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  • Friday, Dec. 30, 2016
HBO film about Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher set for Jan. 7 
In this Sept. 10, 2011, file photo, Debbie Reynolds, left, and Carrie Fisher arrive at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
By Mark Kennedy, Entertainment Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

An HBO documentary about the relationship between actress and writer Carrie Fisher and her Hollywood legend mother, Debbie Reynolds, will air Jan. 7.

"Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds," was expected to premiere on the cable network this spring but HBO moved it up after the pairs' deaths.

Although it hasn't been on television, "Bright Lights" was shown earlier this year at film festivals in New York and at Cannes.

Fisher died Tuesday after being stricken on an airplane flight last week. Her mother was rushed to the hospital and died the next day.

The filmmakers have described the project as Fisher's initial idea. Her mother was about to give her final live performances in Las Vegas two years ago, and Fisher wanted to document them.

  • Friday, Dec. 30, 2016
Run-DMC sues Wal-Mart, Amazon for $50M 
In this Dec. 9, 2014 file photo, Darryl McDaniels of Run-DMC performs at Christmas in Brooklyn in New York. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

The rap group Run-DMC filed a $50 million lawsuit in New York accusing Wal-Mart, Amazon, Jet and other retailers of selling products that traded on the group's name without permission.

A founder of the group and owner of the Run-DMC brand, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, was listed as the plaintiff in the lawsuit, which was filed Thursday in the Southern District of New York.

The complaint said the defendants are "advertising, selling, manufacturing, promoting and distributing multiple products" in the group's trademarked name. The products include glasses, hats, t-shirts, patches, wallets and other items.

The lawsuit alleged that the retailers have improperly profited, diluted and harmed the Run-DMC brand, which it said has generated more than $100 million in revenue since its inception in the 1980s.

Run-DMC was founded in New York in 1981 by McDaniels, Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "DMC" and Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell, who was More

  • Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016
Study: Fringe, mainstream news sites differ in ad technology 
In this Dec. 4, 2016, file photo, Edgar Maddison Welch, 28 of Salisbury, N.C., surrenders to police in Washington. Welch fired an assault rifle multiple times inside a pizza restaurant in the nation's capital, prompted to do so allegedly by a fake online story about a child sex ring at that venue. (Sathi Soma via AP, File)
By Barbara Ortutay, Technology Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

The contrast between mainstream and fringe news sites isn't just about content. A web analytics firm has found clear differences in their underlying advertising technology.

While the content on fringe news sites may be out of the mainstream - from made-up stories to ones with a grain of truth twisted to fit hyper-partisan views - the technology used to track readers and show them ads isn't. It doesn't appear that advertisers are shunning fringe news sites the way they do with porn and gambling.

Fringe sites, however, tend to be less sophisticated in their advertising. For instance, fringe sites typically aren't as good about employing tools to maximize ad revenue by auctioning spots to the highest bidder, according to the study from New-York based Mezzobit. Instead, they generally tap run-of-the-mill services from ad networks like Google's and Facebook's.

One reason? While mainstream sites need to make a lot of money, that's not the More

  • Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016
Brother of JonBenet Ramsey sues CBS for $750M over series 
In this June 29, 2006, file photo, John Ramsey hugs his son, Burke, facing camera, at the graves of his wife, Patsy, and daughter JonBenet, during services for his wife at the St. James Episcopal Cemetery in Marietta, Ga. Burke Ramsey is suing CBS and others for $750 million over a series that aired in September 2016 that Ramsey alleges concluded he killed his sister. (AP Photo/Ric Feld, File)
By Sadie Gurman
DENVER (AP) -- 

The older brother of JonBenet Ramsey is suing CBS and others for $750 million, saying his reputation was ruined after a television series that concluded he killed his 6-year-old sister two decades ago.

In the lawsuit filed Wednesday, Burke Ramsey claims that the network, its production company and the experts interviewed in the series on the unsolved murder conspired to defame him for publicity and profit. The series, called "The Case of JonBenet Ramsey," aired in September ahead of the 20th anniversary of JonBenet's death.

The beauty pageant star was found dead in the basement of her family's home in Boulder, Colorado, the day after Christmas in 1996. A prosecutor cleared her parents and brother in 2008 based on DNA evidence. But the district attorney currently overseeing the case has said it was premature to exonerate the Ramseys and ordered additional tests using new DNA testing technology that authorities hope will further the More

  • Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016
"Nashville" returns with transgender actress, new plot lines 
In this July 27, 2012 file photo, cast members Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere attend the "Nashville" panel at the Disney ABC TCA Day 2 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Cancelled by ABC after four seasons, the new season of "Nashville"€ on CMT, which begins Jan. 5, 2017, aims to reflect more diversity in both the music and the cast. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP, File)
By Kristin M. Hall
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- 

The new season of "Nashville" starts with traditional songs rooted in gospel and folk music rather than big production country songs.

Rayna, played by Connie Britton, finds a revelation after hearing a blind man singing "Wayfaring Stranger," an Appalachian tune estimated to be two centuries old. And Juliette, played by Hayden Panettiere, sees an angelic vision in white singing the hymn "God Shall Wipe All Tears Away."

Cancelled by ABC after four seasons, the new season of "Nashville" on CMT , which begins Jan. 5, aims to reflect more diversity in both the music and the cast. The new season also will be available on Hulu.

