Gary Dretzka

One-time independent Miramax, now part of the Disney stable, hosted its first luncheon at ShoWest, the theater owners' gathering here, to introduce its slate of coming movies, including "54," about...

Perennial Emmy loser Susan Lucci on Wednesday received her 18th Daytime Emmy Award nomination as best soap opera actress for "All My Children." To get the win, she will have...

As the ShoWest convention, the national gathering of theater owners here, hit its midpoint Wednesday, the biggest buzz was for the summer blockbusters, particularly Sony's "Godzilla." During a first peek...

Jim Lauderdale Whisper (BNA) (star) (star) (star) 1/2 Anyone looking for the exact point at which the old school meets the new school in Nashville might want to check out...

Marcia Ball, Irma Thomas, Tracy Nelson Sing It! (Rounder) (star) (star) (star) The estimable Irma Thomas, soul queen of New Orleans, inspired this rousing collaboration, which does for Southern R&B...

Phil Ochs Farewells & Fantasies (Rhino) (star) (star) (star) 1/2 At long last, the full body of this troubled troubadour's works -- more than 50 songs-- has been collected, with...

When the popular game show "Hollywood Squares" returns to television in September, Whoopi Goldberg will be in the center square. Goldberg, who's co-producing the show with King World and Columbia...

Roseanne, resplendent in a lime-green outfit and armed with her caustic wit, was center stage at the National Association of Television Program Executives meet here. And not because of her...

In a town that worships youth over everything but money, stars of yesterday still can make news when they kick up their heels. That happened Friday, when Merv Griffin opened...

Six months ago, ABC executives spent a lot of time knocking down speculation by journalists that the network's entertainment president, Jamie Tarses, soon would be fired. She wasn't. Thursday, Tarses...