Olaf Pooley, the veteran actor known to generations of sci-fi fans for his dual role as Professor and Director Stahlman in the classic 1970 Doctor Who adventure Inferno, has died at the age of 101. Olaf Pooley was well known for his role as villainous scientist Professor Stahlman in the 1970s’ Doctor Who serial, ‘Inferno’. Read More »
Movies – Series
NBC cancels “AD The Bible” miniseries, Report
NBC has canceled A.D. The Bible Continuesafter just one season, Deadline reports. The series opened to high expectations but was not an out-of-the-box ratings hit like History Channel’s record-setting The Bible. From producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, the Universal Television drama is a rare miss for the mega-producers, and came in a season in which religious-themed fare, including CBS’ ... Read More »
Robin Williams ‘Boulevard’ Trailer : Actor Goes Dramatic for One of His Final Roles ‘Video’
A trailer for Robin Williams’ final film, Boulevard, has been released – and it showcases the late actor’s impressive dramatic range. Read More »
‘Game of Thrones’ Reaction: Lena Headey on Cersei’s Long; Humiliating Walk
Lena Headey Talks Cersei’s Walk of Shame on Game of Thrones Finale. Cersei, played by Lena Headey, is shorn and stripped naked, and forced to walk through the streets where she’s pelted with ‘shit and tomatoes and eggs’ by a baying mob of bystanders. Read More »
‘Jurassic World’ eats box office alive, Sets World Record
Dinosaur thriller Jurassic World overwhelmingly won the weekend box office, but it’s global gross is one for the record books. Read More »
Matthew Weiner Mad Men Creator (Sort of) Explains the Show’s Ending
Matthew Weiner: Mad Men Ending Not Intended to Be Ambiguous. “I’m so pleased people enjoyed it and enjoyed it exactly as it was intended,” Weiner said Wednesday night in a Q&A with author A.M. Homes at the New York Public Library. “You can’t get a 100% approval rating or you’ve done something dumb.” Read More »
Matthew McConaughey’s film booed at Cannes
Matthew McConaughey’s latest film has been booed at Cannes Film Festival. Variety’s Scott Fourdas reported there were boos at the first press screening for “The Sea of Trees,” which stars Matthew McConaughey as a man who travels to a Japanese forest intending to kill himself and meets another man (Ken Watanabe) also planning to commit suicide. Naomi Watts plays McConaughey’s ... Read More »
Elvis Presley Wife, Daughter, Granddaughter : See 3 Generations of Elvis Presley’s Family Together at Mad Max Premiere
Elvis Presley’s wife, daughter and granddaughter join stunning stars at Mad Max premiere. Three family members of the late rock star Elvis Presley were photographed together at the Hollywood premiere of Mad Max: Fury Road Thursday night at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. Read More »
Katherine Heigl Show Canceled : Constantine and State of Affairs are dropped
NBC has canceled its supernatural drama Constantine and the Katherine Heigl political thriller State of Affairs, State of Affairs was Primetime Emmy Award winner Katherine Heigl’s television comeback five years after leaving Grey’s Anatomy. Read More »
ABC Shows Cancelled : ‘Forever’ season 2 a no-go, show canceled alongside ‘Resurrection,’ ‘Cristela’
ABC is rounding off its 2015-16 season with the announcement of several cancellations. Two freshman ABC series, drama Forever and comedy Cristela, will not be returning for a second season. Both had respectable runs, earning nine-episode back orders for 22-episode first seasons, something not every rookie is able to accomplish. (Forever also managed a rare ratings increase in its second ... Read More »
‘Mindy Project’ Canceled at Fox, Until Hulu Revives It
Fox is breaking up with The Mindy Project. The network has canceled Mindy Kaling’s romantic comedy, EW has learned. The show, which boasts a cult audience but has been dogged by low ratings, wrapped its third season in March. Read More »