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<b>Who’s Tandy’s favorite character on <i>Slow Horses</i>? Why, that would be actress Saskia Reeves, who plays Standish.   </b>

Who’s Tandy’s favorite character on Slow Horses? Why, that would be actress Saskia Reeves, who plays Standish.

TVSeptember 29, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Saskia Reeves, born August 16, 1961, in Cambridge, England, has built a career defined by depth, subtlety, and versatility. She began her professional journey in…

<b>Apple Delays Jessica Chastain Series After Charlie Kirk Killing, Sparking Dispute     </b>

Apple Delays Jessica Chastain Series After Charlie Kirk Killing, Sparking Dispute

Newsmakers, TVSeptember 24, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

In the aftermath of the shocking murder of Charlie Kirk, Apple TV+ has indefinitely postponed the premiere of The Savant, a high-stakes political thriller starring…

<b>Bill Nye the Science Guy Gets a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame     </b>

Bill Nye the Science Guy Gets a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Newsmakers, TVSeptember 24, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Bill Nye, the bow-tied evangelist for science whose television show defined educational programming in the 1990s, has joined Hollywood’s constellation of icons. The unveiling of…

<b>Jimmy Kimmel’s Show Cancelled by ABC as Stephen Colbert Exits, Leaving Late Night in Crisis    </b>

Jimmy Kimmel’s Show Cancelled by ABC as Stephen Colbert Exits, Leaving Late Night in Crisis

Newsmakers, TVSeptember 19, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

ABC has quietly confirmed that Jimmy Kimmel’s late night run is effectively over. His show has been placed on “indefinite hiatus,” but in television parlance…

<b>Cast Members Dropping Like Sketches: Heidi Gardner Out After 8 Seasons At <i>SNL</i> —Lorne’s Bloodbath Rages On     </b>

Cast Members Dropping Like Sketches: Heidi Gardner Out After 8 Seasons At SNL —Lorne’s Bloodbath Rages On

TVSeptember 1, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

So this just in: Heidi Gardner—the definitive SNL fixture with eight solid seasons under her belt—has officially left the building. And let’s be clear: she’s…

<b>Bill Maher Cheers Gavin Newsom’s Trump Trolling as ‘Very Funny’</b>

Bill Maher Cheers Gavin Newsom’s Trump Trolling as ‘Very Funny’

TVAugust 24, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Bill Maher is no stranger to sharp political commentary, but his recent applause for California Governor Gavin Newsom’s trolling of former President Donald Trump stood…

<b>Kristin Scott Thomas: Elegance, Restraint, and a Career of Enduring Power   </b>

Kristin Scott Thomas: Elegance, Restraint, and a Career of Enduring Power

Film, TVAugust 22, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Kristin Scott Thomas has always seemed to inhabit a rarefied space in cinema and theater, an actress whose elegance and restraint are as unmistakable as…

<b>Gary Oldman: The Reluctant Antihero Who Keeps Reinventing Himself   </b>

Gary Oldman: The Reluctant Antihero Who Keeps Reinventing Himself

TVAugust 22, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Gary Oldman has always been an actor defined by transformation. From his earliest days on the stage in London to his most recent turn as…

<b>Review: Slow Horses Returns Sharper Than Ever in Season Five   </b>

Review: Slow Horses Returns Sharper Than Ever in Season Five

TVAugust 22, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Season 5 of Slow Horses continues the series’ remarkable balancing act between espionage thriller and character study, but this time the canvas feels wider, the…

<b>Trey Parker and Matt Stone: The Creative Duo Behind <i>South Park</i>    </b>

Trey Parker and Matt Stone: The Creative Duo Behind South Park

Newsmakers, TVAugust 21, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Trey Parker and Matt Stone have built one of the most distinctive legacies in modern television, a partnership that began in the halls of the…

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