Whenever the future is depicted in movies, it is generally a dark, depressing dystopian future where something happens in our present that sets forth the collapse of our society. Even Disney is not immune to showing us a future where Earth is no longer inhabitable (the beloved Wall-e). But occasionally, a movie shows a future that doesn’t look so bad—one with self-lacing shoes, 19 Jaws movies and flying cars. Of course, if we are being technical, this movie is also in the past. It’s time for us to hop in our DeLorean, generate the necessary 1.21 Jigowatts and travel to the futuristic world of October 21, 2015, as we take a look at what Back to the Future Part II got right and wrong about the future of technology… from eight years ago!
Coming off the success of the original Back to The Future, writer/ director Robert Zemeckis and writer Bob Gale and Producer Steven Spielberg,...
Coming off the success of the original Back to The Future, writer/ director Robert Zemeckis and writer Bob Gale and Producer Steven Spielberg,...
- 2/13/2024
- by Brad Hamerly
- JoBlo.com
Mob narratives seldom place women front and center, unless it’s in a flat-out comedy or campy TV movies like “Mafia Princess” and “Bella Mafia.” No stranger to the genre as an actress, Jennifer Esposito attempts to balance that ledger with her debut as writer-director, “Fresh Kills.”
This solid drama centers on a family not unlike “The Sopranos,” but with its patriarch mostly pushed to the background. The focus here is on wives and daughters, who must turn a blind eye to criminal doings from which they both benefit and suffer the consequences. Originally a Tribeca premiere, “Fresh Kills” has been traveling the festival circuit and should prove a viable item for streaming platforms and broadcasters.
After a framing sequence that fast-forwards to a later moment of crisis, we meet the Larussos in 1987 as they’re moving on up to a “better life” from their old Brooklyn one, taking over...
This solid drama centers on a family not unlike “The Sopranos,” but with its patriarch mostly pushed to the background. The focus here is on wives and daughters, who must turn a blind eye to criminal doings from which they both benefit and suffer the consequences. Originally a Tribeca premiere, “Fresh Kills” has been traveling the festival circuit and should prove a viable item for streaming platforms and broadcasters.
After a framing sequence that fast-forwards to a later moment of crisis, we meet the Larussos in 1987 as they’re moving on up to a “better life” from their old Brooklyn one, taking over...
- 12/10/2023
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Vice TV has set the premiere date and released the trailer for “Dark Side of Comedy” Season 2, its “Dark Side” spinoff series that explores the behind-the-scenes stories of iconic comedians.
Season 2 subjects include Robin Williams, Sam Kinison, Joan Rivers, Carlos Mencia, Phil Hartman, Tracy Morgan, the sitcom “Family Matters,” Ellen DeGeneres, Norm MacDonald and Gilda Radner.
“Dark Side of Comedy” Season 2 is narrated by Dave Foley with commentators including Pauly Shore, Marc Maron, Tiffany Haddish, Pamela Aldon, Sally Jesse Raphael, Mike Binder and Rolanda Watts.
In the Season 2 trailer, Binder says Williams was “running with a lot of really scary figures — and Robin himself was kind of a scary figure for a while.” Haddish says Rivers “was a hustler,” and describes her as “mean as hell.” And Watts describes an experience where DeGeneres “sat there as if we weren’t even there.”
Per Vice TV’s description for the new installment: “‘Dark Side of Comedy,...
Season 2 subjects include Robin Williams, Sam Kinison, Joan Rivers, Carlos Mencia, Phil Hartman, Tracy Morgan, the sitcom “Family Matters,” Ellen DeGeneres, Norm MacDonald and Gilda Radner.
“Dark Side of Comedy” Season 2 is narrated by Dave Foley with commentators including Pauly Shore, Marc Maron, Tiffany Haddish, Pamela Aldon, Sally Jesse Raphael, Mike Binder and Rolanda Watts.
In the Season 2 trailer, Binder says Williams was “running with a lot of really scary figures — and Robin himself was kind of a scary figure for a while.” Haddish says Rivers “was a hustler,” and describes her as “mean as hell.” And Watts describes an experience where DeGeneres “sat there as if we weren’t even there.”
Per Vice TV’s description for the new installment: “‘Dark Side of Comedy,...
- 8/22/2023
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
If you had polled the opening night audience of The Beautician and the Beast back in 1997, few moviegoers would have predicted that Fran Drescher — let alone President Drescher — would someday draw praise for a fiery, televised speech about the plight of the American worker and the dangers of intelligent machines.
It’s a scenario that even a dystopian edition of Mad Libs would have deemed too random.
More from TVLineWatch SAG President Fran Drescher's Fiery, Instantly Iconic Speech Calling for First Actors' Strike in 43 YearsPerformer of the Week: Kaley CuocoIndebted Cancelled at NBC
Yet that’s exactly what happened on Thursday when Drescher,...
It’s a scenario that even a dystopian edition of Mad Libs would have deemed too random.
More from TVLineWatch SAG President Fran Drescher's Fiery, Instantly Iconic Speech Calling for First Actors' Strike in 43 YearsPerformer of the Week: Kaley CuocoIndebted Cancelled at NBC
Yet that’s exactly what happened on Thursday when Drescher,...
- 7/13/2023
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Robert Evans claims to have told Francis Ford Coppola, after an initial private screening of The Godfather, “You shot a saga, but you turned in a trailer.” Unfortunately, Jennifer Esposito’s directorial debut Fresh Kills suffers the same fate, cramming a series’ worth of material into a sweeping feature film. In Fresh Kills, Staten Island, a beautiful suburb that stands just across the water from the city and not far from the infamous landfill, the Larusso family is about living the good life and moving to safety. Patriarch Joe (Domenick Lombardozzi) and wife Francine (Esposito) attempt to shield their daughters Rose and Connie from the family business. There are always little tells, and on moving day the girls discover a box of white powder in the moving van––leading Joe to discipline a foot soldier who later turns up dead.
Like Meadow Soprano before her, Connie (played in later passages...
Like Meadow Soprano before her, Connie (played in later passages...
- 6/20/2023
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
On April 27, 2023, former Cincinnati mayor and longtime talk show host Jerry Springer passed away. He was 79. The man led a long and textured life with many acts. As a boy, he fled England as it was being bombed by the Nazis. He came to the United States and began studying law, eventually becoming a Doctor of Jurisprudence. He was a campaign adviser for John F. Kennedy, and practiced law in Cincinnati. In 1971, he sat on the Cincinnati city council, but was infamously kicked off in 1974 for a sex scandal. Springer had been candid about the scandal over the following years, and even laughed at himself a little bit for using a personal check to pay a sex worker.
