Television

Garry Marshall, Director Of Big- And Small-Screen Projects, Dies At 81

1:44pm July 20, 2016

by Eric Deggans

Writer-director Garry Marshall, who had a string of TV hits that included Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley and the box-office smashes Pretty Woman and Runaway Bride, has died. He was 81.

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Director Garry Marshall, shown at the film premiere of New Year's Eve in Hollywood in 2011, has died at 81.

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Garry Marshall, A Master Of Comedy On TV And In Film, Dies At 81

1:37pm July 20, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The Odd Couple, Laverne & Shirley, Happy Days, The Flamingo Kid, Pretty Woman: If you had to live on a deserted island, you could do far worse than to take the work of Garry Marshall with you.

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Mike Birbiglia says his new film, Don't Think Twice, is like a "Big Chill-type comedy set in the world of an improv theater."

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Comic Mike Birbiglia On His Best Failure And The 3 Rules Of Improv

1:22pm July 20, 2016

Birbiglia says the failure of his sitcom pilot is the best thing that could have happened to him, artistically. His new film, Don't Think Twice, tells the story of an improv comedy group.

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Actors Henry Winkler (left), Penny Marshall, Writer/producer Garry Marshall, Cindy Williams and Dick Van Dyke pose for a portrait during the "TV Land Awards" in 2008.

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Remembering Garry Marshall, For Whom We Stayed Up Past 8 O'Clock

10:19am July 20, 2016

by Linda Holmes

Garry Marshall was the creator of Happy Days and the director of Pretty Woman and The Flamingo Kid. We look at his long career as a producer, director, writer and actor.

Stephen Colbert Revives Right-Wing Persona To Mark Start Of GOP Convention

6:18pm July 19, 2016

by Eric Deggans

Stephen Colbert resurrected his Colbert Report conservative buffoon character Monday night for the opening night of the Republican National Convention. The move highlights what Colbert's been missing since he took the helm of The Late Show.

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Politics & Government

TV's 'Veep' Writers Take On The Republican Convention

5:58am July 19, 2016

What would the writers of Veep say about the scripting of the Republican National Convention so far? Steve Inskeep talks to three writers of the HBO show: Dave Mandel, Billy Kimball and Erik Kenward.

Ex-GOP Operative Also Alleges Sexual Advances By Fox News Chief Ailes

9:26am July 15, 2016

by David Folkenflik

Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes is fighting a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by former anchor Gretchen Carlson. Since the suit was filed, other women have stepped forward. We have Kellie Boyle's story.

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'Game Of Thrones,' 'Veep,' 'The Americans' Scoop Up Emmy Nominations

9:58pm July 14, 2016

by Eric Deggans

The nominations for the 68th Emmy Awards were announced Thursday morning in Beverly Hills, Calif. They highlight another year of high quality and diverse television.

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In 1964's The Best Man, presidential candidate and principled intellectual William Russell (Henry Fonda) competes with a TV-savvy opportunist at his (unspecified) party's convention.

What Do Contested Conventions Look Like? Ask Hollywood And Sinclair Lewis

6:53pm July 14, 2016

by Bob Mondello

Thanks to movies, novels and TV, Bob Mondello knows what a contested convention would be like: raucous crowd, oppressive din and (if movies are any guide) Angela Lansbury scheming in the corner.

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Emmys Give Big Nods To 'Game Of Thrones,' 'Veep' And 'Lemonade'

3:14pm July 14, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Fargo and The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story pulled in more than a dozen Emmy Award nominations each. The comedy Black-ish was also listed in multiple major categories.