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The cast and crew of the CBS legal drama "All Rise" will become the first scripted TV drama to air an episode shot entirely virtually amid the coronavirus pandemic on Monday. Source: https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/04/entertainment/all-rise-cbs/index.html

"Star Wars" fans have even more reason to celebrate this May 4, unofficially known as "Star Wars Day." Source: https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/04/entertainment/star-wars-movie-taika-waititi/index.html

ANNAPURNA Boogie Nights , The Master , and The Talented Mr. Ripley would still be great movies without Philip Seymour Hoffman. Maybe not as great, but still great. The same cannot be said for Along Came Polly , a bad movie that I love and have watched approximately 26 times for the scene where PSH yells “let it...

Getty Image The days of having a journalist on a film set, detailing every bit of minutia of a hectic set, are long over. Sure, there are planned set visits, where the media visits for a couple of days and everyone is on their best behavior – as the filmmakers and actors sit there, with huge smiles on their faces, and tell...

Getty Image Marvel Studios took a calculated risk by hiring Taika Waititi to write and direct Thor: Ragnarok , as his highest-grossing film before joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe was Hunt for the Wilderpeople , which made all of $23 million. (Hiring an indie director counts as a risk for the mega-conglomerate.) But the...

May the 4th won’t be greeted this year with Star Wars cosplay in a mass gathering of nerd camaraderie, but Disney and Lucasfilm are still marking the day in a social distancing way. Disney+ is streaming The Rise of Skywalker a few months ahead of schedule, and the site’s received an old-school makeover for those who wish...

Ten months after losing his wife to cancer, Duane "Dog" Chapman is sharing the news he's engaged. Source: https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/04/entertainment/duane-chapman-engaged/index.html

"Westworld" finished its third season on Sunday night, with HBO having announced plans for a fourth year of the show last month. Source: https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/04/entertainment/westworld-season-finale-trnd/index.html

Cady Groves, a pop and country singer and songwriter, died over the weekend at her home in Tennessee, Camus Celli, CEO of Vel Records, told CNN. Source: https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/04/entertainment/cady-groves-dead-trnd/index.html

Produced by her daughter Natasha Gregson Wagner, "Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind" is lovingly constructed with a child's heart, but falters in places that could have benefited from a journalist's eye. As is, this HBO documentary about the gone-too-soon star feels like a lovely valentine to her mother, but still plays like a Hallmark card...