Bill Maher postpones return to the air, the latest TV host to balk at working during writers strike
Bill Maher has delayed returning to his HBO talk show during the ongoing strike by writers and actors, a decision following similar pauses in the past few days by โThe Drew Barrymore Show,โ โThe Talkโ and โThe Jennifer Hudson Show.โ.
New this week: 'Your Place or Mine' and 'All That Breathes'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include an album from Paramore that shows off the band's funkier side, the Academy Award-nominated documentary โAll That Breathesโ about Indian brothers who heal birds of prey, and two rom-coms just in time for Valentine's Day โ โYour Place or Mineโ on Netflix and โSomebody I Used to Knowโ on Amazon Prime Video.
New this week: 'Me Time,' DJ Khaled and Sylvester Stallone
This weekโs new entertainment releases include fresh music from DJ Khaled and his celebrity pals, an HBO documentary about the unending toll Hurricane Katrina had on New Orleans' children and a film starring Sylvester Stallone as an aged superhero.
New this week: 'Better Call Saul,' Bonnie Raitt and 'Barry'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include a new album from Bonnie Raitt, Bob Odenkirk starts the long farewell season of โBetter Call Saulโ and โThe Batman,โ the biggest box-office hit so far this year, lands Monday on HBO Max.
And just like that, โAnd Just Like Thatโ is finally starting to get good
Weโre six episodes into the reboot of โSex and the Cityโ series called โAnd Just Like That,โ and after a bit of a rough start, the new show is finally starting to feel like the show that viewers fell in love with over 20 years ago.
We need to talk about the first two episodes of โSex and the Cityโ reboot โAnd Just Like Thatโ
After watching the first two episodes of the highly anticipated โSex and the Cityโ reboot โAnd Just Like That,โ we couldnโt help but wonder: Is this the best reboot of a beloved TV show about to happen?
New this week: 'Sex and the City,' Juice Wrld and Will Smith
This weekโs new entertainment releases include a double album from Alicia Keys and a posthumous one from Juice Wrld, Sandra Bullock playing an ex-con in the Netflix film โThe Unforgivableโ and Will Smith testing himself in a wildlife documentary series.
Hong Kong grants quarantine exemption to Nicole Kidman
Hong Kongโs government says it has granted a quarantine exemption to an individual to perform โdesignated professional workโ following reports that Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman did not have to spend time in quarantine when she arrived in the city to film a TV series.
New this week: 'No Sudden Move' and 'The Tomorrow War'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include documentaries about celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck and another on a landmark 1969 Harlem concert series known as โBlack Woodstockโ that featured Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Sly and the Family Stone.
'Lovecraft Country' part of virtual festival celebrating TV
This image released by HBO shows Jurnee Smollett, from left, Jonathan Majors and Courtney B. Vance in a scene from "Lovecraft Country." The Queens Gambit, Lovecraft Country and What We Do in the Shadows are among the series featured in a virtual edition of the Paley Centers annual festival. (HBO via AP)LOS ANGELES โ "Lovecraft Country,โ โThe Queenโs Gambitโ and โWhat We Do in the Shadowsโ are among the series featured in a virtual edition of the Paley Centerโs annual festival celebrating TV programs and their makers. Sessions with stars and creators of โThe Good Doctorโ and โBig Skyโ round out the festival lineup. Highlights of PaleyFest events past, including for โThe Golden Girlsโ and โThe Big Bang Theory,โ are available on the Paley Centerโs YouTube page at youtube.com/user/paleycenter.
New this Week: 'Tina,' 'Runaway Bunny' & 'City on a Hill'
This combination of photos shows key art for "The Runaway Bunny," premiering March 25 on HBO Max, left, "Tina," a documentary about Tina Turner premiering March 27 on HBO Max, center, and "City on a Hill," a new series premiering March 28 on Showtime. He has grasped, at least for a proud man like Anthony, how oneโs ego keeps fighting a battle it doesnโt know is already lost.โAdโ In Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin's revealing documentary โTina,โ Tina Turner surveys her tumultuous and extraordinary life. The film, which debuts Saturday on HBO and HBO Max, includes intimate interviews with the 81-year-old โQueen of Rock โnโ Roll," along with previously unseen footage, audio tapes and personal photos. The piercing Romanian documentary โCollectiveโ was nominated for both best documentary and best international film โ something only one previous film ( "Honeyland," in 2020) โ has ever managed to do. Adโ AP Film Writer Jake CoyleMUSICโ Carrie Underwoodโs upcoming album features gospel hymns important to the "American Idol" winner.
Kate Winslet turns TV sleuth, says she'd flop in real life
This image released by HBO shows Kate Winslet in a scene from "Mare of Easttown," debuting on April 18. (HBO via AP)LOS ANGELES โ Kate Winslet is playing a police detective on TV, and thatโs where her crime-busting ambition ends. Iโd be very good at the coffee and the beers, definitely,โ Winslet said Wednesday of her role on HBOโs โMare of Easttown,โ debuting in April. Winslet said her character felt in many ways โa million miles away from meโ in the nature of her work and its demands. The seven-episode โMare of Easttownโ debuts April 18 on HBO and will be on streaming service HBO Max.
From rom-coms to murder: Hugh Grant is enjoying the darkness
This image released by HBO shows Hugh Grant, from left, Noma Dumezweni and Nicole Kidman in a scene from "The Undoing." GRANT: I donโt really think of it that way. GRANT: You know, actors love playing dark. I really donโt have that worry! The trick anyway is that if you're playing someone evil, they have got to be FUN evil.
