SATURDAY AM UPDATE: Though the numbers aren’t as big as their opening weekends, an interesting tale continues at the weekend box office during the pandemic with New Line’s Mortal Kombat and Funimation/Aniplex’s Demon Slayer bound for a photo-finish of $6.1M each in their second weekends. Really, it’s too close to call No. 1 right now. Mortal Kombat had the
Month: May 2021
Iris Santos (L) and Natalia Smüt. (Houston Police Department/Instagram) Two trans women were slain on the same day in the US, raising the spectre of a spree of violence that shows no signs of stopping this year. Iris Santos, a Latinx trans woman, and Natalia Smüt, a “firecracker” of a drag performer who dazzled audiences
Just in case you haven’t been paying attention, Resident Evil Village is coming out May 7th. And just in case you still haven’t been paying attention, Capcom is having a “Resident Evil Village Launch Special” live stream on YouTube on May 7 at 7am ET. Per Gematsu, the event will be presented by Village game
News Death Grips’ Zach Hill Shares Debut Single from New Band Undo K From Hot: Listen “750 Dispel” is the first offering from the new group’s upcoming album G.A.S. Get A Star By Noah Yoo May 1, 2021 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Undo K From Hot is a new band featuring Death Grips co-founder Zach
The CW released a long-term premiere slate that rolls into the dregs of summer, and it feels like forever before some favorites return. But Legends of Tomorrow and Dynasty are right around the corner, so let’s celebrate! Find out what else there is to watch this week below! Sunday, May 2 8/7c The Equalizer (CBS)
CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. Since the dawn of cinema, theaters around the world have been filled with people who just can’t get enough of a good mystery. In the 100+ years that people have been frequenting their
Normunds Kindzulis, a 29-year-old medical assistant, suffered burns on 85 per cent of his body. (Instagram/@kindzulis.normunds) A gay man from Tukums, Latvia, died of burns Wednesday (28 April) that nearly covered his entire body after a disgruntled neighbour allegedly doused him with flammable liquid. Normunds Kindzulis, a 29-year-old medical assistant, suffered burns on 85 per
One of the standout new additions in Season 2 before being promoted to a series regular for Season 3, Priah Ferguson’s “Stranger Things” character Erica Sinclair is getting her own comic book tale from Dark Horse Comics, we’ve learned via Syfy Wire this afternoon. The young adult graphic novel is titled Stranger Things: Erica the
Play video content TMZ.com Jack Harlow was feet away from what turned out to be a fatal shooting in Kentucky this weekend — and TMZ’s got video of the moment shots were fired … and Jack scrambling. The rapper — who hails from the Louisville area — was partying at a place in town called
Derek Chauvin deserves to be locked up for much longer than what the state of Minnesota’s guidelines suggest … that’s according to the state’s Attorney General, who’s citing the ex-cop’s “particular cruelty” toward George Floyd. Minnesota AG Keith Ellison filed docs this week asking Judge Cahill to impose a stiffer sentence come June than he
It’s a picture fit for a princess. On Saturday, May 1, Prince William and Kate Middleton shared a photo of their daughter Princess Charlotte in honor of the young royal’s sixth birthday. In the photo, Charlotte—who is now the spitting image of Kate!—smiled big for the camera while sporting a floral blue and pink dress. The sweet photo
Play video content TMZSports.com Wrestling legends Shawn Michaels and Kevin Nash (Diesel) were WWF Tag Team champs in the mid-’90s … but initially got linked up together ’cause Nash’s WCW character reminded the “Heartbreak Kid” of … Andrew Dice Clay!! Yes, Michaels was a HUGE fan of the “Diceman” … and that’s why he tells
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Members of the LGBT+ community march in the Pride parade in Durban, South Africa, in 2018. (AFP via Getty/ RAJESH JANTILAL) A suspect has been arrested in connection to a gay man who was left bruised and battered after being stabbed with a bottle in Sasolburg, South Africa. Segakweng Kimora Magoma was allegedly attacked at
Fabrice du Welz, director of excellent genre fare including Calvaire, Vinyan and Alléluia, is back with an atmospheric new thriller, Adoration, which is now available for pre-order over at Vinegar Syndrome. The film was acquired by Altered Innocence for a U.S. release this summer. Young lovers are on the run in the final film of
