“In the political equivalent of ‘get off my lawn,’ Donald Trump on Friday declared his Miami golf course off limits to anyone from the Spanish-language broadcast company Univision over its decision to dump the Miss USA beauty pageant,” Reuters reports….
A taping of NBC’s “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” scheduled for today was canceled after the host was hospitalized with a hand injury. The program’s official Twitter account sent out a message that said: “Hey guys — unfortunately tonight’s taping…
“In a long-sought victory for the gay rights movement, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the Constitution guarantees a nationwide right to same-sex marriage,” reports The New York Times. The story reports: “Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote the majority…
A new show aims to anoint the next star of the TV weather business. In a press release Thursday, TBS announced plans for the late-night competition program “Funny or Die Presents America’s Next Weatherman.” The show premieres Aug. 8 at…
The network that airs Donald Trump’s “Celebrity Apprentice” is trying to put some distance between itself and the outspoken presidential candidate. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports: “NBC is evaluating its commitment to the upcoming Miss USA pageant hours after…
Dustin Diamond, who played Screech on the popular sitcom “Saved by the Bell,” has been sentenced to serve four months in jail for his part in a stabbing in a Wisconsin bar, the AP reports. “Judge Paul Malloy also sentenced…
A new analysis of viewing data indicates that Netflix, the top streaming service, will have a larger audience, on a 24-hour basis, than any of the big 4 broadcast networks within a year, Variety reports. The story cites an analysis…
What was said to be a routine movie when it came out, “Out of the Past” is now considered a film noir classic. If you click here, you can read TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross’s take on why this…
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Never was a great movie more dissed and dismissed than was “Out of the Past” when it came out in 1947, by movie critic James Agee. Agee was the movie critic for two magazines, Time and The Nation. In The…