ABC/Richard Cartwright (NOTE LANGUAGE) The ABC family comedy black-ish ended its eight-year run Tuesday night, with Anthony Anderson‘s Andre Johnson quitting his job and moving the family out of the familiar Sherman Oaks, California home they’ve shared for the past eight seasons — with a little encouragement from Olympian Simone Biles. As the episode opens, …
‘A Very British Scandal’ stars Claire Foy and Paul Bettany on how they approach their loathsome characters
Alan Peebles Terrible people treating each other terribly is one way to describe the new Amazon Prime Video limited series A Very British Scandal, which launches on Friday. Claire Foy and Paul Bettany star in this true story of a 1960’s sex and divorce scandal that rocked Britain, with a LOT of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll’s dirty laundry spread …
ABC renews ‘The Goldbergs’ for tenth season
ABC/Scott Everett White ABC’s family sitcom The Goldbergs will return, according to the show’s Twitter account. The series, which weathered the death of cast member George Segal last March, and the December exit of series patriarch Jeff Garlin, following bullying allegations on set, has been renewed by ABC for a tenth season. The Hollywood Reporter …
‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ is 20: Nia Vardalos shares lesson she learned from making the film
Evan Agostini/ImageDirect The hit romantic comedy My Big Fat Greek Wedding was released 20 years ago today. In honor of the anniversary, Nia Vardalos, who played Toula Portokalos in the film, reflected on writing the script for the film and detailed what she learned from the initial pushback she received. Sharing a thread on Twitter …
Better stream ‘Saul’: Show’s sixth-season premiere leads to record sign-ups for AMC+
AMC Monday’s sixth-season premiere of Better Call Saul led to a record number of sign-ups for AMC’s streaming service, the network has announced. “Whether streaming on AMC+, watching on our linear ad-supported network or engaging on social media, the fans showed up and last night was just the beginning of what will be an unforgettable final season …
“Lies will get you nowhere”: Johnny Depp takes the stand in defamation trial
Paul Morigi/Getty Images Johnny Depp took the stand for the first time in a Virginia courtroom Tuesday, as part of his defamation case against his ex-wife, Amber Heard. Depp said, “today is the first opportunity to speak about this case,” and noted having the case air out the ugly details of his life with Heard …
‘Bridgerton”s second season becomes the most popular English-language series for Netflix
Netflix The (vis)count is in: The second season of Netflix’s Bridgerton has become even more popular than its predecessor. Referencing the show’s town gossip, the streaming service announced, “After four weeks atop the English TV list, Lady Whistledown is most pleased to reveal that Bridgerton Season 2 is now the Most Popular English language series …
Jedi training: Hayden Christensen binged ‘Star Wars’ content to prepare for ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’
Richard Harbaugh/Disneyland Resort via Getty Images — Lucasfilm “Talent without training is nothing” says Luke Skywalker in the season 2 finale of The Mandalorian, and it seems that Hayden Christensen took that to heart when reprising his Star Wars prequel role of Anakin Skywalker for the forthcoming series Obi-Wan Kenobi. Fans were thrilled when news …
Tribeca Film Fest lineup includes comedies from Ray Romano, documentary about LeVar Burton, and more
Bobby Bank/GC Images This year’s Tribeca Film Festival will be unspooling 110 feature films, as well as shorts and documentaries, its organizers have announced. All told, 150 filmmakers from 40 countries will screen their work there. As previously reported, this year’s fest opens Wednesday, June 8 with Jennifer Lopez‘s Netflix documentary, Halftime. Also debuting will …
Jean Smart getting star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
L-R: Smart, Einbinder — HBO Max/Karen Ballard Four-time Emmy winner Jean Smart is getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next Monday. Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Chair Lupita Sanchez Cornejo made the announcement, calling the Hacks and Mare of Eastown lead “a triple threat,” thanks to her work on TV, on the stage and in movies. Smart’s Hacks co-star Hannah Einbinder and venerated TV producer Linda Bloodworth-Thomason will …