Television
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You've seen Giancarlo Esposito in everything - now the actor wants you to see him as himself
Dec 20, 2020 6:28 am - Giancarlo Esposito is the kind of celebrity for whom trivia questions are made. Over the last half-century, the character actor who continually redefines "type" has play...
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Been there, done that: A new TV version of 'The Stand' pits good against evil after a deadly pandemic
Dec 19, 2020 6:27 am - The deadly pandemic that opens CBS All Access's stylish if stilted new take on Stephen King's 1978 novel "The Stand" (which premiered Thursday) couldn't be timelier for ...
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Netflix's Shea McGee on creating the house of your dreams
Dec 17, 2020 10:00 pm - Shea McGee is co-founder of Studio McGee and star of Netflix's “Dream Home Makeover.” She and husband Syd transformed Shea's small room of fabric samples and design smar...
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Widescreen: Another holiday tradition taken away by 2020Dec 17, 2020 5:00 am - Ten years ago this weekend, I spent Friday morning seeing "TRON: Legacy" twice - once just after midnight, once just before noon - both times sitting in the front row of...
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In a sea of documentaries and podcasts, 'Frontline' is still a standout
Dec 15, 2020 10:00 pm - So much time is spent fighting the good fight against misinformation and propaganda that we forget just how much reliable, well-reported information is also out there, w...
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A 15-year-old singing 'prodigy' wins 'The Voice' - and also makes show history
Dec 15, 2020 10:00 pm - America loves stories about extraordinarily talented kids, and this season of "The Voice" was no exception: Carter Rubin, a 15-year-old from Long Island with soaring voc...
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New to streaming: 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' and CBS' 'A Home for the Holidays'
Dec 15, 2020 5:00 am - Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. Movies • "Ma R...
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J. Lo, Billy Porter to perform at 'New Year's Rockin' Eve'
Dec 14, 2020 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Jennifer Lopez will help bring in the New Year with a headlining performance in New York's Time Square for "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seac...
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'Big Sky' stumbles in addressing Native American criticism
Dec 14, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - After ABC's 'œBig Sky'ť drew Native American censure for overlooking an epidemic of violence against Indigenous women and girls, its producers set abo...
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New movies to stream this week: 'Wild Mountain Thyme,' 'The Stand In' and more
Dec 13, 2020 6:15 am - If you can believe Emily Blunt and Jamie Dornan as plain Irish farm folk - living on side-by-side parcels of land and both too shy and/or tetched to realize that they (a...