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‘SNL,’ Westworld’ lead Emmy Award nominations with 22 nods

LOS ANGELES – “Saturday Night Live” and the sci-fi drama “Westworld” are at the top of the Emmy nominations with 22 bids each. The long-running “SNL” received a wealth of awards f...

DATE: Jul 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Stephen Furst, Flounder in ‘Animal House,’ dies at 63

LOS ANGELES – Stephen Furst, who played naive fraternity pledge Flounder in the hit movie “Animal House,” has died of complications from diabetes, his family said Saturday. Furst was 63. ...

DATE: Jun 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

O’Reilly is out at Fox but influence endures; career too?

LOS ANGELES – Despite the inglorious end to Bill O’Reilly’s two-decade Fox News Channel career, observers say his deep imprint on Fox and other cable news outlets and his influence on barbed...

DATE: Apr 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Don Rickles, king of insult comedy, dies at 90

LOS ANGELES – Don Rickles, the big-mouthed, bald-headed comedian whose verbal assaults endeared him to audiences and peers and made him the acknowledged grandmaster of insult comedy, died Th...

DATE: Apr 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Trump budget clouds Public Broadcasting Act’s 50th year

LOS ANGELES – The federal act that created public broadcasting is marking its 50th year, but if President Donald Trump has his way, it could be a hollow celebration. Trump’s 2018 ...

DATE: Mar 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

American Humane: Third-party report clears ‘A Dog’s Purpose’

LOS ANGELES – Leaked video showing a frightened dog being forced into churning water during filming of “A Dog’s Purpose” was misleadingly edited and the German shepherd was unharmed, accordi...

DATE: Feb 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

TV-lover gifts abound: ‘Mad Men’ opus to Roku to Slanket

LOS ANGELES – The TV lovers in your life deserve holiday gifts that recognize their passion. There’s lots of ways to achieve that, with creative goods that lets fans flaunt their ...

DATE: Nov 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Folksong Festival’ radio host Oscar Brand dies at 96

LOS ANGELES – Oscar Brand, a longtime force on the American folk scene whose radio program “Folksong Festival” showcased Woody Guthrie and a young Bob Dylan among music greats and newcomers,...

DATE: Oct 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Game of Thrones,’ ‘Veep’ take top honors at Emmys

LOS ANGELES – “Game of Thrones” conquered the Emmy kingdom Sunday, honored as top drama for the second consecutive year and becoming the most honored prime-time TV series ever on a night of ...

DATE: Sep 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Olympic network NBC vows complete Rio coverage

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Bob Costas and other top members of NBC’s Olympics coverage team veered between optimism and caution in predicting Rio de Janeiro’s ability to pull off a successful S...

DATE: Aug 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

’Pretty Woman’ filmmaker Garry Marshall dies at age 81

LOS ANGELES – Garry Marshall knew how to tug at moviegoers’ heartstrings, whether with unlikely love in “Pretty Woman” or sentimental loss in “Beaches.” But it was goofy, crowd-pl...

DATE: Jul 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Game of Thrones’ earns a leading 22 Emmy Award nominations

LOS ANGELES – Power-and-blood fantasy saga “Game of Thrones” ruled the Emmy Award nominations Thursday with a leading 23 bids, including best drama, while a real-life epic of murder and cele...

DATE: Jul 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming