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Tandy Culpepper is a veteran broadcast television, radio, and online journalist. He has reported extensively for multiple outlets including CNN Radio, CNN.com, People.com, He was senior correspondent for CNN's internationally-syndicated television news service, Turner Entertainment Report.
<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks To Carlos Diehz About His Unlikely Co-Starring Turn In Best Picture Nominee <i>Conclave</i></b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks To Carlos Diehz About His Unlikely Co-Starring Turn In Best Picture Nominee Conclave

Film, NewsmakersApril 2, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

What if someone told you that, in spite of never having been in a studio movie of any kind, you would be co-starring with acting…

<b>Reba Merrill & Tandy Culpepper Review 2 Netflix Thrillers: <i>Interceptor</i> & <i>Leave the World Behind</i></b>

Reba Merrill & Tandy Culpepper Review 2 Netflix Thrillers: Interceptor & Leave the World Behind

FilmMarch 26, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

In this episode, Reba and Tandy review two Netflix films that both touch on matters of national security. The first, Interceptor, iswas produced from an…

<b>Pamela Skjolsvik and Tandy Culpepper Review Percival Everett’s New Novel <i>James,</i> Winner of the National Book Award For Fiction</b>

Pamela Skjolsvik and Tandy Culpepper Review Percival Everett’s New Novel James, Winner of the National Book Award For Fiction

UncategorizedMarch 24, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Starting with this episode of The Hollywood Beat, I’m beginning an ongoing series of book reviews interspersed with author interviews with Dallas, Texas, librarian Pamela…

<b>Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper Review TV: <i>The Good Fight</i> & <i>The Gilded Age</i> & An Actress Named Baranski</b>

Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper Review TV: The Good Fight & The Gilded Age & An Actress Named Baranski

TVMarch 24, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

When it comes to capturing the attention of television audiences — whether they’re bingeing a certain corseted costume drama or two long-running corporate legal sizzlers…

<b>ICYMI: Reba Merrill & Tandy Culpepper Review 2 Meryl Streep Films: <i>Out of Africa</i> & <i>The Devil Wears Prada</i></b>

ICYMI: Reba Merrill & Tandy Culpepper Review 2 Meryl Streep Films: Out of Africa & The Devil Wears Prada

FilmMarch 20, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Here’s a trivia question for you: Who has been nominated for more Oscars, man or woman, than anyone else in the history of the Academy…

<b>A Reba Merrill / Tandy Culpepper Movie Review: <Di>Dune Part 2</i> & <i>Gladiator II</i></b>

A Reba Merrill / Tandy Culpepper Movie Review: Dune Part 2 & Gladiator II

FilmMarch 4, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

In this episode of The Hollywood Beat, Reba and Tandy discuss two films that both are sequels: Dune Part Two and Gladiator II. But of…

<b>A Lisa Johnson Mandell / Tandy Culpepper TV Review: <i>Masters of the Air  </i>  &<i>Baby Reindeer</i></b>

A Lisa Johnson Mandell / Tandy Culpepper TV Review: Masters of the Air &Baby Reindeer

TVFebruary 27, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

In this episode of The Hollywood Beat, Tandy Culpepper welcomes Critics Choice Association member Lisa Johnson Mandell to begin a regular series of TV reviews….

<b>Reba Merrill & Tandy Culpepper Look at Two Films Rooted in Fact: <i>The Apprentice </i>, a Mesmerizing Biopic of a Young Donald Trump and <i>September 5</i>, A Riveting Thriller at The 1972 Summer Olympics</b>

Reba Merrill & Tandy Culpepper Look at Two Films Rooted in Fact: The Apprentice , a Mesmerizing Biopic of a Young Donald Trump and September 5, A Riveting Thriller at The 1972 Summer Olympics

FilmFebruary 16, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

In this episode of The Hollywood Beat, Reba and Tandy look at two films that have nothing in common other than that they both skirt…

<b>Reba Merrill and Tandy Culpepper Offer Their Take on the Films <i>I’m Still Here</i> and <i>The Substance</i></b>

Reba Merrill and Tandy Culpepper Offer Their Take on the Films I’m Still Here and The Substance

FilmFebruary 12, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

In this episode, Reba and Tandy discuss two films starring two much-lauded actresses. One film makes a strong statement about the way society objectifies women…

<B>Reba Merrill and Tandy Culpepper’s Take on the Films <i>A Real Pain</i> and <i>Sing Sing</i></B>

Reba Merrill and Tandy Culpepper’s Take on the Films A Real Pain and Sing Sing

FilmFebruary 6, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

In this episode of The Hollywood Beat, Tandy and Reba look at two low-budget, indy films – one set entirely in a prison, the other…

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