Monday, Apr. 10, 2023

Actor Diana-Maria Riva is all too familiar with one of her shows being canceled. For a performer, it's a painful, unfortunate part of show business. But this was different.

In December, Riva was floored when she found out that "Gordita Chronicles," her recently canceled family comedy,...

Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. is suing Paramount Global, saying its competitor aired new episodes of the popular animated comedy series "South Park" after Warner paid for exclusive rights.

Warner says it signed a contract in 2019 paying more than $500 million for the rights to existing and...

Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022

Filmmaker Trish Adlesic was in Pittsburgh celebrating her father's 91st birthday on October 25, 2018. Two days later, a gunman walked into the nearby Tree of Life synagogue and killed 11 people in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history.

"It shook me to my core," said Adlesic,...

Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022

Edward Buckles, Jr. was 13 when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and completely upended his life. Buckles and his family moved from New Orleans to Lafayette, Louisiana for several months while their hometown began to recover from the catastrophic storm.

He doesn't remember much from...

Tuesday, May. 3, 2022

While many of John Gallagher Jr.'s peers went to college, he didn't. His university became "Spring Awakening."

Gallagher spent much of what would have been his prime college years — from 20 to 23 — starring in the original, envelope-pushing Broadway show that musicalized teen angst....

Saturday, Apr. 30, 2022

Many have heard of the murder case of Kathleen Peterson, a North Carolina woman found dead at the bottom of her staircase in 2001. Her husband, Michael, was convicted in her death and the case is the subject of the documentary series "The Staircase" on Netflix.

Despite the hours of...

Friday, Apr. 1, 2022

David Hyde Pierce returns to TV this spring playing a familiar part — an erudite man who adores fine food, wine and art. But this has nothing to do with "Frasier."

Pierce is playing Paul Child, husband and chief cheerleader of Julia Child, whose warbling, encouraging voice and able hands...

Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022

LGBTQ representation on scripted TV series has grown along with the footprint of streaming services, according to an annual study by the advocacy group GLAAD.

"TV is leading entertainment in telling LGBTQ stories," Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of GLAAD, said in the  "Where We Are...

Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022

Steven Soderbergh loves a good thriller—most people do, he knows. But he's always conscious of making sure that whatever it is, it isn't just "single use plastic."

"It's got some aspect to it percolating underneath that keeps it from being completely disposable after you've watched it,"...

Friday, Jan. 28, 2022

Within hours of Russian authorities  officially adding Alexei Navalny to the country's registry of terrorists and extremists, a new documentary about the imprisoned Russian opposition leader premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

"Navalny" was dramatically added to the festival at the...

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