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BASIN EVENTS: Dec. 19-27
COLUMBIA BASIN — It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and a lot of people will be spending time at home wi…
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows:
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 “Coal Miner’s Daughter” and the James Bond film “The World Is Not Enough,” has died. He w…
Michael Apted, director of ‘Up’ doc series, dies at 79
Michael Apted, the acclaimed British director of the “Up” documentaries series and films as diverse as the Loretta Lynn biopic “Coal Miner’s Daughter” and the James Bond film “The World Is Not Enough,” has died. He…
Rapper DaBaby arrested on Beverly Hills weapons allegation
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby has been released from a Los Angeles County jail after an arrest in Beverly Hills, where police said he took a loaded gun into an upscale store on Rodeo D…
PBS' 'Masterpiece' marks 50th year with challenges ahead
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As PBS’ “Masterpiece” marks its 50th anniversary Sunday, the drama and mystery showcase could rest on its reputation built with acclaimed programs including “I, Claudius” and “Elizabeth R" and po…
Avenatti's trial over Stormy Daniels book funds set for 2022
NEW YORK (AP) — A trial for Michael Avenatti to face charges that he cheated ex-client Stormy Daniels out of proceeds from her book was delayed Friday until next year.
Opera and theater's Prototype Festival pushed mostly online
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the world’s top festivals of contemporary opera and theater has shifted format because of the coronavirus pandemic.
HBO film seeks a look behind Tiger Woods' public persona
NEW YORK (AP) — For a man who first appeared on television when he was 2, showing Bob Hope how he could already swat golf balls, the public actually knows little about Tiger Woods.
Q&A: Javicia Leslie takes on Batwoman role to empower others
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Javicia Leslie moved to Los Angeles, she frequently rode down the popular Sunset Boulevard to view the row of erected TV and film billboards for inspiration. As an aspiring actor, she often …
Review: Steve Earle pays moving tribute to his son's talent
Steve Earle & the Dukes, “J.T." (New West)
Roku buys library of the short-lived streaming service Quibi
Roku is buying the content library of Quibi, the short-lived streaming service, to bulk up its own free ad-supported channel.
Homebound viewers boost New Year's Eve ratings; a CNN high
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stuck at home on a pandemic New Year's Eve, TV viewers turned to Ryan Seacrest, Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen in big numbers for a virtual celebration, with Times Square largely empty as the bal…
Devils dance, observe virus protocols at Ecuador festival
PILLARO, Ecuador (AP) — Talk of the devil and he is bound to appear, the saying goes. In Ecuador, that means even during the pandemic.
Review: Vanessa Kirby is raw, dynamic in ‘Pieces of a Woman’
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PBS' 'All Creatures Great and Small' aims to be timely tonic
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “All Creatures Great and Small,” a beloved TV series of yore, is back as a reboot because producer Colin Callender saw the seriocomic adventures of veterinarians in a close-knit rural community a…