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7 Questions With … “Weird Al” Yankovic

1. What has been your strangest fan encounter? “Weird Al” Yankovic: About 15, 20 years ago, some fan — I think it was in North Carolina at a water park — followed me around for about an hour begging me to make his kids famous. I had to explain to him I did not have that capability. I can’t make anybody else famous. He didn’t take no for an answer. I finally asked, “Well, what do your kids do — are they actors? Are they musicians?” He said, “Well, no, Al, but you can teach ’em! Then you can make […]

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Drama

Alexandra Breckenridge vamps it up on “American Horror Story”

If you watched last night’s premiere of American Horror Story, you no doubt noticed Alexandra Breckenridge. She doesn’t have all that many scenes, but she makes maximum use of every second of her screen time, donning a French maid outfit that she looks poured into, while relentlessly, and maliciously, seducing Dylan McDermott’s character. But for all the dark and lascivious behavior her character displays, Breckenridge was sunny and friendly when I talked to her recently about her role in the much-anticipated series, the latest from producers Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. As one personality of the “Moira” character, she is […]

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TCM’s Stephen King doc traces horror master’s cinematic influences

By Stacey Harrison Follow @ChannelGuideSRH In its A Night at the Movies series, TCM set out to explore film genres in-depth. Having already tackled thrillers and epics, the series gets into the Halloween spirit with tonight’s entry, A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King. Filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau, who has directed all the Night at the Movies documentaries, knew that there was no better source to talk about horror cinema than the man who has terrified audiences for decades with novels like Carrie, The Shining, The Dead Zone and dozens of others. In the one-hour special, which premieres […]

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Documentary

Latest Ken Burns documentary explores the Prohibition era

By Jeff Pfeiffer Follow @ChannelGuideJP There is a scene near the end of the 1987 film The Untouchables when Kevin Costner’s T-man character Eliot Ness — whom we have just seen, along with his team of agents, help bring gangster Al Capone to justice — is asked by a reporter what he would do if the talks of ending Prohibition become reality. Thinking for a moment, Ness then says with a hint of a smile and a bit of relief, “I think I’ll have a drink.” That sentiment was likely shared by many citizens by the time America’s 13-year “Noble […]

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Magazine Archive

Jeanne Tripplehorn talks about the making of Lifetime’s breast cancer anthology “Five”

On Oct. 10, Lifetime will unveil the newest effort in its 17-year-old “Stop Breast Cancer for Life” initiative — one that may be, according to the network’s president and GM Nancy Dubuc, “the most important film we’ve ever done.” Simply titled Five, the anthology features, yes, five emotional, frequently funny and complexly interwoven short films about women dealing not only with the physical effects of breast cancer and their ensuing treatments, but also a part of the diagnosis often left undiscussed — how such a deeply personal disease affects their sense of self, how they relate to others and how […]

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Lifestyle

“Boston” Rob Mariano and Dennis Anderson Go “Around the World in 80 Ways”

By Barb Oates Follow @ChannelGuide The tensions of being with someone 24/7 were still evident when I sat down to talk to Survivor‘s “Boston” Rob Mariano and Monster Truck “Gravedigger” creator Dennis Anderson in August. The duo just returned from a 67-day globe-trotting expedition for their new History series Around the World in 80 Ways, debuting Sunday, Oct. 2 at 10pm ET. While sitting on a hotel balcony overlooking Beverly Hills, Anderson, jokingly annoyed with Mariano’s relentless banter and unasked expertise along the way, says “I nicknamed him Bossy Rob.” Mariano interjects, “That’s cute, right? That’s his claim to fame. […]