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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
How and where to watch Sunday’s Oscar broadcast
NEW YORK — Hollywood is gearing up for the 95th Academy Awards, where “Everything Everywhere All at Once” comes in the lead nominee and the film industry will hope to move past “the slap” of last year’s ceremony. Here’s everything you need to know about the 2023 Oscars, including when...
Oscars race: Clock ticks for film buffs to binge on nominees
NEW YORK — A film buff from Oklahoma City, Elyssa Mann has scant time to waste, needing to cross just four more movies off her Oscars binge list before Sunday’s Academy Awards broadcast: Two animated films, one for cinematography and another for costume design. In the San Francisco Bay Area,...
Oscars vs. ‘The Last of Us’: What are you watching Sunday?
Will Joel and Ellie finally reach the doctors in “The Last of Us”? Will Michelle Yeoh take home the Oscar for best actress? Both questions will be answered this Sunday, but viewers may have to make a choice about which answer they want in real time. The season finale of...
In a first since 1961, the Oscars carpet will not be red
LOS ANGELES — Many things about the Academy Awards have changed over the years, but for the past six decades there has been at least one constant: The red carpet. The hues have varied over the years, but it has always been some shade of red. Until this year. On...
Robert Blake, actor acquitted in wife’s killing, dies at 89
LOS ANGELES — Robert Blake, the Emmy award-winning performer who went from acclaim for his acting to notoriety when he was tried and acquitted in the killing of his wife, died Thursday at age 89. A statement released on behalf of his niece, Noreen Austin, said Blake died from heart...
2023 Oscars: What to know about the best actor nominees
LOS ANGELES — It’s always fun when an Oscars category is filled with first-time nominees at varying stages of their careers. Best actor is another three-way race, between Austin Butler, Colin Farrell and Brendan Fraser, with each having scored notable wins from guilds and critics groups. The Associated Press’ film...
William Shatner, 91, is living long, prospering and taking it all in
It’s 8 a.m. California time and William Shatner is on the phone from, well, it’s probably best if Shatner tells it himself. “I’m in Los Angeles in a part of my house that overlooks the San Fernando Valley. My back is to the sunrise, I’m looking toward the mountains, and...
TV Talk: Strong sweeps ratings for WTAE-TV; PBS explores ‘Age of Easy Money’ 
The February weekday sweeps ratings for local TV stations have been released. WTAE-TV and KDKA-TV were neck-in-neck with the stations tying in the number of time period wins in household ratings, while WTAE won more news time periods in the key demo of viewers ages 25-54. WPXI-TV ranked third in...
Tucker Carlson’s scorn for Trump revealed in court papers 
NEW YORK — A defamation lawsuit is revealing scornful behind-the-scenes opinions by Fox News figures about Donald Trump, including a Tucker Carlson text message declaring, “I hate him passionately.” Carlson’s private text comments were revealed in court papers at virtually the same time the former president was hailing the Fox...
Review: ‘Scream VI’ goes to the big city and strikes out 
In “Scream VI,” the psychotic, knife-wielding serial killer known as Ghostface is set loose on the streets of New York City. Yawn. The former terror of the fictional California town of Woodsboro has made the cross-country trip to the City That Never Sleeps, bringing his creepy mask, black cloak and...
Bruce Lee, Anna May Wong heirs talk legacy, roles for Asians
Almost every working Asian actor in Hollywood can trace their path back to Bruce Lee and Anna May Wong. The Chinese American screen legends are typically talked about the way one talks about revered ancestors. One was a martial arts icon, the other an actor who stood out during the...
95th Academy Awards odds are out: See who’s favored to win the major Oscars
BY ZACH EWING | Home Field Sports It’s awards season in the entertainment industry, and the crown jewel event, the 95th Academy Awards, is coming on Sunday, March 12, to honor the best in film and movies over the past year. The anticipation always boils over when each envelope is...
‘Stranger at the Gate,’ an Oscar nominee on love after hate 
When Richard McKinney was getting married last year, friends stepped in to help. Bibi Bahrami cooked Afghan dishes — from rice with carrots and raisins to chicken and beef — for the wedding guests. Her husband officiated the Islamic part of the ceremony. At first glance, nothing seems unusual about...
