Television
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Snoopy shines in Apple TV+ series that stays true to comic-strip roots
Feb 05, 2021 5:00 am - "Peanuts" star Snoopy is famous for being a highly imaginative dog, liable to go off on loony flights of fancy. But, it turns out, his world has some strict rules. No ad...
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Crystal Lake Central grad to appear on 'American Idol' season premiere
Feb 05, 2021 12:00 am - Grace Kinstler can remember going to a Katy Perry concert as an 8-year-old, so she says it was surreal when, years later, she got to audition for "American Idol" in fron...
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IOC urges US government to help curb Saudi broadcast piracy
Feb 04, 2021 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Aiming to curb Saudi Arabia's piracy of Qatar-owned sports broadcasts, the International Olympic Committee has urged the U.S. government to ...
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Netflix once again dominates Golden Globe TV nominations
Feb 03, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Netflix rode the voracious hunger for TV content during a year of pandemic viewership to a dominant showing at the Golden Globe nominations. The streami...
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Snoopy shines in Apple TV+ series that's true to its roots
Feb 03, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - 'œPeanuts'ť star Snoopy is famous for being a highly imaginative dog, liable at to go off on loony flights of fancy. But, it turns out, his world has som...
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With 'Mank' and 'The Crown,' Netflix dominates Globes noms
Feb 03, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK - After a year where the pandemic nearly emptied movie theaters, Netflix dominated nominations to the 78th Golden Globe Awards on Wednesday, with David Fincher'...
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PBS chief defends filmmaker Ken Burns, touts diversity
Feb 02, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The chief executive of PBS rejected a filmmaker's argument that public TV's 40-year relationship with documentarian Ken Burns has come at the expense ...
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New to streaming this week: 'Malcolm & Marie,' 'Earwig and the Witch' and more
Feb 02, 2021 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 • It's ...
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Hal Holbrook, prolific actor who played Twain, dies at 95
Feb 02, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Hal Holbrook, the award-winning character actor who toured the world for more than 50 years as Mark Twain in a one-man show and uttered the immortal advice "F...
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'Saved by the Bell' star Dustin Diamond dies of cancer at 44
Feb 01, 2021 12:00 am - "Saved by the Bell" star Dustin Diamond died Monday after a three-week fight with cancer, according to his representative. He was 44. "Dustin did not suffer. He did not ...