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“Deliver a good entertainment, and the audience will come.” That’s what the venerable director Robert Wise told me after defying Hollywood doubters with his hit musical West Side Story (yes, the 1961 version). Courtly and gracious, Wise also was a tough realist who, following his success, decided to turn to disaster movies like The Hindenburg and

Play video content @survivordiet/Tik Tok If there’s one thing Chevy Chase‘s Clark Griswold character in ‘Christmas Vacation’ inspired, it’s lots of holiday shenanigans … just ask one man who created a decoration prank based on the movie’s most popular scene. In a now viral TikTok, the decoration’s creator shows how he constructed the homemade decoration

About a year ago we were all looking forward to 2021 as the year when everything was going to get back to normal. It would be the year that we could go out and do things that we had previously avoided, like go to the movies or visit theme parks. And while things certainly have

It stands to reason that Lionsgate’s tentpole John Wick: Chapter 4 would move off Memorial Day weekend 2022 after Paramount plopped Tom Cruise’s long-awaited sequel Top Gun: Maverick on May 27. The Chad Stahelski fourthquel will now debut on March 24, 2023 as revealed in a teaser that just dropped. I hear that principal photography just wrapped on

Buzz McCallister is probably gonna be the one who’s home alone for Christmas this time around — because he got arrested for beating up his girlfriend … and is already out of jail. ‘Home Alone’ star Devin Ratray was booked on domestic violence charges Wednesday after turning himself in to the authorities in Oklahoma City

Normally, the Jackass franchise focuses on a group of guys doing really silly (and often really dumb) stuff in front of a camera. However, things have become much more serious for all involved in Jackass as former member Bam Margera has sued many of the people and companies involved in the TV and film series

Broadway box office tumbled last week, dropping 26% from the previous week to a combined tally of $22,511,627 for the 31 productions. Attendance for the week ending Dec. 19 – a week marked by the emergence in New York of the Omicron covid variant and the beginning of a rush of Broadway cancellations – was

Even when Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson look like they’re going to the movies like a normal couple, there’s nothing average about it … not when they’re renting out the joint for themselves. If it wasn’t clear before, things are definitely heating up between these 2, and there seems to be a common theme when

Following the events of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, dinosaurs are no longer contained to an island or two. These prehistoric creatures are now roaming across the entire world, setting the stage for the still-secretive plot of next year’s Jurassic World Dominion. While the sixth installment in the Jurassic Park franchise will obviously be packed with

Canada, after delivering 7% of Spider-Man: No Way Home‘s $260M domestic opening weekend, will see its Quebec province shut down cinemas in addition to bars and gyms as public health officials look to slow the spread of the Omicron Covid variant. CBC reports that Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé made the decision to prevent a strain

Marvel is putting Spider-Man fans at ease in the wake of their latest movie — which leaves Tom Holland‘s future as the teen hero uncertain — confirming … nope, the story ain’t over! MCU Prez Kevin Feige got the word out early this week to the NYT, this during an interview alongside key Sony producer

If everything goes according to plan, in one year’s time we finally all be able to sit down and watch Avatar 2. Of course, if things had gone according to plan previously then we would all have seen that movie already, and probably Avatar 3 as well. Still, while the movies have continued to see

If everything goes according to plan, in one year’s time we finally all be able to sit down and watch Avatar 2. Of course, if things had gone according to plan previously then we would all have seen that movie already, and probably Avatar 3 as well. Still, while the movies have continued to see

Holdovers Drive My Car, Red Rocket and The Scary Of Sixty First looked good in limited runs on a weekend with few new specialty releases and even fewer numbers. Streamers – which presented The Lost Daughter (Netflix), Swan Song (Apple) and The Tender Bar (Amazon), don’t reveal them and smaller distributors often report early in

Bradley Cooper‘s newest movie did abysmally bad at the box office — and ticket sales were apparently so poor … theaters actually started bumping BC for Peter Parker. The flick — titled “Nightmare Alley” and directed by Guillermo del Toro — raked in just under $3 million over its opening weekend across a little over