News Billy Bragg, Lucy Dacus, Will Butler, and More Throw Support Behind PRO Act With New Working Families Party Conversation Series Thursday, Anti-Flag, and other artists will perform labor songs for the Instagram Live series By Noah Yoo April 30, 2021 Facebook Twitter Billy Bragg, November 2017 (Lorne Thomson/Redferns) Facebook Twitter Billy Bragg, Lucy Dacus,
Olympia Dukakis — the Oscar-winning actress best known for her role in ‘Moonstruck’ — has died … this according to her family. Her brother, Apollo, broke the sad news Saturday … taking to Facebook to update fans that his sister had passed in New York City. He adds, “After many months of failing health she
Although Seeking Sister Wife sounds very similar to TLC’s already existing show, Sister Wives, the two series are actually quite different. Sister Wives debuted in 2010 and has since been giving the world a peek at polygamous marriages. It features Kody Brown, his wives, and their many kids. While plural marriage is an uncommon practice often shunned by the average
Here’s a new crime show that will be of interest to anyone who enjoys their French crime fiction. Set in sunny Corsica, Time is a Killer will take you far away from the gritty streets of Paris, as seen in Spiral, and from the gloomy shores of Normandy that were so atmospheric in Witnesses. The
Pope Francis. (Getty/ Lisa Maree Williams) Around 700 young people have formally left the Catholic Church in Belgium since the Vatican banned blessings for same-sex couples. Johan Bonny, bishop of Antwerp, told The Tablet that many of their members pulled away from the Catholic Church after the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith (CDF) issued its
The shark remains the reigning champ of aquatic horror, dominating the subgenre more than any other oceanic creature. Alligators, crocodiles, and mutated fish make up another large percentage of an already shallow pool. Then there’s cryptids and sea creatures, of which horror always has room for more. That includes the folkloric creature made benign and
Jennifer Lopez was hanging out with Ben Affleck this week, setting the Internet on fire with proclamations they’re back together. Not so, and we have an explanation. True … they spent time together, but we’re told they’re strictly friends. Fact is, they’ve been friends for a long time following their difficult breakup. There’s no such
Attention, Salem residents: move into one-story homes. While in real life, everyone is still dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic to one degree or another, there’s a different sort of epidemic in Salem: people falling down the stairs after a heated argument. In the past two years, there have been three such accidents, one of them
Michael Lohan‘s out on bond following his arrest for patient brokering … but he’s gotta abide by some special rules while his case is pending trial. As we reported … Lindsay’s father was booked into jail in South Florida last week for allegedly getting illegal kickbacks from a rehab facility where he referred drug addicts.
15. Director Exits Taylor-Johnson didn’t return to the franchise, at least in part due to her problems working with James—who exercised as much creative control as she could, even bringing in her husband, Niall Leonard, to write the script for the sequels, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed. “We would have proper on-set barneys,” Taylor-Johnson recalled to Porter magazine in 2015. “I’m not
2ND UPDATE, April 30: The long awaited Marvel vampire movie Morbius will go a week later on Jan. 28 instead of Jan. 21. Rather than staying alone on Jan. 21, where there is no wide entry competition, Sony has decided to go head-to-head with Universal/Blumhouse’s Scott Derrickson-directed horror film The Black Phone on its new date. On its
Hailie Sahar as Lulu, Indya Moore as Angel. (Michael Parmelee/FX) Pose creator Steven Canals has opened up about why the show had to end, saying he had always envisioned a “very specific ending”. The groundbreaking drama returns this weekend, with fans already mourning what feels like a premature ending. News that Pose’s new season would
The standout highlight of the new Mortal Kombat movie is the long-running feud between Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim) and Scorpion (Hiroyuki Sanada) which book-ends the film with two fight scenes that take place hundreds of years apart. Sub-Zero and Scorpion are of course mortal enemies, and it’s Scorpion who ultimately ends up defeating his adversary. What’s
News Grammys End Nomination-by-Committee, Add New Categories The Recording Academy eliminates secret committees for the “Big Four” category nominations, adds new awards for Global Music Performance and Música Urbana Album By Matthew Ismael Ruiz April 30, 2021 Facebook Twitter Photo by Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Facebook Twitter The Recording Academy has