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Pittsburgh TV news changes: 2021 hires and departures
Pittsburgh has had its share of television news anchors and reporters coming and going this year. Here is a look at all moves covered by TV reporter Rob Owen in 2021 (so far): Departures ● KDKA’s Lynne Hayes-Freeland retired in early November after nearly 4o years on the local TV...
Dean Stockwell of ‘Quantum Leap,’ ‘Blue Velvet’ dies at 85
NEW YORK — Dean Stockwell, a top Hollywood child actor who gained new success in middle age in the sci-fi series “Quantum Leap” and in a string of indelible performances in film, including David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet,” Wim Wenders’ “Paris, Texas” and Jonathan Demme’s “Married to the Mob,” has died....
Richard Madden, Salma Hayek support ‘Eternals’ love scene
Marvel’s new film “Eternals” broke the mold in an area the studio has conspicuously avoided for years: Sex between superheroes. It’s the first time in 26 Marvel cinematic universe films that an intimate conjugal moment was visibly shown between two characters. The scene — depicted by Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao...
How director Chloe Zhao made ‘Eternals’ epic, intimate and unlike anything else in the MCU
Marvel’s “Eternals” is an action-packed superhero epic about cosmic beings that repeatedly save humanity from vicious, mutating monsters over the span of thousands of years. It’s also a delicate tapestry of love, friendship, grief and betrayal woven with quiet and passionate interpersonal moments — including, for example, the Marvel Cinematic...
TV Talk: ‘American Rust’ ends 1st season on multiple cliffhangers
Spoiler warning: This article includes spoilers for the season-one finale of Showtime’s filmed-in-Pittsburgh “American Rust” that aired at 10 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7. While the first season of “American Rust” began at a glacial pace, the show steadily improved through its nine-episode run, culminating in Sunday’s chickens-coming-home-to-roost first-season finale. If...
‘Eternals’ opens with $71M but audience response is mixedVideo
NEW YORK — “Eternals,” one of Marvel’s most ambitious efforts to expand its superhero universe, arrived in theaters with about $71 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates. By most studios’ box-office standards, the opening was enviable. Only three other films have debuted better during the...
TV Talk: Steelers legend Jerome Bettis guest stars on CBS sitcom ‘The Neighborhood’
Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome “The Bus” Bettis guest stars on Monday’s episode of “The Neighborhood” (8 p.m., KDKA-TV) as himself. The storyline finds Calvin Butler (Cedric the Entertainer) running into Bettis at a restaurant and learning the Hall of Famer grew up knowing Calvin’s wife, Tina (Tichina Arnold),...
Kelly Frey shares love of Pittsburgh in farewell message
Former WTAE anchor Kelly Frey in a Facebook post Friday said she and the station could not agree to terms as she thanked viewers for their support as word spread of her departure. “I love you Pittsburgh,” she wrote. “Truly. From the bottom of my heart. And I won’t deny...
TV Talk: Disney+ debuts new episodes of ‘The World According to’ West Homestead native Jeff Goldblum
When Disney+ launched in November 2019, “The World According to Jeff Goldblum” was among the first original series to be available. The quirky “Jurrasic Park” star, who grew up in West Homestead, explored everyday items and occurrences in season one, from ice cream to sneakers, including an episode on tattoos...
‘Rust’ film armorer says someone may have put bullet in gun
The woman in charge of weapons on the movie set where actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins said Wednesday night that she had inspected the gun Baldwin shot but doesn’t know how a live bullet ended up inside. “Who put those in there and why is the central...
TV Talk: ‘Dexter,’ ‘Yellowstone’ return for new seasonsVideo
Disney+ has its Marvel Cinematic Universe. HBO Max has its “Game of Thrones” spin-off in the works. Paramount+ has placed its bets on the Taylor Sheridan cinematic universe. Granted, it’s not quite as high-profile – plenty of folks may be scratching their heads wondering who Sheridan is at this point...
Paul Newman memoir left unpublished to come out next year
NEW YORK — A memoir Paul Newman left unpublished in his lifetime will come out next fall. Publisher Alfred A. Knopf announced Wednesday that the book, currently untitled, will include Newman’s thoughts on “acting, directing, boyhood, family, fame, Hollywood, Broadway, love, his first marriage, his 50-year marriage to Joanne Woodward,...
