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Featured in Heather Wixson's holiday gift guide, the new book Yuletide Terror: Christmas Horror on Film and Television could be the perfect stocking stuffer for the horror fan in your life this holiday season, but Spectacular Optical is giving you the chance to take your gift one step further with their interactive book tour this December that includes screenings, lectures, and other live celebrations tied to the book's seasonal themes:

Press Release: For many, Christmas is an annual celebration of goodwill and joy, but for others, it’s a time to curl up on the couch in the dead of winter for a good old-fashioned fright. The festive holiday season has always included a more somber side, and scary tales of child-stealing demons to ghost stories told ‘round the fireplace go back to pre-Christian celebrations. These long-standing traditions have found modern expression in the Christmas horror film, a unique...

John Stamos mourns the death of his longtime friend, Paula Haynes.

The Full House star took to Facebook on Friday to share a lengthy post about his "dearest, most important and most inspiring friends" who died the day before.

"I told an associate of mine that one of my dearest, most important and most inspiring friends had passed away yesterday. And he said, 'So sorry, life can be crappy,'" Stamos wrote alongside two pictures of the two of them. "But life wasn’t crappy to the person I called 'Girlfriend' and who called me 'Boyfriend' - Paula Haynes. Miss Paula Haynes, I also called her. Sure, she was dealt a tough hand at birth -- but in life, she made the very most of that hand and lived more than most of us. We met over 30 years ago - June, 1986. (I know this cause she’d remind me every year)."

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John Stamos shared some sad news with his followers on Friday: his longtime friend Paula Haynes had passed away.

The 54-year-old actor posted a touching eulogy on Facebooks, calling Haynes “one of my dearest, most important and most inspiring friends” and “one of my favorite people ever.”

Haynes, who had disabilities, may have “dealt a tough hand at birth,” Stamos said, but in life, “she made the very most of that hand and lived more than most of us.”

“We met over 30 years ago — June, 1986,” Stamos wrote, joking that Haynes would remind him of that fact every year. “I met her through The Beach Boys,...

Stars: Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Noah Jupe, Oscar Isaac, Gary Basaraba | Written by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, George Clooney, Grant Heslov | Directed by George Clooney

Legend has it that the Coen Brothers penned this dark satire back in the 1980s, around the time of Blood Simple. So it’s interesting the extent to which Suburbicon feels like a product of our time – that is, a reflection of Us anxieties about race, immigration and social cohesion.

The film’s title refers to a fictional, yet depressingly plausible, 1950s experiment: a 60,000-strong utopian community comprised purely of white people, content and complacent behind a bulwark of quaint picket fences. (The faux promo which opens the film is like something out of a Fallout game.) We join the story at the moment when the first African-American family, the Myers, moves into the neighbourhood.

Suburbicon rapidly descends into criminality. But it’s nothing to do with the Myers.

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A six-episode series based on the 1961 novel Catch-22 will mark George Clooney's return to television...

George Clooney is returning to television. The former E.R. star will be directing and starring in a limited series based on Joseph Keller's satirical World War II novel Catch-22.

According to The Hollywood Reporter,  Catch-22 will be written by Luke Davies (Lion) and David Michôd (Animal Kingdom) and will run for six episodes. It's a joint venture of Paramount Television and Anonymous (who also collaborated on 13 Reasons Why and Berlin Station), but the project does not have a network yet. THR reports the series will be shopped to prospective outlets in December.

Catch-22, considered one of the most influential books of the 20th century, follows the exploits of Captain John Yossarian, a U.S. Army Air Forse B-25 bombardier, and his fellow airmen as they struggle to maintain their...

Ewan McGregor has taken his new romance public.

The actor, 46, stepped out with his new girlfriend Mary Elizabeth Winstead, 32, in Los Angeles on Saturday. The two walked hand-in-hand as they made their way down the street.

The couple looked casually cool for the afternoon, both wearing leather jackets and jeans.

Their outing comes less than one month after they were spotted kissing and McGregor announced his split from wife Eve Mavrakis. The two were married for 22 years and have four daughters together: Clara, 21, Jamyan, 16, Esther, 15 and Anouk, 6.

Photos of the Trainspotting and Star Wars actor, 46, kissing his Fargo costar, 32, at...

George Clooney hasn’t acted in a film since 2016, and in a interview with The Sunday Times, the 56-year-old actor admitted that it isn’t a priority for him anymore — because he doesn’t need the money.

“Look, I acted for a long time and, you know, I’m 56. I’m not the guy that gets the girl anymore,” he said, before adding that at least he “shouldn’t be the guy that gets the girl.”

The father of two continued, “But, look, if somebody’s got Paul Newman in The Verdict, I’d jump. But there aren’t that many like that.

Some viewers are expressing outrage about a Stranger Things costume that they are deeming too “sexy.”

Last fall, Netflix audiences fell in love with the drama fantasy’s Eleven, played by 13-year-old Millie Bobby Brown, who wears a pink dress, blue jacket and blonde wig on the series. Ahead of Halloween and the series’ second season, which dropped Friday on Netflix, online retailer Yandy.com listed an adult version of the costume for sale.

In the image on the website, the model wears a high-low version of the pink dress, which is paired with thigh-high white socks, platform stilettos, a blue jacket,...

Ah, awards season; are we back at that special time of year already? As 2017 starts to wrap up, the major studios are getting their prestige titles prepped and ready to go, hoping to lure in both strong box office and, more importantly, critical/awards recognition. But there’s always a few titles that fall below expectations. And then there are the titles that really fall below expectations. One that’s already hit that point is Suburbicon – directed by George Clooney, primarily written by the Coen Brothers and starring Matt Damon, Julianne Moore and Oscar Isaac – and its disappointments are especially staggering. But what is it in this specific film that betrays such a sharp concept?

As a colorful film strip, featuring one of composer Alexandre Desplat’s manipulatively playful contributions that further establishes him as one of music’s best living composers, that opens the film declares, the titular Suburbicon,...

Like those talented pop singers who keep making valiant stabs at being actors — and vice versa — George Clooney can’t seem to stay away from the director’s chair. His filmmaking career started promisingly enough with “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” (helped greatly by its Charlie Kaufman screenplay), but since then it’s been a parade of adequacies (“Good Night, and Good Luck,” “The Ides of March”), mediocrity (“Leatherheads”) and downright catastrophe (“The Monuments Men”). Clooney’s directorial legacy won’t get any help from “Suburbicon,” a garish and overblown crime melodrama that combines clumsy noir with lame jabs at 1950s suburban conformity.

Ray Donovan closes out Season 5 this Sunday (9/8c, Showtime) and one of the finale’s biggest spoilers is already out there: Liev Schreiber’s titular fixer is putting down permanent stakes in the Big Apple. Although it’s unclear what — or who — puts Ray in a permanent New York state of mind (something to do with daughter Bridget, perhaps?), it’s safe to assume something drastic and game change-y occurs in the episode.

During a recent Q&A with TVLine, executive producer/showrunner David Hollander shed light on the decision to flee Hollywood for NYC in the just-ordered Season 6, previewed Sunday’s Season 5 finale,...

After 22 years of marriage and four children together, actor Ewan McGregor and his wife Eve Mavrakis have called it quits.

A family source confirms to People that the couple has been separated since May — amid news that McGregor was spotted kissing his costar Mary Elizabeth Winstead. A rep for McGregor did not immediately respond to People’s request for additional comment.

On Sunday, photos of the Trainspotting and Star Wars actor, 46, kissing his Fargo costar, 32, at a West London cafe were published by The Sun. Afterwards, the pair were seen leaving together on his motorbike.

In February, Winstead shared a...

The American Film Institute (AFI) Board of Trustees announced today that actor, director, writer and producer George Clooney will be the recipient of the 46th AFI Life Achievement Award, the highest honor for a career in film. The award will be presented to Clooney at a Gala Tribute on June 7, 2018, in Los Angeles, CA. The AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute special will return for its sixth year with Turner Broadcasting to air on TNT, followed by encore presentations on sister network Turner Classic Movies (TCM). Audi and Vizio return as Official Sponsors of the event.

“George Clooney is America’s leading man,” said Sir Howard Stringer, Chairman of the AFI Board of Trustees. “Director, producer, writer and actor — a modern-day screen icon who combines the glamour of a time gone by with a ferocious passion for ensuring art’s impact echoes beyond the screen. AFI is proud to present him...

One week after her trip to Mexico to aid victims of the devastating 7.1 magnitude earthquake, Bethenny Frankel is on the move again.

The Real Housewives of New York City star — who is currently recovering from skin cancer removal surgery with 12 stitches on her face — is on her way to Puerto Rico to help Hurricane Maria victims.

Frankel, 46, has chartered a total of four planes leaving from Miami, Fort Lauderdale and New York City to distribute thousands of pounds of supplies, including water, canned goods, diapers, baby food, medical supplies and more, as well as gift cards and cash, courtesy of Yieldstreet.

Kourtney Kardashian is continuing to live her best life in Paris with her boyfriend, Younes Bendjima.

The pair were photographed looking totally smitten at the Haider Ackermann show during Paris Fashion Week on Saturday. Kardashian, 38, wore an oversized black sweater, while Bendjima wore a dark grey trench coat.

Photo: Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images

Kardashian and her beau have made the most of their time in the City of Light. Over the weekend, she shared this romantic shot in front of the Eiffel Tower, accompanied by the caption, "Good Night, Paris," in French.

