Television
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‘Pee-wee as Himself’ unmasks Paul Reubens
May 22, 2025 2:41 pm - Some bio documentaries are carried mostly by the reflective, archival footage that send you back to the subject’s heyday. But in Matt Wolf’s “Pee-wee as Himself” — as wonderful as much of the archival stuff is — nothing is more compelling than when Paul Reubens is simply himself.
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Natalie Portman and John Krasinski embark on a globe-trotting adventure in ‘Fountain of Youth’
May 22, 2025 11:40 am - The spirit of Indiana Jones is baked into the essence of the new movie “Fountain of Youth.” This lighthearted, globe-trotting heist from Guy Ritchie, debuting on AppleTV+ on Friday, stars Natalie Portman and John Krasinski as estranged siblings attempting to piece together historical facts in hopes of finding the mythical spring.
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George Wendt, who played a beloved barfly on ‘Cheers’ and found another home onstage, dies at 76
May 20, 2025 3:19 pm - George Wendt, an actor with an Everyman charm who played the affable, beer-loving barfly Norm on the hit 1980s TV comedy “Cheers” and later crafted a stage career that took him to Broadway in “Art,” “Hairspray” and “Elf,” has died. He was 76.
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Curtain coming down after 30 years at ‘Inside Edition’ for Deborah Norville
May 19, 2025 5:05 pm - For a television news industry in a constant state of motion, Deborah Norville has been a model of stability. She began hosting the syndicated newsmagazine “Inside Edition” in 1995 and has remained there ever since. Now that 30-year run is coming to a close.
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‘Sesame Street’ moves in with Netflix, but will stay on PBS
May 19, 2025 11:02 am - Netflix has thrown “Sesame Street” a safety net with a new streaming deal that offers the popular children’s staple a broad reach while keeping it on its long-standing home, PBS, at the same time, the companies announced Monday.
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What to stream: Krasinski and Portman search for ‘Fountain of Youth,’ and Joe Jonas’ album
May 19, 2025 5:30 am - Joe Jonas’ sophomore solo album, “Work It Out,” and John Krasinski and Natalie Portman searching for immortality in Guy Ritchie’s adventure movie “Fountain of Youth” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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Austria welcomes home JJ after he wins Eurovision Song Contest with ‘Wasted Love’
May 18, 2025 9:45 am - Austrian fans enthusiastically welcomed classically trained singer JJ back home at Vienna airport on Sunday after he won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest with “Wasted Love.”
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Max streaming service is reviving the HBO name — the one it discarded two years ago
May 14, 2025 2:54 pm - HBO is returning — at least in a name.Warner Bros. Discovery said Wednesday that it was rebranding its streaming service as HBO Max this summer, instead of the current Max.
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Stanley Tucci returns to Italy with National Geographic series and vows to ‘go more in depth’
May 14, 2025 8:16 am - You can’t keep Stanley Tucci from his beloved Italy just like you can’t keep cheese from lasagna. The Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning actor is once again elegantly roaming through the land of his heritage in National Geographic’s new food-travel series “Tucci in Italy.”
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10 acts win a place in the Eurovision final but 5 are sent home as the music contest heats up
May 14, 2025 7:01 am - Competition in the 69th Eurovision Song Contest kicked off Tuesday, with sauna-loving Swedish entry KAJ gaining a place in the final and five countries going home after the first of two semifinals of the pan-continental music extravaganza.