TV & Movies

‘Andy Griffith’s Manteo: His Real Mayberry’ cover
Books

‘Andy Griffith’s Manteo: His Real Mayberry’

An excerpt from the book on the star, who spent important years in the Outer Banks

By John Railey | May 9, 2022
old movie film and popcorn Photo by Irina Meshcheryakova Dreamstime. After taking two years off for Covid concerns, the Turner Classic Movies / TCM Classic Film Festival and celebrities are back in person.
TV & Movies

TCM Classic Film Festival Is Live Again

By Nick Thomas | April 19, 2022
Jonathan Bailey, left, as Anthony Bridgerton and Simone Ashley as Kate Sharma in Netflix’s "Bridgerton." (Liam Daniel/Netflix/TNS). It’s been nearly a year since Netflix announced that “Bridgerton” would be bid adieu to Rege-Jean Page as Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings. So, when Season 2 debuted on the streamer on Friday, the show wasted no time whatsover sharing where he was.
TV & Movies

‘Bridgerton’ Season 2 Addresses Rege-Jean Page’s Absence

And it only takes two minutes

By Emily Longeretta, Variety | April 11, 2022
Tony Bennett performs Photo by Mathayward Dreamstime. For article, In the Season Four finale of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Tony Bennett managed to star without having to show his face or sing a note.
TV & Movies

Tony Bennett in the ‘Mrs. Maisel’ Season Finale

How music royalty made an appearance without being seen or heard

By A.D. Amorosi, Variety | March 29, 2022
Don Murray and Marilyn Monroe in Bus Stop - Twentieth Century Fox
Nostalgia

Don Murray Is Not Riding off into the Sunset

A Western script enticed the 90-plus actor back to the big screen

By Nick Thomas | March 14, 2022
Jeffrey Wright (left) as Lt. James Gordon and Robert Pattinson in “The Batman." (Warner Bros. Pictures/TNS). "The Batman" goes darker than “The Dark Knight,” deadlier than “No Time to Die” and longer than “Dune” with a sullen, serious-minded antihero.
Reviews

‘The Batman’ Review: A Dark Antihero

A tortured Robert Pattinson goes even darker than ‘The Dark Knight’

By Peter Debruge, Variety | March 7, 2022
Father and Son, Directors Jason and Ivan Riteman, pose for a portrait at the Hook and Ladder Company 8 Firehouse on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021 in New York, NY. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times). For article, Ray Parker Jr. Remembers Ivan Reitman
Nostalgia

Ray Parker Jr. Remembers Ivan Reitman

‘He thought it was a hit when nobody else did – including myself!’

By Jem Aswad, Variety | February 21, 2022
Sharon Gless, left, as Detective Christine Cagney, with on-screen partner Tyne Daly as Detective Mary Beth Lacey – CBS publicity photo.
Books

Sharon Gless of ‘Cagney and Lacey’

Nearly 80 years old, the actor recalls stumbles and successes in her new memoir

By Nick Thomas | February 16, 2022
Cooper Hoffman and Alana Haim in the movie "Licorice Pizza" (Courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures Inc./TNS). Oscars Make Strides in Diversity Beyond the Acting Categories
TV & Movies

Oscars Make Strides in Diversity Beyond the Acting Categories

A diversity of people on screen and behind recognized by the Academy Awards in 2022

By Angelique Jackson, Variety | February 14, 2022
couple watching TV on their sofa, using the remote and smiling. Photo by Shao-chun Wang Dreamstime. For article, 31 perfectly paired romantic double feature movies, with a touch of romance and of LOL. Watch them or just get a laugh out of their couplings.
Humor

Romantic Double Features with Your Sweetheart

Plan your night of romance. Or maybe not

By Nick Thomas | February 7, 2022

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