Theatre, Film & Broadcast

R.I.P. to Dina Merrill, a beloved character actress from the 1950s and 1960s

Dina Merrill, the rebellious heiress who defied her super-rich parents to become a movie star, often portraying stylish wives or “the other woman,” has died at age 93. Merrill, raised in part on the Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida now owned by President Donald Trump, died Monday, according to a family spokeswoman. The cause of death […]

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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

James Bond fans are heartbroken over the loss of one of the great men who brought him to life

Rest in peace Sir Roger Moore. On Tuesday, the official Twitter account for one of the men who brought James Bond to life issued an official statement with the news of his death. He was 89 years old. Watch the video With the heaviest of hearts, we must share the awful news that our father,

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International, Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Billy Bush regrets that ‘Access Hollywood’ tape, especially his daughter’s reaction to it

It’s been more than seven months since the leaked release of a 2005 “Access Hollywood” tape featuring Donald Trump and Billy Bush crudely discussing women in an exchange that Trump later dismissed as “locker room talk.” Since then, one of those men has become president and the other has been unemployed. Bush broke his silence

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Anderson Cooper apologized for a crude remark about President Trump, but some weren’t happy about it

CNN host Anderson Cooper is apologizing for the “crude” remark he made about President Donald Trump to a guest on his show. On Friday, during a segment on “AC360,” Cooper spoke with guest Jeffrey Lord, who is a staunch Trump supporter. During the back and forth, Cooper said, “If [Trump] took a dump on his

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Whoop and Howl at ‘The Old Man and the Old Moon’

By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — The Pigpen Theatre Co. has come to the Old Globe with their epic sea shanty, The Old Man and the Old Moon. They hoisted the sails with some bluegrass, complete with a banjo, fiddle, accordion and an electric bass, setting our toes tapping, hands clapping and faces grinning

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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Baldwin’s Trump Leads SNL Cast in Hallelujah Rendition

A cold open to the SNL season finale on Saturday saw Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump leading a rendition of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah, joined by Kate McKinnon’s Kellyanne Conway, Beck Bennett’s Mike Pence, and Scarlett Johansson as Ivanka Trump. The teaser capped a week of turmoil at the White House, and alluded to McKinnon’s November 13

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Minister makes Cannes statement with Jerusalem dress

Attending film festival opening, Miri Regev wears picture of Western Wall, Dome of Rock to mark 50 years since reunification of city By Times of Israel staff Culture Minister Miri Regev (r) wears specially designed Jerusalem dress to Cannes film festival, May 17, 2017 (Screen capture: Channel 10) Culture Minister Miri Regev used the red

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International, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Roger Ailes, polarizing Fox News founder forced out by scandal, dies at 77

Roger Ailes, the longtime head of Fox News, died Thursday morning at 77, according to a statement released by his wife. “I am profoundly sad and heartbroken to report that my husband, Roger Ailes, passed away this morning,” Elizabeth Ailes said. “Roger was a loving husband to me, to his son Zachary, and a loyal

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Jay Leno thinks the current crop of late night hosts need to cut back on the Trump bashing

In September of 2016, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” for what turned out to be nothing more than a friendly chat with the show’s host Jimmy Fallon. Many of Fallon’s viewers were outraged that the former “SNL” star was so soft on the divisive candidate, and many

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

John Cygan, best known for his role on “The Commish,” has sadly passed away

Actor John Cygan died Saturday in his home in California after a long battle with cancer. He was 63. The New York City native played Paulie Pentangeli on the ABC cop show “The Commish,” which ran from 1991 to 1996. The series also starred Michael Chiklis, one of Cygan’s closest friends. “John Cygan, one of

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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA