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They weren't meant to be heroes. Frodo Baggins, his steadfast companion Samwise Gamgee and their accidental journey-mates, jejune cousins Merry and Pippin, could have been content living out their days in the Shire with their fellow hobbits, feasting and smoking in pastoral comfort.

When they post a big rating these days, TV executives are often fond of saying, "The pipes still work." They mean that while the audience has scattered among hundreds of options, old-time broadcasters can deliver a level of mass reach that's hard to equal anywhere else.

There's no shortage of pure holiday movie cheese to unwrap this year.

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"What do you want to tell Joe Byron right now?"

Several Broadway shows were forced to cancel performances this week due to positive Covid-19 tests among the cast or crew, a setback for the industry that comes just months after it raised the curtain on an 18-month shutdown due to the pandemic.

Julia Roberts delivered the ultimate photo bomb while George Clooney was appearing virtually on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

Peloton has pulled an ad featuring Chris Noth in the wake of sexual assault allegations against him.

For those needing additional evidence that streaming has thrown a lifeline to movies for grownups, look no further than this weekend, which brings three of them, with two hitting theaters for reasons that have more to do with award requirements than commerce.

The first trailer for "How I Met Your Father" is here.

Director/co-writer Guillermo del Toro veers out of his customary lane in "Nightmare Alley," a gorgeous-looking but narratively flawed movie that at its best evokes the lurid thrillers of the 1940s while meandering too much in between. Bradley Cooper fills the central role, but Cate Blanchett steals the show as a Barbara Stanwyck-style femme fatale.

The holiday season is one for time-honored traditions: Baking cookies, decorating, gathering with family and friends -- and blasting holiday music. Whether on the radio, over a store's loudspeaker or via a curated streaming playlist, you'll likely hear many of the same songs in rotation, from Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" to what else? Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You."

Which pill will you take, love it or hate it?

A search warrant has been issued for actor Alec Baldwin's cell phone in connection with the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust," according to court documents released Thursday from Santa Fe County.

The trailer for "The Lost City" might be the best one you watch all year.

"The Boss" may have just made a cool half-billion dollars.

Remember the old days, when "Saturday Night Live" sketches kept becoming movies, with a few hits ("Wayne's World") and way more misses ("A Night at the Roxbury," "Ladies Man," "It's Pat," etc.)? Now one of those, "MacGruber," makes the trip back to TV, offering an unnecessary reminder that not everything that's funny for three minutes works for two hours, much less four.

Nick Cannon is opening up more about grieving his late son, Zen.

Britney Spears appears to have welcomed a new addition to her family.

Actor Chris Noth is denying allegations of sexual misconduct against him published in a report Thursday by The Hollywood Reporter.