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While Hollywood studio executives are busy pushing sequels and musical movies they refuse to mark as such (like Mean Girls whose trailer didn’t feature one song) to theaters, they’re missing out on the genre that audiences and talent wants to create: romantic comedies. The once prolific genre has been left off of development slates for

French cinema saw its fortunes rise at the international box office in 2023 after three difficult Covid-19 and post pandemic years, according to the annual report of export agency Unifrance released on Tuesday. The new figures showed that worldwide admissions for all feature films involving a French partner generated 37.4M admissions in 2023, representing a

Play video content Insta / @oprahdaily Fantasia is just one of several people calling out the grub at the Critics Choice Awards — ’cause the bagged pizza they dished out just wasn’t cutting it for hungry celebs. Here’s the deal … the food that was handed out at Sunday night’s show included slices that were

It’s no secret that America Ferrera knows how to deliver a powerful monologue. Her speech in one of 2023’s best movies, Barbie, went viral for conveying to the world how difficult it is to be a woman, even in today’s society. Several of her other characters like Betty Suarez in Ugly Betty and Carmen Lowell

Toho International’s sleeper hit Godzilla Minus One grossed an estimated $853k this weekend for a cume of $50.9 million at 605 locations in week seven as arctic blasts buffet much of the nation. The film about the giant reptilian monster passed the $50 million market Saturday, becoming the highest grossing Japanese language live action or animated

The Critics Choice Awards kicked off a couple hours ago, and we’ve got all the best shots from inside the venue for your viewing pleasure. Check out every smile and selfie from inside the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport where the biggest names in movies and TV came together to celebrate the past

Scream is one of the most beloved horror franchises out there. Its campy, satirical take on the genre combined with the gory slasher scares you’d expect from classic horror flicks are what makes it unique. The franchise’s star-studded sixth installment had strong box office returns last year, but the months following have not been smooth

In a lull for specialty openings early in the new year, three foreign-language films are taking a shot. The Settlers, winner of the Cannes Un Certain Regard FIPRESCI Prize, and Inshallah A Boy are Cannes alumns and Oscar submissions from, respectively, Chile and Jordan (neither short-listed in a competitive field). Driving Madeleine is a crowd

Alec Musser — famous from ‘All My Children’ — has died … TMZ has learned. The actor’s fiancée, Paige Press, tells us Musser passed away Friday night at his home in Del Mar, CA. His uncle, Robert, confirmed his nephew’s death to us as well … but neither he nor Press would elaborate on the

It’s quite clear that Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater are in a relationship, however, the two Wicked cast members have not officially gone public with it. While the pop star has shown up to support her partner on Broadway, and the two have been spotted out and about together, they’re by no means Instagram or

Paramount’s next iteration of Mean Girls has minted $3.25M in previews. That figure includes 4pm showtimes from yesterday as well as the “On Wednesdays We Wear Pink” early access screenings. A reminder that Paramount pivoted the release of Mean Girls: It was originally intended for Paramount+, and the test scores screamed, ‘Release this movie theatrically!’.

Play video content TMZ.com Jeremy Allen White says he ain’t interested in the sofa from his Calvin Klein underwear shoot — even though it’s free on the web right now … for whoever wants to come claim it. We got Jeremy at the Four Seasons in Los Angeles Friday and our photog asked him how

Julia Roberts has had a long and fruitful career starring in a number of different kinds of roles over the years. The A-lister has never shied away from challenges like Aaron Sorkin dialogue in Charlie Wilson’s War or leading a performance heavy film like Erin Brockovich. However, Roberts has boundaries when it comes to the

Michael, the Michael Jackson biopic starring Jaafar Jackson as the King of Pop, is getting a global release. Lionsgate is releasing the movie stateside on April 18, 2025, with Universal is handling overseas distribution. Today, Lionsgate announced that it was beginning production on director Antoine Fuqua’s Michael on January 22. The John Logan-scripted movie, produced

Gary Busey fue encontrado orinando en público sin una preocupación en el mundo. El veterano actor fue visto bajándose los pantalones y haciendo sus necesidades el jueves en Malibu, orinando en un arbusto a lo largo de una pared cerca de un quiosco de prensa. Gary aparentemente sintió un cosquilleo por debajo del cinturón y