This didn't stymie his career, and he became the mayor of Cincinnati in 1978. It wouldn't be until 1991 that Springer, having accrued some broadcasting experience, would become a talk show host. "Jerry Springer" began innocently enough,...
This didn't stymie his career, and he became the mayor of Cincinnati in 1978. It wouldn't be until 1991 that Springer, having accrued some broadcasting experience, would become a talk show host. "Jerry Springer" began innocently enough,...
- 4/27/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
In 2015, Jerry Springer spoke with TV Guide Magazine to toast 25 years of The Jerry Springer Show. The anniversary, which came three years before the series concluded and eight years before the death of Springer, made way for some fun reflections for the host who started with the syndicated daytime talk show when it premiered in 1991, continuing through until its ending in 2018. Below, hear what Springer cited as his best “worst” moments on the series. Jerry Springer was working as a Cincinnati news anchor in 1990 when his TV station’s owner (which also produced Donahue and Sally Jessy Raphael) recruited him to host a new daytime talk show. “There was no expectation that it would last at all,” Springer recalls. “My first contract was six weeks.” At the beginning, The Jerry Springer Show emulated Donahue and tackled serious subjects. But the success of Ricki Lake in 1993 convinced Springer and his producers...
- 4/27/2023
- TV Insider
Sherri Shepherd will debut her own talk show next week. It’s a job she’s been preparing for her entire life — long before she was a co-host on “The View.”
“It’s something that I used to dream about when I was a little girl. I would line up my Teddy bears with my Barbie dolls and I have a toilet paper roll and I would put them on chairs,” Shepherd tells Variety. Growing up, Shepherd would watch “The Phil Donahue Show” and Dinah Shore’s syndicated daytime talker with her grandmother. Later in life, she looked at Oprah and Sally Jessy Raphael as chat show inspirations. Now, she’s hoping to have a similar effect on her own viewers.
“It is so important that people see a representation of themselves. I didn’t get to see a lot of Black women on TV growing up,” says Shepherd, who...
“It’s something that I used to dream about when I was a little girl. I would line up my Teddy bears with my Barbie dolls and I have a toilet paper roll and I would put them on chairs,” Shepherd tells Variety. Growing up, Shepherd would watch “The Phil Donahue Show” and Dinah Shore’s syndicated daytime talker with her grandmother. Later in life, she looked at Oprah and Sally Jessy Raphael as chat show inspirations. Now, she’s hoping to have a similar effect on her own viewers.
“It is so important that people see a representation of themselves. I didn’t get to see a lot of Black women on TV growing up,” says Shepherd, who...
- 9/8/2022
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister
- Variety Film + TV
As a historically marginalized group, LGBTQ people must excavate the past in order to find evidence of their existence. But when flying under the radar is a means of survival in a society determined to erase you, stories of queer life are often difficult to find. Every once in awhile, a long lost family member is hiding in plain sight — but it is up to us to reach out and claim them as our own. In the case of Billy Tipton, a successful American jazz musician active from the mid-1930s to ’50s, a familiar tune echoes across decades.
Directed by Aisling Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt, “No Ordinary Man” employs a feast of trans masculine performers to embody and engage with Tipton’s story. Working from a narrative script to a film that may never see the light of day, the filmmakers audition various actors for the role of Billy Tipton.
Directed by Aisling Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt, “No Ordinary Man” employs a feast of trans masculine performers to embody and engage with Tipton’s story. Working from a narrative script to a film that may never see the light of day, the filmmakers audition various actors for the role of Billy Tipton.
- 9/18/2020
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
By Glenn Dunks
When we look back at our 2020 times stuck indoors for endless hours, I wonder what people will remember. Among the much more high profile television series and surprise album drops, I suspect one title many will find themselves reaching for in their memories is Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado. I have to admit to being entirely oblivious to the focus of Cristina Costantini and Kareem Tabsch's documentary except a well-timed ‘appearance’ on RuPaul’s Drag Race just a week before the film premiered on Netflix. Unless I caught him on an episode of Sally Jessy Raphael, I guess.
What I discovered—and what I imagine is what will allow for fond remembrance of the movie once we are long out of isolation hubs—was something so very sweetly tender. A film that’s every bit as fabulous as the elaborate, bejewelled cloaks and...
When we look back at our 2020 times stuck indoors for endless hours, I wonder what people will remember. Among the much more high profile television series and surprise album drops, I suspect one title many will find themselves reaching for in their memories is Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado. I have to admit to being entirely oblivious to the focus of Cristina Costantini and Kareem Tabsch's documentary except a well-timed ‘appearance’ on RuPaul’s Drag Race just a week before the film premiered on Netflix. Unless I caught him on an episode of Sally Jessy Raphael, I guess.
What I discovered—and what I imagine is what will allow for fond remembrance of the movie once we are long out of isolation hubs—was something so very sweetly tender. A film that’s every bit as fabulous as the elaborate, bejewelled cloaks and...
- 8/12/2020
- by Glenn Dunks
- FilmExperience
A little momentum goes a long way in daytime.
After a long slump, the first-run syndication market has come back to life this year with several high-profile new talk shows headed for this year’s Natpe conference in Miami, which runs Jan. 21-23.
Nick Cannon is extending his multimedia endeavors into daytime. So is actor-entrepreneur Drew Barrymore. Judge Lauren Lake of MGM’s “Paternity Court” will come out from behind the bench to host a half-hour show that is a throwback to the classic conflict-resolution format employed by Phil Donahue, Sally Jessy Raphael and yack pack stalwarts of a different era.
The spring in the syndie biz’s step comes from a better-than-expected performance this fall of “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” a big bet by NBCUniversal Domestic TV on a talk-variety vehicle hosted by the pop superstar and coach on NBC’s “The Voice.” Since its debut in September, “Kelly...
After a long slump, the first-run syndication market has come back to life this year with several high-profile new talk shows headed for this year’s Natpe conference in Miami, which runs Jan. 21-23.
Nick Cannon is extending his multimedia endeavors into daytime. So is actor-entrepreneur Drew Barrymore. Judge Lauren Lake of MGM’s “Paternity Court” will come out from behind the bench to host a half-hour show that is a throwback to the classic conflict-resolution format employed by Phil Donahue, Sally Jessy Raphael and yack pack stalwarts of a different era.
The spring in the syndie biz’s step comes from a better-than-expected performance this fall of “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” a big bet by NBCUniversal Domestic TV on a talk-variety vehicle hosted by the pop superstar and coach on NBC’s “The Voice.” Since its debut in September, “Kelly...
