NEW YORK — Bill Cobbs, the veteran character actor who became a ubiquitous and sage screen presence as an older man, has died. He was 90. Cobbs died Tuesday at his home in the Inland Empire, California, surrounded by family and friends, his publicist Chuck I. Jones said. Natural causes is the likely cause of … Read more
Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s oeuvre defies simple categorization. She’s made documentaries about acid attack victims and child refugees. She’s focused her lens on the extraordinary life of designer Diane von Furstenberg. She’s spearheaded animated films for and about Pakistani children. She’s directed episodes of “Ms. Marvel” and is developing a Star Wars film. And she’s won … Read more
It’s been almost 20 years since the founding of Alphabet’s YouTube, and Hollywood still doesn’t really know what to do with it. YouTube, which effectively invented user-generated content, claims a daunting share of overall media consumption. And it’s no longer just dominating the internet, it’s dominating the living room, too. YouTube made up 9.7% of … Read more
(NewsNation) — Less than a month after Pat Sajak retired from “Wheel of Fortune,” there are signs the show’s co-host Vanna White may sign off as well, according to The Daily Mail. A source told the publication that White, 67, does not “jibe” with Sajak’s replacement, TV host Ryan Seacrest, 49. The two have already … Read more
LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lily Gladstone knows the gravity stories about what she calls the “epidemic” of missing and murdered Indigenous people have. But she also values humor in telling those stories. In “Fancy Dance,” set for a limited theatrical release Friday and streaming release on Apple TV+ June 28, Gladstone plays … Read more
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 23-29: June 23: Singer Diana Trask is 84. Actor Ted Shackelford (“Knots Landing”) is 78. Actor Bryan Brown (“The Thorn Birds”) is 77. Actor Jim Metzler (“North and South”) is 73. Former “American Idol” judge Randy Jackson is 68. Actor Frances McDormand is 67. Drummer Steve Shelley of … Read more
The debut of “Echoes,” a sequel series to “Orphan Black,” and the documentary “Bread & Roses” looking at how Afghan women’s lives were impacted after Kabul fell to the Taliban in 2021 are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your … Read more
Charles Barkley said Friday that next season will be his last on TV, no matter what happens with the NBA’s media deals. The Hall of Fame player has spent the last 24 years working as a studio analyst for TNT, which could lose the rights to broadcast NBA after next season. But no matter where … Read more
Tejano singer and longtime television music show host Johnny Canales has died. He was 77. Canales’ family confirmed his death in a statement posted Thursday on the Johnny and Nora Canales Show Facebook page. The post did not provide a cause of death. “He was more than just a beloved husband, father, TV host, musician, … Read more
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s historic Chapultepec Castle has been depicted flying the black Targaryen flag, and officials in Mexico aren’t amused. The plot of the “House of the Dragon,” a “Game of Thrones” prequel, apparently involves countries taking sides in a civil war for control of the fictitious Iron Throne. The producers of the HBO … Read more
