Television
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A heroic woman's journey in BET's film 'The Book of Negroes'Feb 14, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - "The Book of Negroes" tells the story of an 11-year-old girl kidnapped from West Africa in the 18th century who became a slave on a South Carolina plantation,...
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DVD previews: 'Birdman,' 'Theory of Everything'Feb 14, 2015 6:00 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Feb. 17: “Birdman” (R, 119 minutes, Fox): This film tops the Oscar nominations with nine, including Best Picture, Actor and...
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Why you should see 'Fifty Shades' in a packed theaterFeb 13, 2015 4:00 am - My girlfriend and I will be among the many couples seeing "Fifty Shades of Grey" this weekend, and I approach the outing with much anticipation - not because I think it ...
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Franco to star in Hulu adaptation of King novel '11/22/63'Feb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - James Franco will star in the small-screen adaptation of Stephen King's time-travel novel about President John F. Kennedy's assassination. Franco's ro...
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2 big TV stars with opposite fates departing their showsFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Jon Stewart and Brian Williams were mirror images of each other in an era when the nature of TV news, like the people who present it, has increasingly been mu...
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O'Donnell says goodbye to 'The View'Feb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Rosie O'Donnell has ended her second stint on "The View," her goodbye about as short as her tenure. Holding her toddler daughter, O'Donnell made her exit...
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FIFA says it is awarding Fox, Telemundo another World CupFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - FIFA is sticking with its American TV partners through another World Cup. In a surprise announcement Thursday, the sport's world governing body extended ...
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'60 Minutes' correspondent Bob Simon killed in crashFeb 11, 2015 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Bob Simon, who covered riots, Academy Award-nominated movies and wars and was held captive for more than a month in Iraq t...
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'SNL' celebrates 4 decades of being 'Live, from New York!'Feb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - "Saturday Night Live," which has never shied from self-congratulation with countless best-of, holiday and anniversary shindigs, is doing it again, big-ti...
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Comedy Central has 'short list' for Jon Stewart replacementFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Comedy Central is mulling a "short list" of replacements for "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart, a decision that could affect how much influence the show h...