- 1/17/2020
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Over his long career in international sales, Armando Nuñez Jr. has handled just about every kind of TV program, from game-changing primetime dramas, to daytime soaps, to trashy talk shows.
Some were big hits right out of the box, some were sleepers, and one show was so bad that a top foreign buyer left the screening room after 10 minutes to yell at the studio executives responsible for the pilot. Here Nuñez recalls some of his most memorable experiences in exporting television — and slices of American culture — around the world.
Moonlighting
Original network: ABC
Airdates: 1985-1989
Nuñez was not long out of Fordham University when he got a job working for ABC Video Enterprises, the network’s distribution arm. He was part of the team that sold the network’s smash romantic dramedy “Moonlighting,” which starred Cybill Shepherd and made a star of Bruce Willis. “It was a unique show,” Nuñez says.
Some were big hits right out of the box, some were sleepers, and one show was so bad that a top foreign buyer left the screening room after 10 minutes to yell at the studio executives responsible for the pilot. Here Nuñez recalls some of his most memorable experiences in exporting television — and slices of American culture — around the world.
Moonlighting
Original network: ABC
Airdates: 1985-1989
Nuñez was not long out of Fordham University when he got a job working for ABC Video Enterprises, the network’s distribution arm. He was part of the team that sold the network’s smash romantic dramedy “Moonlighting,” which starred Cybill Shepherd and made a star of Bruce Willis. “It was a unique show,” Nuñez says.
- 4/3/2019
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
3:10 Pm Pt -- According to the Lapd ... homicide detectives believe Blackstone's motive was her "frustration of being forced to provide Wendy long-term care, as well as the associated financial hardship." Jill Blackstone, a former producer on "Jerry Springer" and "Sally Jessy Raphael" -- has been arrested for murder in the death of her sister ... TMZ has learned. Blackstone's sister, Wendy, died in 2015 from a combination of carbon monoxide poisoning and Xanax. At the...
- 4/12/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The '90s were a heyday for black sitcoms, but you wouldn't know it based on the reboots and revivals currently in development.
No one can blame A-lister Will Smith for ruling out a <em>Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</em> reunion or Jaleel White for his disinterest in donning Sally Jessy Raphael frames once more in a <em>Family Matters</em> comeback. But why aren't we reading about deals to bring groundbreaking, fondly remembered hits like <em>Martin</em>, <em>Living Single</em>, <em>A Different World</em>, <em>Sister, Sister</em> and countless other beloved black comedies back to the air? A few breakout stars — like Smith,...
No one can blame A-lister Will Smith for ruling out a <em>Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</em> reunion or Jaleel White for his disinterest in donning Sally Jessy Raphael frames once more in a <em>Family Matters</em> comeback. But why aren't we reading about deals to bring groundbreaking, fondly remembered hits like <em>Martin</em>, <em>Living Single</em>, <em>A Different World</em>, <em>Sister, Sister</em> and countless other beloved black comedies back to the air? A few breakout stars — like Smith,...
- 3/28/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
1980: The Edge of Night's Raven took the witness stand.
1992: General Hospital's Robert said goodbye to Robin.
2009: Oltl's David found out Bo was his biological father.
2010: All My Children's Greenlee married David."Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results."
― Machiavelli
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1966: On Another World, Lee told Mike Bauer (Gary Pillar) she had come to depend too much...
1992: General Hospital's Robert said goodbye to Robin.
2009: Oltl's David found out Bo was his biological father.
2010: All My Children's Greenlee married David."Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results."
― Machiavelli
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1966: On Another World, Lee told Mike Bauer (Gary Pillar) she had come to depend too much...
- 2/25/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Leonardo DiCaprio is paying tribute about the death of Darlene Cates, the best onscreen mom he ever worked with.
The Revenant star, who played Cates’ son in 1993’s What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, wrote on Facebook Tuesday, “Darlene was the best acting mom I ever had the privilege of working alongside.”
He added, “Her endearing personality and incredible talent will live on in the memories of those who knew her, and those who loved her work. My thoughts and prayers are with her family during this difficult time.”
The actress died Sunday morning in her sleep at the age of 69. Her sister,...
The Revenant star, who played Cates’ son in 1993’s What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, wrote on Facebook Tuesday, “Darlene was the best acting mom I ever had the privilege of working alongside.”
He added, “Her endearing personality and incredible talent will live on in the memories of those who knew her, and those who loved her work. My thoughts and prayers are with her family during this difficult time.”
The actress died Sunday morning in her sleep at the age of 69. Her sister,...
- 3/28/2017
- by Mike Miller
- PEOPLE.com
Darlene Cates, the actress who played the housebound mother in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, has died. Cates’ daughter announced her death on Facebook earlier today, saying the actress went “peacefully in her sleep” on Sunday morning. She was 69.
Cates’ breakout role in Grape came after she appeared on an episode of Sally Jessy Raphael titled “Too Heavy To Leave Their House.” On the show, Cates talked about how being morbidly obese impacted her livelihood, openly discussing how a pelvic infection caused her to gain 150 pounds. Gilbert Grape author and screenwriter Peter Hedges caught Cates on the show, and knew she’d be perfect for the role of the mostly housebound Bonnie Grape.
As Cates later told the Dallas Morning News, she thought the role would help her both address her own insecurities—she once said she had a fantasy about being “able to go to the mall ...
Cates’ breakout role in Grape came after she appeared on an episode of Sally Jessy Raphael titled “Too Heavy To Leave Their House.” On the show, Cates talked about how being morbidly obese impacted her livelihood, openly discussing how a pelvic infection caused her to gain 150 pounds. Gilbert Grape author and screenwriter Peter Hedges caught Cates on the show, and knew she’d be perfect for the role of the mostly housebound Bonnie Grape.
As Cates later told the Dallas Morning News, she thought the role would help her both address her own insecurities—she once said she had a fantasy about being “able to go to the mall ...
- 3/28/2017
- by Marah Eakin
- avclub.com
Darlene Cates, best remembered as the actress who played Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio‘s obese, housebound mother in the 1993 film What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, died in her sleep on Sunday morning at age 69.
In 1994, the actress — whose weight at one point shot up to nearly 600 pounds — opened up to People about her longtime struggles with obesity and how overcoming her self-consciousness unexpectedly led to the launch of her Hollywood career.
“Stop putting things off until you’re skinny!” urges Darlene Cates with hard-won conviction.
Six years ago, weighing nearly 600 lbs. and weakened by chronic illness, she was so...
