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Will Fox settlement alter conservative media? Apparently not
NEW YORK — Days after Fox News agreed to pay nearly $800 million to settle a lawsuit over its airing of 2020 election lies, you’d be hard-pressed to notice anything had changed there. Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham led their shows Thursday talking about Hunter Biden, the president’s...
Prosecutors dismiss Alec Baldwin charge, citing new evidence
SANTA FE, N.M. — Prosecutors have formally dismissed an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western film “Rust, ” citing new evidence and the need for more time to investigate. In a stunning turnaround for the 65-year-old...
Danny Masterson’s rape retrial: Key things to know
LOS ANGELES — Five months after a deadlocked jury led to a mistrial for actor Danny Masterson, the former star of “That ’70s Show” is about to be retried in a Los Angeles court. Masterson is accused of raping three women between 2001 and 2003. He could get 45 years...
Q&A: Why ‘Dear Mama’ director took on Tupac despite attackVideo
LOS ANGELES — Filmmaker Allen Hughes thought participating in any Tupac Shakur project was a farfetched idea especially after surviving a brutal altercation involving him and the rap legend three decades ago. For years, Hughes firmly held a grudge even after a public apology from Shakur — who along with...
Women are monsters, victims and heroes in ‘Evil Dead Rise’Video
LOS ANGELES — When director Lee Cronin set out to make the latest installment of the “Evil Dead” franchise, he knew he wanted to bring a fresh angle to his version of the iconic horror series while still giving winks and nods throughout to his source material. “I didn’t want...
Emily in Paris: Parisians face influx of Netflix hero’s fans
PARIS — The immense success of the Netflix series “Emily in Paris” has transformed a quiet, untouched square in the French capital into a tourist magnet. In the historic Latin Quarter and just a short walk from the magnificent, domed Pantheon, tucked so deeply away that you could easily miss...
Conservative commentator Dan Bongino leaving Fox News
Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent and New York City cop turned conservative talk show host, told his radio listeners Thursday he is leaving Fox News where he had a weekly TV show since June 2021. Bongino, 48, said his departure is amicable. It comes after Bongino and Fox...
Rachel McAdams reveals she rejected major movie roles, including ‘Devil Wears Prada’ and ‘Iron Man’
“Mean Girls” star Rachel McAdams has revealed that she turned down starring roles in a bevy of major films following the runaway success of the 2004 teen cult classic. Thanks in large part to her role as high school clique leader Regina George, McAdams became one of the white-hot actresses...
Charge to be dropped in Alec Baldwin movie set shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. — Prosecutors in New Mexico plan to drop an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western film “ Rust,” Baldwin’s attorneys said Thursday. “We are pleased with the decision to dismiss the case against...
TV Talk: Pittsburgh CEO appears on PBS’s ‘Chasing Carbon;’ weird, wonderful ‘Mrs. Davis’ debutsVideo
PASADENA, Calif. — Chef Christopher Galarza, founder of Verona-based Forward Dining Solutions, is quick to point out one of the key benefits of a fully electric kitchen in PBS’s latest “NOVA” episode, “Chasing Carbon Zero” (9 p.m. April 26, WQED-TV): These kitchens are much cooler than a gas-powered kitchen with...
TV Q&A: Is Celina Pompeani Mathison leaving ‘Pittsburgh Today Live’?
Q: Is Celina Pompeani Mathison leaving PTL? She was at the Pens practice on the show earlier this month, and they were saying goodbye to her. I know she is pregnant and didn’t think she was taking time off already. — Deb, via Facebook Rob: Pompeani Mathison isn’t expected to...
Netflix to bring down the curtain on its DVD-by-mail service
SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix is poised to shut down the DVD-by-mail rental service that set the stage for its trailblazing video streaming service, ending an era that began a quarter century ago when delivering discs through the mail was considered a revolutionary concept. The DVD service, which still delivers films...
‘Flashdance’ at 40: Director Adrian Lyne’s films are in again
“Flashdance” was one of those lighting-in-a-bottle movies that somehow perfectly captured its moment. Directed by Adrian Lyne, the movie’s atmospheric, neon-saturated style, brisk pacing, infectious music, dynamic dancing and a starmaking performance by Jennifer Beals — whose off-the-shoulder sweatshirt became an immediate fashion sensation — all helped to define the...
