Television

A Conversation With Director Of HBO's 'Between The World And Me' Adaptation

6:05pm November 21, 2020

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with director Kamilah Forbes about her new HBO special, Between the World and Me, which is a visual interpretation of Ta-Nehisi Coates' best-selling book.

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been singled out for the International Emmy Founders Award for his public addresses on the coronavirus crisis.

Andrew Cuomo To Receive International Emmy For 'Masterful' COVID-19 Briefings

11:30am November 21, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced that New York's governor will be recognized Monday for his "use of television to inform and calm people around the world."

Yakko, Wakko and Dot return for a very politically-minded reboot of Animaniacs.

The 'Animaniacs' Reboot Faces a Conundrum

7:32am November 21, 2020

by Aisha Harris

The beloved cartoon is resurrected at a time when real life might be zanier than anything Yakko, Wakko and Dot could conjure up.

'Small Axe' Series Offers A Look At Lives Of West Indian Immigrants In London

5:02pm November 20, 2020

by Eric Deggans

Directed by Steve McQueen, Small Axe is a new five-film anthology series on Amazon Prime about real-life experiences from London's West Indian community in the 1960s and '70s.

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Anya Taylor-Joy plays a swaggering chess prodigy in the new Netflix hit, The Queen's Gambit. It's success may lead to a shortage of chess sets this holiday season.

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Can't Find A Chess Set? You Can Thank 'The Queen's Gambit' For That

7:18am November 20, 2020

by Neda Ulaby

Who'd have guessed that a centuries-old game would become 2020's hard-to-find, must-have toy? Sales spiked after the release of the hit Netflix show, and now toy analysts are warning of a shortage.

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Will Smith and Janet Hubert came back together for the first time in 27 years for the Fresh Prince Reunion Special.

Let's Talk About That Reconciliation During The 'Fresh Prince Reunion Special'

3:38pm November 19, 2020

by Aisha Harris

After years of bad blood in the public eye, Will Smith and Janet Hubert finally discuss her acrimonious departure from the show on the special, now available on HBO MAX.

Comedian Matt Lucas — top left — joins cohost Noel Fielding and judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith in the tent for the new series of The Great British Baking Show (as it's known in the U.S.)

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'I'm Happy To Eat The Cakes': Matt Lucas Joins The 'Bake Off' Tent

4:41pm November 17, 2020

by Ari Shapiro

The newest host of the Great British Baking Show says he'd never even seen it before he was asked to try out. But then he binged a few episodes and thought to himself, "this show's brilliant!"

"Now THAT's fan-servicing!': L to R: LEGO Finn, LEGO Rey, LEGO Poe, LEGO Rose and LEGO Chewie plan a Life Day party in The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special.

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A Tale Of 2 Star Wars Holiday Specials: 2020 (LEGO) Vs. 1978 (Oh, No)

10:32am November 17, 2020

by Glen Weldon

The new LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special gently satirizes the franchise, but the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special nearly killed it.

Nick Robinson as Eric Walker in A Teacher on Hulu on FX.

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'A Teacher' Tells A Lesson In Predatory Behavior

10:22am November 17, 2020

by Fiona Geiran

In the Hulu on FX limited series "A Teacher," a high school English teacher (Kate Mara) lures a student (Nick Robinson) into a sexual relationship. It doesn't turn out well.

Gillian Anderson portrays British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Crown.

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In 'The Crown,' Gillian Anderson Explores Thatcher's 'Powerplay' With The Queen

6:46pm November 16, 2020

by Terry Gross

Anderson plays the former British prime minster in the new season of The Crown. She says Thatcher, who grew up working class, could be both obsequious and combative around Queen Elizabeth II.

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