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1. Dallas Buyers Club (2013) At No. 1 of Matthew McConaughey’s best movies is his Oscar-winning role in Dallas Buyers Club. Not every distinguished actor gets a gold trophy for his best performance, but in his case, they hit the nail on the head. McConaughey is absolutely heartbreaking as Ron Woodroof, an AIDS patient who

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Rufus Wainwright says aspiring gay parents have as just much love to offer as straight couples — which is why he thinks a new law in Tennessee limiting that is horses**t. We got the acclaimed singer Saturday at Sundance in Utah, and made him aware of a new bill the

Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Picard. The premiere episode of Star Trek: Picard vividly illustrated why Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) quit Starfleet with a furious condemnation of the galactic agency by the (former) Admiral himself. Set in 2399, 20 years after Star Trek: Nemesis, the new CBS All-Access series finds the legendary Starfleet hero at

Despite older guys indulging greatly in Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s reteam Bad Boy for Life last weekend, STX and Miramax are hoping that there’s a little bit of spillover from that into Guy Ritchie’s R-rated all-star ensemble The Gentleman.  STX took U.S. rights from Miramax for $7M, and the hope is that the pic

The music industry is certainly still a “man’s world,” and Taylor Swift has been subject to scrutiny from the very beginning that her male counterparts would never have to deal with, such as the many men she’s dated, like Harry Styles, Joe Jonas, John Mayer and Jake Gyllenhaal. The artist recently detailed her frustration with

TMZ/Paramount Pictures Try not to choke on the irony, but the real-life ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ — who infamously fleeced investors for roughly $200 million — is now suing the film’s producers, claiming they lied and screwed HIM over. Jordan Belfort is going after Red Granite Pictures and its CEO, Riza Aziz, for fraud …

Doctor Who season 12 has found a balanced way to respond to fan criticism that other franchises have struggled to achieve. Currently barreling towards its midway point, Doctor Who season 12 is generally considered to be an improvement on Jodie Whittaker’s first season behind the TARDIS controls, although there have been a few wibbly-wobbly ups and

Today’s news that all local film releases scheduled for the highly lucrative Chinese New Year period have been kiboshed has wide-ranging implications. Beyond being a prudent move by authorities and producers to stave off apotential spread of the coronavirus, this is expected to mean a $1B+ blow to global box office for 2020. Says a

Security on big blockbusters is notoriously tight, as the filmmakers and crew attempt to keep secrets and plot points until the theatrical release. This applies to Star Wars, superhero movies, and of course the James Bond franchise. Rami Malek’s role as Safin has been largely kept under wraps, with only a few brief appearances in

Backgrid Vanessa Hudgens seems pretty interested in Kyle Kuzma … because she’s hitting up the world’s most famous arena to watch him ball out!!! The newly-single actress just pulled up to Madison Square Garden to check out Kyle and his Los Angeles Lakers as they take on the New York Knicks … this after hanging

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and whole Royal Family get animated in a new satire series. The famous British monarchy has been the subject of much scrutiny as of late, with the departure of Harry, his wife Meghan and their infant son Archie from England. Opting for a life away from the demands of royal life,

Broadway settled into its new winter clothes last week, with recent arrivals My Name Is Lucy Barton, Grand Horizons and A Soldier’s Play padding the roster as Oklahoma! and Slave Play joined the raft of recent post-holiday departures. In all, the 27 productions (two fewer than the previous week) grossed $30,443,388 for the week ending

It’s safe to say that there isn’t any shortage of Justice League Dark members to choose from. Introduced to the comics in 2011 at the start of the New 52 reboot, the team’s lineup has included John Constantine, Zatanna, Deadman, Swamp Thing, Black Orchid, Madame Xanadu, Doctor Mist and many more. Outside of the printed

SplashNews.com Joaquin Phoenix passed on the SAG Awards after-parties, and instead headed to a slaughterhouse … where he comforted trucks full of pigs headed to their final demise. Joaquin made the surprise appearance Sunday night not long after winning Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a leading role for “Joker.” He made the drive

The Elder Scrolls VI is still likely a long ways off, but production is evidently ramping up at Bethesda Game Studios as the team is now hiring people who can make new key features and improved user experience a reality in the upcoming game. These now-open positions confirm that the next Elder Scrolls is still fairly early

