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Joe Manganiello hit the Rex Theater instead of high school prom. Here’s why.Video
Mt. Lebanon’s Joe Manganiello joined Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday night to relive high school horrors and preview his new show, “Moonhaven” which airs on AMC+ next year. A Carnegie Mellon University grad, Manganiello is most commonly known for his roles in “Magic Mike” and “True Blood.” During the interview with...
TV Talk: Filmed-in-Pittsburgh ‘Sprung’ springs up on Amazon Freevee in August
“Sprung,” the Amazon Freevee comedy series from writer Greg Garcia (“My Name is Earl,” “Raising Hope”) that filmed in Western Pennsylvania in summer and fall 2021, will premiere on the streaming service Aug. 19. “Sprung” follows a group of formerly incarcerated people who band together to use their criminal experience...
‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ turns a low-stakes fight into an emotional series finale
Contains spoilers for the first season of “Obi-Wan Kenobi.” I have to give it up to the folks at Disney+ who put together the “Obi-Wan Kenobi” show. Once we got a good look at where it would be situated within the “Star Wars” universe — a decade after the events...
TV Talk: Winning ‘Loot’ stars ‘SNL’ vet Maya Rudolph, who has a Pittsburgh connectionVideo
“Loot” is a hoot. If Apple TV+ was a linear network, feel-good comedy “Loot” would be the ideal “Ted Lasso” companion series. Though not quite as earnest as “Ted,” “Loot” is similarly unafraid of delivering humor with a side of warm pathos. But be advised: The premiere episode, streaming June...
TV Q&A: Where can you catch up on ‘This Is Us’?
Q: Do you know if “This Is Us” is looking to go into syndication? I’ve Googled it and found nothing and was a little surprised. I would have thought they would have sold it to someone. — Jim via email Rob: The bottom dropped out of the syndication market in...
Colbert says his staffers guilty of ‘first-degree puppetry’
NEW YORK — Stephen Colbert pronounced his staff members who were arrested at a congressional office building last week as guilty of “first-degree puppetry,” and lashed out at those comparing the incident to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot. That includes Fox News Channel’s Tucker Carlson, who in a...
TV Talk: Stephanie Allison hired at WPXI; WQED to debut Esther Bush documentary; ‘Ghosts’ pop-up in Altoona
Ever since the departure of Danielle Dozier a year ago, Channel 11 has been down to three staff meteorologists even as KDKA-TV and WTAE-TV staffed up to five. Freelancer Stephanie Allison did fill-in work on Channel 11 and the station advertised the fourth forecaster position late last year. Now, Allison...
Pittsburgh Pop podcast: Joe Arena’s leaving; CMU student in ‘Summer I Turned Pretty’; ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’; NHL ratings
In this episode of the “Pittsburgh Pop” podcast, host Tim Benz and TV Talk columnist Rob Owen discuss Pittsburgh pop culture news of the moment, including Joe Arena’s pending departure from WPXI-TV and Carnegie Mellon University freshman Lola Tung, who landed her first-ever on-camera role in Amazon Prime Video’s “The...
‘Lightyear’ stays earthbound, ‘Jurassic World’ holds No. 1
“Lightyear” did not go to infinity (or beyond) in its first weekend in theaters: Pixar’s first major theatrical release since March 2020 blasted off with $51 million in its debut weekend in North America, according to studio estimates on Sunday. Not only did it open lower than expected, but it...
Political commentator and columnist Mark Shields dies at 85
CHEVY CHASE, Md. — Columnist and political commentator Mark Shields, who shared his insight into American politics and wit on “PBS NewsHour” for decades, died Saturday. He was 85. Shields died at his Chevy Chase, Maryland, home, from kidney failure, “PBS NewsHour” spokesman Nick Massella said. Shields was a regular...
7 arrested in House office building linked to Stephen Colbert’s show
WASHINGTON — U.S. Capitol Police said Friday that officers arrested seven unauthorized people in a congressional office building Thursday night and charged them with unlawful entry. The people identified themselves as being affiliated with CBS’ “Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press....
New documentary looks at changing views on turning 40
There’s something about turning 40 that causes many people to reassess their lives in ways that might not occur to them when they reach other milestone birthdays. A new documentary looking at the extraordinary lives of four 40-something professionals is debuting this weekend at the Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival. “Hello...
TV Talk: CMU student stars in ‘Summer I Turned Pretty’ on Amazon PrimeVideo
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. In addition to classwork and scene work that’s usual for Carnegie Mellon University drama students, in the spring of 2021, CMU freshman Lola Tung also booked her first on-camera role via a video audition...
TV Talk: Joe Arena to depart WPXI-TV; train to be a grip in local TV and film production
After almost a decade as an anchor/reporter at Channel 11, Joe Arena is leaving WPXI after his June 26 newscast for a job at News 12 Long Island, a 24-hour local cable news channel, where he’ll be a lead weekday afternoon/evening news anchor. Arena, a New York City native, called...
Romantic comedy ‘That’s Amore’ features filming locations in Plum and Murrysville
Actor, retired dentist and Plum resident David Petti sticks to what he knows. So when Petti was working on the screenplay for “That’s Amore” – which will be shown June 23 at the Oaks Theater in Oakmont – he didn’t stray far from his roots. “My character is a dentist,”...
TV Talk: Filmed-in-Pittsburgh ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ dances onto Apple TV+Video
A local mall became writer/director filmmaker Cooper Raiff’s soundstage substitute when he filmed 10 of the 22 production days of “Cha Cha Real Smooth” at the Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills in late summer 2021. “Almost all of the party were set somewhere inside, like, a frickin’ Pac Sun...
Norwin grad adds color, detail to the world of Pixar’s upcoming ‘Lightyear’Video
A scratch on a box. A tiny oil leak on the side of a spaceship. The telltale signs a concrete floor has seen plenty of wear and tear over time. Those are just a few of the subliminal details 2015 Norwin High School graduate Alyssa Minko has added to the...
Emma Thompson wants to start a conversation about pleasure
NEW YORK — The summer movie season has not, traditionally speaking, been known for its nuanced attention to female sexuality. But smack in the middle of Hollywood’s high season of masculine thrill rides and sci-fi fantasies is “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande,” a compassionate comedy in which Emma Thompson...
Lawyer: Bill Cosby must be held responsible for sex abuse of teen
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Jurors must hold Bill Cosby responsible for sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1975, the woman’s lawyer said during closing arguments in a civil trial Wednesday. “It is particularly important in this case that Mr. Cosby be held fully accountable for doing...
TV Q&A: Why do ‘Jeopardy!’ hosts get different introductions?
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: Any idea why on “Jeopardy!” Ken Jennings is introduced as hosting “Jeopardy!” but Mayim Bialik is introduced as the host of “Jeopardy!”? — Kitty, Charleroi...
‘Squid Game’ adapted as non-fatal reality series for Netflix
LOS ANGELES — A reality show inspired by Netflix’s hit series “Squid Game” is coming to the streaming service, but with far less dire consequences promised for contestants. In the South Korean-produced drama, players’ lives were at stake. With “Squid Game: The Challenge,” the “worst fate is going home empty-handed,”...
Pittsburgh Pop podcast: Talking the passing of actor Philip Baker Hall, ‘American Rust,’ ‘Peaky Blinders,’ ‘A League of Their Own’
In this episode of the “Pittsburgh Pop” podcast, host Tim Benz and TV Talk columnist Rob Owen discuss Pittsburgh pop culture news of the moment, why Amazon Freevee wanted to revive “American Rust” and the “A League of Their Own’ teaser trailer. Benz weighs in on early episodes of season...
Philip Baker Hall, of ‘Hard Eight,’ ‘Seinfeld,’ dies at 90
NEW YORK — Philip Baker Hall, the prolific character actor of film and theater who starred in Paul Thomas Anderson’s first movies and who memorably hunted down a long-overdue library book in “Seinfeld,” has died. He was 90. Holly Wolfle Hall, the actor’s wife of nearly 40 years, on Monday...
It’s been 20 years since ‘The Wire’ made lots of actors household names. Where are some of them now?
BALTIMORE — During the five seasons that “The Wire” was broadcast on HBO, co-creators David Simon and Ed Burns filled it with more complicated and nuanced characters than a Russian novel. The show introduced an international television audience to dozens of actors at a relatively early stage of their careers....
United Arab Emirates bans Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ over lesbian kiss
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates on Monday banned the upcoming Pixar animated feature “Lightyear” from showing in movie theaters after its inclusion of a kiss between two lesbian characters. The decision by the UAE comes as Malaysia also reportedly will ban the film, raising the possibility...
