Television
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Comedian Hannah Gadsby returning with a stand-up 'love letter'
May 8, 2023 7:56 PM - Hannah Gadsby's new Netflix special illustrates a different side of the comedian that fans may not expect -- a happier one.
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Not live, MTV Movie & TV Awards rely on plenty of old clips
May 8, 2023 7:39 AM - A host-less, pretaped and muted MTV Movie & TV Awards on Sunday became the first big awards show to air during the screenwriters' strike, offering a commercial-heavy broadcast featuring lots of past recycled live clips. "Scream VI" won the trophy for best movie and "The Last of Us" was crowned best TV show.
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'Yellowstone' to end in November, but sequel will start in December
May 5, 2023 3:56 PM - The popular television western "Yellowstone" with Kevin Costner will end this fall and be replaced almost immediately by a sequel. But like any good drama, there's some mystery involved.
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Apple TV+'s 'Silo' is a look at a future of life underground
May 5, 2023 10:32 AM - Dystopian storytelling goes underground with the arrival of Apple TV+'s "Silo," a gripping, ambitious tale of Earth's last population living far below the surface.
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Widescreen: Audiences clearly want to go to the movies. But do they want to go see 'Guardians 3'?
May 3, 2023 6:00 AM - The tepid reception for "Ant-Man 3" and diminished returns for "Black Panther 2" have industry-watchers wondering if superhero fatigue is finally here.
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New to streaming this week: Ed Sheeran, Watergate and Pete Davidson
May 5, 2023 11:33 AM - Don't miss Ed Sheeran or the Smashing Pumpkins as they both drop new albums this week. Plus, Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux co-star in "White House Plumbers" for HBO, and Pete Davidson stars in a semi-autobiographical comedy series about navigating family, fame and relationships in "Bupkis" on Peacock.
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Hollywood writers decide to go on strike: What that means to which shows and movies
May 2, 2023 12:39 AM - Television and movie writers declared late Monday that they will launch a strike for the first time in 15 years, as Hollywood girded for a walkout with potentially widespread ramifications in a fight over fair pay in the streaming era. Here's what that means to your shows and movies.
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'A Small Light' focuses on those who helped Anne Frank
May 2, 2023 5:50 AM - Liev Schreiber was visiting conflict-ravaged Ukraine when he got a script about real-life events some 80 years ago that felt strangely timely. It was a story set during the 1942 occupation of the Netherlands by the Nazis. National Geographic's "A Small Light" focuses on a young, newly married woman who helped hide Anne Frank. The series streams on Disney+ on Monday and on Hulu Tuesday, May 2.
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Long road to recovery leads Barrington High School alum to 'Baking Show' tentMay 1, 2023 5:30 AM - Nirali Chauhan, who grew up in Barrington, is a contestant on the upcoming season of "The Great American Baking Show." Chauhan suffered a traumatic brain injury 8½ years ago, and baking became a part of her recovery.
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'Fatal Attraction' strikes anew as Paramount+ seriesApr 30, 2023 6:00 AM - As a hit 1987 movie, "Fatal Attraction" started a national conversation on the possible price of infidelity. The story may do that again in a Paramount+ series version that begins streaming Sunday, April 30, both re-creating and expanding upon the original premise.
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