TV Q&A: Where has WPXI’s Gabriella DeLuca been?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Question: Where has WPXI-TV reporter Gabriella DeLuca been lately? — Mike, via email Rob: DeLuca is on maternity leave. She posted on Twitter about giving birth...
Tucker Carlson amplifies Jan. 6 lies with GOP-provided video 
WASHINGTON — Handed some 41,000 hours of Jan. 6 security footage, Fox News’ Tucker Carlson has launched an impassioned new effort to explain away the deadly Capitol attack, linking the Republican Party ever more closely to pro-Trump conspiracy theories about the 2021 riot. The conservative commentator aired a first installment...
Angela Bassett, Oscar nominee, is just doing her thing
LOS ANGELES — Angela Bassett has a presence that feels warm and inviting but also demands your respect. The actor moves like true Hollywood royalty, knowing her worth, dedicated to her craft and remaining confident yet humble throughout a decades-spanning, award-winning career. On a Tuesday in January, Bassett would wake...
DA stands by prosecutor in Alec Baldwin set-shooting case
SANTA FE, N.M. — A district attorney in Santa Fe fought back Monday against efforts to disqualify the special prosecutor pursuing manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on a New Mexico film set. Baldwin’s legal team in February sought to disqualify special prosecutor...
Pittsburgh Pop podcast: Talking KDKA’s new afternoon talk show, AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh, ‘Mandalorian, ‘Survivor,’ ‘Succession’ 
In this episode of the “Pittsburgh Pop” podcast, host Tim Benz and TV Talk columnist Rob Owen discuss Pittsburgh pop culture news of the moment, including that KDKA-TV will launch a new afternoon talk show, “Talk Pittsburgh.” Think of it as a “Pittsburgh Today Live” spin-off. In the podcast, Owen...
Netflix making live-action ‘One Piece’ from popular manga
TOKYO — Hit Japanese manga “One Piece” is coming to Netflix as a live-action series — a development that’s both exciting and worrisome for fans who have seen mixed success in a growing list of Hollywood adaptations. Chronicling the coming-of-age adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a young pirate with a...
Hoda Kotb returns to ‘Today’ show after family health issue
NEW YORK — Hoda Kotb returned to NBC’s “Today” show Monday after spending a few weeks tending to her 3-year-old daughter, Hope. “My youngest, Hope, was in the ICU for a few days and in the hospital for a little more than a week,” Hoda said at the top of...
A box office K.O.: ‘Creed III’ debuts to $58.7 million
“Creed III ” punched above its weight at the domestic box office in its first weekend in theaters. The MGM release knocked “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” out of first place and far surpassed both industry expectations and the opening weekends of the first two movies in the franchise. Playing...
Tom Sizemore, ‘Saving Private Ryan’ actor, dies after brain aneurysm
LOS ANGELES — Actor Tom Sizemore, known for his work in films such as “Saving Private Ryan,” “True Romance” and “Black Hawk Down,” has died at 61 after a brain aneurysm. Sizemore died Friday at a hospital in Burbank, according to his manager, Charles Lago. The actor had been taken...
TV Talk: Mel Brooks’ ‘History of the World, Part II’ belatedly arrives on Hulu
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. PASADENA, Calif. — I remember getting into Mel Brooks movies in middle school in the mid-1980s and wanting to see the comedic director/writer/star make a sequel to his 1981 sketch comedy film “History of the...
TV Talk: Potential Hollywood strikes loom; ‘Perry Mason’ returns; KDKA-TV renovates 
TV viewers, brace yourselves: There’s a perfect storm brewing that may disrupt TV and film production – and by extension, what turns up on living room TVs — as early as May 1. That’s the date the current contract between Hollywood producers and the Writers Guild of America expires. And...
Sewickley councilman featured in Super Bowl ad 
Sewickley councilman Todd Hamar had the tough challenge of following Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime show. The elected leader could be seen on the East Coast chatting with a rising star declared by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers sometime after her performance during the NFL championship game between the Kansas City Chiefs and...


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