ABC/Lou Rocco(NEW YORK) — Even those who aren’t familiar with all of Kevin Smith’s films might be familiar with his near death experience last year. In February of 2018, the then-48-year-old filmmaker suffered a massive, near-fatal heart attack. After being treated for a completely blocked artery, he went vegan and lost more than 50 pounds, …
Viewers to test their sleuthing skills with new Craig Ferguson-hosted game show ‘The Hustler’
(NEW YORK) — Craig Ferguson will make his grand return to TV soon. The Emmy Award-winning comedian has been tapped to host a brand new game show, The Hustler, which will put the audience’s detective skills to the test. ABC announced the new show on Monday, saying the mind-bending series will forever break the game show-mold. The series employs five players who …
Disney unveils official ‘Lady and the Tramp’ trailer
(c) 2019 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.(NEW YORK) — During Monday night’s Dancing with the Stars, Disney released the official trailer for its streaming-exclusive movie, Lady and the Tramp. The movie is a modern retelling of the 1955 animated classic with live animals and a new all-star cast. Lady and the Tramp features the vocal talents of Tessa Thompson, Justin Theroux, Janelle …
‘The Voice’ recap: The battle rounds begin with John Legend and Kelly Clarkson both fighting off attempts to steal their artists
Justin Lubin/NBC(NEW YORK) — On Monday’s episode of The Voice, coaches Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Gwen Stefani rounded out their teams, before heading straight into the battle rounds. Each coach enlisted the help of a guest adviser during rehearsals: Darius Rucker for Team Blake; Normani for Team Kelly; Usher for Team Legend; and Will.i.am for Team Gwen. The coaches also got one chance each to either steal an …
‘Dancing with the Stars’ season 28 “Disney Night” recap: No one goes home, Ally Brooke finishes in first
ABC/Eric McCandless(New York) — Magic permeated the air on Dancing with the Stars Monday night because it was Disney Night of all nights. The top nine kicked the difficulty up a notch and even sent out a last-minute emotional plea to the audience not to send them home. Their message was heard loud and clear as no one was eliminated Monday. …
From ‘Snow White’ to ‘The Mandalorian’, Disney teases opening its vault for Disney+
Disney+(NEW YORK) — In a brief, but information-packed social media post, Disney has teased just a sampling of the content that will be available on its soon-to-launch Disney+. The doors of the vaunted “Disney Vaults” will swing wide, the post notes. “It. Is. Time. From Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Mandalorian, check …
‘black-ish’ cast opens up about six seasons growing up together
ABC/Craig Sjodin(NEW YORK) — The stars of black-ish opened up about what the last six seasons has meant to them as the happy on-screen family in an appearance Monday on ABC’s Good Morning America. Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, Tracee Ellis Ross, Miles Brown, Marcus Scribner and Marsai Martin all spoke about their real chemistry, both …
Midge hits the road in ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ season three trailer
Amazon Studios/Nicole Rivelli(NEW YORK) — In the new season three trailer for Amazon’s Emmy-winning comedy The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Midge hits the road — and the big leagues — on her first tour. We see Rachel Brosnahan’s Midge and her manager Suzie, played by Alex Borstein, traveling the country — including a visit to at …
Ryan Murphy asks Kerry Washington to ‘The Prom’ on Netflix
Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Ryan Murphy has tapped another major star for his upcoming Netflix series The Prom. According to Deadline, Kerry Washington has been cast in Murphy’s adaptation of the Tony-nominated Broadway musical. She joins Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Keegan-Michael Key, Awkwafina and Andrew Rannells, who were previously announced. Like the stage show, the Prom series …
‘Pulp Fiction’ turns 25
L-R Tarantino, Roth — ABC/Steve Iervolino(LOS ANGELES) — Monday marks the 25th anniversary of the Quentin Tarantino movie Pulp Fiction, arguably one of the most imitated and quoted movies of the last 50 years. The 1994 film — which featured intersecting storylines involving a pair of hitmen, a gangster’s wife, a boxer and other assorted …