In 1994, the actress — whose weight at one point shot up to nearly 600 pounds — opened up to People about her longtime struggles with obesity and how overcoming her self-consciousness unexpectedly led to the launch of her Hollywood career.
“Stop putting things off until you’re skinny!” urges Darlene Cates with hard-won conviction.
Six years ago, weighing nearly 600 lbs. and weakened by chronic illness, she was so...
- 3/28/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
Darlene Cates, who starred as Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio‘s obese, housebound mother in 1993’s What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, died in her sleep on Sunday morning. She was 69.
The actress will appear posthumously in the upcoming comedy Billboard, following a lifelong struggle with weight that once saw her balloon to 550 lbs.— a struggle that actually launched her film career in the first place.
Gilbert Grape author and screenwriter Peter Hedges discovered the Texas native after seeing a tape of her on a 1985 episode of Sally Jessy Raphael titled “Too Heavy to Leave Their House.” On the show, Cates...
The actress will appear posthumously in the upcoming comedy Billboard, following a lifelong struggle with weight that once saw her balloon to 550 lbs.— a struggle that actually launched her film career in the first place.
Gilbert Grape author and screenwriter Peter Hedges discovered the Texas native after seeing a tape of her on a 1985 episode of Sally Jessy Raphael titled “Too Heavy to Leave Their House.” On the show, Cates...
- 3/28/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
Darlene Cates, the mother in “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” has died. She was 69. Her daughter Sheri Cates Morgan shared the news last night on Facebook, writing: “It is with a bitter-sweet heart that we share that our precious wife, mother, and Gaga, Darlene Guthrie Cates, was called Home, somewhat unexpectedly, peacefully in her sleep Sunday morning, March 26th.” Here’s the full social media post: Also Read: WWE Legend Jim Ross' Wife Dies After Vespa Accident Darlene Cates was discovered by “Gilbert Grape” screenwriter Peter Hedges, who saw her on the “Sally Jessy Raphael” show. Her episodes was titled,...
- 3/28/2017
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape star Darlene Cates has died.
The actress died Sunday morning in her sleep. She was 69.
Cates sister, Sheri Cates Morgan, shared the news on Facebook.
“It is with a bitter-sweet heart that we share that our precious wife, mother, and Gaga, Darlene Guthrie Cates, was called Home, somewhat unexpectedly, peacefully in her sleep Sunday morning, March 26th,” she wrote.
Cates famously played Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio‘s obese, housebound mother in the iconic film.
Gilbert Grape author and screenwriter Peter Hedges discovered Cates after seeing a tape of the actress on a 1985 episode of...
The actress died Sunday morning in her sleep. She was 69.
Cates sister, Sheri Cates Morgan, shared the news on Facebook.
“It is with a bitter-sweet heart that we share that our precious wife, mother, and Gaga, Darlene Guthrie Cates, was called Home, somewhat unexpectedly, peacefully in her sleep Sunday morning, March 26th,” she wrote.
Cates famously played Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio‘s obese, housebound mother in the iconic film.
Gilbert Grape author and screenwriter Peter Hedges discovered Cates after seeing a tape of the actress on a 1985 episode of...
- 3/28/2017
- by Jodi Guglielmi
- PEOPLE.com
Today is venturing away from the present and into the past. Today, NBC announced the morning show will launch a new series, Where Are They Now: Talk Show Titans, on February 13th.The program "will check in with five 90’s talk titans to see what they’ve been up to since their time on the daytime airwaves." Subjects include Sally Jessy Raphael, Montel Williams, Jerry Springer, Maury Povich, and Geraldo Rivera.Read More…...
- 2/11/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
As the (seemingly endless) search for Kelly Ripa‘s permanent Live co-host continues, a surprising new name is being thrown into the ring: Billy Bush.
VideosMatt Lauer Confirms Billy Bush’s Today Ouster on Air — Watch
During an appearance on Wednesday’s Watch What Happens Live, host Andy Cohen presented Ripa with a colorful list of potential co-hosts — ranging from Sally Jesse Raphael to the Kardashians — and she seemed open to all of them, including disgraced news anchor Bush.
Her reasoning? Why, she’d love to get to the bottom of what really happened during Bush’s infamous Access Hollywood...
VideosMatt Lauer Confirms Billy Bush’s Today Ouster on Air — Watch
During an appearance on Wednesday’s Watch What Happens Live, host Andy Cohen presented Ripa with a colorful list of potential co-hosts — ranging from Sally Jesse Raphael to the Kardashians — and she seemed open to all of them, including disgraced news anchor Bush.
Her reasoning? Why, she’d love to get to the bottom of what really happened during Bush’s infamous Access Hollywood...
- 12/1/2016
- TVLine.com
Back in the ’80s and ’90s, Sally Jessy Raphael was one of the biggest stars of daytime talk, with “The Sally Jessy Raphael Show” eventually cancelled in 2002 after an impressive 19-year run. Looking back, however, Raphael now admits she was unhappy with the increasingly trashy direction her show took in its final years as producers […]...
- 10/28/2016
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Sally Jessy Raphael has some regrets about the way her long-running syndicated talk show, Sally, ended. Now 81, Raphael appears on Oprah Winfrey's show, Oprah: Where Are They Now?, and talks about how she would have changed the direction in which the show went prior to its 2002 cancellation. With other talk shows like Jerry Springer's and Maury Povich's coming up in the ratings due to their shock value, producers on Sally chose to cover those types of stories instead of hard news and human interest ones. "The last years of doing those Maury Povich/Jerry Spring shows? I hated them," she says. "I was betrayed by some of the producers into doing that. Come to think of it, I should have fought...
- 10/28/2016
- E! Online
Sally Jessy Raphael spent nearly two decades on air as host of the syndicated talk show Sally. But the 81-year-old says she “hated” working on her show during its last years — and blames her producers to driving her into the tabloid subject matter so often associated with Maury Povich and Jerry Springer.
Raphael talked candidly in an exclusive clip from Saturday’s Oprah: Where Are They Now? about the end of her show — which was cancelled in 2002.
Raphael was the first female to host an audience-participation, issue-drive talk show — predating Oprah by nearly three years.
The show began in...
Raphael talked candidly in an exclusive clip from Saturday’s Oprah: Where Are They Now? about the end of her show — which was cancelled in 2002.
Raphael was the first female to host an audience-participation, issue-drive talk show — predating Oprah by nearly three years.
The show began in...
