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Karen Cooper, longtime director of New York City’s indie cinema gem Film Forum, says she’s stepping down at a good time, not just for her, but for the business. Despite all the naysayers and after slogging through Covid with the help of federal grants and weathering a slow recovery, Cooper said business is currently pretty

For the first time since Titanic was released in 1997, Kate Winslet worked with James Cameron again for Avatar: The Way of Water – and when thinking about all of the buzz this long-awaited sequel has gotten in recent months, you can imagine all of the press junkets the talented star has done. Among the

Pete Davidson and Chase Sui Wonders are adding more fuel to the dating rumor fire … all cuddled up while waiting to refuel their “bodies, bodies, bodies.” TMZ obtained these photos of Pete and Chase waiting for takeout Monday afternoon at Baba’s Perogies in Brooklyn … and “Bodies Bodies Bodies” costars couldn’t keep their hands

Reading the tea leaves with regard to China in 2023 is even more difficult than usual. The country’s about-face on its longstanding zero-Covid policy has implications from geopolitics to economics and, closer to home for Hollywood, the state of the market after a dismal 2022. Exactly what those implications are is where the guesswork comes

There’s been a lot of focus in recent months on the children of Hollywood’s biggest stars and the unique experience that comes with that. Much of the attention has been around the opportunities that the “nepo babies” are afforded if they want to follow their parents into the entertainment business, but being raised amongst celebrities

Play video content TMZSports.com Listen up, movie buffs — Wood Harris, a staple in some of the biggest sports flicks ever — is giving TMZ Sports a list of his top football movies of all time… and, yes, “Remember The Titans” did make his cut!! The 53-year-old, who famously played Julius Campbell in the legendary

UPDATE, writethru: That was fast. Coming out of its fourth weekend of release, James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water has topped $1.7B globally and become the No. 7 biggest movie of all time worldwide. With an estimated $1.708B through Sunday, the 20th Century Studios/Disney sequel has overtaken 2019’s The Lion King ($1.663B) and 2015’s

80 for Brady has one of the more unique casts out of the films on the 2023 movie schedule. Not only does it feature the titular all-star quarterback Tom Brady, it also features a quartet of actresses — Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Sally Field and Rita Moreno — who have won and been nominated for

Chucky the killer doll is trending this weekend — and the reason is because there’s a new silicone-laced slasher in town that’s got everyone dying for her … that’d be ‘M3GAN.’ The new horror flick just hit theaters this weekend, and by all accounts … it’s a hit with the young crowd, especially Gen-Zers and

Alcarràs, winner of the Golden Bear in Berlin, opens on five screens in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, presented by Mubi; Quiver Distribution releases Candy Land in nine theaters; and Sony’s Tom Hanks-starring A Man Called Otto, UAR’s Women Talking and IFC Films’ Corsage move into moderate expansions as the broader specialty market barrels

Surprising the world with one last twist during the ending of 2016’s Split, M. Night Shayamalan created a shared universe that roped in a past hit. Introducing Bruce Willis’ David Dunn from Unbreakable into the picture, that connection would be strengthened in the crossover event known as 2019’s Glass. What’s really crazy is that Shyamanlan,

UPDATE 10:22 AM PT — 1/6 — TMZ Sports has obtained pictures of the scene following Peyton Hillis‘ swimming accident … showing lifeguards and medical professionals tending to the former running back on the beach while waiting for additional help to arrive. UPDATE A helicopter and two ambulances rushed to the scene Wednesday … with

The Blumhouse–Universal PG-13 genre title is off to a great start with $2.75M after 5PM showtimes. Universal is betting $17M heading into the weekend on M3GAN while tracking was seeing well north of $20M. Horror fans always come out on Thursday night so hopefully this great momentum keeps up. A Blumhouse movie with great reviews

2015’s Inside Out remains among the best Pixar movies the animation studio has ever made. So when we heard a sequel is in the works a few months back, we weren’t at all surprised Pixar might want to play with emotions again. However, when it comes to casting, only Amy Poehler has been confirmed to

UPDATE 8:38 AM PT — Kevin Boon, the director of the horror movie starring the sister of accused Idaho murderer Bryan Kohberger says she never mentioned her brother during filming … and he was super surprised to find out the two were related. UPDATE Kevin joined us on “TMZ Live” and told us he didn’t

