Television

Arts

Sam Jay's 'PAUSE' series captures the vibe of a house party debate among friends

1:32pm June 07, 2022

by Terry Gross

The SNL alum talks with friends and other comics about queer culture, relationships and racism on her HBO show. Jay's comedy special, 3 in the Morning, is about her relationship with her fiancée.

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English singer-songwriter and musician Kate Bush poses at her family's home in London in September 1978, seven years before the release of "Running Up That Hill."

Music & Culture

1985 hit 'Running Up That Hill' sprints up the charts, thanks to 'Stranger Things'

11:43am June 07, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Kate Bush's song Running Up That Hill peaked at No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 four decades ago. This week it became her first-ever U.S. Top 10 hit.

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Kate Bush's recent resurgence due to her placement in the latest season of Stranger Things is just one example of what a music supervisor brings to a production.

Arts

TV and movie music supervisors are looking to unionize

4:48pm June 06, 2022

by Andrew Limbong

Music supervisors help develop the emotion of a scene using songs. Now they want a union to represent them.

In the miniseries Irma Vep, Alicia Vikander plays an actress who travels to Paris to star in a period recreation of The Vampires.

Arts

HBO's sly new 'Irma Vep' proves there's still no business like show business

12:54pm June 06, 2022

by David Bianculli

HBO's miniseries centers on a group of creatives working on a remake of the 1916 serial The Vampires. Part comedy, part satire of the film industry, Irma Vep is a winning combination.

Arts

Jennifer Lopez and 'Spider-Man' lead the cheers at MTV's Movie & TV Awards

2:36am June 06, 2022

by The Associated Press

MTV's youth-focused celebration of film and TV offered a lighter, breezier awards show with 26 categories in gender-neutral categories.

Arts

'Ms. Marvel' star Iman Vellani is ready to officially join the MCU

5:11pm June 04, 2022

NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks to the Pakistani-Canadian actress about the show's first season.

Jean Smart and Hannah Eindbinder start in 'Hacks' Season 2 for HBO Max. Photos by Karen Ballard

Arts

How 'Hacks' makes those hilariously relatable TV moments

7:00am June 04, 2022

Jen Statsky, co-creator of HBO Max's Hacks, talks about the making of season two, and why you can't get the perfect meal from just one fast food restaurant.

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Character actor Pepe Serna has appeared in dozens of films and hundreds of TV shows since the 70s.

Actor Pepe Serna wasn't interested in becoming a star. He just wanted to work

5:00am June 04, 2022

by Mandalit del Barco

Edward James Olmos calls Serna the "most extraordinary improvisational actor" he's seen.

Arts

Remembering 'Goodfellas' actor Ray Liotta

1:55pm June 03, 2022

by Terry Gross

Liotta, who died May 26, started out playing a nice guy on a soap opera. Then came his tough-guy roles in Something Wild and Goodfellas. He was also in Field of Dreams. Originally broadcast in 2016.

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Adam (Ben Whishaw) in the labor ward of the hospital.

Arts

'This Is Going to Hurt': An honest look at how doctors suffer in a punishing system

5:00am June 03, 2022

by Linda Holmes

A new TV series, based on Adam Kay's 2017 memoir of the same name, depicts the unrelenting stress of a young doctor in the U.K.