Television
Perennial Soap Days of Our Lives Falls Forward for a Surprise 1 Year Time Jump on its 54th Anniversary on NBC
NBC's "Days of our Lives" turned 54 on Friday and did something no soap opera has ever done: they jumped forward by a year.
Using...
Movies
Review: Shia LaBeouf’s Autobiographical “Honey Boy” Hits Amazon Today, With Stand Out Performances from Lucas Hedges and Noah Jupe As Well
Shia LaBeouf’s autobiographical story of his tumultuous childhood, "Honey Boy," is out today on amazon.com Directed beautifully by the first-time feature director, Alma Har’el,...
Music
Tina Turner’s Not the Only Soul Sister in Town: Carla Thomas Surprises DeeDee Bridgewater at WBGO Anniversary
We were very excited this week about Tina Turner being in town. But there were other famous soul sisters making a beautiful noise this...
Celebrity
Exclusive: Ric Ocasek Was Diagnosed with Cancer Just Before His Death, Resented Estranged Wife Paulina Porizkova’s Boyfriend, Ed Solomon
Usually, I don't get into this stuff. But I loved the Cars, and Ric Ocasek was a great guy with whom I had many...
Television
Constance Wu Gets Her Wish After Last Spring’s Debacle: ABC Cancels “Fresh off the Boat,” This Will Be Its Last Season
"Fresh Off the Boat" is sunk. ABC has cancelled the series are six seasons. This one will be its last.
Last spring, when the sitcom...
Movies
Box Office: Looming Weekend Disasters For “Midway,” “Doctor Sleep,” “Last Christmas” After Weeks of “Joker” Success
Let's face it, everyone got used to "Joker" killing it at the box office.
But looming in the distance was this weekend, with disasters coming...
Theater
Tina Turner Musical Opens On Broadway with Oprah, Whoopi in the Audience, Standing Ovation During First Act for Knockout Star Adrienne Warren
It was a great night on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater for the opening of "Tina!" the musical about beloved legend Tina Turner.
Tina was...
Television
Tuesday Ratings: “Empire” Plunged 9% Last Night in Total Viewers, 11% in Key Age Group to Lowest Ever
Overall, "The Little Mermaid" live on ABC didn't get high marks. But it scored 9 million viewers, enough to take anyone away from "Empire"...