Fox, Dominion reach settlement over false election claimsVideo
WILMINGTON, Del. — Fox and Dominion Voting Systems reached a settlement Tuesday in the voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit, averting a trial in a case that exposed how the top-rated network chased viewers by promoting lies about the 2020 presidential election. An attorney for Dominion said the settlement was for...
TV and film writers authorize strike over pay, other issues
LOS ANGELES — Unionized film and television writers have voted overwhelmingly to give their leaders the authority to call a strike if a new contract agreement is not reached with producers. In an email to members Monday, the negotiating committee of the Writers Guild of America said nearly 98% of...
Review: ‘Beau Is Afraid’ is stuck in a 1-note nightmareVideo
Beau may be afraid but Ari Aster certainly isn’t. Of the many words used to describe the writer-director’s previous two films — “Hereditary” and “Midsommar” — timidity was never of them. This is a filmmaker who has sent Toni Collette skittering across the ceiling and intricately arranged mutilated bodies the...
Pittsburgh Pop podcast: ‘Love is Blind’ delay, pre-Emmy program deluge, ‘Beef,’ Boris Becker doc and Bert Kreischer stand-up
In this episode of the “Pittsburgh Pop” podcast, host Tim Benz and TV Talk columnist Rob Owen discuss Pittsburgh pop culture news of the moment, including updates on several shows filmed in Pittsburgh: “Mayor of Kingstown,” “American Rust,” “The Deliverance,” “Rustin.” The pair also discuss the Netflix delay of the...
TV Talk: Pinhead actor from ‘Hellraiser’ lives in Pittsburgh, guest stars on ‘Gotham Knights’
Doug Bradley, the British actor who made Pinhead a horror icon in the “Hellraiser” films that began in 1987, now resides in Pittsburgh. And this month, Bradley gets introduced as Joe Chill on The CW’s “Gotham Knights.” Chill is in prison for the murders of Bruce Wayne’s parents. Bradley, 68,...
Netflix keeps ‘Love Is Blind’ fans waiting for live reunion
LOS ANGELES — Love isn’t patient, love isn’t kind — at least if you ask the fans of Netflix’s “Love Is Blind.” Viewers had to wait more than an hour to watch the Season 4 reunion special set to stream live Sunday — Netflix’s second-ever live event on its own...
‘Mario’ tops charts again; ‘Beau is Afraid’ wins in limited
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” scored the best second weekend ever for an animated movie in North American theaters with $87 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The family-friendly Universal release dropped a slim 41% from its record-making opening weekend. With $94 million from international showings, “Mario’s”...
Judge delays trial over Fox News and 2020 election lies
NEW YORK — The Delaware judge overseeing a voting machine company’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News announced late Sunday that he was delaying the start of the trial until Tuesday. He did not cite a reason. The trial, which has drawn international interest, had been scheduled to start...
TV Talk: Jennifer Garner returns to TV in ‘Last Thing He Told Me’ adaptationVideo
Actress Jennifer Garner came to fame on TV — notably in ABC’s “Alias” (2001-06) — and 2023 marks her return to the medium, first on Starz’s “Party Down” revival and now taking the lead in Apple TV+’s “The Last Thing He Told Me,” now streaming. Based on the 2021 novel...
Actor Drake Bell found safe after being declared missing
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Jared “Drake” Bell, an actor best known as a star of the Nickelodeon television show “Drake & Josh,” was found safe on Thursday, hours after authorities in Florida said he was “missing and endangered.” Bell was in touch with police officers and wasn’t in danger, Daytona...
Look who’s back: Donald Trump’s big return to Fox News
NEW YORK — For several months, Fox News treated Donald Trump like yesterday’s news. But now the former president has come roaring back at the popular network for conservative viewers, most notably since his indictment in New York on hush-money charges. The Trump revival was on display Tuesday night, when...
Local production updates on ‘American Rust,’ ‘Mayor of Kingstown,’ ‘Deliverance’; ‘Piano Lesson’ goes to AtlantaVideo
Production will wrap next week on season two of Amazon Freevee’s “American Rust,” which was filming Tuesday at South Second Street and Grant Avenue in Duquesne. The familiar sounds of Hollywood on the Mon echoed up the grassy slope of Grant Avenue Park: “Last looks,” “Rolling! Quiet please!,” “Cut!,” “Going...
