WASHINGTON — Jennifer Gould, an Oregon-based trust and estate attorney, thinks the premise of “Sucsession” — HBO’s hit series about a billionaire media mogul and his children’s fight to take over the family company — is a bit flawed. “The idea that they wouldn’t have a firm succession plan in place is ridiculous,” Gould said.… Read More »
It’s no Iron Throne, but the stakes feel just as high. “Succession,” the critically acclaimed drama about a Murdoch-esque warring billionaire family, ends its four-season run on Sunday with a long-awaited 88-minute finale. And just like another HBO show, “Game of Thrones,” there is no shortage of theories about how the series will end and… Read More »
James Hong was met with a standing ovation at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, and could have easily just basked in the applause and moved on. But for the 94-year-old, the mostly Asian cast of “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” which won best casting, seemed like an opportunity for a stark reminder that Hollywood wasn’t… Read More »
Andrew Rea Courtesy of Babish Culinary Universe Early in 2021, New York Times The NYT published a piece detailing an average Monday-Friday in the life of Andrew Rea: creator and main host of Binging with Babish YouTube channel known for its recreation of various dishes seen on TV, movies and games. This breakdown of his… Read More »
NEW YORK — For decades, the week in May did the talking as TV executives revealed which new series were coming and which old ones would rise to the power and influence that ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox held over popular culture. The past week offered more evidence of how it’s waning, draped in confusion… Read More »
This essay includes spoilers for the season 19 finale of “Grey’s Anatomy.” Before the 19th season finale of “Grey’s Anatomy” aired Thursday night, I thought it might be my last. Do not worry. It wasn’t the series finale. “Grey’s” returns this fall for its 20th season. I just wasn’t sure I wanted to tune in… Read More »
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s coming to TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week. NEW MOVIES TO STREAM — Three decades after Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson mixed it up on the black top, a new “White Men Can’t Jump” is next. A remake… Read More »
The best movies and TV shows will be honored at the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards. Originally known as the MTV Movie Awards, the show was renamed the MTV Movie & TV Awards in 2017 to include television (scripted and unscripted). Drew Barrymore (The Drew Barrymore Show) was scheduled to host the show in… Read More »
CHICAGO — Newton N. Minow, who as head of the Federal Communications Commission in the early 1960s famously proclaimed that network television was a “great wasteland,” died Saturday. He was 97. Minow, who received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, died Saturday at home, surrounded by loved ones, said his daughter, Nell Minow. “He… Read More »
The coronation of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla is scheduled for Saturday 6 May. This marks the first coronation since Charles’ mother, Elizabeth II, in 1953. Charles inherited the crown after his mother’s death on September 8, 2022. The ceremony will be held at Westminster Abbey in London, England, and will be presided… Read More »