THURSDAY UPDATE, Refresh for latest…: James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water, as expected (see below) has exceeded $1.5B globally with Wednesday’s figures included. The running total through yesterday is $1,516.5M, meaning that it has overtaken Top Gun: Maverick as the No. 1 worldwide release of 2022. What’s more, it is now the No. 10

Jeremy Renner has unfortunately spent his 2023 in the hospital recovering from multiple injuries as a result of a snow plowing accident that occurred during Reno, Nevada’s winter storm. The latest we know about the events the Marvel actor experienced on New Year’s Day comes via the 911 call that was reportedly placed just minutes

Jeremy Renner was in really bad shape — with serious injuries to his chest and torso — according to the 911 call placed just minutes after he was crushed by a Snowcat. We’ve obtained the 911 emergency log which includes notes from the call placed from the scene of Renner’s accident over the weekend. The

UPDATE, with revised figures Big holiday ticket prices, bonus performances and large audiences spurred a hefty surge of nearly 50% in Broadway box office last week (ending Jan. 1) over the previous week, with productions including Funny Girl, MJ, Six, Beetlejuice and & Juliet among the shows smashing house records. With 20 of the 33

It might seem early for talk about a M3gan sequel, as the film is only just about to open as one of 2023’s new movie releases. For some, it’s hard not to talk about another entry in the would-be series, as rumors have indicated that key players have already started discussing. Then again, there are

Jeremy Renner was working to get a family member’s vehicle out of heavy snow when a freak accident caused him to be run over by his own plow … according to cops investigating the incident. Play video content Washoe County Sheriff’s Office The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office held a press conference Tuesday about Sunday morning’s

Exhibition giant Cineworld, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. last September, has said it will not sell off any of its assets individually, and has clarified that neither it nor its advisors have participated in discussions with AMC regarding the sale of any of its cinemas. This comes about two weeks after

Long before we watched Daniel Craig’s James Bond run come to a fiery end in 2021’s No Time to Die, speculation was rampant about who would succeed him as the suave spy. While that question continues to officially remain unanswered, supposed candidates to take over as Bond are frequently brought to the table, with one

Play video content TMZ.com UPDATE 2:35 PM PT — More video, obtained by TMZ, shows Jeremy Renner‘s Snowcat being towed away on Sunday night, several hours after the accident. UPDATE Play video content TMZ.com New video shows Jeremy Renner’s helicopter flight to a hospital shortly after his horrific snowplowing accident, and TMZ has learned new

MONDAY AM UPDATE: Sunday came in stronger for Avatar: The Way of Water than Disney expected, grossing a great $24.4M to what was thought to be $21M. That’s the third biggest New Year’s Day haul of all-time after The Force Awakens ($34.3M) and James Cameron’s first Avatar ($25.2M). Avatar 2‘s New Year’s Day was even

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were one of the “it” couples in the early aughts, and they definitely reclaimed that status in what was a monumental 2022 for the duo. Bennifer 2.0 finally tied the knot, in a pair of wedding ceremonies two decades in the making, making theirs a love story for the ages.

Leslie Jordan fans are eager to get their hands on the place he was just about to call home … hoping to buy the new condo he purchased right before he died. The condo was listed a few weeks ago, and fans have been flocking to the property … so says Eric Ronjoy, the listing

The motion picture industry remains in a state of rehabilitation. Just look at the majors’ domestic box office alone. Back in 2019, four studios grossed over a billion apiece, with Disney-Fox reaping $4.28 billion alone. This year, only three studios grossed $1 billion or more. And while we do get down to the nitty gritty,

The only relationship that challenges the goofiness that is the faux feud between Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, is the history of the Deadpool star and his wife Blake Lively trolling and poking fun at each other on Instagram. And the two were back at it again after Reynolds posted a video of a man

Play video content TikTok / @slater.vance Angela Bassett‘s son pulled a pretty mean prank on his mom to cap off the year — telling her Michael B. Jordan had just died (not true) … but he realized it wasn’t a good idea. The actress’ 16-year-old, Slater, posted a since-deleted video to his TikTok account this