In recurring roles this season: Grammy-winning banjo player and singer Rhiannon Giddens and writer-actress-producer Jen Richards, the first out transgender actor on a CMT series.

"I have spent so much of my life studying and playing music that has gone into country music: the banjo, the fiddle, the string More

  • Monday, Dec. 26, 2016
Sony Pictures Classics to open "The Comedian" in theaters nationwide on Feb. 3
A scene from "The Comedian" (courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics)
NEW YORK -- 

Sony Pictures Classics announced that The Comedian will open in theaters nationwide on February 3, 2017.

Directed by Academy Award® winner Taylor Hackford, The Comedian stars Academy Award® winner Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, Edie Falco, Harvey Keitel, Danny DeVito, Patti LuPone and Veronica Ferres. Art Linson created the story and co-wrote the script with Jeff Ross, Richard LaGravenese, and Lewis Friedman.

The Comedian premiered at the AFI Fest in November followed by an early December awards qualifying run. The film will close the Palm Springs Film Festival on January 15.

An aging comic icon, Jackie Burke (Robert De Niro) has seen better days. Despite his efforts to reinvent himself and his comic genius, the audience only wants to know him as the former television character he once played. Already a strain on his younger brother (Danny DeVito) and his wife (Patti LuPone), Jackie is forced to serve out a More

  • Monday, Dec. 26, 2016
Art director Gil Parrondo, a 2-time Oscar winner, dies at 95 
A movie poster for "Patton," a film which earned an Oscar for art director Gil Parrondo. He also won an Academy Award for "Nicholas and Alexander."
MADRID (AP) -- 

Spanish art director Gil Parrondo, who won Oscars for "Patton" and "Nicholas and Alexandra," has died. He was 95.

Spain's Film Academy announced Parrondo's death late Saturday. It did not disclose the cause of his death.

Parrondo won Oscars for art direction for "Patton" in 1970 and "Nicholas and Alexandra" in 1974. He was nominated for another Oscar for "Travels with My Aunt" in 1972, and worked on scores of other films, including "Doctor Zhivago."

He also won four "Goya" awards, given each year by Spain's Film Academy.

  • Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016
A&E scraps KKK series after learning of cash payments 
In this undated photo provided by This Is Just A Test (TIJAT) Media and the A&E Network, peace activist Arno Michaelis, left, speaks with Chris Buckley, the Grand Knighthawk for the North Georgia White Knights, on A&E's documentary series "Escaping the KKK: A Documentary Series Exposing Hate in America," which premieres on January 10 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. (TIJAT/A&E via AP)
By Mark Kennedy, Entertainment Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

A&E is scrapping plans for an eight-part documentary series about the Ku Klux Klan after finding out that some participants of the hate group were paid for their work on it.

The network said Saturday it was dropping "Escaping the KKK: A Documentary Series Exposing Hate in America" a day after discovering that "nominal" cash payments were given by third-party producers.

"While we stand behind the intent of the series and the seriousness of the content, these payments are a direct violation of A&E's policies and practices for a documentary," the network said in statement.

"Escaping the KKK" was to follow people trying to extract themselves from the racist and anti-Semitic hate group. The network had promised that no payments would be made.

"We had previously provided assurances to the public and to our core partners — including the Anti-Defamation League and Color of Change — that no payment was made to hate group More

  • Friday, Dec. 23, 2016
Carrie Fisher's brother says actress is in stable condition 
In this Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015 file photo, Carrie Fisher presents the life achievement award on stage at the 21st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision/AP, File)
By Sandy Cohen, Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

Carrie Fisher is in stable condition after suffering a medical emergency aboard a flight Friday.

Her brother, Todd Fisher, told The Associated Press that she was "out of emergency" and stabilized at a Los Angeles hospital Friday afternoon. He said he could not discuss any other details about what happened.

The "Star Wars" star suffered medical trouble during a flight from London and was treated by paramedics immediately upon landing in Los Angeles around noon Friday, according to reports citing anonymous sources. Celebrity website TMZ, which first reported the incident, said anonymous sources told them the actress suffered a heart attack.

Fisher's publicists and representatives for her mother, Debbie Reynolds, and her daughter, Billie Lourd, did not immediately return calls from the AP.

  • Friday, Dec. 23, 2016
A&E changes documentary series title to "Escaping the KKK"
In this undated photo provided by This Is Just A Test (TIJAT) Media and the A&E Network, peace activist Arno Michaelis, left, speaks with Chris Buckley, the Grand Knighthawk for the North Georgia White Knights, on A&E's documentary series "Escaping the KKK: A Documentary Series Exposing Hate in America," which premieres on January 10 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. (TIJAT/A&E via AP)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

A&E is changing the name of its eight-part documentary series about the Ku Klux Klan.

The network says the series will now be called "Escaping the KKK: A Documentary Series Exposing Hate in America," not "Generation KKK" as announced earlier this week.

A&E said in a statement Friday that the change was needed to "ensure that no one can mistake its intent and that the title alone does not serve to normalize the Klan."

The network also said civil rights organizations including the Anti-Defamation League and Color of Change will create educational curricula and other materials to help contextualize the show's content.

"Escaping the KKK" follows individuals and families trying to extract themselves from the racist and anti-Semitic hate group.

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