See this person in the middle, above? She Who Must Not be Mentioned keeps getting reality TV shows. Why, I don’t know. Her claim to fame is that she gave birth to eight children, put them through a circus or four on television and further exploited herself and her family though a drawn out and
If TV shows can get rebooted, why not TV stars? There have been a few blasts from the past on this current Television Critics Association press tour, but none more senior than mighty mite Dr. Ruth Westheimer. The peppery, diminutive sex therapist who hosted radio and television sex talk shows throughout the ‘80s and into
Star power makes a difference, whether it’s a TV show or a TV press tour. Take George Clooney, who was live and in person in Pasadena Monday before members of the Television Critics Association. Clooney acts, directs and is an executive producer on “Catch 22,” a new adaptation of Joseph Heller’s seminal novel. The WWII
There are so many Canadians at the annual Crown Media/Hallmark Channel TCA press tour dinner it should be held at a hockey rink. Instead, the venue for the Saturday night event was at the Wrigley Mansion/Tournament House in Pasadena, which is basically stately Wayne manor with trophies. This is a late and lavish Christmas party
PASADENA, Calif. — Here’s the truth: Nicole Kidman is proud to be back for season 2 of Big Little Lies. As she told reporters gathered for HBO sessions Thursday, “I don’t know another show that has six female leads.” Well, there was Orange is the New Black, but Lies has leads with bigger names, including
Wednesday was one of those days that make shuttle bus drivers weep. Our driver, Dan, was tasked with steering a massive, 60-passenger bus full of Television Critics Association members through five stops spread throughout the greater Los Angeles area, all on a tight schedule. The most anticipated stop was at Warner Bros in Burbank, where
I swear that when I got picked up by Uber driver Tajinder at 5:30 a.m. this morning the streets were empty, dark and dry. By the time 289 of us were hearded onto AC791, however, it was already getting pretty wild outside Pearson International Airport’s Terminal 1. The ice storm, predicted the night before with
“Don’t trust good lookin’ liberals.” That’s Jane Fonda’s advice, especially when it comes to Canada’s prime minister. The two-time Best Actress Oscar winner and activist was at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles last July to promote “Jane Fonda in Five Acts,” director Susan Lacy’s compelling look at the 80-year-old Hollywood legend. The documentary premieres