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Ben and Lauren’s ‘Bachelor’ spin-off is a nightmare, but not for the reason you think

Let’s state the obvious: Yes, producers had to amp up the drama when they inexplicably gave the sweet-but-very-dull couple Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell their own reality show. Titled “Ben...

DATE: Oct 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

How ‘The Girl on the Train’ tries to go deeper than your average mystery thriller

Director Tate Taylor didn’t exactly roll his eyes when he was first approached to adapt the international best-seller mystery The Girl on the Train into a movie, but he wasn’t jumping at the...

DATE: Oct 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Netflix’s ‘Amanda Knox’ movie shows how the ‘crazy’ media coverage affected the case

There are many upsetting scenes in Netflix’s “Amanda Knox” documentary, which started streaming Friday. One smaller moment almost slips by unnoticed: Viewers hear audio of Knox’s mother visi...

DATE: Oct 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Emmy predictions: Who will win, who deserves it

Awards show on ABC tonight

DATE: Sep 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Here’s how Ryan Lochte can win ‘Dancing With the Stars’

Ryan Lochte is really competing this season on “Dancing With the Stars.” The show made the news official Tuesday morning on “Good Morning America” during the cast unveiling – and ...

DATE: Aug 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

How Sigourney Weaver and Ed O’Neill wound up in ‘Finding Dory’

“Finding Dory” brings back a lot of familiar faces from “Finding Nemo” – but if you’ve seen the movie, you know some of the newer characters steal the show. One such character doe...

DATE: Jun 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Billboard Music Awards: 10 moments you missed, from Kesha to Rihanna

R&B star the Weeknd was the big winner at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night, taking home eight awards out of a field-leading 16 nominations. However, following in the proud traditio...

DATE: May 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

What Leonardo DiCaprio was really like before he got famous

Leonardo DiCaprio as an adult is a heartthrob, a smooth-talker, a romancer of supermodels. Leonardo DiCaprio as a teenager was so nervous around girls that he turned to his “Growing Pains” c...

DATE: Feb 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

'Gilmore Girls' fans: Before you get too excited about the Netflix reboot, remember this

To say that fans went ballistic with the news that Netflix is bringing back “Gilmore Girls” is a serious understatement. The Internet exploded when rumors leaked out a few months ...

DATE: Feb 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

A growing backlash over Oscars sequel

The 2016 Academy Awards nominations were announced almost a week ago, but the controversy over the nominees – or non-nominees – is only increasing. The Academy of Motion Picture A...

DATE: Jan 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

David Beckham named People’s Sexiest Man Alive – why that’s surprising

In a shocking twist, People magazine did not choose a movie star for its annual Sexiest Man Alive cover, which was revealed Tuesday night. Instead, for the first time ever, the magazine went...

DATE: Nov 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

'Empire' and 'Nashville' have incredible songs on TV. Why is it hard to make them into real-life hits?

As everyone knows after 15 years of reality television, it’s incredibly difficult for people on singing competitions to make the jump to actual stardom. So in the age of musical dramas like ...

DATE: Nov 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment