Byron Allen, the comedian-turned-media entrepreneur, has acquired the Weather Channel cable network as he seeks to build his TV and film business, he announced Thursday. Allen’s Los Angeles-based media company, Entertainment Studios, purchased Weather Group, the parent company of the Weather Channe..

It may not be intentional, but Steven Soderbergh can really make other people feel lazy. In 2013, he announced his retirement from filmmaking, and promptly began work on “The Knick” for Cinemax; he directed all 20 episodes of the show’s critically acclaimed two-season run. Last year he returned...

The golden relics of Tut, evoking the life, mysterious death and storied afterlife of the 19-year-old Egyptian King Tutankhamun, is, for many of us, embedded in our childhood memories — along with those long, long entrance lines. A touring King Tut exhibition in the 1960s was followed by the blockb..

For "Black Panther," the hits just keep coming. The film earned 35 million tweets.

The overflowing riches of Texas’ cinematic legacy are on display in “Deep in the Heart of Texas,” a selection of films recently made available for Filmstruck subscribers as part of the streaming service’s ever-evolving library. Classic movie buffs will be no strangers to the epic drama of George...

Padraig O’Malley is, to put it mildly, a man on a mission. The fascinating subject of “The Peacemaker” is a restless traveler who has devoted most of his life to conflict resolution, organizing conferences on political hot spots including Iraq and Kosovo. As it follows him over a five-year period,....