The story of what once was the oldest prison facility west of the Mississippi River is featured in a documentary that will be released on DVD next week. The one hour film about the old Iowa State Penitentiary is currently being shown at the Fox Theatre in Fort Madison. The Iowa Territorial Prison, opened in […]Powered by WPeMatico
AMC/Bob Mahoney(NEW YORK) -- Mackenzie Davis has been having a banner year. Her fan-favorite episode of Black Mirror, “San Junipero,” won an Emmy last month, she landed a coveted role in Blade Runner 2049, and now she’s wrapping up four seasons as computer genius Cameron Howe on the AMC drama Halt and Catch Fire. The show's series finale airs Saturday night. As for whether fans will be satisfied with the ending, Davis believes they will. […]
Bleecker Street/Participant Media/Laurie Sparham (NEW YORK) -- Andrew Garfield knows how rewarding it can be to tell an untold story. He brought us the little-known-yet-remarkable true story of war hero Desmond Doss in last year’s Hacksaw Ridge -- which earned him an Oscar nomination. And now, he’s helping bring another true-life hero’s story to light in Breathe. Garfield plays Robin Cavendish, a man who ends up paralyzed from the neck down […]
Getty Images via ABC/John Shearer(NEW YORK) -- Jussie Smollett stars as the prolific poet and activist Langston Hughes in the Thurgood Marshall biopic, Marshall. While the Empire star says he only has a "small cameo," in the film, Smollett says the opportunity to portray Hughes was welcomed -- but definitely unexpected. "I was doing the Image Awards and I was singing a tribute to John Legend and Reggie [Hudlin] came […]
WireImage/Paul Zimmerman(NEW YORK) -- A top Amazon executive -- Roy Price, VP of Amazon Studios and global head of Prime Video content -- is taking a leave of absence from the company after a producer accused him of sexual harassment in an interview. “Roy Price is on leave of absence effective immediately," reads a statement from Amazon released Thursday. Isa Hackett, an executive producer of the Amazon series The Man […]
AFP/Getty Images/FREDERIC J. BROWN(LOS ANGELES) -- Quentin Tarantino has finally commented about sexual harassment and near-constant sexual harassment and assault allegations that have been made about Harvey Weinstein, who produced nearly every major movie in Tarantino's filmography.Actress Amber Tamblin sent out a pair of tweets on Tarantino's behalf, saying they had been speaking about Weinstein when Tarantino decided to break his silence. "For the last week, I’ve been stunned and heartbroken […]
ABC/Randy Holmes(NEW YORK) -- Jimmy Kimmel is explaining why he got involved in the national debate over health care legislation. The Jimmy Kimmel Live! host, who is bringing his L.A.-based show to his home town of Brooklyn, New York, next week, tells Good Morning America's Amy Robach it was more about turning a bad situation -- his newborn son's heart defect that required multiple surgeries -- into something positive. "I […]
Getty Images for GLOBAL GREEN USA/Alberto E. Rodriguez(LOS ANGELES) -- Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder and Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes, the late Joan Rivers and the entire original cast of Saturday Night Live, are among the television legends selected for induction into the Television Academy Hall of Fame. Joining Rhimes, Rivers and Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman and Gilda Radner, […]
ABC/Heidi Gutman(NEW YORK) -- As the growing number of sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein continues to roil Hollywood, the creators of In the Heights are asking The Weinstein Co. to release the rights to a movie adaptation of the musical.Lin-Manuel Miranda, best known for the hit show, Hamilton, previously co-created another critically acclaimed Broadway musical about characters in the largely Hispanic neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City.The […]
