Television
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E! network canceling parody show 'The Soup'
Nov 18, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK - The E! Entertainment network is pulling the plug on "The Soup," its weekly show with host Joel McHale that mocks other television series. McHale has been host...
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Charlie Sheen says he is HIV-positive, bad boy days are over
Nov 17, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Charlie Sheen said his bad-boy days are over and, with Tuesday's declaration that he's HIV-positive, he aims to become an inspiration to others. "My part...
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Dennis Quaid stars in auction-house drama 'Art of More'
Nov 17, 2015 6:00 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Beautiful, rare and costly things can really get the juices flowing. And never more so than when offered by a high-end auction house, whose ...
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'Flesh and Bone,' 'Mozart in the Jungle' and the fight to keep fine arts aliveNov 17, 2015 5:00 am - Television loves diving deep on subjects from surgery to Indiana parks management to Yonkers public housing development. But even by those standards, there's something f...
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Schaumburg grad's accidental acting career leads to 'Hunger Games'Nov 16, 2015 10:00 pm - On the set of "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," Schaumburg High School grad Jeff Glover caught more than fire. He caught fiery star Jennifer Lawrence. "She was running ...
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Sheen to make 'revealing' announcement on 'Today,' NBC says
Nov 16, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - NBC says actor Charlie Sheen is set to "make a revealing personal announcement" on NBC's "Today" show on Tuesday. The network said Monday it would not co...
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Vincent Margera, 'Don Vito' to MTV viewers, dies at 59
Nov 16, 2015 6:00 am - PHILADELPHIA - Vincent Margera, known to MTV viewers as "Don Vito" from the series "Viva La Bam" and "Jackass," has died. He was 59. His sister-in-law, April Margera, sa...
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TNT shelves 'Legends' episode depicting a Paris shooting
Nov 16, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK - The TNT network isn't airing an episode of its drama "Legends" on Monday because it depicts a terrorist shooting into a crowd in Paris. The network said Monda...
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Shonda Rhimes' 'Year of Yes' and the price of breaking barriersNov 16, 2015 5:00 am - Shonda Rhimes' new book, "Year of Yes," released recently, lies somewhere between a memoir and a self-help tome. It's the story of a year - a year and a half, really - i...
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Why is it hard to make 'Empire,' 'Nashville' songs into real-life hits?Nov 16, 2015 5:00 am - As everyone knows after 15 years of reality television, it's incredibly difficult for people on singing competitions to make the jump to actual stardom. So in the age of...