[ad_1] CNN — Disney (DIS) has blocked its content from being shown on Dish TV and Sllng TV channels after the companies were unable to reach agreement over a contract extension. The dispute affects access to Disney channels that include ESPN, FX, the Disney Channel and ABC local stations in …
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[ad_1] Helen Sloan/Netflix October was made for Halloween, and Netflix is getting in the spirit with “The School for Good and Evil,” starring Kerry Washington as Professor Dovey and Charlize Theron as Lady Lesso. The story centers around a pair of best friends, Sophie and Agatha, who find themselves on …
Read More »Analysis: ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ will cast a spell on you
[ad_1] A version of this story appeared in Pop Life Chronicles, CNN’s weekly entertainment newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — Why am I already seeing Thanksgiving decorations out and about? Halloween-themed decor I can understand, but Thanksgiving is still months away and …
Read More »A ‘Community’ movie is finally on its way
[ad_1] CNN — Class is back in session once again. “Community,” the six-season hit NBC comedy series about a group of students at a community college, will return with a long-awaited movie, NBC’s streaming service Peacock announced Friday – fulfilling the show’s own “six seasons and a movie” prophecy. “‘Six …
Read More »‘Hocus Pocus 2’ review: Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker conjure the same old brew on Disney+
[ad_1] CNN — Disney regularly wrings inordinate mileage out of nostalgia, which can easily obscure when the source wasn’t quite as worthy of praise as we like to remember. “Hocus Pocus 2” should benefit from that dynamic, delivering a breezy sequel – 29 years later – that should provide go-down-easy …
Read More »Jeffrey Dahmer is the Netflix its ‘star’ of the month with ‘Monster’ and “Conversations With a Killer’
[ad_1] CNN — Netflix will showcase plenty of big-name stars in the weeks ahead as the streaming service begins its buildup toward awards season. But its current leading man, its MVP for the month, is Jeffrey Dahmer, the notorious serial killer who died in 1994. “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” …
Read More »Analysis: ‘Abbott Elementary’ is back in session
[ad_1] A version of this story appeared in Pop Life Chronicles, CNN’s weekly entertainment newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — September will always remind me of schooltime. Granted, I don’t have children nor have I seen the inside of a classroom in …
Read More »Stephen Colbert on his ‘gratitude’ for grief’s pain
[ad_1] CNN — In a deeply personal and intimate conversation about loss and grief on Anderson Cooper’s new podcast All There Is, “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert opened up about the importance of “learning to love the thing you most wish had never happened.” Colbert, who is the youngest …
Read More »China’s ‘Lipstick King’ returns to Alibaba’s Taobao Live after missing for three months
[ad_1] Hong Kong CNN Business — One of China’s most popular livestreamers quietly resurfaced online Tuesday night, after a three-month absence linked to his appearance with a cake shaped like a tank, in what many believed was an oblique reference to the Tiananmen Square massacre. On Tuesday night, Li Jiaqi …
Read More »Analysis: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ gets a new season
[ad_1] A version of this story appeared in Pop Life Chronicles, CNN’s weekly entertainment newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — This week’s Emmy Awards were a reminder of how much good television exists – and how much the medium has changed. Gone …
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