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I am the type of Trick ‘r Treat fan who does not merely believe that it is one of the best horror movies of its time, but that the cult-favorite horror-comedy movie is cinema’s most passionate (but, admittedly, not quite its most grounded) representation of Halloween. Furthermore, I think its mischievous flagship character, Sam, should

I’ve been told time and time again that Arrival is a masterpiece, and it’s one of the best sci-fi movies of all time. I have absolutely no reason for waiting seven years to watch this film. I love Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner. Denis Villeneuve also blew me away with Dune. I knew I’d like

Mario Lopez, who may be best known for the very specific ’90s TV memory of him playing the oh-so-cool AC Slater on Saved by The Bell, has become synonymous with his charismatic and charming red carpet interviews. In an exclusive interview, he revealed a candid moment from his illustrious career. Despite interviewing numerous A-list celebrities,

The recent separation of Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness continues to be a shocking bittersweet turn of events. With the couple now in the midst of separating, details like Hugh Jackman’s net worth, as well as further rationale for the couple’s split are going to start coming into frame. But now Jackman himself is reportedly

Keke Palmer has had a lot going on in her life. Over the last year and a half she helped lead the cast of Jordan Peele’s horror movie Nope, and she gave birth to her first child in February. But after her relationship with her son’s father Darius Jackson made headlines earlier this year, the

In this week’s edition of The King Beat, I regret that I can’t get write extensively about the exciting 4K UHD release of The Dead Zone that was just announced by Shout! Factory. There also isn’t time to celebrate either 45th anniversary of The Stand (which was on Tuesday) or the 20th anniversary of the

Actress Meryl Streep is widely considered the most acclaimed film star of all time. She’s got an impressive filmography, filled with truly iconic projects that remain vital parts of pop culture. Case in point: playing Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada. After her co-star Anne Hathaway reunited with Streep at an event, she weighed

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone are the two biggest action stars who show off their big guns and iconic sayings. While these two may have the long-running film series The Expendables in common (as well as dominating the box office in the ‘80s), they are completely different as people. If you want to know how

Until Star Trek: Picard came along in 2020, the final chapter of The Next Generation saga (onscreen, at least) had been Nemesis, the fourth of the Star Trek movies spotlighting Jean-Luc Picard and his crew. The 2002 movie saw its protagonists clashing with the new leader of the Romulan Empire, Shinzon, who was played by

*NSYNC was at the height of pop music at the turn of the 21st century, with Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick and Lance Bass dancing and harmonizing their way to four albums and worldwide fame. Nothing good lasts forever, though, and a year after the group released Celebrity — their final album

Robbie Robertson, songwriter and lead guitarist for legendary rock group The Band, is dead … TMZ has confirmed. Sources close to Robbie tell us he died Wednesday in Los Angeles after battling prostate cancer for about a year. We’re told he’d been doing ok, recently, but on Tuesday he told his wife he wasn’t feeling

AMC Entertainment’s CEO Adam Aron warned that the chain risks financial peril if it can’t raise fresh cash as needed while exhibition continues its post-Covid recovery amid Hollywood strikes. The world’s biggest move chain saw second-quarter earnings surge, sales jump and things looked great in movieland with the three months ended in June and the

Robert De Niro‘s grandson died from a lethal combination of illicit drugs, including fentanyl … TMZ has learned. According to New York City’s chief medical examiner, Leandro De Niro Rodriguez died from the toxic effects of fentanyl, bromazolam, alprazolam, 7-aminoclonazepam, ketamine, and cocaine. The Medical Examiner is ruling Leandro’s death an accidental overdose. As we

Unlike last August which was totally lacking product after Sony’s Bullet Train, the month looks to keep chugging even as the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes continue and many talent not permitted to promote. Recently, Warner Bros/DC’s Blue Beetle hit tracking with an eye on a $30M start when it opens on Aug. 18. With Blue

Parade, winner of this year’s Tony Award for Best Musical Revival, ended its Broadway run on a very high note Sunday, grossing a big $1,814,013 and selling out its special nine-performance week. That’s a house record for the Jacobs Theatre. The Jason Robert Brown-Alfred Uhry musical was among the top earners on Broadway for the

National CineMedia shares are popping today in a down market as the cinema advertising company emerged from Chapter 11 and named former top executives of NBCUniversal, HBO and Fox to a reconstituted, and pretty impressive, board of directors. Lauren Zalaznick, formerly EVP & Chair, Entertainment & Digital Networks, Comcast NBCUniversal, is now board chair. “We

William Friedkin, the famed filmmaker who directed “The Exorcist,” has died. The news was confirmed Monday by his wife, Sherry Lansing, who says he passed in L.A. — but the exact details of his death have yet to be revealed. It’s a big hit to the film community — as Friedkin was an influential force

CatVideoFest, which is just what it sounds like, joined notable indie debuts and festival favorites Shortcomings and Passages, the re-release of Shiva Baby and juggernaut Talk To Me in another weekend of varied specialty fare, both new and holding over. Indies are helping drive a buoyant box office. They’re also waiting for the Barbenheimer tsunami

Greta Gerwig achieved something pretty great in showbiz this weekend — she’s now the sole female director to have crossed the billion-dollar line … and it’s because of ‘Barbie.’ Indeed … the inevitable happened Sunday, with ‘Barbie’ raking in over a $1 billion at the worldwide box office and once again taking the top spot

FRIDAY MIDDAY: The third weekend of Warner Bros’ Barbie at $51M (-45%) is higher than the opening of the Brad Pitt action movie, Bullet Train, which did $30M during the first weekend of August. It just goes to show how far we’ve come along at the box office. The Greta Gerwig directed take on the

Paul Reubens was a busy man before his sudden passing this week — as he privately battled cancer, the guy was hard at work almost right to the end … and there’ll be something to show for it in the near future. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … the ‘Pee-wee Herman’ star had been

As she heads into the third weekend of release, Warner Bros’ Barbie has hit two new milestones, crossing both $500M at the international box office and the nine-century mark worldwide. The Greta Gerwig-directed phenomenon added $16.8M from 69 offshore markets on Thursday, bringing the overseas total to $509.7M through yesterday. Globally, the doll is standing

Taylor Swift is no stranger to signing huge deals, and we’ve learned there’s another one on the horizon … with camera crews following her “Eras” Tour journey throughout the world. Camera crews have been present at just about every “Eras” Tour show thus far — getting plenty of shots of Taylor, her fans and some

EXCLUSIVE: There was a lot of noise surrounding the red state-beloved, $163M-grossing summer surprise hit, Sound of Freedom, this morning with Newsweek reporting that one of the pic’s 6,678 crowdfunders was arrested for child kidnapping by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police. Now just to be clear, we’re talking one person who contributed an unidentified amount

Play video content Themba Gorimbo‘s days of living in the gym are over — the UFC fighter now has his own place to call home … thanks to an incredible gesture from his idol, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. The movie superstar and WWE legend surprised Themba at his gym in an emotional meetup last week

Wes Anderson’s arthouse oasis, Asteroid City, will stream on Peacock on Friday, Aug. 11, 57-days after opening in theaters. The Focus Features absurdist comedy, which world premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and stars Scarlett Johansson, Jason Schwartzman, Bryan Cranston, Steve Carrell, Jeffrey Wright, Tom Hanks, Jeff Goldblum, Ed Norton among several others has grossed

American-Canadian actor and dancer Raoul Trujillo was 51 years old when he took on the role of Zero Wolf — the cold-hearted Mayan leader who plunders Jaguar Paw’s village and sells them as human sacrifices — in Mel Gibson‘s one-of-a-kind adventure film “Apocalypto” back in 2006. Joining Trujillo in the action-packed film included Rudy Youngblood

Pedro Almodóvar’s short film, Strange Way of Life, which had its world premiere at Cannes back in the spring, is hitting theaters in NYC and LA on Oct. 4 thanks to Sony Pictures Classics. There will be an expansion nationwide on Oct. 6. Pic stars Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal and will play in theaters