Television
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'Owl House' bisexual character is a Disney TV series rarity
Aug 17, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The creator of Disney Channel's 'œThe Owl House'ť is lauding the company for featuring a LGBTQ teenager on the animated series. 'œRepresentation matte...
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3 producers exit DeGeneres' show amid workplace complaints
Aug 17, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Three producers of 'œThe Ellen DeGeneres Show'ť have exited amid allegations of a dysfunctional workplace that harbored misbehavior including sexual m...
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Jim Belushi blazing new path as marijuana farmer in new Discovery TV seriesAug 17, 2020 5:30 am - After spending decades making films and sitcoms, actor-improviser-musician Jim Belushi is blazing a new path. The Wheaton native has become a marijuana farmer, harvestin...
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Feder: Cokie Roberts named posthumously to Radio Hall of FameAug 17, 2020 1:00 am - Cokie Roberts, the trailblazing political reporter and analyst for National Public Radio and ABC News, will be inducted posthumously in the Radio Hall of Fame, reports R...
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Literary fantasy unevenly blends with civil rights era in HBO's 'Lovecraft Country'
Aug 16, 2020 7:29 am - HBO's horror drama "Lovecraft Country," premiering at 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, on HBO, arrives at an opportune moment in American culture, with big, scary metaphors about...
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Jonathan Majors is your new American hero
Aug 16, 2020 7:22 am - The hero's journey is a circuitous one. After setting out into the great unknown, battling monsters and men, our protagonist inevitably winds up at Point A again, ready ...
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Elizabeth Debicki to play Princess Diana on 'The Crown'
Aug 16, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - 'œThe Crown'ť has found its Princess Diana. Elizabeth Debicki will play the Princess of Wales in seasons five and six of 'œThe Crown,'ť the Netflix serie...
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5 new films and TV shows with suburban stars coming your wayAug 15, 2020 7:32 am - If everything had gone as planned this fall, you'd have been able to see Wheaton's Andi Matichak return to play Jamie Lee Curtis' granddaughter in "Halloween Kills." Tha...
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Coronavirus upends conventions, changes TV coverage
Aug 15, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Democratic and Republican conventions will lack for crowds but not television coverage. The standard political gatherings that were to unfold for...
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Jason Sudeikis channels clueless coach in Apple TV+ comedy 'Ted Lasso'Aug 14, 2020 6:00 am - If there was ever a man who can turn positive thinking into results, it's "Ted Lasso." As played by Jason Sudeikis in the so-named half-hour comedy series that begins st...