2004’s Mean Girls is a truly iconic teen comedy that’s become ingrained in the pop culture landscape in the decades since its release. Tina Fey eventually adapted it into a full Broadway musical, which was nominated for a number of Tonys. Now The Plastics are back on screen in an adaptation of that stage play,

Exhibitors are lighting candles and saying prayers that Paramount‘s feature musical redux Mean Girls carries them big-time throughout January after a dry spell caused by the double strikes. Ya see, for the next three weeks following Mean Girls, there isn’t a major studio wide release until Apple Original Films’ Argylle arrives on February 2 via

Michael Lohan — father of Lindsay Lohan — underwent a cancer procedure today on his hand … TMZ has learned. Michael tells TMZ … he’s been fighting skin cancer for a while, being diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma about 4 years ago and “recently had a suspicious lesion on my hand” that prompted doctors to

The day that Mean Girls fans have been looking forward to is finally upon us, and no, I’m not talking about October 3rd. The new musical adaptation of one of the best movies of the 2000s is set to hit theaters on January 12, starring an ensemble cast that includes Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp and

Broadway box office was back on earth last week following the previous week’s unusual double-holiday surge, when both Christmas and New Year’s Eve fell within the same theatrical window. For the week ending January 7, Broadway’s 26 productions grossed a total $29,681,396, a 35% drop from the previous week‘s $45,413,789. Attendance was down about 14%

Carmen Electra wants to be known by a different name — although, it’s actually one you’re probably very familiar with. The actress/model just filed legal docs, obtained by TMZ, signaling to a court that she wants her birthname — Tara Leigh Patrick — to be formally changed to … Carmen Electra. Indeed, it looks like

The U.S. winter time is a great time to be in Australia, as Anyone But You actress Sydney Sweeney well knows. Last year, she’d headed down under to film the rom-com with Glen Powell in February and into March, and there were a lot of bikinis involved in the making of the movie. Turns out,

Audiences didn’t have a lot of new choices, nor a mega late-December blockbuster to ring in the first weekend of the new year at the movies, but the studio titles on offer are still drawing crowds and seeing strong holds, particularly with ongoing holidays in many international box office markets. Milestones are also being set

Lisa Bonet está lista para oficialmente poner fin a su relación con Jason Momoa, ya que acaba de presentar la solicitud de divorcio. De acuerdo con los nuevos documentos judiciales, obtenidos por TMZ, Lisa está pidiendo a un juez la disolución del matrimonio, casi 2 años después de que anunciaran su separación y encaminándose hacia

Many would argue that Five Nights at Freddy’s was a fun flick for Halloween 2023. Sure, critics felt it was a “sanitized” video game adaptation, which some would attribute to the film’s PG-13 rating. But, clearly, fans of the video game and of Blumhouse didn’t care what the critics said, as the movie raked in

Sony Motion Picture Group Chairman has a few things to celebrate this weekend: Between the studio’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and the studio’s R-rated comedy No Hard Feelings, the studio counts four Golden Globe noms. But then there’s Sony movie, Anyone But You, which reps a return for romantic comedies to the big screen; that

Se espera que “Barbie” sea una de las grandes protagonistas de la ceremonia de los Oscar este año, pero una categoría en la que podría quedar relegada tiene que ver con su guion y Judd Apatow cree que es un error. Así es la cosa; a medida que se acerca la 96ª edición de los

Last year, I wrote an article for new fans of Godzilla who had just seen Godzilla Minus One and loved it.   When I wrote that article, I was careful in curating just what Godzilla films people should watch, since I was well aware that not all of the catalog was for everyone. In fact,

It’s quiet for specialty openings after the holidays, in the thick of awards season. But one film needed this weekend — Abramorama documentary A Storm Foretold by Danish director Christoffer Guldbrandsen about the MAGA movement and the Jan. 6 insurrection. The filmmaker captured footage over years of on-and-off access to Roger Stone. It’s booked for

Play video content TikTok/ @cassidyjrdn Tiffany Haddish is the latest star to respond to Katt Williams‘ shots at his contemporaries — this after he tried to downplay her comedy career … with her pulling out her resume. The comic/actress was performing at the Dania Improv in Florida earlier this week, when she appeared to address