David Lynch, the filmmaker celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in such movies as “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and the TV series “Twin Peaks,” has died just days before his 79th birthday.
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Naperville’s Matrix chef challenged to use beef intestine and camel meat on Food Network’s ‘Chopped’
Crispy barbeque beef intestine and chicory salad, followed by ground camel and venison bolognese with Israeli couscous and fennel. That’s what was on the menu this week for Naperville chef Alonso Beckford as he competed on an episode of “Chopped.”
‘Severance’ review: In Season 2, more of the same
While “Severance” has a wonderfully creepy-compelling premise, it’s a concept better suited to a movie than a multi-episode TV series.
DirecTV will launch a bundle with 40 channels aimed at sports viewers
DirecTV is launching a package aimed at viewers who watch mostly sports.
Rachel Maddow returning to MSNBC five nights a week for early Trump days
Rachel Maddow is returning to her nightly perch on MSNBC — at least for the first few months of the second Trump administration.
Media companies scrap Venu Sports streaming service before it even started
The planned streaming service Venu Sports has been scrapped before it ever started.
Chicago small businesses, content creators brace for possible TikTok ban that could affect their livelihoods
On Friday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over a law requiring TikTok to break ties with its Chinese-based parent company, ByteDance, or face a U.S. ban.
‘On Call’ review: Another (forgettable) cop show from TV producer Dick Wolf
Amazon’s “On Call” is a half-hour police procedural about patrol officers that portrays Long Beach, California, as war zone.
‘The Pitt’ review: Noah Wyle is back in scrubs in a medical drama about a very long shift in the ER
HBO’s streaming platform Max is emulating network TV with a weekly medical drama. Each episode tracks an hour of a shift in the ER.
Lawsuit alleges former Fox Sports host harassed hairstylist and offered her $1.5M for sex
A woman who worked as a hairstylist for Fox Sports alleges in a lawsuit that former host Skip Bayless made repeated, unwanted advances toward her — including an offer of $1.5 million to have sex with him.