NEWS
February 25, 2014 | By Susan Denley
Naomi Campbell walked the runway in German designer Philipp Plein's Dallas-themed show at Milan Fashion Week on Sunday, keeping her cool as fireworks exploded around her. [The Cut] Fergie is showing that she is back in shape after the birth of her 6-month-old baby Axl. She's modeling in Calvin Klein ads, wearing Calvin's undies and nothing else. [People] The Costume Designers Guild honored the films "12 Years a Slave," "Blue Jasmine" and "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" and television's "Downton Abbey," among others, at its annual awards ceremony Saturday in Los Angeles.
ENTERTAINMENT
February 24, 2014 | By Mary McNamara
“Breaking Bad's” Walter White was not, as it seemed, the last gasp of the antihero tyrannical hold on TV, but HBO's “True Detective” may be. Although it is impossible not to admire the performances by Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey, “True Detective's” fetishistic love of the sweaty messed up man, at the expense of every woman in a 10-mile radius, is drawing as much criticism as its premiere drew raves. Twitter has been serving up hilarious wish lists for Season 2 - the Olsen twins?
ENTERTAINMENT
February 24, 2014 | By Yvonne Villarreal
"Downton Abbey" wrapped its fourth season -- again, this time in the U.S. -- with piggish ratings, bringing in 8.5 million viewers. The season ender was up about 300,000 viewers from last season's conclusion, which included the car crash death of Matthew Crawley (Dan Stevens), but was down significantly from the 10.2 million the season opener brought in January. The finale, which gave viewers an epic hand-holding moment between Carson and Mrs. Hughes, placed third for the night, behind the Winter Olympics and "The Walking Dead.
ENTERTAINMENT
February 24, 2014 | By Meredith Blake
The most delightful moment in Sunday's season finale of “Downton Abbey” comes at the very end, as Carson and Mrs. Hughes, throw caution to the wind, grasp each other's hands and wade barefoot into the cold salty ocean water together. “You can always hold my hand if you need to feel steady,” Mrs. Hughes assures a nervous Carson. "I don't know how, but you managed to make that sound a little risque,” he replies. “And if I did? We're getting on, you and I -- we can afford to live a little," Mrs. Hughes replies, as millions of "Downton Abbey" viewers across the country squealed with delight and no doubt inspiring reams of fan fiction. The image of Carson and Mrs. Hughes hand in hand is a wonderful, unexpected and quietly thrilling way to wind down the season, and it's certainly a more pleasant send-off than this . While it's not exactly the sort of cliffhanger we've come to expect from this series, it also lays the groundwork for exciting developments next year.
NEWS
February 21, 2014 | By Liesl Bradner
As Season 4 of PBS' " Downton Abbey" comes to a close this Sunday, U.S. fans of the British period drama won't have to wait another year to experience the opulent aristocratic life of the Crawley Family. They needn't even cross the pond. The exhibition " Costumes of Downton Abbey " at Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library in Wilmington, Del., is offering an up-close look at 40 wardrobe and accessory pieces worn by cast members. Drawn from the collection of British period costumier Cosprop, most of the elaborate costumes were selected from the first three seasons, which include Lady Sybil's unforgettable harem pants, Edith's wedding dress and the Dowager Countess' Victorian-era fashions. One newer selection: the dress Lady Rose wears for her society debut in Sunday's finale.
ENTERTAINMENT
February 20, 2014 | By Mary McNamara
"Ripper Street": The BBC's Victorian-era crime procedural set in London's East End during the years following the grisly Jack the Ripper murders returns to BBC America on Saturday. Detective Inspector Edmund Reid (Matthew Macfadyen) and Detective Sergeant Bennet Drake (Jerome Flynn) are still prowling the grim and haunting streets of Whitechapel, with only their wits and the rudimentary forensic expertise of former U.S. Army surgeon and Pinkerton agent Homer Jackson (Adam Rothenberg)