Eric Deggans

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Looking for a new show to binge this January? Consider “The Last of Us,” “Poker Face,” “Shrinking,” and more.

‘The Last of Us’: Can video game adaptation succeed on TV?

Looking for a new show to binge this January? Consider “The Last of Us,” “Poker Face,” “Shrinking,” and more.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Several veteran cast members of “Saturday Night Live” have left, and Trevor Noah surprised many when he recently announced plans to quit as host of “The Daily Show.”

What might Trevor Noah do when he stops hosting ‘Daily Show?’ Act

Several veteran cast members of “Saturday Night Live” have left, and Trevor Noah surprised many when he recently announced plans to quit as host of “The Daily Show.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

KCRW previews fall TV: “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” “Interview with The Vampire,” the “Quantum Leap” reboot, “Monarch,” and more.

Susan Sarandon can propel ‘Monarch’ through 3 seasons, says critic

KCRW previews fall TV: “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” “Interview with The Vampire,” the “Quantum Leap” reboot, “Monarch,” and more.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino stays busy with his projects, which lately have stacked up on top of each other throughout their production cycles.

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Filmmaker James Cameron started pre-production of “Avatar: The Way of Water” in 2014.

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After last year's hiatus, the Golden Globes are back, so what’s next for the awards show? Will a streaming service pick it up in 2023?

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Stand-up comedian Atsuko Okatsuka went viral on TikTok for doing the drop challenge with her grandmother. Now she’s making her HBO comedy special debut.

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This week on The Treatment, Elvis sits down with Diallo Riddle, co-creator and one of the stars of the series “Sherman’s Showcase” and “South Side.”

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Repairing the Whittier Narrows Dam was reclassified in 2016 from “high urgency” to “very high urgency” by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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When actor, writer, and producer Kumail Nanjiani was 18, he moved from Karachi, Pakistan - a city of more than 9 million people - to the United States to attend Grinnell College , a…

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