Television
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Jane Fonda to receive lifetime achievement award from actors’ guild
Oct 17, 2024 3:38 pm - Actor and humanitarian Jane Fonda is adding the SAG life achievement award to her many accolades. The 86-year-old will be given the prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in February, the guild said Thursday.
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Anxiety of the female experience at heart of Anna Kendrick’s chilling ‘Woman of the Hour’
Oct 17, 2024 5:45 am - In Anna Kendrick’s “Woman of the Hour,” a chilling, based-on-a-true-story drama about when a 1970s serial killer appeared on an episode of “The Dating Game,” one of the most telling images isn’t a grisly murder scene. It’s that of a dejected man’s face.
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Why you may not be able to watch Bulls, Hawks games from homeOct 16, 2024 9:42 pm - Here come the Hawks. And the Bulls. But when the Blackhawks drop the puck for their home opener Thursday night, and the Bulls tip off the regular season next week, millions of fans in the Chicago area won’t be able to watch from home.
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What to stream: ‘The Dating Game’ killer, ‘NCIS: Origins’ and Travis Kelce’s games
Oct 14, 2024 10:34 am - This week in streaming: Travis Kelce hosts “Are You Smarter than a Celebrity?” and Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage play brothers and former partners in crime in a starry new movie coming to Prime Video.
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Austin Stowell is emotional about playing stoic Jethro Gibbs in ‘NCIS: Origins’
Oct 11, 2024 8:50 am - Once again, Austin Stowell is having the best day ever — all thanks to him winning the role of legendary TV character Leroy Jethro Gibbs in “NCIS: Origins,” debuting Monday, Oct. 14. “Since I got this job, it has just been day after day after day of the greatest day of my life,” he says.
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Acting or hosting, Travis Kelce wants to continue to pursue a showbiz career. But first, footballOct 09, 2024 3:00 pm - Travis Kelce plays a flirty nurse with swagger on FX’s series “Grotesquerie," landed a cameo in "Happy Gilmore 2” and hosts a new game show. If Hollywood’s calling, he’ll take the meeting — with one caveat. Football comes first.
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A triumph: Alfonso Cuarón and Cate Blanchett’s series ‘Disclaimer’ is making waves
Oct 09, 2024 11:37 am - Director Alfonso Cuarón’s psychological thriller “Disclaimer” pulls the rug out from the audience before they’ve had the chance to get settled. There’s no building of empathy for Cate Blanchett’s Catherine Ravenscroft in the seven-part Apple TV+ series debuting Friday, Oct. 11.
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Netflix series explores women’s dreams in the body-slamming world of Japanese pro wrestling
Oct 09, 2024 7:59 am - Netflix’s “The Queen of Villains” is a typical coming-of-age tale about a young woman’s road to empowerment and self-discovery — except it all takes place in the body-slamming, arm-twisting world of Japanese professional wrestling.
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What to stream: ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,’ ‘Outer Banks’ and Charli XCX remixes
Oct 07, 2024 5:30 am - “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” was No. 1 at the box office just two weeks ago, but Tim Burton’s popular sequel is now available on streaming. Plus, Sean Wang’s semiautobiographical feature debut “Dìdi” and Netflix’s “Outer Banks” are coming to a device near you.
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Satellite service DirecTV buys rival Dish as it fights the onslaught of streaming services
Sep 30, 2024 9:51 am - DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling, a deal it has sought to complete for years, as the company seeks to better compete against streaming services that have become domin...