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Mark Snow, the acclaimed television composer best known for helming the popular theme song to the 1990s sci-fi hit The X-Files, died on Friday, a representative confirmed to Rolling Stone. According to Variety, he spent his last moments in his Connecticut home. He was 78. Snow, born Martin Fulterman on …

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he is authorizing the Department of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative to start the process for enacting a 100 percent tariff on American films that are produced in “foreign lands,” also known as runaway productions. Trump called runaway productions “a national …

Farewell to Clem Burke, one of the all-time great rock & roll drummers. The Blondie legend passed away on Sunday, only 70, from cancer. His exuberant energy was as crucial to the Blondie sound as Debbie Harry’s vocals. He combined the chaotic frenzy of his idol Keith Moon with the …

Liza Minnelli‘s upcoming memoir has been optioned, which Minnelli approved to help end the stigma around substance use disorder. On Tuesday, Magnolia Hill Productions announced that it had optioned the forthcoming book — which details the star’s battle with substance abuse — through Warner Bros. Television. “I can’t wait to …

“Who TF Did I Marry,” the viral 50-part TikTok series that captured the internet earlier this year, is finally returning to people’s screens. And this time, it’s as a television series. According to an exclusive reveal from Variety, actress Natasha Rothwell is developing a TV adaptation of the TikTok “Who …

In the most important scene of the first season of The Sopranos — arguably the most important scene of television of the last 25 years, if not much longer — Mob boss Tony Soprano stalks and murders Febby Petrulio, a former wiseguy who testified against friends of Tony’s and then …

Norman Lear was a man of modest physical stature, standing a trim 5’7″ on a good day. In terms of his impact on television — comedy primarily, but the medium as a whole — he was a giant, who belongs on any Mt. Rushmore of showrunners. He dominated an entire …

I n June 2020, Casey Bloys, HBO’s then-president of original programming, needed someone to “go on a mission.” Bloys—who was named HBO’s CEO and chairman in October 2022 — was irked by a tweet from Vulture TV critic Kathryn VanArendonk, who had some thoughts about Perry Mason, HBO’s series starring …

There’s not a lot of Matthew Perry in the pilot episode of Friends, but he gets to deliver one of its funniest jokes. As the gang sits around Central Perk, a newly-divorced Ross admits that he just wants to be married again. A second later, Rachel wanders into the coffee …

Apple seems to be distancing its upcoming Masters of the Air drama from director Cary Fukunaga, with the James Bond filmmaker absent from the press materials announcing its premiere date. Rolling Stone has also learned that Fukunaga has taken a backseat on his forthcoming docuseries Omnivore with the studio. The …