Movie & TV News

January 16, 2021

New this week: 'MLK/FBI,' Why Don’t We and 'Prodigal Son'

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services ...

January 15, 2021

Review: 'Locked Down' mirrors our quarantine experiences

Doug Liman's “Locked Down,” one of the first and most ambitious films to be conceived and shot during the pandemic, is, like ...

January 15, 2021

Skyler Astin finds new notes to hit on ‘Zoey’s Playlist’

By page two of the pilot script for NBC's “ Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist,” Skylar Astin knew he wanted the role of Max ...

January 15, 2021

'Parasite's' Bong Joon Ho to head Venice Film Festival jury

“Parasite” director Bong Joon Ho has been selected as jury president of the 78th Venice International Film Festival, ...

January 15, 2021

Q&A: Kingsley Ben-Adir breaks out as Malcolm X

British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir may not be a household name yet, but that’s poised to change with his scene-stealing ...

January 15, 2021

Joanne Rogers, widow of TV's famed Mister Rogers, dies at 92

Joanne Rogers, an an accomplished concert pianist who celebrated and protected the legacy of her husband, the beloved ...

January 15, 2021

Oprah Winfrey documentary to release on Apple TV+

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey will have a biographical documentary released on Apple TV+. The streaming platform announced ...

January 14, 2021

Review: In 'One Night in Miami,' speculative history sings

The potential pitfalls of a movie that brings together Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown for a night on ...

January 14, 2021

Tyler Perry and MPTF to get humanitarian award at Oscars

Filmmaker Tyler Perry and the Motion Picture and Television Fund are being honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, ...

January 14, 2021

Doug Liman made the ultimate lockdown movie IN lockdown

Director Doug Liman was on a call with screenwriter Steven Knight and producer PJ van Sandwijk in July when they started ...

January 13, 2021

SAG Awards moves air date to avoid conflict with Grammys

The Screen Actors Guild Awards will not share the same air date as the Grammys after all. The SAG Awards announced Wednesday ...

January 13, 2021

Review: Buried treasure, impending war and loss in ‘The Dig’

Just before the outbreak of the World War II, a small-time archeologist was hired by a local woman to excavate her land.

January 13, 2021

CNN has best ratings day ever for Capitol attack

The attack on the U.S. Capitol last week brought more viewers to CNN than any other single day in the network's 40-year ...

January 12, 2021

Review: 'MLK/FBI' explores the roots of an American ill will

There's an iconic photograph of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. that was taken as he triumphantly boarded one of the first ...

January 12, 2021

Gothams give virtual start to Oscar season, 'Nomadland' wins

Streaming from an empty banquet hall and with acceptance speeches made from living rooms, the 30th Gotham Awards gave a very ...

January 09, 2021

ESPN doubles down by expanding MegaCasts to NFL playoffs

ESPN's MegaCast treatment during the College Football Playoff is among their most ambitious productions during the year.

January 08, 2021

Michael Apted, director of ‘Up’ documentary series, dies

Michael Apted, the acclaimed British director of the “Up” documentary series and films as diverse as the Loretta Lynn biopic ...

January 08, 2021

HBO film seeks a look behind Tiger Woods' public persona

For a man who first appeared on television when he was 2, showing Bob Hope how he could already swat golf balls, the public ...

January 07, 2021

Review: 'Herself,' a spirited drama of abuse and resilience

Phyllida Lloyd's “Herself,” an Irish drama of spousal abuse set against Dublin's housing crisis, has some narrative weak ...

January 07, 2021

Review: Khashoggi doc 'The Dissident' is essential viewing

It’s hard to decide what’s most shocking in “The Dissident,” Bryan Fogel’s urgent, gripping new documentary about the ...