‘Matlock’ Boss Explains Season 2 Finale’s Dismantling and Hints at Season 3: “We’re Shaking Up the Pieces”

‘Matlock’ Boss Explains Season 2 Finale’s Dismantling and Hints at Season 3: “We’re Shaking Up the Pieces”

[This story contains spoilers from the two-part Matlock season two finale, “Who Are You?” and “Matty Matlock.”] As promised when Matlock creator/showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman last spoke to The Hollywood Reporter on how the second half of season two would unfold, the big pharma Wellbrexa opioid scandal and Jacobson Moore’s unscrupulous role in it is now wrapped…

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‘Matlock’ Boss Breaks Down Midseason Finale, Senior’s Fate and Promises to Wrap Up Show’s Key Scandal

‘Matlock’ Boss Breaks Down Midseason Finale, Senior’s Fate and Promises to Wrap Up Show’s Key Scandal

[This story contains spoilers from the midseason finale of Matlock, “Call It a Christmas Gift.”] Oscar winner Kathy Bates’ return to acting in a re-engineering of the classic procedural Matlock has been a triumphant success. Her recent Emmy nomination for best lead actress in a drama series at age 77 made her the oldest nominee ever ever…

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“Who the Hell Are You?”: ‘Matlock’ Creator Answers Key Questions From Finale, Teasing Season 2

“Who the Hell Are You?”: ‘Matlock’ Creator Answers Key Questions From Finale, Teasing Season 2

[This story contains major spoilers from the two-episode season one finale of Matlock, “The Johnson Case” and “I Was That, Too.”] Madeline “Matty” Matlock introduced herself as an essentially invisible septuagenarian attorney with a brilliant scheme to score a job at top NYC firm Jacobson Moore. By the end of the Matlock pilot, however, audiences…

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#‘The Great Lillian Hall’ Review: Jessica Lange Is Superb as an Actress With Early Dementia in a Lovely Valentine to Theater

#‘The Great Lillian Hall’ Review: Jessica Lange Is Superb as an Actress With Early Dementia in a Lovely Valentine to Theater

Jessica Lange is perfection as the fictional actress Lillian Hall, known for decades as a revered star of the theater. During rehearsals for her starring role in The Cherry Orchard, she is having unusual difficulty memorizing her lines, and before long learns that the cause is early dementia. Despite that ominous theme, The Great Lillian…

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#Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Irish Drama ‘The Miracle Club’ Starring Laura Linney, Maggie Smith and Kathy Bates

#Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Irish Drama ‘The Miracle Club’ Starring Laura Linney, Maggie Smith and Kathy Bates

Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Irish Drama ‘The Miracle Club’ Starring Laura Linney, Maggie Smith and Kathy Bates Sony Pictures Classics has swooped on Irish drama The Miracle Club, starring Laura Linney, Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates and Agnes O’Casey, picking up rights for the U.S, Latin America and a number of territories in South East Asia…

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#The Cast of ‘Titanic,’ Then and Now

#The Cast of ‘Titanic,’ Then and Now

The Cast of ‘Titanic,’ Then and Now This year marks the 25th anniversary of the James Cameron-directed film Titanic. The movie ranks as the No. 3 highest-grossing film of all time (behind Cameron’s Avatar and Avengers: Endgame) with $2.2 billion at the worldwide box office, according to Box Office Mojo, and won 11 Oscars, tied…

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