- 10/28/2016
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
It feels like at least some of the vitriol surrounding Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters is starting to die down, now that the movie’s actually out. (That, or we’ve finally learned to stop sticking our hands in the woodchipper and going on Reddit.) Still, the lingering spirit of all these childhoods being ruined could probably use a little exorcism, courtesy of someone whose childhood was actually defined by the 1984 original: Harold Ramis’ daughter, Violet Ramis Stiel.
Splitsider has just posed a new essay from Ramis Stiel, one part tribute to her father—who died in 2014—and one part reminder not to take Ghostbusters so damn seriously. She walks the reader through her own history with the franchise—including her outrage at seeing her dad be replaced by “some blonde guy in Sally Jesse Raphael glasses” in The Real Ghostbusters cartoon—while also emphasizing his warmth and openness ...
Splitsider has just posed a new essay from Ramis Stiel, one part tribute to her father—who died in 2014—and one part reminder not to take Ghostbusters so damn seriously. She walks the reader through her own history with the franchise—including her outrage at seeing her dad be replaced by “some blonde guy in Sally Jesse Raphael glasses” in The Real Ghostbusters cartoon—while also emphasizing his warmth and openness ...
- 7/16/2016
- by William Hughes
- avclub.com
Sally Jessy Raphael, she may not be. But ultra-hyphenated model-recording artist-author-entrepreneur-tabloid favorite Amber Rose is getting her own weekly talk show on VH1.
Produced by Dr. Phil and Jay McGraw’s Stage 29 Productions, the chatfest — set to premiere this summer, per our sister site Deadline — will feature the occasional actress (Selfie, Black-ish) pulling from her cell phone contacts to interview her famous friends about everything from race and relationships to pop culture and parenting.
Because c’mon, really — what mom doesn’t see a little bit of herself in Wiz Khalifa’s ex?
Rose — as well as her partner,...
Produced by Dr. Phil and Jay McGraw’s Stage 29 Productions, the chatfest — set to premiere this summer, per our sister site Deadline — will feature the occasional actress (Selfie, Black-ish) pulling from her cell phone contacts to interview her famous friends about everything from race and relationships to pop culture and parenting.
Because c’mon, really — what mom doesn’t see a little bit of herself in Wiz Khalifa’s ex?
Rose — as well as her partner,...
- 5/3/2016
- TVLine.com
Principal photography began earlier this year on The Conjuring 2 with James Wan once again at the helm, following the record breaking success of The Conjuring. The supernatural thriller brings to the screen another real case from the files of the renowned demonologist Ed and Lorraine Warren. Reprising his role as Ed Warren, both he and Lorraine find themselves in one of their most terrifying paranormal investigations.
They travel to north London to help a single mother raising four childrenalone in a house plagued by malicious spirits. This home also goes by the name ofEnfield. Shooting in a studio out in Valencia, California, we find Patrick Wilson trekking down into the home basement which is covered in waste deep water while the home has lost power during a storm. Making his way through the the soaked basement, he is confronted by a spirit. Here is what Patrick Wilson had to...
They travel to north London to help a single mother raising four childrenalone in a house plagued by malicious spirits. This home also goes by the name ofEnfield. Shooting in a studio out in Valencia, California, we find Patrick Wilson trekking down into the home basement which is covered in waste deep water while the home has lost power during a storm. Making his way through the the soaked basement, he is confronted by a spirit. Here is what Patrick Wilson had to...
- 3/1/2016
- by Fernando Esquivel
- LRMonline.com
The women of The Conjuring 2, Vera Farmiga, reprises her role as Lorraine Warren and new to the film is Frances O'Connor, the single mother of two who lives in Enfield. In today's scene we find Ed Warren in the basement of Enfield, which is flooded with water. He has come down looking for Frances who has seen a spirit submerged in water and which has apparently bitten her arm. While all this is going on, above them is the kitchen where supernatural events are taken place. When the basement door slams shut, we see Lorraine (Vera) on the other end shouting for Ed, trying to find a way out. Here is what Vera and Frances has to say about their time on set.
Vera how's being back to The Conjuring, and with Patrick Wilson?
Vera Farmiga: I’m very, very happy. I knew it was gonna be a...
Vera how's being back to The Conjuring, and with Patrick Wilson?
Vera Farmiga: I’m very, very happy. I knew it was gonna be a...
- 3/1/2016
- by Fernando Esquivel
- LRMonline.com
In 2013, Master of Horror James Wan terrified audiences with The Conjuring, a story based upon real-life husband and wife duo Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga), who handle paranormal cases for those struggling against forces of evil and are unable to contend with said forces on their own. Despite being unfairly saddled with an unjustified R rating, The Conjuring still went on to become a critical and box office success, and spawned its own spin-off film as well.
This summer, the highly anticipated The Conjuring 2 arrives in theaters on June 10th. The sequel has reunited Wan once again with Wilson and Farmiga, whose characters are now dealing with an entity known as “The Enfield Poltergeist”, which terrorized a family of five in London in the late 1970s. And while fans can expect more scares and chills courtesy of Wan and his imagination, what was very evident...
This summer, the highly anticipated The Conjuring 2 arrives in theaters on June 10th. The sequel has reunited Wan once again with Wilson and Farmiga, whose characters are now dealing with an entity known as “The Enfield Poltergeist”, which terrorized a family of five in London in the late 1970s. And while fans can expect more scares and chills courtesy of Wan and his imagination, what was very evident...
- 3/1/2016
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
As the Summer of Trump threatens to turn into the Year of Trump, CNN couldn’t have timed the TV premiere of Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie any better. The documentary, released theatrically back in 2012 and just now finding its way to TV, details how the bombastic right-wing Downey shot to fame as a talk-show superstar in the late 1980s — and then, just as quickly, faded away. Airing tonight at 9 and 10:54 p.m. Est on CNN, the film includes interviews with a slew of familiar faces from the era, including commentator turned Gop presidential contender Pat Buchanan, CNN’s Larry King, and a talk-show titan whose career probably merits a documentary of its own: Sally Jessy Raphael. Before Oprah Winfrey transformed TV, Raphael — she of those iconic red glasses and common-woman demeanor — paved the way for the idea of a woman hosting a topic-driven daily talk...
- 8/20/2015
- by Josef Adalian
- Vulture
Debbie Matenopoulos is returning to “The Insider” for an interview series with pioneering women of talk shows. A former panelist for “The View,” Matenopoulos joins the entertainment program as a special correspondent for upcoming sit-downs with format legends Sally Jesse Raphael, Kathie Lee Gifford, Rolanda Watts and Leeza Gibbons. Beginning Apr. 24, the series will also feature current “View” host Nicolle Wallace and formers Lisa Ling, Joy Behar and Jenny McCarthy. Also Read: Former Soap Star Cameron Mathison to Join 'Entertainment Tonight' as Weekend Co-Anchor and Correspondent “This is like coming home; everyone at the show is so much fun.
