Emma McIntyre/FilmMagic Peter Bogdanovich, a film critic-turned Oscar-nominated director of classics including The Last Picture Show and Paper Moon, has died, ABC News has confirmed. The filmmaker was 82. Bogdanovich was born in New York and worked as a film journalist in his early years, before a career turn working with low-budget icon Roger Corman on the 1966 film The Wild …
Jon Stewart flames ‘Newsweek’, says he never called ‘Harry Potter’ creator JK Rowling “antisemitic”
Raymond Hall/GC Images (NOTE LANGUAGE) Jon Stewart is casting curses — and spells — at Newsweek for its coverage of comments he made about Harry Potter. The magazine published a headline on Tuesday reading, “Jon Stewart accuses [creator] JK Rowling of antisemitism in Harry Potter.” The article then expanded on comments that Stewart made about how the goblins in the Potter films, who run Gringotts, the bank of …
Betty White reportedly requested a no “fuss” private funeral, says her agent
Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Entertainment icon Betty White “never wanted people to make a fuss over her,” her longtime friend and agent Jeff Witjas tells People, noting the Emmy-winner wanted a “private” funeral. As previously reported, White died on December 31 at her home in Brentwood, California. Witjas told ABC News she passed from “natural …
In brief: Rita Wilson following husband Tom Hanks into ‘1883’; Tobias Menzies in Lincoln assassination drama, and more
Following Tom Hanks‘ appearance in an episode of Paramount+’s Yellowstone prequel series 1883, Variety reports that his wife, actress and singer Rita Wilson, will also guest star in an upcoming episode. Wilson will appear in the role of Carolyn, a storekeeper at Doan’s Crossing who helps Margaret — played by Faith Hill — decompress with some whiskey punch. Wilson, best-known her roles in …
Man points gun at pawn shop worker, then tries to sell it
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Police in Sioux Falls have arrested a man after he allegedly pointed a gun at a pawn shop employee and then tried to sell the weapon. Two men walked into [Read More…]
Trial set for in slaying of brother, pregnant sister-in-law
MILBANK, S.D. (AP) — A Milbank man will face trial this summer on charges of killing his brother and pregnant sister-in-law. Brent Hanson, 57, appeared court Tuesday where Third Judicial Circuit Judge Dawn Elshere set [Read More…]
Fans to pay tribute to Betty White by donating to local animal shelters
RBL/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Fans of the late Betty White have found a great way to honor the actress. The ‘Betty White Challenge,’ an online event set for January 17 — on what would’ve been the star’s 100th birthday — encourages people to donate $5 to animal rescue organizations in her name, according to Denver ABC affiliate KMGH-TV. White, best …
‘And Just Like That…’, Chris Noth’s cameo cut from season finale
RCF/MEGA/GC Images (SPOILERS AHEAD) And Just Like That… Chris Noth has been scrapped from the show’s season finale. According to TVLine, the season finale of the HBO Max revival featured a cameo from Noth’s character Big when Sarah Jessica Parker‘s Carrie visits Paris’ Pont des Arts bridge to spread his ashes in the Seine river. Afterward, Big, who died in the first …
‘Women of the Movement’s Adrienne Warren hopes the series hits a nerve with viewers
ABC Tonight on ABC, it’s the debut of Women of the Movement — a limited series that tells the true story of Mamie Till-Mobley and her fight for justice after her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, was lynched and murdered by a white mob in Mississippi in 1955. Adrienne Warren stars, and she hopes the series …
ABC dramas pause planned production over Omicron fears
ABC TV seems to be in repeats: That is, a repeat of 2020. TV Line is reporting the ABC dramas The Rookie, Grey’s Anatomy, and Station 19 have paused their planned upcoming post-holiday restart of production over concerns of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Grey’s and Station 19 were both set to start shooting on January 10, and as of today, that start date has …