HBO docuseries to explore Woody Allen, Mia Farrow fallout
FILE - Director Woody Allen attends a special screening of "Wonder Wheel" on Nov. 14, 2017, in New York. A docuseries about the relationship of Woody Allen and Mia Farrow and its fallout is coming to HBO. The four-part documentary series is titled "Allen v. Farrow" and will debut Feb. 21, 2021, on HBO. Allen and Previn didn't participate in the documentary, nor did Moses Farrow, the son of Allen and Mia Farrow. โAllen v. Farrow,โ from filmmakers Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering and Amy Herdy, will debut Feb. 21 on HBO, with episodes airing weekly.
Hugh Grant, Maria Bakalova react to Golden Globe nominations
This image released by Amazon Studios shows Maria Bakalova, left, and Sacha Baron Cohen in a scene from "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm." The film was nominated for a Golden Globe for best musical/comedy. (Amazon Studios via AP)LOS ANGELES โ Reactions from nominees for the the 78th Golden Globe Awards. โ Bob Odenkirk, nominated for best actor in a TV drama for โBetter Call Saul," in a phone interview. But Iโm just so hyped.โ โ Nicholas Hoult, nominated for best actor in a TV musical or comedy for โThe Great."
'Big Little Lies' author has new novel out in September
This combination photo shows the cover of "Apples Never Fall," left, and author Liane Moriarty as she arrives at the second season premiere of HBO's "Big Little Lies" in New York on May 29, 2019. (Holt via AP, left, and AP Photo)NEW YORK โ The new novel from โBig Little Liesโ author Liane Moriarty will be a story of family, tennis and a mysterious absence. Henry Holt announced Wednesday that Moriarty's โApples Never Fallโ comes out Sept. 14. โIs her disappearance related to their mysterious house guest from last year? โBig Little Lies,โ published in 2014, is the basis for the Emmy-winning HBO series that stars Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Shailene Woodley.
'Wonder Woman 1984' debuts with pandemic-best $16.7M
This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Gal Gadot in a scene from "Wonder Woman 1984." โWonder Woman 1984โ grossed an additional $19.4 million in international markets where it began playing a week earlier. But WarnerMedia is counting on โWonder Woman 1984โ to matter more to HBO Max, which wobbled in its initial rollout. Warner Bros. nevertheless seized on the returns for โWonder Woman 1984โ as the best as could be expected, given the circumstances. Streaming numbers weren't provided for โSoulโ or โWonder Woman 1984.โ WarnerMedia said nearly half of HBO Maxโs subscribers watched โWonder Woman 1984โ on its first day on the streaming platform, though it didn't say how long constituted a watch.
Appeals court sends 'Leaving Neverland' fight to arbitration
(AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)PASADENA, Calif. โ A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a lawsuit filed by the Michael Jackson estate over an HBO documentary about two of the late pop star's sex abuse accusers can go forward in private arbitration. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with two lower courts and ruled in favor of the Jackson estate in its decision on โLeaving Neverland." Unless there are further appeals, the case will go to a private arbitrator, which the Jackson estate argued was required by the 1992 contract at the center of the lawsuit. HBO has also more generally defended โLeaving Neverlandโ as a valid and important piece of documentary journalism. โLeaving Neverlandโ director Dan Reed has been filming the hearings in those cases for a follow-up documentary.
New this week: 'Ma Raineyโs Black Bottom' and Paul McCartney
MOVIESโ โMa Raineyโs Black Bottomโ was always going to be an event picture, even on Netflix, where it will be available Friday. Wilsonโs 1982 play is set around a recording session in 1920s Chicago as a blues band awaits the arrival of Ma Rainey (Davis). โ AP Film Writer Lindsey BahrMUSICโ Paul McCartney will release the final album in a trilogy of classics on Friday. โMcCartney IIIโ comes 40 years after 1980โs โMcCartney IIโ and 50 years after โMcCartney,โ his solo debut released in 1970. โ Director George C. Wolfe said that when he signed on to direct โMa Raineyโs Black Bottom,โ he instantly knew he wanted to work with Branford Marsalis.
Holiday movies, music specials arrive to light a bleak year
(NBC/Apple/HBO Max/Netflix/Disney + via AP)LOS ANGELES โ Bring on the sentimental holiday rom-coms, the chorus of Christmas music specials and the nostalgia of last centuryโs animated charmers. HOLIDAY HARMONYโ โMy Gift: A Christmas Special From Carrie Underwood,โ now streaming on HBO Max. โ โMariah Careyโs Magical Christmas Special,โ Dec. 4, Apple TV+. Music, dancing, animation and surprise guest stars help create what the streaming service promises to be a heartwarming journey with the pop star. Dolly Parton sings hymns, holiday pop classics and tunes from her new album, and shares personal and faith-based Christmas memories.
Who did it? TV viewers intrigued by HBO's 'The Undoing'
It was a good story.โIt was the most-watched night for HBO since the finale of โBig Little Liesโ last year, which also featured Kidman and creator David E. Kelley. โThe Undoingโ has generated more conversation on social media than any other new scripted television series this year, Nielsen said. NBC was the top-rated broadcast network in prime time for Thanksgiving week, averaging 3.64 million viewers. CBS had 3.55 million, ABC had 2.4 million, Fox had 1.6 million, Ion Television had 930,000, Univision had 890,000 and Telemundo had 530,000. Hallmark hit 2.53 million, Fox News Channel had 2 million, MSNBC had 1.59 million and CNN had 1.41 million.