Television
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#NoConfederate campaign against HBO slave drama takes off
Jul 31, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - A social media campaign to derail HBO's planned modern-day Southern slavery drama quickly caught fire, prompting the cable channel to ask detractors to wit...
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Bernie Sanders and Larry David share some 'identical DNA'
Jul 31, 2017 7:00 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Henry Louis Gates Jr., the host of "Finding Your Roots" on PBS, says the show "couldn't have scripted" the discovery that actor, comedian La...
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Reporter: Trump staffers might think twice about a tell-all
Jul 31, 2017 7:00 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Political reporter Robert Costa said White House staffers face no constraints if they want to write a tell-all about the Trump administratio...
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Scott Kelly binged 'Game of Thrones' during year in space
Jul 31, 2017 7:00 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Retired astronaut Scott Kelly spent one year in space on the International Space Station, but his thoughts were often with Westeros. Kelly s...
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Carol Burnett to ask kids to solve adult problems on Netflix
Jul 31, 2017 7:00 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Carol Burnett is counting on the honesty of children to bring laughs to a new Netflix series. The comedian will debut a half-hour unscripted...
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Sam Shepard, Pulitzer-winning playwright, is dead at 73Jul 31, 2017 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Sam Shepard, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Oscar-nominated actor and celebrated author whose plays chronicled the explosive fault lines of family and...
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New CBS newsmagazine promises immersive storytelling
Jul 30, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK - CBS premieres a news program Monday designed to showcase the journalism on its CBSN streaming service, the second time this summer one of the broadcast networ...
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Known for drama chops, Nicole Kidman is eager to do comedy
Jul 30, 2017 7:00 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - A roundup of news from the Television Critics Association summer meeting, at which TV networks and streaming services are presenting details...
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Known for drama chops, Nicole Kidman is dying to do a comedy
Jul 30, 2017 7:00 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Pratfalls, gags, or dry wit, Nicole Kidman says she'd love to give them a shot. The Oscar-winner says she never gets offered comedic roles a...
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Filmmaker Richard Linklater has some ideas for television
Jul 30, 2017 7:00 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Richard Linklater, who has directed films including "Boyhood" and "Dazed and Confused," says he has ideas for the small screen. Speaking to ...