- 4/22/2015
- by Matt Donnelly
- The Wrap
Jill Blackstone, the "Jerry Springer" and "Sally Jessy Raphael" producer who was arrested for allegedly killing her sister, engineered a suicide pact but got cold feet at the last minute ... that's the operating theory of law enforcement. Our law enforcement sources tell us, they believe Blackstone and her sister Wendy -- who was deaf and partially blind -- made the suicide decision and Jill executed the plan by putting a lit BBQ in their closed garage,...
- 3/21/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Jill Blackstone -- who produced a slew of big shows including "Jerry Springer," "Sally Jessy Raphael" and "Rosie"-- has been arrested for the murder of her deaf sister ... TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, they received a call Saturday from Blackstone saying there was a dead person and 3 dead dogs in her San Fernando Valley garage. Blackstone said the person killed herself, but when authorities arrived they thought the suicide note looked...
- 3/19/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Is Tina Fey the queen of comedy?
Since breaking out on "Saturday Night Live" as head writer and anchor of Weekend Update, Fey has had her hands all over TV and film. She engineered a critically acclaimed sitcom, "30 Rock," while starring in hits like "Mean Girls" and "The Muppets Most Wanted." Did we mention she's also hosted the Golden Globes... twice? This fall, she can be seen again on the big screen, in the ensemble comedy-drama "This Is Where I Leave You."
From her first "SNL" sketch to her real first name, here are 23 things you probably don't know about Tina Fey.
1. Tina Fey was born May 18, 1970 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania to Jeanne Xenakes and Donald Fey.
2. Her mother works at a brokerage firm, while her dad wrote grants for universities.
3. She is half German and half Greek.
4. Fey's birth name is actually Elizabeth Stamatina Fey. "Tina" is taken from...
Since breaking out on "Saturday Night Live" as head writer and anchor of Weekend Update, Fey has had her hands all over TV and film. She engineered a critically acclaimed sitcom, "30 Rock," while starring in hits like "Mean Girls" and "The Muppets Most Wanted." Did we mention she's also hosted the Golden Globes... twice? This fall, she can be seen again on the big screen, in the ensemble comedy-drama "This Is Where I Leave You."
From her first "SNL" sketch to her real first name, here are 23 things you probably don't know about Tina Fey.
1. Tina Fey was born May 18, 1970 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania to Jeanne Xenakes and Donald Fey.
2. Her mother works at a brokerage firm, while her dad wrote grants for universities.
3. She is half German and half Greek.
4. Fey's birth name is actually Elizabeth Stamatina Fey. "Tina" is taken from...
- 9/19/2014
- by Jonny Black
- Moviefone
News broke of Lauren Bacall’s death Tuesday. The classic Hollywood star, known for roles in The Big Sleep and To Have and Have Not, was 89 years old. Friend and colleagues provided the following statements to EW about the Golden Age’s leading lady.
James Caan
She was a great, uplifting lady who was full of talent and fun. I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with her. I will miss her dearly.
Seth MacFarlane
Lauren Bacall’s life is a life to be celebrated. I am told her last performance was on Family Guy. For that...
James Caan
She was a great, uplifting lady who was full of talent and fun. I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with her. I will miss her dearly.
Seth MacFarlane
Lauren Bacall’s life is a life to be celebrated. I am told her last performance was on Family Guy. For that...
- 8/13/2014
- by EW staff
- EW.com - PopWatch
Birthday shoutouts go to Anson Mount (above), who is 41, Sean Astin is 43, Oliver and James Phelps are 28, and Sally Jesse Raphael is 79.
Liza Minnelli, Lorna Luft and Joey Luft will appear onstage at The Oscars to help commemorate the 75th anniversary of The Wizard Of Oz.
The NBA decided on Tuesday to make No. 98 Jason Collins jerseys available due to high demand.
Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski To Judge Oscar Fashion On Red Carpet For Access Hollywood. Fair warning.
Brad Fulchuk drops hints about the future of Klaine: “when you’re really on top of each other and really seeing each other and really get to smell each other every day, it’s a little different.”
Patricia Heaton didn’t know about ‘this homophobic guy’ Bryan Fischer. Um, your “gay makeup artist” needs to learn that Google is his friend
PGA nobody tweets incredibly stupid joke about Michael Sam.
Syfy...
Liza Minnelli, Lorna Luft and Joey Luft will appear onstage at The Oscars to help commemorate the 75th anniversary of The Wizard Of Oz.
The NBA decided on Tuesday to make No. 98 Jason Collins jerseys available due to high demand.
Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski To Judge Oscar Fashion On Red Carpet For Access Hollywood. Fair warning.
Brad Fulchuk drops hints about the future of Klaine: “when you’re really on top of each other and really seeing each other and really get to smell each other every day, it’s a little different.”
Patricia Heaton didn’t know about ‘this homophobic guy’ Bryan Fischer. Um, your “gay makeup artist” needs to learn that Google is his friend
PGA nobody tweets incredibly stupid joke about Michael Sam.
Syfy...
- 2/25/2014
- by snicks
- The Backlot
One of the downsides of living in a movie landmark with a half-mile long driveway is that obsessed fans who can’t get a satisfactory peek from the road will occasionally think nothing about rolling up to your front door. Jim Lutz and Alex Carrillo have lived in their 100-year old farmhouse in Manor, Texas, since 1977, raising five children, running a jewelry business, and occasionally lending their rustic home to a movie or television production. But the tourists who come knocking aren’t imposing on their hospitality because of Roadie, the 1980 movie starring Art Carney and Meat Loaf that filmed there.
- 2/16/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
“DC Cupcakes” executive producer Mary Pelloni has just cooked up a sweet deal with Discovery Studios. Pelloni has entered an overall deal with the company to develop and produce series and specials. In addition to TLC’s “DC Cupcakes,” Pelloni has worked on “Secret Princes,” “Bridezillas” and “Girl Meets Gown.” She’s also worked on talk shows from Sally Jesse Raphael and Roseanne Barr. Also read: Discovery Orders Risky International Car Hunting Series ‘Chrome Underground’ (Exclusive) Discovery Studios’ current series include “Hoarding: Buried Alive” and “Alaska: The Last Frontier.” “Discovery Studios continues to attract the industry’s top creative talent,...
