Jon Stewart Takes on Mexico’s Most Feared Drug Lord: Corn Porridge
Lost in all the news about the arrest of reputed drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is the secondary meaning of his name. As Jon Stewart noted on the “Daily Show” Tuesday, “chapo” can refer to a...
View ArticleDisney to Film Marvel Netflix Series in NYC as Part of Massive New Production...
New York City is an important center of the Marvel Universe, and a deal between parent company Disney and the State of New York will make the city the hub of the company’s ambitious new Netflix series....
View ArticleFirst Ever iHeartRadio Awards Coming to NBC in May
NBC will televise Clear Channel’s first ever iHeartRadio Music Awards on May 1, both companies announced Wednesday. The inaugural award show will air between 8-11 p.m. ET/PT on NBC from the historic...
View ArticlePaul Rudd and Jimmy Fallon Tussle in Epic ‘Lip Sync Battle’ (Video)
Jimmy Fallon brought back the fan-favorite lip sync battle on the Tonight Show Tuesday night but he had no idea that guest Paul Rudd would bring his lip-syncing A game. Rudd left Fallon spellbound as...
View Article5 Ways ‘True Detective’ Can Still Blow It (Update)
Oh sure. Six episodes into “True Detective,” it feels like we should just hold the Emmys now and we should get down to debating where it stands in the pantheon of the Greatest Shows Ever. There’s just...
View ArticleRatings: Seth Meyers Scores Top Tuesday ‘Late Night’ in 6 Years, 2.7 Million...
Seth Meyers continued to perform well on his second night, landing the top-rated “Late Night” Tuesday in six years. The 12:35 a.m. talk show earned a 1.1 rating in the advertiser-sought adults 18-49...
View Article‘Transformers’ Director Michael Bay’s Hong Kong Attacker Found Guilty of...
The Hong Kong man who attempted to extort money from the “Transformers: Age of Extinction” director Michael Bay in October, and then attacked the filmmaker with an air conditioner, was found guilty of...
View Article‘Ripper Street’ Revived In BBC-Amazon Deal
BBC America’s “Ripper Street,” which was canceled in December, will return for a third season in a new deal that gives U.K streaming rights to Amazon. The vibrant, violent drama follows those...
View ArticleSnapchat Investor Bets $30 Million ZEFR Is LA’s Next Big Tech Company
ZEFR, a Los Angeles-based software company, has raised $30 million in a new financing round led by Institutional Venture Partners, a venture capital firm that has invested in Twitter, Dropbox and...
View ArticlePhilip Seymour Hoffman’s Friend Breaks Silence Over False National Enquirer...
David Bar Katz spoke out for the first time about his lawsuit against the National Enquirer that erroneously claimed he and Philip Seymour Hoffman were gay lovers, during an exclusive interview...
View ArticleRatings: NBC Wins Demo for 20th Straight Night
NBC finished first in ratings in the key demo again on Tuesday, marking the 20th night in a row. Of course, much of that streak can be credited to the network’s Sochi Olympics coverage, which ended on...
View Article‘Non-Stop’ Review: Liam Neeson Kicks Ass on a Plane Full of Red Herrings (Video)
If, as “The Usual Suspects” taught us, the greatest trick the devil ever played was convincing the world he didn’t exist, it’s worth pointing out that one of the greatest tricks of “Non-Stop” is the...
View Article‘The Americans’ Review: Cold War, Slow Burn
FX’s Cold War spy drama “The Americans” often feels as slow as actual spy craft; I guess we always knew the espionage game is more “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” than “GoldenEye.” Not a lot of leaping of...
View Article‘Son of God’ Review: Bless Me, Surfer Jesus
What would Jesus think of entertainment producers who translated his life story to the big screen in the hopes of a multimillion dollar payout? Does it make a difference if the film intends to bolster...
View ArticleJim Parsons Cringes at Bobby Moynihan’s ‘Bazinga,’ Laugh Track Abuse in ‘SNL’...
Bobby Moynihan and an overused laugh track accompanied Jim Parsons in the NBC promos teasing the “Big Bang Theory” star’s first time hosting “SNL” this weekend. A sock puppet, a shady deal involving a...
View ArticleHBO’s ‘Looking’ Renewed for Season 2
“Looking” will keep its eyes open for another season. The HBO dramedy, about three friends in San Francisco who explore the fun and sometimes overwhelming options available to a new generation of gay...
View Article‘America’s Got Talent’ Sets Premiere Date
It’s a good day for America, or at least for shows with “America” in the title: “American Ninja Warrior” and “America’s Got Talent” have been given May premiere dates. The country’s favorite show about...
View Article‘Godzilla’ Takes Over Empire Magazine: A Good, Long Look at the Destroyer of...
“Godzilla” fans anxiously awaiting the Legendary Pictures release got a glimpse of the revitalized movie monster in the latest trailer, and saw it from behind on the film’s poster, but now they can...
View ArticleFX’s ‘Fargo’ Casts Comedians Key and Peele
FX’s “Fargo” has made a pretty funny casting decision. The network’s adaptation of the Coen Brothers film has added comedy duo Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele for a four-episode arc. Also read:...
View ArticleCW Sets Debut for Event Series ‘Labyrinth,’ Season Finales in May
The CW will debut its four-part Holy Grail event series, “Labyrinth,” on Thursday, May 22 and May 23 at 8/7c as its current series air their season finales. Announced in January during the Television...
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