Let’s Make a Deal host Wayne Brady’s revelations last week in People magazine that he is pansexual brought back memories of an interview I had several years ago with the host/comedian. This was at least 20 years ago. I was working as the TV columnist for the Toronto Sun. Brady, who was in Toronto, was
On Wednesday, Parrot Analytics posted their quarterly report card on the streaming industry. Five of the companies — Netflix, Disney (Disney+ and Hulu), Warner Bros Discovery (Max), Paramount Global (Paramount+) and NBCUniversal (Peacock) are publicly traded and share data. The parent companies behind two others, AppleTV+ and Amazon Prime Video, do not report subscriber numbers.
A vital part of four Stanley Cup wins with the Toronto Maple Leafs, defenseman Bobby Baun passed away Monday at the age of 86. His most fabled contribution was scoring the winning goal, on a broken ankle, in Game Six of the 1963-64 Stanley Cup finals over the Detroit Red Wings. This evened the series
If you live in the Los Angeles area, or will be there over Labor Day weekend, you’ll love Cinecon. Described as a “7th heaven for cinephiles,” Cinecon returns for a 59th year August 31 to September 4 with a playbill of rare goodies you can’t even see on TCM. Among those programming the festival is
Another week, another Reelgood look at what are the 10 most popular shows across various platforms, broadcast cable and streaming, in North America. This one looks at August 3 to 9 and survey says that the AppleTV+ thriller Hijack, starring Idris Elba as a special agent aboard a hijacked passenger plane, was the most-watched series
Like his music, Robbie Robertson never seemed to grow old. That he lived a long and fruitful artistic life cannot be denied. He packed a lot into his 80 years before succumbing to a lengthy illness this week in Los Angeles. Robertson always seemed — and looked — younger than contemporaries such as Mick Jagger
As somebody who collects 16mm film, I’m always on the lookout for surviving remnants of past TV glories. Exhibit One for today: this YouTube video featuring a fresh transfer to digital of some 1973 footage shot 50 years ago in Minneapolis. The producers of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, James L. Brooks and Allan Burns,
Quincy Isaiah says his basketball game has improved by leaps and rebounds since suiting up for the role of Magic Johnson in “Winning Time: Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.” The series is back for a second season on HBO Max and Crave. The Michigan native plays the early ’80s, “Showtime” era version of Earvin “Magic”