Television
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New 'Drumline' casts a new beat to originalOct 27, 2014 5:00 am - ATLANTA - Nick Cannon remembers when youngsters often approached him, telling him that the 2002 film "Drumline" influenced them to attend a historically black college an...
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Amazon unveils plug-in TV streaming stickOct 27, 2014 1:01 am - Amazon.com Inc. unveiled a media-streaming device that plugs into a TV set to let users browse video and music from Netflix Inc., Hulu LLC and Pandora Media Inc., seekin...
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P.D. James' riff on Jane Austen comes to TVOct 26, 2014 5:30 am - LOS ANGELES - Actors generally are eager for work and a challenge, but Matthew Rhys and Anna Maxwell Martin admit they were skittish about taking on the lead characters ...
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Mick Jagger, the film producer, heads to workOct 26, 2014 5:00 am - NEW YORK - Song credits won't be the latest place to feature Mick Jagger's name. Instead, look to upcoming films and TV shows. The Rolling Stones frontman has been busy...
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DVD previews: 'Wish I Was Here,' 'Deliver Us From Evil'Oct 25, 2014 6:30 am - Here's a look at DVDS coming out Tuesday, Oct. 28: "Wish I Was Here" (R, 120 minutes, Universal): Billed as a comedy, the film has its funny moments, but don't be fooled...
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TV pioneer and sitcom king Norman Lear pens a bookOct 25, 2014 6:15 am - NEW YORK - From the moment Norman Lear began writing his memoir, he knew what the first line would be: "When I was a boy I thought that if I could turn a screw in my fat...
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Hersey flag football team to be featured on NBCOct 25, 2014 1:01 am - A group of students who have formed a special flag football team at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights will be in the spotlight Sunday, Northwest Suburban High Scho...
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NBCUniversal settles with unpaid internsOct 24, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Nearly 9,000 unpaid interns stand to benefit from a $6.4 million settlement with NBCUniversal over back wages. Unpaid interns who worked on "Saturday Night Li...
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Ocean Spray shoots cranberry commercial in WisconsinOct 24, 2014 1:01 am - WARRENS, Wis. - Ocean Spray is shooting its signature cranberry commercial in central Wisconsin for the first time. Production crews, actors and Ocean Spray employees h...
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AMC networks buys half of BBCbc America to bolster pay-tvOct 24, 2014 1:01 am - AMC Networks Inc., the cable-TV home of "The Walking Dead," acquired a 49.9 percent stake in BBC America for $200 million, forming an alliance that will bolster both net...