I asked Ellen Burstyn where a Grammy would go, if she ever won one. She stands up to show me. I wonder if I took my iPad off the stand and walked you into my office, where they all are, she says, immediately reaching for it over a video Zoom. Her assistant, Caitlin, gets the […]
Ellen Burstyn on Going for the EGOT With Her Favorite Poems and Being Over ‘The Exorcist’: ‘It’s Enough Already’
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Laika’s First PG-13 Film, Brad Bird’s Neo-Noir and an Alzheimer’s Memoir: Animation’s Revolution Isn’t for Kids
The MPA gave “Wildwood” a PG-13 for “strong fantasy violence/bloody images, thematic material, suicide-related material, brief partial nudity and language,” which is a mouthful for any movie and an especially wild one for a stop-motion picture about a girl hunting for her kidnapped baby brother. It’s the first PG-13 in Laika’s 17 years as a […]
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Chaka Khan to Be Honored at Soul Train Awards (TV News Roundup)
Chaka Khan will receive the Classic Soul Honor at the 2026 Soul Train Awards, celebrating the singer-songwriter’s influence on R B. Across her career, which spans more than five decades, Khan helped shape the sound of soul, funk and R B with her music, including hits like “Tell Me Something Good,” “Sweet Thing,” “Ain’t Nobody,” “I’m Every […]
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‘Line of Fire’ Gets Full 18-Episode Season Order at NBC
Line of Fire has been given a full 18-episode season order at NBC. The freshman action thriller series is one of the fall season’s breakout hits, with NBC’s best delayed-viewing lift in more than three years. Initially slated for 13 episodes, NBC gave a back order to five additional scripts with the hope of extending […]
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Amazon’s Serial Killer Romance Finds Its Lead Lovers
Emma Laird and Thomas Doherty will star in Prime Video’s adaptation of Butcher Blackbird
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DOJ Probes Allegations of Corruption Against Corey Lewandowski
The gatekeeper and alleged lover to former Secretary Kristi Noem has been accused of soliciting payments in exchange for DHS contracts
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The ‘Terrifier’ Trilogy Is Returning to Theaters for a Halloween Run
Art the Clown is back for another round of big-screen terror. The “Terrifier” trilogy is headed back to theaters, just in time for spooky season. 2016’s “Terrifier,” 2022’s “Terrifier 2 and 2024’s “Terrifier 3 will have showtimes at Regal theaters nationwide on Halloween weekend, from Oct. 29-31. The re-release is presented by the video game […]