James Van Der Beek, the star of 1990s teen drama "Dawson's Creek," died on Wednesday at the age of 48 after a battle with cancer, his wife announced on social media.
An orange hue illuminated an otherwise dark stage nestled in a CBS lot in Studio City. Yair Keydar extended his arms toward the live audience, a smile overtaking his face as the 12-year-old reached the chorus of the "Wizard of Oz" classic, "Over the Rainbow." It's the second week of Netflix's "Star Search," which kicked off Jan. 20. The live variety talent competition show is a reboot of the syndicated series helmed by Ed McMahon that premiered in 1983 and became a launching pad for some of the biggest stars of the past few decades, including Britney Spears and Beyoncé.
Nearly 50 years ago, a prima donna pig made her first appearance on “The Muppet Show” and quickly became its breakout star. Within a few years, she was a sought-after Hollywood celebrity, a pinup model and the author of a bestselling book.
Alexander Skarsgård is the moment. Not only does he co-star in the Charli XCX vehicle “The Moment,” a music industry mockumentary that just premiered at Sundance and is in theaters now, but he’s co-starring in the edgy romance “Pillion,” in theaters this month, and just turned in a very respectable first-time hosting gig at “Saturday Night Live” on Jan. 31 (streaming on Peacock). The Swedish ...
Every standup comic has a shtick. Steven Wright and Stewart Francis specialize in one-liners. The late Don Rickles heckled everyone, while the late Gallagher smashed things with his trademark Sledge-O-Matic.
NEW YORK — A New Jersey actor whose credits include HBO’s “The Sopranos,” as well as films like “J. Edgar” and “The Prestige,” rejected a plea deal following a road rage incident last year, during which he allegedly shot a woman in the face. Ernest Heinz on Friday entered a not guilty plea during a brief appearance in Atlantic County Superior Court, NJ Advance reported. The 47-year-old actor ...
In case you missed it when it was released in early November, it’s a great week to catch up with “Nuremberg,” the Russell Crowe-Rami Malek two-hander written and directed by James Vanderbilt, about the international tribunal that put the Nazi high command on trial for war crimes. Based on the book “The Nazi and the Psychiatrist” by Jack El-Hai, the film examines the clinical relationship between Army psychiatrist Dr. Douglas Kelley (Malek) and German Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring (Crowe).
CBS News Editor-In-Chief Bari Weiss unveiled her strategy to the CBS newsroom on Tuesday, saying she will add 19 new contributors and focus on bringing a "streaming mentality" to the august network, which has consistently trailed in ratings to rivals ABC and NBC.
Today Disneyland is so fully formed that it's taken for granted. We debate ticket prices and crowd calendars, strategizing the optimal time to visit. The new documentary "Disneyland Handcrafted" hits pause on all of that..
This week’s AI action thriller “Mercy” isn’t quite the ideal showcase for the talents of Swedish superstar Rebecca Ferguson. The actress burst onto the international scene in 2015 with her memorable supporting turn in “Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation” as the feisty Ilsa Faust, launching her as a fully formed movie star (she had been appearing in Swedish TV and film for 15 years already). ...
The Golden Globes were on Sunday, Jan. 11, the opening salvo of the awards season ceremonies leading up to the Academy Awards on March 15. It’s an indicator if not an accurate prediction of where the awards tea leaves are heading, though keep in mind that the awards are voted on by different bodies, and the different categories can add an additional wrinkle. However, if you’d like to catch up ...
LOS ANGELES – Television director and producer Tom Cherones, best known for his work on the first five seasons of the Emmy-winning series “Seinfeld,” has died. He was 86.
It’s a new year, and we’re all coming down from our collective “Heated Rivalry” obsession over holiday break. It seems impossible to have missed, but if you haven’t watched the six-episode series on HBO Max about two hockey superstars hooking up and then falling in love, it should go to the top of your watch list. Based on the “Game Changers” romance novel series by Rachel Reid, the series, produced by the Canadian streamer Crave, exploded into a media phenomenon this winter, launching its two previously unknown stars, Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie, into superstardom overnight. This monoculture moment has proven to be a steamy and romantic respite from the real world.
A broadcast TV show about a middle-aged guy who becomes an LAPD cop wouldn’t seem like your typical teen magnet. Yet, the “The Rookie” was the most-streamed show among young people under 18 across all broadcast series in the 2024-2025 broadcast TV season, according to Nielsen data.
