Television
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FX reaches back over 400 years for its next ambitious series, adapting the hit novel ‘Shogun’
Feb 26, 2024 3:24 pm - When FX sent screenwriter Justin Marks a copy of James Clavell’s hit 1975 novel “Shogun” with the idea of turning it into a series, he initially couldn't put it down. Tha...
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What to stream this week: Adam Sandler is in space, ‘Elsbeth’ sleuths and Japan shines in ‘Shogun’
Feb 26, 2024 9:49 am - Adam Sandler playing an astronaut on a solo mission to the edge of the solar system in the sci-fi drama “Spaceman” and Disney+'s animated coming-of-age story “Iwaju” are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
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‘Oppenheimer’ keeps devouring awards with top prize at Producers Guild, with Oscars up next
Feb 26, 2024 7:47 am - With two weeks to go before the Oscars, “Oppenheimer” looks unstoppable. Director and producer Christopher Nolan’s tale of the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer and the birt...
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‘Past Lives,’ ‘American Fiction’ and ‘The Holdovers’ are big winners at Independent Spirit Awards
Feb 25, 2024 7:37 pm - Celine Song’s quiet romance “Past Lives” won two of the biggest awards at the Film Independent Spirit Awards Sunday afternoon, including best feature and best directo...
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Marina City’s Ryan Argast takes on ‘The Voice’Feb 25, 2024 9:42 am - Plainfield vocalist Ryan Argast heads to TV screens Monday in the season 25 premiere of NBC’s “The Voice.”
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‘Oppenheimer,’ Lily Gladstone win at 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards
Feb 25, 2024 9:23 am - “Oppenheimer” continued to steamroll through Hollywood’s awards season on Saturday, winning the top prize, for outstanding cast, along with awards for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr., at the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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Richonne rises in ‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’
Feb 21, 2024 5:37 pm - Danai Gurira remembers a moment filming “The Walking Dead” that she now believes contributed to the future pairing of her character Michonne with Andrew Lincoln's Rick. I...
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A beloved fantasy franchise is revived with Netflix’s live-action ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’Feb 21, 2024 3:09 pm - On Thursday, Netflix offers “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” a multipart, lush live-action adaptation that mixes adventure and friendship, martial arts and philosophy.
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What to stream this week: ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender,’ ‘Priscilla’ and Dolly Parton’s puppiesFeb 19, 2024 8:45 am - Dolly Parton hosting a two-hour puppy-filled variety special on CBS and the seventh and final season of the hospital drama “The Good Doctor” are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
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Q&A: Vince Staples redirects offbeat impulses from familiar territory of rap to new Netflix seriesFeb 15, 2024 4:43 pm - Although Vince Staples has been in the limelight for more than a decade, he still thinks fame is a weird thing. That’s what propelled the 30-year-old to make his first foray into filmmaking with “The Vince Staples Show,” a kind of autobiographical, genre-bending, dark comedy series, hitting Netflix on Thursday.