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Helen Hunt nearly quit ‘Twister’ shortly before filming — here’s why
July 11, 2024 | 11:40amHelen Hunt almost didn't star in one of the biggest movies of her career.
Will Helen Hunt appear in the new 'Twisters' movie? Her sequel idea got rejected for 'shady' reason
February 12, 2024 | 12:58pmOne question was whirling in the minds of movie fans during the Super Bowl on Sunday night. Where’s Helen?!
'Twister' sequel is in the works two decades after 1996 blockbuster
October 18, 2022 | 3:50pmA follow-up to the 1996 blockbuster "Twister" is in the works.
'Mad About You' star Cynthia Harris dead at 87
October 6, 2021 | 1:02pmThe actress also made numerous appearances on iconic shows such as "The Bob Newhart Show," "Laverne & Shirley," "Three’s Company" and "All My Children."
Why Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal did a 'Blindspotting' show
June 11, 2021 | 6:28pmRafael Casal on why he and Daveed Diggs turned their critically acclaimed 2018 movie "Blindspotting" into a TV show.
Peter H. Hunt, Tony Award-winning ‘1776’ director, dead at 81
April 28, 2020 | 5:57pmPeter H. Hunt, who won a Tony Award for his direction in 1969 of the now-classic musical "1776," helmed the 1972 film version and numerous episodes of CBS’ "Touched By...
Helen Hunt brings trailblazing war journalist to life in 'World on Fire'
March 30, 2020 | 7:54pmHelen Hunt says Nancy Campbell, the fictional reporter she plays in the war drama "World on Fire," is based on two different real-life journalists: William Shirer, who chronicled Hitler's rise...
'The Night Clerk' review: Implausible thriller stokes autism stereotypes
February 19, 2020 | 1:40pmThe plot turns on an implausible level of coincidence and a bunch of perplexing decisions by characters.
'Mad About You' review: Nostalgia trip not worth journey
November 18, 2019 | 6:30pmNostalgia has its limits. People might think they like the good old days — until they actually show up again. The spate of TV reboots, intended to remind viewers of...
How 'Mad About You' was revived 20 years later
November 14, 2019 | 5:22pmPaul Reiser calls the new iteration of “Mad About You” a “continuation” of the ’90s-era sitcom about married New Yorkers Paul and Jamie Buchman (Reiser and Helen Hunt), which, for...
Helen Hunt on 'Mad About You' reboot: 'I think it’s on'
June 20, 2019 | 5:13pmLong before “Mad About You,” Helen Hunt was mad about a musical. She was 8 years old when her father, the late director and acting coach Gordon Hunt, took her...
Before 'Captain Marvel,' women had a 'Quarterback Princess'
March 8, 2019 | 4:43pmSince women were granted the right to vote, there hasn’t been a bigger moment in the history of the fairer sex. Or so we’ve been told by the giant feminist...
Incisive 'Shots Fired' explores racially charged shootings
March 14, 2017 | 7:09pmA racially charged shooting in a small North Carolina town is the setting for the provocative new limited series “Shots Fired.” Inspired by a spate of murders of young black...
Helen Hunt's second directing turn is one delightful 'Ride'
April 29, 2015 | 4:00pmHelen Hunt’s delightful second film as a director (after the underrated “Then She Found Me’’ eight years ago) has her playing a control-freak fiction editor at The New Yorker whose...
‘Friends’ on Netflix: The show’s 11 biggest guest stars
December 31, 2014 | 9:30pm"Friends” fanatics, rejoice — the entire 10-season run of the beloved NBC comedy comes to Netflix on New Year’s Day. Though it marks the first time the sitcom is available...
‘Decoding Annie Parker’ is a mixed-bag cancer drama
May 1, 2014 | 9:22amAlmost every story you hear about breast cancer research is a frustrating one; a cure still sits out of reach for the disease that affects 1 in 8 women. So...