star Jeremy Renner suggested the show’s fifth season will be its last. But during a conversation to preview season four, streaming its premiere episode Oct. 26 on Paramount+,...
Michael Keaton on hand as 10 stars unveiled in Pittsburgh’s Walk of Fame
Batman himself was summoned to Pittsburgh’s Strip District on Monday — but no bat signal went up. Rather, it was the Pittsburgh Walk of Fame inaugural induction ceremony that drew actor Michael Keaton back to his hometown. Though he’s best known for his title roles in “Batman,” “Birdman” and “Beetlejuice,”...
Joe Manganiello reveals engagement to Caitlin O’Connor
Joe Manganiello is heading down the aisle again, two years after announcing his divorce from Sofía Vergara. The “True Blood” alum, who split from Vergara in 2023, revealed his engagement to actress and TV host Caitlin O’Connor in an Instagram post on Friday, Oct. 17. The post features a photo...
Former movie director, producer Steve Zakman relishes retirement in Fox Chapel
Steve Zakman has come a long way from sleeping on the floor of an unfurnished apartment above Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. Zakman hit the road in 1994, driving from his hometown of Pittsburgh solo, with a dream of having a career in the film and entertainment business in Hollywood...
TV Talk: ‘Blue Bloods’ spinoff debuts; ‘Diplomat’ returnsVideo
Plenty of viewers were miffed at CBS for canceling “Blue Bloods,” but the network’s new spinoff series, “Boston Blue” (10 p.m. Oct. 17, KDKA-TV) offers some solace. “Boston Blue” essentially replicates the “Blue Bloods” formula, applying it to a Boston family led by Baptist pastor Rev. Edwin Peters (Ernie Hudson),...
Diane Keaton’s cause of death released by her family
Diane Keaton’s cause of death has reportedly been released days after news of her death became public. The 79-year-old Hollywood staple died Oct. 11 from pneumonia, her family said in a statement to People magazine on Oct. 15. “The Keaton family are very grateful for the extraordinary messages of love...
TV Q&A: Did a local broadcaster borrow a catchphrase?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: Since Megan Shinn started at KDKA as the morning weekend anchor, she signs off with recently retired Lester Holt’s longtime closing remark on “NBC Nightly...
TV Talk: McCandless native Greg Nicotero creates horror competition series ‘Guts & Glory’Video
McCandless native Greg Nicotero (“The Walking Dead”) hosts “Guts & Glory,” a six-episode horror-themed competition series now streaming its first two episodes on Shudder and AMC+ (new episodes debut weekly Tuesday through the two-episode finale Nov. 4). Players are put into “an immersive horror experience full of unexpected challenges,” per...
TV Talk: Sherlock Holmes lives in season 2 of ‘Watson’Video
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. For its 20-episode second season, CBS’s “Watson” (10 p.m. Oct. 13, KDKA-TV) won’t bring the cast to Pittsburgh, where the show is set, to film new scenes, as the series did in June 2024 for...
Actress Diane Keaton, star of ‘Annie Hall,’ dies at 79
Diane Keaton, the quirky actress who won an Academy Award and captured hearts with her performance as Woody Allen’s eccentric, insecure girlfriend in the 1977 romantic comedy “Annie Hall,” has died at the age of 79. Rizzoli, a publishing company that released several of Keaton’s books, confirmed her death in...
‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ surprises New York Comic Con with A-list casting reveal
NEW YORK – Are you ready, Freddy? The team behind “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” stopped by New York Comic Con to preview the highly anticipated horror sequel and surprise the crowd by dropping some juicy casting news. Megan Fox is set to voice the animatronic character Toy Chica in...
TV Talk: KDKA-TV hires meteorologist; ‘Kingstown’ trailer debutsVideo
Following the August retirement of forecaster Kristin Emery, KDKA-TV this week announced a new weekend morning meteorologist hire, Rob Wilson. The Fox Chapel resident most recently worked as a financial adviser, but he had a long stint as a meteorologist in Erie at WICU, where he worked from 2000 to...
TV Talk: Upper St. Clair grad’s restaurants profiled on PBS; ‘Matlock’ returnsVideo
Upper St. Clair native Jamie Brown gained notoriety in her hometown as a standout basketball player alongside her identical twin sister, Kerry, who both went on to play for Davidson College. Since settling in Charlotte, N.C., Brown and her husband, Jeff Tonidandel, are better known as local restaurateurs. Their endeavors...
1st stars to be unveiled during Pittsburgh Walk of Fame induction ceremony
Hollywood is officially coming to the 412. The Pittsburgh Walk of Fame will induct its first class of 10 honorees this month, each receiving their own star. The ceremony is open to the public, and it will take place Oct. 20 at the Strip District Terminal. The installation will feature...
Arnold Schwarzenegger gets real about aging, joint pain. Does he regret Mr. Olympia training?
In the 1977 film “Pumping Iron,” Arnold Schwarzenegger famously described “the pump” − or when blood flows into your muscles during a workout − as “the greatest feeling.” Akin to sex, even. Now, at 78, Schwarzenegger says he stands by this description − but he’d like to add some important...
