TV and Movie News (page 479)

Weekend Box Office: 'Split' Stays on Top
January 30, 2017 @ 9:00 am PST    Split, A Dog's Purpose, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Hidden Figures, La La Land     EG    
M. Night Shyamalan and James McAvoy were able to hold off A Dog's Purpose to win the weekend for the second consecutive week.

Mary Tyler Moore Remembered as Pioneer for Women on TV
January 26, 2017 @ 8:26 am PST    The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show     EG    
Independent career women are common on TV today, but that wasn't the case in 1970. The change began with a show about a local TV news producer in Minnesota.

Ellen Deals with 'Finding Dory' Oscar Snub
January 26, 2017 @ 8:06 am PST    Finding Dory, Ellen , Kubo and the Two Strings, Moana, My Life As A Zucchini, The Red Turtle, Zootopia, The Secret Life of Pets     EG    
The voice actress and talk-show host says that "alternative facts" prove that her movie got an Oscar nomination.

New Movies January 27: Dogs and 'Resident Evil'
January 25, 2017 @ 8:56 am PST    A Dog's Purpose, Split, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter     EG    
A controversy involving one of the week's new movies might leave the door open for a repeat win for last week's top film.

Football, Basketball Beat Inauguration in TV Ratings
January 25, 2017 @ 8:16 am PST    NBA, NFL On FOX     EG    
The White House claimed that the presidential inauguration had the biggest audience ever. Turns out it didn't even have the biggest TV audience of last week.

Charlie Hunnam is King Arthur in New Trailer
January 24, 2017 @ 9:42 am PST    Sons of Anarchy     EG    
In a new teaser trailer for a new Arthurian tale, the Sons of Anarchy star is a sword-swinging warrior.

Russian 'Sherlock' Leak Was Mistake, Not Hack
January 24, 2017 @ 8:58 am PST    Sherlock     EG    
A Russian TV network said an employee's mistake, not a criminal act, led to last week's leak of the series' season finale.

A Kinder, Gentler 'Walking Dead'?
January 24, 2017 @ 7:10 am PST    The Walking Dead     EG    
The series might be less violent after the negative fan reaction to the season premiere's gorefest. Or it might not.

'La La Land' Rakes in Oscar Nominations, 'Deadpool' Doesn't
January 24, 2017 @ 6:09 am PST    La La Land, All About Eve , Deadpool, Titanic, Moonlight, Arrival, Fences, Manchester By The Sea, Hidden Figures, Lion, Hacksaw Ridge, Hell or High Water, Zootopia     EG    
The musical film ruled the Golden Globes, and now it has the chance to do the same with the Academy Awards.

Alternative Facts: The Truth About Trump's Inauguration Ratings
January 22, 2017 @ 10:09 am PST    Fox News Live     EG    
Donald Trump's latest ratings boast, like most of them, departs from factual accuracy. His inauguration did not have the largest audience ever.