Best known for movies like “Romancing the Stone,” he also made a mark as a producer, a real estate developer and the butt of a Generation X-friendly television gag.
Category: Television
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What’s on TV This Week: ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘Ren Faire’
The long-running medical show wraps up its 20th season. HBO airs a new documentary series about a renaissance fair in Texas.
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How FaceTime Calls With Mom Became a TV Hit
What started as a way for the filmmaker Josh Seftel and his mother, Pat, to stay in touch has become a popular feature on “CBS Sunday Morning.”
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‘Stax: Soulsville, U.S.A.’ Review: Looking for a Little Respect
An HBO series tells the triumphant, tragic story of the record label Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes and the Staple Singers called home.
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Trial to Begin for Ozy Founder Carlos Watson
Mr. Watson’s lawyer has argued that many other media leaders lured investors with “puffing and bluffing,” and that Mr. Watson is being singled out because he is Black.
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Trial to Begin for Ozy Founder Carlos Watson
Mr. Watson’s lawyer has argued that many other media leaders lured investors with “puffing and bluffing,” and that Mr. Watson is being singled out because he is Black.
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Sony and Apollo Take Key Step in Bid for Paramount’s Assets
The two companies have expressed interest in acquiring the media conglomerate, but are backing away from their $26 billion all-cash offer.
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Dabney Coleman, Actor Audiences Loved to Hate, Is Dead at 92
In movies like “9 to 5” and “Tootsie” and on TV shows like “Buffalo Bill,” he turned the portrayal of egomaniacal louts into a fine art.
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Samm-Art Williams, Playwright, Producer and Actor, Dies at 78
He challenged racial barriers in Hollywood, was a producer of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and earned a Tony nomination for “Home,” a paean to his Southern roots.