Category Archives: TRENDING

New tomes prove book usually better than the movie

Empty Robert Wagner’s long-awaited autobiography “Pieces of My Heart,” written with Scott Eyman, is officially in bookstores Tuesday. It’s a terrific read: classy like Wagner and full of interesting showbiz stories and insights. During the course of his long-distance movie career, Wagner has worked with a staggering number of iconic headliners — such names as […]

Children’s Museum in Indianapolis Removes Michael Jackson Items From Collection

The museum’s director of collections says he wants items on display to tell stories of “people of high character.” The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has removed three Michael Jackson items from exhibits after a new documentary renewed allegations of child sexual abuse against the late singer and Gary, Indiana, native. The Indianapolis Star reports a fedora and glove Jackson […]

Aretha Franklin Concert Film ‘Amazing Grace’ to Open 2019 Ebertfest

The University of Illinois says the 1972 film directed by Sydney Pollack has been stored in a vault for decades. It’s now been restored and released. The Aretha Franklin concert film Amazing Grace will open this year’s Roger Ebert film festival in Champaign-Urbana. The University of Illinois says the 1972 film directed by Sydney Pollack has been […]

Keke Palmer, Angela Kinsey Developing Facebook Watch Series Through Incubation Program

Facebook is doubling down on its Watch video platform with an initiative designed to encourage more digital talent to create programming for its audience of more than 2 billion users.  The social network is pairing digital publishers like BuzzFeed and Tastemade with creators like Hannah Hart and Angela Kinsey to incubate new projects that will […]