Shirley MacLaine News

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Another great black-and-white classic gets the Blu-ray treatment, and the visual difference between this and the older DVD release is pretty obvious.

American transplant Shirley MacLaine is coming to "Downton Abbey." As we reported Monday , the veteran actress will play Lady Cora's mother in Season 3 and may be just the first of several stateside visitors coming to Downton.

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USA Network has ordered six hours of a drama series called "Political Animals," about a former first family-cum-political dynasty that's on the verge of falling apart.

If you're mad about "Mad Men," says the show's creator Matthew Weiner, you're going to be just as crazy about an enduring gem of a film of the same era, 1960's "The Apartment." Director Billy Wilder's masterful serio-comic exploration of the darker side of office politics and clandestine corporate romances starred Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine and ... (more)

Maggie Smith's acid-tongued Countess will no doubt have something delightfully bitchy to say about this: Oscar winner Shirley MacLaine is joining the cast of Downton Abbey as According to The Daily Beast , MacLaine will appear during the international phenom's third season, which begins production next month "My late grandfather directed Shirley ... (more)

TV junkies Anna Chan and Ree Hines dish on the latest boob-tube news, from what happened on your favorite shows, to casting rumors, sneak peeks and more.

"It is so exciting to have an actress of Shirley MacLaine's stature joining our brilliant Downton Abbey cast," said Laura Mackie, ITV's director of drama.

Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine and Edie Adams in "The Apartment": The only thing that almost kept it off this list -- and may yet get it thrown off -- is that it might not really be a comedy.

Director and screenwriter Christopher Monger will offer a screening and discussion of his work in a free public appearance at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.