TV Talk: Kelly Frey exits WTAE after 2 decades
Viewers had a hunch something was up. They’ve noticed the more frequent absence of anchor Kelly Frey on WTAE’s morning newscasts in recent weeks. This week, her absence was particularly notable given that it’s November sweeps, and usually that’s not a time news anchors take vacation. Wednesday morning, Channel 4...
TV Q&A: Why is a KDKA-TV reporter filing stories from home?
Q: KDKA-TVs Bryant Reed has been reporting from, what I gather is his home, for what seems like a few months now, longer than quarantining for covid-19 exposure. Hopefully, he is okay and this is his choice. — John via email Rob: This is not a covid quarantine. Reed broke...
TV Talk: Feel-good ‘Highway to Heaven’ is back as a cable movie series
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. ^ This week, Lifetime delivers the first in what is intended to be a series of “Highway to Heaven” movies with Jill Scott taking over as the angel from the late Michael Landon, who starred...
’19 Kids and Counting’ father running for Arkansas Senate
SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Jim Bob Duggar, whose large family was featured in the TLC reality show “19 Kids and Counting,” has announced he’s running for a seat in the Arkansas Senate. Duggar, who previously served in the Arkansas House, announced Friday on the family’s Facebook page that he’s running for...
In 2nd weekend, ‘Dune’ bests ‘Last Night in Soho,’ ‘Antlers’
After a record-breaking start, October’s box office closed out quietly this weekend with “Dune” repeating at number one and two prominent genre newcomers, ” Last Night in Soho ” and “Antlers,” stumbling. Whether it’s due to Halloween falling on a Sunday, too many new options or simply a lack of...
Soldiers & Sailors screening ‘Silence of the Lambs’
Most people remember the “cage scene” from the movie “Silence of the Lambs.” It’s that moment when Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter bites the face of one of the policemen who brought him dinner. The iconic image can be seen once again Friday when the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall...
TV Talk: Judge Judy returns; ‘Dead and Buried Treasures’ gives a ‘Chiller Theatre’ vibeVideo
Two premieres in the week ahead deliver public access TV looks, but only one is an actual public access TV show. ‘Judy Justice’ With the “Judge Judy” show over (reruns still air on WPXI-TV at 3 and 3:30 p.m. weekdays), retired Manhattan Family Court Judge Judy Sheindlin has a new...
TV Q&A: Why no Steelers game coverage on KDKA-TV morning news?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: Why doesn’t KDKA do morning-after pieces the day following Steelers games, whether they win or lose? They seem to ignore sports stories including the Steeler...
Appearing on Guy Fieri’s Food Network show a dream for chef at Hempfield’s IronRock Tap HouseVideo
Arnold Ivey’s decadeslong dream of competing on a culinary television show will come to fruition this week when “Guy’s Grocery Games” airs on Food Network. The 42-year-old executive chef at IronRock Tap House in Hempfield will appear alongside two other chefs on Wednesday’s episode “ABC Mania,” considered one of the...
‘Hanson Brother’ Steve Carlson announces cancer diagnosis, launches GoFundMe page
JOHNSTOWN — Traditionally, Steve Carlson puts on the foil during his appearances with the Hanson Brothers in the movie “Slap Shot” and numerous promotional or charity events in arenas throughout the world. Carlson, 66, recently made a much more serious announcement while using the Hanson Brothers iconic “Puttin’ on the...
’60 Minutes’ Michael Keaton interview covers his love of PittsburghVideo
The CBS newsmagazine “60 Minutes,” known for its ticking stopwatch, devoted a good portion of its program Sunday night to discovering what makes Michael Keaton tick. Keaton, a Robinson Township native, has achieved enormous success as an A-List actor in Hollywood for the past three decades. He has sustained his...
TV Talk: Pittsburgh native Jamie Widdoes helps evolve CBS sitcom ‘B Positive’
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. When CBS’s “B Positive” debuted in November 2020, it was a meh sitcom with a big question mark hanging over it: Once button-downed Drew (Thomas Middleditch) got a kidney from high school classmate wild child...
Despite hybrid release, ‘Dune’ draws well on the big screenVideo
NEW YORK — Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” debuted with $40.1 million in ticket sales in its opening weekend in North America, drawing a large number of moviegoers to see the thundering sci-fi epic on the big screen despite it also being available to stream in homes. Warner Bros. launched the Legendary...