It’s one thing to have Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum star in a comedy together. It’s another thing to have a guest appearance from a Hollywood icon. That’s what happened when The Lost City trailer arrived with a surprise cameo from Brad Pitt. Of course, fans were taken aback by the Fight Club star’s surprise

Who says people love to stay home and stream movies? Proving that theatrical is still king, Sony/Disney/Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home rang up a massive $50M, the third highest preview night ever, and the most money Sony has ever seen for a Thursday preview night that easily buries the previous high we’ve seen during the pandemic, that

Matt Reeves really said “come as you are” to Robert Pattinson for his new Batman movie — and he meant it in every sense of the word … because Kurt Cobain is on his brain. The ‘Batman’ director spilled the beans this week in a new Empire interview about the inspiration behind his version of

It’s a hell of a time to be Robert Rodriguez right now, thanks to all of the franchise plates he has spinning at this particular moment. Developing sequels for projects like Netflix’s We Can Be Heroes, as well as continuing to craft amazing visions in Disney+’s corner of the Star Wars universe, the man is

The Cinerama Dome isn’t opening anytime soon, so hold off on reserving those seats. Despite news about the Dome’s owners renewing a liquor license at the 58-year old Sunset Boulevard movie house, Deadline has learned there is absolutely no re-opening date set for the venue. Not 2022, maybe 2023. Here’s why: The entire Cinerama Dome

Olivia Munn and John Mulaney are first-time parents, secretly welcoming a little boy into the world last month … TMZ has learned. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ Olivia gave birth on November 24, the day before Thanksgiving, in Los Angeles. It was back in September when John made the surprising announcement that he and

The Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award nominations both have both been announced. Both are major precursors to the Academy Awards, so let’s analyze how they’ve shaped the race. Which films are the strongest? Rather unusually, a whopping nine films from the Globes and Critics Choice picture lineups overlapped. Those were Belfast, The Power of

UPDATE, with Mrs. Doubtfire Mrs. Doubtfire just joined the roster of on-pause Broadway productions due to positive Covid test results within the company. Producers announced that performances of the musical at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre from tonight through Sunday, Dec. 19, have been canceled. Described as being on “hiatus,” Mrs. Doubtfire is scheduled to resume

Play video content TMZ.com Tyler Perry had a not-so-nice welcome to L.A. — getting into a nasty T-bone car crash just minutes after leaving the airport, but thankfully, all involved were okay. Sources tell us Tyler flew into Burbank Airport Wednesday night and was driving home through Sherman Oaks in his Bentley SUV when the

The horror genre has been in a renaissance for years, to the delight of fans. In addition to new and thrilling properties, a number of fan-favorite franchises have also returned to theaters. The new Scream movie is the latest of these projects, and a chilling new poster has me nervous to return to Woodsboro. The

AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron said a Canadian court ruling requiring its biggest rival to pay a hefty fine is an “opportunity,” leaving Wall Street and AMC’s own legion of retail investors wondering what he meant. Last summer, in the midst of the pandemic, Cineworld, the UK-based parent of Regal Cinemas, scrapped a deal to

Play video content TMZ.com Jenifer Lewis is calling on Congress to open an investigation into the death of Kendrick Johnson — a 17-year-old black boy — whose body was found rolled up in a gym mat years ago. “The Mother of Black Hollywood” author and exec producer of the Starz documentary “Finding Kendrick Johnson” joined

Since the ‘80s, People Magazine has devoted an issue to celebrating the sexy men of Hollywood, with the top honors being named the “Sexiest Man Alive.” The most recent name to earn the title is Ant-Man’s Paul Rudd, following over 30 leading men receiving the honor. Of all of them, four men held the title

The Michael Bay directed action movie Ambulance will go from Feb. 18 to April 8, 2022 which is the weekend before Easter weekend. The news comes after Sony today moved Bullet Train off April 8. Now, Ambulance will go up against Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 2.  Universal just made this release date change tonight. It’s a great date and corridor

‘Black Panther’ fans have spoken, saying Chadwick Boseman‘s beloved character should be recast going forward, and believe it or not … the man’s own brother concurs. CB’s bro, Derrick Boseman, tells TMZ … yes, he does think T’Challa needs to live on in the ‘Black Panther’ franchise, and if that means tapping another actor to