THE SOPRANOS

Ava DuVernay, the creator of "Queen Sugar," laid down a pioneering directive for her Oprah Winfrey-backed TV series: To hire only female directors, in an industry where women, particularly women of color, have had few inroads.

"If anyone ever bothers you... you tell Uncle Tony, okay?" Iler recalled the late Paulie Walnuts actor telling him.

Tony Sirico, who played the impeccably groomed mobster Paulie Walnuts in The Sopranos and brought his tough-guy swagger to films including Goodfellas, died Friday.

The actor who played mobster Paulie Walnuts on “The Sopranos” and other tough-guy roles in movies has died.

Actor Tony Sirico, known for his role as Paulie Walnuts on 'The Sopranos,' died at age 79, his manager confirmed to media outlets Friday.

Some watch the Super Bowl for the game, some for the halftime show, but it’s safe to say that almost everybody watches for the commercials.

This year's Super Bowl ads lacked a certain oomph, but gave plenty of "oof" to aging millennials.

The ad, called "New Generation," aired during the first quarter of the game without the General Motors brand releasing any previews or teasers ahead of time.

According to the new book "Tinderbox," Gandolfini felt bad for his fellow castmates, who'd been out of work during the dispute.

"Occasionally he would go on a bender or a coke binge. We had to stop production," former CEO Jeff Bewkes said of Gandolfini.

"Jim called me up after he finished work that day. He knew what had happened, and he said, 'I'm taking you out,'" writer Todd Kessler recalled.

Sigler, who played Meadow Soprano, split from her first husband in 2005 and was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis around the same time.

Is “The Sopranos” the greatest TV show of all time?

"Jim recognized, on my face, that there was an actor in trouble," Peter Riegert said in "Woke Up This Morning," a new oral history of "The Sopranos."

"The Many Saints of Newark" captures the spirit of its source material, but fails to live up to its roots, critics say.

Grab a plate of gabagool and a dish of baked ziti because “The Sopranos” are (kind of) coming back.

The stakes were high for a Sopranos movie. The Many Saints of Newark doesn’t measure up.

David Chase is not holding back his disappointment that "The Many Saints of Newark" will not be getting an exclusive theatrical release.

Fourteen years after the groundbreaking crime series' cryptic finale, "Sopranos" producer David Chase returns to the roots of his central character via a prequel film, telling the story of Dickie Moltisanti, Uncle Junior, Silvio Dante, and a young Tony Soprano.

Fourteen years after the groundbreaking crime series' cryptic finale, "Sopranos" producer David Chase returns to the roots of his central character via a prequel film, telling the story of Dickie Moltisanti, Uncle Junior, Silvio Dante, and a young Tony Soprano.

Sigler then told her former co-star to "take it easy" because there were "a lot of witnesses in this place." "We're where it all started in Jersey, so how cool that they want The Sopranos to be here," she said. The world will show up and support you She's so beautiful and brave to share her current journey of what she's going through." When asked about the show's reunion and visiting New Jersey, Pastore told ET: "Twentieth anniversary of The Sopranos. RELATED CONTENT:Jon Bernthal Says Michael Gandolfini Is 'Honoring His Father' in 'Sopranos' Prequel Film (Exclusive)Michael Gandolfini Channels Late Father James as Young Tony on 'Sopranos' Prequel Set: Pics!

The Cadillac Escalade that James Gandolfini drove on HBO’s "The Sopranos," sold at auction on Friday. CBSN's Contessa Brewer has more on the hefty price tag.

Federico Castelluccio, the actor who played Italian tough guy Furio on HBO's hit series "The Sopranos," is at the center of a surprising real-life adventure. Kenneth Craig reports from Princeton, New Jersey, on the actor - and his multimillion-dollar discovery.