- 1/27/2014
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
10 YouTube Exercise Gurus Hotter Than the Chippendales Dancers And much safer for your reputation. Thanks to a permanent show at Miami Beach's Mansion, the Chippendales dancers are attempting to breathe some new Magic Mike-esq life into their once iconic brand. Some of the buff bow-tied hunks spoke with the Miami New Times to offer some fitness tips to help you too get "chipped." But honestly, Chippendales remind me of Sally Jesse Raphael and Tamagotchis. You know, things that were once popular but no one really wants around anymore. But we appreciate your dedication to fitness. Now is the time to finally fulfill that New Year's resolution. So if you're looking for a ridiculously fit man to take your fitness routine to the next level, here are 10 of the hottest YouTube exercise gurus that are way safer for your reputation. 1. Brandon Carter 2. The Hodge Twins / [...]...
- 1/14/2014
- by Wesley Bonner
- Nerve
Filmmaker Hal Needham has died, aged 82.
The former stuntman was perhaps most famous for directing comedy films Smokey and the Bandit and The Cannonball Run.
He passed away in Los Angeles soon after being diagnosed with cancer, according to Variety.
Needham was a prolific stuntman in the 1950s and has been credited with introducing new safety measures such as air bags to break falls.
The former paratrooper appeared in many TV shows and movies as a stuntman, including scenes in which he jumped from planes and crashed cars.
He was primarily known for appearances in westerns and doubled for John Wayne in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
Needham's directorial debut was 1977's Smokey and the Bandit starring Burt Reynolds, who he frequently doubled for and became close friends with.
During his career he punctured a lung, had a shoulder replaced and broke 56 bones.
Needham won an Oscar for designing...
The former stuntman was perhaps most famous for directing comedy films Smokey and the Bandit and The Cannonball Run.
He passed away in Los Angeles soon after being diagnosed with cancer, according to Variety.
Needham was a prolific stuntman in the 1950s and has been credited with introducing new safety measures such as air bags to break falls.
The former paratrooper appeared in many TV shows and movies as a stuntman, including scenes in which he jumped from planes and crashed cars.
He was primarily known for appearances in westerns and doubled for John Wayne in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
Needham's directorial debut was 1977's Smokey and the Bandit starring Burt Reynolds, who he frequently doubled for and became close friends with.
During his career he punctured a lung, had a shoulder replaced and broke 56 bones.
Needham won an Oscar for designing...
- 10/27/2013
- Digital Spy
It’s one of the most beloved shows on television, and last night (September 29) the series finale of “Breaking Bad” had stars posting to Twitter like crazy.
The Emmy-winning show’s conclusion was a sad event for actress Emmy Rossum who wrote, “#GoodbyeBreakingBad is breaking my heart. I'm not ready for this. I binge watched over the summer & I'm not ready for it to be over!”
“Lego House” singer Ed Sheeran shared, “Might've stayed up to watch breaking bad finale,” while 1980s talk show queen Sally Jessy Raphael noted, “#GoodbyeBreakingBad Did Not expect this to be the direction so far...you Know there's gonna be a huge turnaround!”
Always quick with a witty word, “The Office” starlet Mindy Kaling tweeted, “My fave Office Halloween episode, Ryan went as Jesse Pinkman. We love you long time #breakingbad!”
And professional poser Chrissy Teigen shared, “I haven't even seen the entire last season.
The Emmy-winning show’s conclusion was a sad event for actress Emmy Rossum who wrote, “#GoodbyeBreakingBad is breaking my heart. I'm not ready for this. I binge watched over the summer & I'm not ready for it to be over!”
“Lego House” singer Ed Sheeran shared, “Might've stayed up to watch breaking bad finale,” while 1980s talk show queen Sally Jessy Raphael noted, “#GoodbyeBreakingBad Did Not expect this to be the direction so far...you Know there's gonna be a huge turnaround!”
Always quick with a witty word, “The Office” starlet Mindy Kaling tweeted, “My fave Office Halloween episode, Ryan went as Jesse Pinkman. We love you long time #breakingbad!”
And professional poser Chrissy Teigen shared, “I haven't even seen the entire last season.
- 9/30/2013
- GossipCenter
Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch play two clashing highway road workers in Prince Avalanche, a goofy but rich comedy that adapts an obscure Icelandic film titled Either Way from 2011. Shot with a small crew and featuring a diabolical mustache from Paul Rudd, the film is written and directed by David Gordon Green.
Like a select few before him, Green is an intriguing creative force in Hollywood for his disinterest to stand still, and in the same place. He originally gained recognition by making indie film darlings like George Washington and All the Real Girls, but later challenged any type of genre categorization by following up the dark film Snow Angels with Pineapple Express. From there he went on to direct two raunchy comedies back to back, Your Highness and The Sitter, released in the same year. His latest, Prince Avalanche, continues his interest in comedy, but doesn’t feature the...
Like a select few before him, Green is an intriguing creative force in Hollywood for his disinterest to stand still, and in the same place. He originally gained recognition by making indie film darlings like George Washington and All the Real Girls, but later challenged any type of genre categorization by following up the dark film Snow Angels with Pineapple Express. From there he went on to direct two raunchy comedies back to back, Your Highness and The Sitter, released in the same year. His latest, Prince Avalanche, continues his interest in comedy, but doesn’t feature the...
- 8/14/2013
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
One of the former daytime talk show queens, Sally Jesse Raphael stepped in front of the cameras again -- this time in HuffPost Live's studio as she spoke about the evolution of daytime talk shows, even sharing her thoughts on Ellen DeGeneres.
Raphael thought that DeGeneres' show wouldn't make it because of the host's sexuality, and the conservative viewers of daytime television.
"I would've predicted that the lesbian thing would've taken the red states and everyone would've said, 'Boo boo boo,'" she recalled.
Luckily Raphael was wrong, and a decade later, DeGeneres' talk show is one of the highest rated in daytime, even nabbing a seventh Daytime Emmy earlier this year for Outstanding Talk Show.
To hear Raphael's thoughts on DeGeneres check out the clip above, and to see the full segment from HuffPost Live, click here.
Raphael thought that DeGeneres' show wouldn't make it because of the host's sexuality, and the conservative viewers of daytime television.
"I would've predicted that the lesbian thing would've taken the red states and everyone would've said, 'Boo boo boo,'" she recalled.
Luckily Raphael was wrong, and a decade later, DeGeneres' talk show is one of the highest rated in daytime, even nabbing a seventh Daytime Emmy earlier this year for Outstanding Talk Show.
To hear Raphael's thoughts on DeGeneres check out the clip above, and to see the full segment from HuffPost Live, click here.
