‘Howard’ Review: A Moving Tribute to Disney Lyricist Howard Ashman

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticThe case of NXIVM, the Albany, N.Y.-based “self-help group” whose bizarre and seemingly cult-like aspects have been covered widely — merges a sort of enormity of evil with the prosaic in ways that can make it hard to connect with at first. What was done to aspirants within the group, who allege having been starved as well as held down and scarred with a cauterizing pen in order to be marked as slaves, represents perhaps the height of inhumanity.

Featherhood in which everything starts to unlock.The bizarre gift from Heathcote Williams, the writer and anarchist, threatens to ignite the “residual flame” of an anger that caused a 21-year old Gilmour to scale the real monument during a protest over tuition fees in 2010.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticAdmitting to how much one doesn’t know, in an era bent on proving our incompetence, is humbling enough for most of us. But it seems especially difficult for celebrities.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe late lyricist Howard Ashman gave us the gift of many of the most-loved Disney songs of the modern era, teaming with composer Alan Menken to write “Beauty and the Beast’s” “Be Our Guest,” “The Little Mermaid’s” “Part of Your World” and “Aladdin’s” “Friend Like Me.” In the new documentary “Howard,” streaming on Disney Plus from August 7, director Don Hahn — who knew his subject well, having produced the original animated version of “Beauty and the Beast” — goes in

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic“Lovecraft Country,” a new drama on HBO, begins with a scene of degradation; soldier Atticus Freeman (Jonathan Majors) emerges from a foxhole to see a winged, tentacled creature flying overhead. Another fantastical monster is destroyed by Jackie Robinson, then reconstitutes itself to devour the pathbreaking baseball player when Atticus wakes up from this dream in the back seat of a segregated bus.

,, and, lyricist Howard Ashman has become synonymous with his time spent on the animated classics. However, as  director Don Hahn tells ET, Ashman’s life isn’t defined purely by his work at Disney.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticThe 2020 election has strangely felt both more and less present a part of life than it’d have seemed likely on January 1: It’s more with us because of the heightened tensions stoked by our president, with his supporters and detractors feeling a sense of urgency about how they’ll vote, and it’s less with us because of everything else.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic“Star Trek: Lower Decks,” the latest series in the franchise kicked off by Gene Roddenberry in 1966, doesn’t take place on the Enterprise, or the Voyager, or any of the similarly inspiringly-named ships in the fleet. This animated show depicts the comings and goings of the support staff on the U.S.S.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticThe history of TV is studded with attempts to make commercial pitchmen into the stars of their own series. During the dot-com boom, “Baby Bob” advertised the service provider FreeInternet.com before getting his own CBS sitcom; Geico’s “Cavemen” moved from hawking car insurance to telling jokes on ABC.In this tradition follows Ted Lasso, a character created by NBC Sports to sell Americans on coverage of English Premier League soccer.

Brandy album – and the illustrious singer knows it. “Sorry for my tardy / Long time I was broken-hearted,” she sings on ‘Saving All My Love’, the opening track on ‘B7’, her first studio album since 2012’s ‘Two Eleven’.

aired its final episode, but the celebrated cast came together Wednesday for a virtual reunion that sent fans into a frenzy. Nearly the entire ensemble shared their memories of the show and behind-the-scenes stories, and Kerry Washington even addressed the possibility of reprising her starring role in the future.

After the news of Regis Philbin’s passing at the age of 88 was shared with the world, many flooded all social media platforms with sweet messages and tributes to the legendary TV host. That being said, his colleagues in the field were not an exception, Kelly Ripa included! The celeb is definitely amongst those mourning and remembering Regis Philbin.

Kelly Ripa honored her former Live! With Regis and Kelly cohost, Regis Philbin, following news of the late talk show host’s death.The All My Children alum, 49, shared a photo of herself, Philbin and Ryan Seacrest via Instagram on Saturday, July 25.“We are beyond saddened to learn about the loss of Regis Philbin,” she captioned the picture. “He was the ultimate class act, bringing his laughter and joy into our homes everyday on Live for more than 23 years.

Over the past few days, the Glee cast has been penning heartbreaking tributes to their late co-star Naya Rivera who sadly passed away at the young age of 33 during a boating trip to Lake Piru with her son Josey Hollis Dorsey, 4. The kind words by the actors which celebrated the personality that was Naya was a testament to how much of a positive influence she was on her co-stars.