Oscar nominations continue to make a difference at the box office, and the box office continues to be important to Oscar contenders. At a time when prestigious, financially risky award bets are often destined to Netflix, nothing beats having that extra exhilaration from great ticket sales, as studios vie to raise the profiles of their

Jared Harris’ character is described as Morbius’ mentor, and the trailer shows him saying he’s known Michael Morbius since he was a boy. He knows Morbius has a gift and always has. Flashback footage in the trailer seems to show Harris’ character protecting young Michael, who would grow up to be a scientist who tries

Exclusive TMZ/Walt Disney Pictures The guy who helped create the children’s movie, “Pete’s Dragon” claims he got screwed over by his own kids when they pulled the wool over his eyes to line their own pockets. Malcolm Marmorstein‘s now battling 2 of his 4 kids in court over his living trust …which he claims they

Star Trek: Voyager would have been completely different under Captain Will Riker. Jean-Luc Picard considered Riker to be one of the finest officers he’d ever met, but his Number One was famously reluctant to leave the USS Enterprise. In truth, Riker appears to have simply been resistant to change, instead enjoying the relationship with his

Refresh for latest…: Seventeen years after the release of Bad Boys II, Sony’s Bad Boys For Life dominated domestic, overseas and global turnstiles in its debut, and will cross $100M worldwide when including the domestic four-day weekend. At the international box office, the Will Smith/Martin Lawrence cop flick set a new franchise record launch of

Yikes! In the interview, Henry Winkler at first pretended he didn’t hear the question, and Andy Cohen was shocked at the mere suggestion of a beef between the stars. Plus, Winkler didn’t even mention Tom Hanks, just the fact that his time on set was nothing like Happy Days. He tried to end on a

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Amber Heard is about as talented and passionate as they come, which was on full display this weekend during the Women’s March … where she showed off her ASL. The actress was one of many celebs who showed up in L.A. Saturday for the fourth annual event — which got

The new James Bond movie No Time to Die gets an unofficial theme song thanks to a parody version of Billie Eilish’s hit “Bad Guy.” The 25th film in the long-running Bond series, No Time to Die sees Daniel Craig returning for his fifth and final go-around as the iconic secret agent 007. This time,

Sony’s Bad Boys for Life, a sequel 17 years in the waiting, previewed at 3,154 theaters last night making a great $6.36M. That amount for the R-rated film is bigger than American Sniper‘s $5.3M preview, which turned out to be the record opener over the 2015 MLK holiday with a 4-day of $107.2M. Sony is seeing a $38M

Set between the events of Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker, the ride features a number of excellent cameos from notable characters – including Daisy Ridley as Rey, John Boyega as Finn, Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron, Domhnall Gleeson as Admiral Hux, and definitely-not-Adam-Driver as Kylo Ren, and the

Exclusive Getty Harvey Weinstein‘s attorneys claim one of the 12 jurors on his sexual abuse trial covered up one crucial fact — she wrote a novel about older men pursuing sex with young girls … and as a result, they want a mistrial. Weinstein’s lead attorney, Donna Rotunno, pointed out the alleged lie in court

This article contains spoilers for Black Widow Prelude #1. Marvel has finally revealed how Black Widow escaped after the events of Captain America: Civil War. The passing of the Sokovia Accords placed Natasha Romanoff in a difficult place. She believed in the Avengers – perhaps more than even Tony Stark or Steve Rogers – but she swiftly realized

Warner Bros. DC movie Bird of Prey hit tracking this morning with a range of $49M-$55M, the average being $52M when it opens on Feb. 7, that weekend’s only wide release. All exhibitors look to Birds of Prey as it’s arguably the only franchise film for the month of February. The film is really hot right now

Adam Sandler’s Goldman is doing his best, but he’s clearly struggling with his performance, lacking the balance to really blow away his audience. Benny Safdie’s Silverman not only shows no respect for his fellow performer, he actually proves to be antagonistic. Silverman makes fun of Goldman, ridiculing him in front of the surrounding crowd and

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Bradley Whitford is calling out Stephen King for his color-blind approach to Oscar voting, saying it’s ignorant and underestimates one HUGE advantage they both have: WHITE. We talked to the ‘West Wing’ vet Wednesday at LAX about King’s controversial tweet, reacting to movie fans and critics pissed about this year’s