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‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ opens to $70M, biggest anime debut to claim top box-office spot

LOS ANGELES — “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Infinity Castle” carved out a place in box-office history this weekend as the Japanese anime film sliced straight to No. 1 — outpacing the horror sequel “The Conjuring: Last Rites.” The Sony-owned Crunchyroll release shattered expectations with a mighty $70 million...
Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade apologizes for saying mentally ill homeless people should be executedVideo

Fox News Channel host Brian Kilmeade apologized on Sunday for advocating for the execution of mentally ill homeless people in a discussion on the network last week, saying his remark was “extremely callous.” Kilmeade’s initial comment came on a “Fox & Friends” episode Wednesday and began getting widespread circulation online...
TV Talk Fall Preview: Few new scripted shows as broadcasters rein in expensesVideo

Following the Emmy Awards (8 p.m. Sept. 14, CBS), the TV season begins its annual kickoff with a few premieres this week (Fox’s “Name that Tune” and “Weakest Link” on Monday; ABC’s “High Potential” on Tuesday), more new shows coming next week and most of CBS’s series deploying new episodes...
Sewickley ‘Their Story’ documentary nears completion

Two years ago, the Sewickley Valley Community Fund awarded a major grant to support a committee formed to produce a documentary based on a book by longtime Sewickley resident Bettie Cole. Her book, “Their Story,” drew from more than 100 interviews with African-American residents, capturing their experiences of living and...
Sterling K. Brown has 3 Emmys, but Dan Fogelman has a bottle of scotch and a story

SAN DIEGO — Sterling K. Brown has three Emmys, including best actor in a drama for “This Is Us.” His friend, “This Is Us” creator Dan Fogelman, has none, despite nine nominations. Both are heading into Sunday’s Emmy Awards with fresh nominations, this time for the first season of their...
TV Talk: Deluge of new, returning scripted streaming/cable series on the wayVideo

Broadcast networks may be moving away from expensive scripted series, but streaming services, especially Netflix, show no sign of slowing down with dozens of new and returning shows planned to debut over the next three months, including: “Black Rabbit” (Sept. 18, Netflix): Brothers, played by Jude Law and Jason Bateman,...
Analyst Matthew Dowd loses his MSNBC job following Kirk comments; reporter in Florida suspended

Political analyst Matthew Dowd is out of a job at MSNBC after his on-air comment following conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killing about “hateful words” leading to “hateful actions.” MSNBC said Thursday that Dowd, a paid political analyst, is “no longer with the network.” Both MSNBC President Rebecca Kutler and Dowd...
Jeff Goldblum to headline new Pittsburgh International Airport terminal gala

Who better to celebrate Pittsburgh’s new flying experience than native Pittsburgher — and star of “The Fly” — Jeff Goldblum? On Oct. 3, the Pittsburgh International Airport will host a gala in honor of its new $1.7 billion terminal. Goldblum will headline the event, performing with both the Pittsburgh Symphony...
Americans still give awards shows consideration, a new AP-NORC poll finds

LOS ANGELES — Many Americans still want to thank the academy, at least a little. About half of U.S. adults say they’ve watched all or most of an awards show on TV or streaming in the past year, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public...
TV Talk: Roberto Clemente’s son says new doc celebrates family’s legacyVideo

In addition to playing in multiple local theaters beginning Friday, at a screening followed by a filmmakers’ Q&A at the Byham Theater in Downtown Pittsburgh on Saturday and at a $15 per person ticketed showing at PNC Park Sunday, the new documentary “Clemente” will air on cable’s History Channel at...
Dick Van Dyke turns 100 in December and fans can celebrate at the movies

Movie theaters across the country are pulling out the stops for Dick Van Dyke’s 100th birthday in December. A new documentary about the song and dance man’s life, “Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration,” will be in theaters over his birthday weekend on Dec. 13 and 14, Fathom Entertainment said Wednesday....
TV Q&A: Did a Pittsburgh writer name ‘Star Trek’ planet after Primanti Bros.?

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: In “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” season three, episode eight, a crew member returned from the planet “Primanti 3” with a sandwich that had fries...
CBS News’ new ombudsman has background and duties that differ from the job’s traditional definition

NEW YORK — CBS News has a new ombudsman assigned to look into public complaints, but the job being assumed by Kenneth Weinstein bears little resemblance to how this watchdog role has traditionally operated in journalism. Weinstein, appointed Monday by CBS’ parent company Paramount, has little background in journalism and...
Charlie Sheen talks his road to sobriety ahead of release of his memoir, ‘The Book of Sheen’

Charlie Sheen said fatherhood quickly occupied his life when he got sober eight years ago. “It turned into just an interesting daily grind of just sudden responsibility and, you know, having to answer the call and it was amazing,” Sheen said Monday, telling an audience that once he “finally put...
TV Talk: New Ken Burns doc, ‘NOVA’ specials highlight PBS’s fallVideo

PBS’s fall shows were in the can before the federal government defunded all public broadcasting this summer, so the full effect of the defunding won’t be felt until 2026. The final episodes of at least one long-running series, “American Experience,” debut this fall (9 p.m. Sept. 30 and 9 p.m....
Howard Stern returns to SiriusXM radio show after trolling listeners

NEW YORK — Howard Stern, the popular and highly paid radio host, returned to SiriusXM’s airwaves Monday after trolling listeners into thinking he had departed his long-running show. Stern, 71, who evolved from his shock jock origins to become a respected interviewer, enlisted a seemingly flustered Andy Cohen at the...

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