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Melvin Van Peebles, trailblazing director and Black cinema champion, has died
Melvin Van Peebles, a trailblazing African-American director who helped champion a new wave of modern Black cinema in the 1970s, has died, his son announced Wednesday. He was 89. Van Peebles, father of actor and director Mario Van Peebles, died at his home on Tuesday night, according to a statement shared on social media. “Dad…
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Kim Kardashian West, Jason Sudeikis to make ‘SNL’ hosting debuts this season
Kim Kardashian West is set to make her “SNL” hosting debut. The TV personality and business mogul was one of four guest hosts announced Wednesday by NBC. The others include fellow first-time hosts Owen Wilson, Rami Malek and Jason Sudeikis, who was a writer and cast member on the show between 2003 and 2013. Kardashian…
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‘The Wire’ creator David Simon will pull upcoming HBO series from Texas over abortion law
“The Wire” creator David Simon won’t be filming an upcoming HBO series in Texas due to a controversial abortion law passed in the state, he announced on Twitter. “As an employer, this is beyond politics,” Simon wrote. “I’m turning in scripts next month on an HBO non-fiction miniseries based on events in Texas, but I…
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‘The Wonder Years’ shines in ABC’s reboot of the coming-of-age dramedy
Early ’90s TV is hitting the refresh button this fall, in the case of “The Wonder Years,” delivering an impressive and ambitious ABC dramedy. Coming on the heels of Disney+’s “Doogie Howser, M.D.” reboot, the two shows join the earlier “One Day at a Time” in proving it’s possible to nostalgically recycle titles and still…