- 8/7/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Sally Jessy Raphael joined HuffPost Live on Wednesday and revealed the shrewd business deal that made Oprah more successful than other talk show hosts.
During a conversation on Oprah's ability to carve out a space in daytime television that led to her becoming an industry leader, Raphael pointed to how her situation differed. "Oprah could carve it because she owned it," Raphael said. "Let's talk about business. You own a house -- change the color of the house, change the lighting fixtures, do anything you want. I always got a salary check on Friday."
She added, "I wasn't smart like Oprah. I didn't at the very beginning tell them I wanted to own [the talk show]. That's my stupidity and it's stupid because I had to do what they called me in and told me to do."...
During a conversation on Oprah's ability to carve out a space in daytime television that led to her becoming an industry leader, Raphael pointed to how her situation differed. "Oprah could carve it because she owned it," Raphael said. "Let's talk about business. You own a house -- change the color of the house, change the lighting fixtures, do anything you want. I always got a salary check on Friday."
She added, "I wasn't smart like Oprah. I didn't at the very beginning tell them I wanted to own [the talk show]. That's my stupidity and it's stupid because I had to do what they called me in and told me to do."...
- 8/7/2013
- by Rebecca Shapiro
- Huffington Post
Paula Deen appeared on the ‘Today’ show and apologized for using the N-word on June 26. After the southern chef was reduced to tears during her interview with Matt Lauer, both supporters and critics took to Twitter to express how they felt about her appearance.
Paula Deen cried on the Today show on June 26 and begged for forgiveness for using the N-word. While many fans continue to support the TV chef, there are a lot of Twitter users who feel Paula seemed fake and insincere during her interview.
Paula Deen Cries On ‘Today’ — Fans React To New Apology On Twitter
Fans Support Paula Deen
Paula’s interview on Today was full of emotion. After admitting to using the “N-word,” Paula was fired from The Food Network, and her work with QVC is also in jeopardy.
Her supporters, however, don’t feel that she’s getting the right treatment, and they took...
Paula Deen cried on the Today show on June 26 and begged for forgiveness for using the N-word. While many fans continue to support the TV chef, there are a lot of Twitter users who feel Paula seemed fake and insincere during her interview.
Paula Deen Cries On ‘Today’ — Fans React To New Apology On Twitter
Fans Support Paula Deen
Paula’s interview on Today was full of emotion. After admitting to using the “N-word,” Paula was fired from The Food Network, and her work with QVC is also in jeopardy.
Her supporters, however, don’t feel that she’s getting the right treatment, and they took...
- 6/26/2013
- by Emily Longeretta
- HollywoodLife
While James Gandolfini died Wednesday at the far-too-young age of 51, the actor left behind a body of work that belies his only half-century of life. And nothing stands out in that career quite like Gandolfini’s near-decade embodying Tony Soprano on HBO’s The Sopranos.
David Chase’s groundbreaking series about the complicated mob boss was powerful for many reasons, none more so than Gandolfini’s delivery of Chase’s dynamic dialogue. During six seasons and 86 episodes, Gandolfini’s Soprano unspooled a life philosophy through impatient (but ultimately loving) interactions with his family, gruff instructions to his underlings and reluctant therapy sessions with Dr.
David Chase’s groundbreaking series about the complicated mob boss was powerful for many reasons, none more so than Gandolfini’s delivery of Chase’s dynamic dialogue. During six seasons and 86 episodes, Gandolfini’s Soprano unspooled a life philosophy through impatient (but ultimately loving) interactions with his family, gruff instructions to his underlings and reluctant therapy sessions with Dr.
- 6/20/2013
- by Katie Atkinson
- EW.com - PopWatch
After revealing that she has terminal brain cancer, the ‘Rhoda’ star will appear on ‘The Doctors’ to discuss her diagnosis.
Valerie Harper, 73, shocked everyone when she revealed on March 6 that she had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. The iconic TV actress continues to be open about her diagnosis and will appear on The Doctors on March 11 to further discuss her cancer.
Valerie will sit down with the show’s doctors Travis Stork, Lisa Masterson, and Andrew Ordon, along with her own team of doctors to examine her diagnosis of brain cancer. Valerie’s story will fill the entire hour of the talk show and will feature surprise appearances by former co-stars Ed Asner and Cloris Leachman.
Valerie Harper Reveals She Has Terminal Brain Cancer
On March 6, The Mary Tyler Moore star bravely announced that she has been diagnosed with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, a rare kind of cancer where cancer cells...
Valerie Harper, 73, shocked everyone when she revealed on March 6 that she had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. The iconic TV actress continues to be open about her diagnosis and will appear on The Doctors on March 11 to further discuss her cancer.
Valerie will sit down with the show’s doctors Travis Stork, Lisa Masterson, and Andrew Ordon, along with her own team of doctors to examine her diagnosis of brain cancer. Valerie’s story will fill the entire hour of the talk show and will feature surprise appearances by former co-stars Ed Asner and Cloris Leachman.
Valerie Harper Reveals She Has Terminal Brain Cancer
On March 6, The Mary Tyler Moore star bravely announced that she has been diagnosed with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, a rare kind of cancer where cancer cells...
- 3/8/2013
- by HL Intern
- HollywoodLife
One of the most iconic actresses in TV history has revealed heart-wrenching news concerning her health. But she’s taking the diagnosis bravely and heroically. Keep reading for the tragic details.
Valerie Harper, who played Rhoda on the beloved Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off Rhoda, tells People that she is facing a tragic diagnosis: terminal brain cancer.
The 73-year-old actress received the news herself on Jan. 15, that she is suffering from leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, a rare type of cancer that occurs when cancer cells fill the fluid membrane around the brain.
According to doctors, she has only three months left to live.
Valerie Harper: ‘I Don’t Think Of Dying’
The actress insists she is being strong and taking her shocking diagnosis in stride: “I don’t think of dying. I think of being here now,” Valerie told People.
Her resolve may be due to the fact that...
Valerie Harper, who played Rhoda on the beloved Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off Rhoda, tells People that she is facing a tragic diagnosis: terminal brain cancer.
The 73-year-old actress received the news herself on Jan. 15, that she is suffering from leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, a rare type of cancer that occurs when cancer cells fill the fluid membrane around the brain.
According to doctors, she has only three months left to live.
Valerie Harper: ‘I Don’t Think Of Dying’
The actress insists she is being strong and taking her shocking diagnosis in stride: “I don’t think of dying. I think of being here now,” Valerie told People.
Her resolve may be due to the fact that...
- 3/6/2013
- by Andrew Gruttadaro
- HollywoodLife
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