Netflix is turning the oeuvre of Dolly Parton into an anthology TV series, adapting eight of her songs into “stand-alone narrative episodes.” Really it should just be seven different versions of “Jolene,” with one “I Will Always Love You” tossed in for good measure.
More money for Taylor Swift? In this economy? Undoubtedly, yes.
Deadline reported on Wednesday that 20th Century Fox has been taking steps toward developing a remake of the 1980 comedy 9 to 5, and sources say the studio has been courting Rashida Jones to co-write the script along with creator Pat Resnick.
Watching Dolly Parton talk about the lifetime of success that unexpectedly led to holding two Guinness World Record certificates at once is the most calming six minutes I’ve experienced in a long, long time.
It would have been nice if the Guardian hadn’t asked Kenny Rogers about politics (or the war on Christmas, which really puts a damper on the Christmas tunes), but you can be a real shitheel so long as you enable Dolly Parton to do this:
Here’s something fun: Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, reuniting on the Emmy’s stage, together again, 37 years after 9 to 5.
Not long after last November’s wildfires killed 14 people and destroyed “more than 2400 structures” in the Great Smokey Mountains region of Tennessee, Dolly Parton came to the rescue of her neighbors in Sevier County by launching the My People Fund. The fund quickly raised upwards of $9 million for area families whose…
Over a dozen fires have decimated nearly 15,000 acres in the area surrounding Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountain National Park, according to reports, forcing thousands to evacuate and destroying parts of resort towns Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. “This is a fire for the history books,” Gatlinburg fire chief Greg Miller …
After writing a long tribute to Dolly Parton’s stop in Queens for her current Pure and Simple tour, during which I sobbed hysterically and noted nothing but her goodness and beauty, I was invited to fan tribute event Dollypalooza. While I didn’t cry, I once again found deep meaning in Dolly Parton’s work and fandom.
In today’s Tweet Beat, Yoko Ono sends some love, Jaden Smith does a thing and Dolly Parton discovers emojis.
Dolly Parton’s following includes a huge number of LGBT fans. There’s a lot of general talk of tolerance and love at a Dolly Parton concert, but has she ever actually helped a gay person?
At Dolly Parton’s appearance in Forest Hills, Queens on Saturday, the open stadium felt covered by the energy of passionate fans. When a woman’s voice screamed, “I love you, Dolly!” she replied calmly, “I love you, too,” and we believed it. When a man’s voice screamed, “I love you, Dolly!” she shouted, “I told you to…
Cool, more people weighing in on whether or not Amber Heard hit herself in the face or whatever.
Living legend Dolly Parton performed alongside living Jeremy Scott fever dream Katy “Jolene” Perry at last night’s ACM awards, and the crowd loved every second of it. The duo blessed us with a medley of “Coat of Many Colors,” “Jolene,” and “9 to 5"—a satisfying trifecta of Parton classics—and added fuel to my…
Imagine if someone approached you and asked, “Wanna hear some new music from Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris?” How would you respond? With a silent shrug? A quick “No”? With a gasp, followed by, “What do I look like, some kind of dummy? Of course I wanna hear some new music from Trio!” If it’s more…
Dolly Parton—that sugary sweet, tremendously talented, and heavily tattooed angel who fell to earth (either heaven or the Smokey Mountains)—turns 70 years old today so let’s pump up our hair (because the higher the hair, the closer to God), push out our tits, break out our favorite Dolly albums, and celebrate! It’s…
Merry Christmas, everyone! Hope your day has been filled with only a minuscule amount of vomiting, screaming and other kinds of embarrassments. Use this thread to report on how well your aforementioned pranks performed, which of your relatives shamed your entirely family and other wonderful things that happened this…
On December 10 NBC premiered Coat Of Many Colors, a biopic about Dolly Parton and her family. The movie, which “received NBC’s biggest ratings on Thursday night since the 2009 series finale of E/R” has inspired interest in Parton’s family life and, in the spirit of the holidays, she has shared her first experience…
Last night, NBC premiered Coat of Many Colors, the first of many TV movies about the life of Dolly Parton they plan to produce over the next few years. The film was essentially a two-hour sermon, broken up by commercials for Target, and I fell asleep more than once.
Deep in the heart of Dollywood, located deep in the heart of Tennessee, you’ll find a replica of Dolly Parton’s childhood home. Beside it, encased in glass, is the coat her mother made for her out of rags when she was a little girl. Parton, who grew up “dirt poor” in the Smoky Mountains, turned the story of that coat…