She also donned black lingerie for a sexy Polaroid selfie, requesting a "pain au chocolat" in the caption.

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The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star is practically glowing in her new relationship, and it seems like we'll learn more about the couple once the new...

Jackie Hoffman had quite the visceral reaction to losing out to Big Little Lies' Laura Dern at the 2017 Emmys Sunday evening.

Instead of the standard polite smile and applause, Hoffman was spotted yelling "Damn it, damn it" and hitting the chair in front of her after Riz Ahmed announced Dern the winner for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama or Limited Series.

Best moment of the #Emmys so far: Jackie Hoffman yelling "dammit!!" when she lost to Laura Dern pic.twitter.com/euCWaRFsAy

— Adam Feldman (@FeldmanAdam) September 18, 2017

The moment...

Like those talented pop singers who keep making valiant stabs at being actors — and vice versa — George Clooney can’t seem to stay away from the director’s chair. His filmmaking career started promisingly enough with “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” (helped greatly by its Charlie Kaufman screenplay), but since then it’s been a parade of adequacies (“Good Night, and Good Luck,” “The Ides of March”), mediocrity (“Leatherheads”) and downright catastrophe (“The Monuments Men”). Clooney’s directorial legacy won’t get any help from “Suburbicon,” a garish and overblown crime melodrama that combines clumsy noir with lame jabs at 1950s suburban conformity.

Matt Damon and George Clooney have been friends for almost 20 years. And in that time, Damon has seen a lot change for his bestie.

Not only has Clooney gone from TV star to Oscar-winning actor and producer, but the new father of twins has also built a career for himself as a director — on films like Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), The Monuments Men (2014) and Damon’s new film Suburbicon.

And while some things about Clooney are different, Damon sees him as very much the same person.

“Sure, he’s changed. He’s evolved, but...

The Toronto International Film Festival kicks off this week, and with it, the rest of a very busy fall festival season. In preparation for the lauded festival, we’ve hand-picked 20 films we can’t wait to see, from the starriest of premieres to the most unexpected of offerings. Check them out below.

“mother!”

Darren Aronofsky has veered off in many unpredictable directions over the years, but at his core, he’s a master at subverting the horror/thriller genres: From “Pi” to “Black Swan,” the filmmaker excels at taking his stories in creepy, unpredictable directions in which it’s hard to tell how much we can believe onscreen — and whether his characters have lost their minds. That mode certainly seems to be in play for “mother!”, which appears to be a “Rosemary’s Baby”-like tale of a married couple (Jennifer Laurence and Javier Bardem) whose home is infiltrated by...

I actually enjoy George Clooney, the director. While Monuments Men wasn't great, I actually loved Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind and Good Night, And Good Luck. I think he definitely has a good visual style, as well as a way with getting good performances out of actors. So it's no shock that I'm exciting for his - extremely - dark comedy Suburbicon. However, not only do you have Clooney behind the camera, but you... Read More...

Friendly exes alert!  Nick Jonas found himself in the same room as Delta Goodrem last night, the Australian singer-songwriter he dated for nearly a year back in 2012. Luckily, this chance run-in was far from awkward and the pair embraced the moment for a social media snapshot.  Both Nick and Delta shared a black and white photo from their evening spent with mutual friends, where they just so happened to be sporting similar denim-on-denim ensembles. "Good night with good people," the "Chains" crooner captioned the picture. Jonas also added, "When you show up in the same outfit..." This isn't the first time Jonas and Goodrem have reunited since their split....

Catching up on a Trailer debut from a few days ago here (we also got a Teaser for mother! yesterday, but there’s a full Trailer coming next week we’ll tackle). This one today is the major Oscar hopeful Suburbicon, coming to us as the latest directorial outing from George Clooney. Not only is Clooney teamed up with his partner Grant Heslov for this one, he also is working off of a script that the Coen Brothers once penned with an eye towards directing. You’ll be able to see this Trailer below, but first, you know the drill here…some discussion is in order. The film is a pitch black crime comedy of sorts. So far, the description for it is simply that a home invasion rattles a quiet family town. The town is the town of Suburbicon, and Gardner (Matt Damon) is a father and husband drawn...

In the Bourne series of spy movies, Matt Damon was furious but contained and in control. Now in the first trailer for Suburbicon, he looks furious but almost completely out of control in 1950's suburbia. If the somewhat crazed trailer -- in a good way! -- looks and sounds reminiscent of movies by the Coen Brothers, that's no coincidence. They originally wrote the script early in their careers. George Clooney directed and adds his own visual flourishes, as he's done before in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Good Night, and Good Luck and The Monuments Men. Watch the trailer below.   Earlier this year, our own Erik Davis talked with Clooney and costar Julianne Moore about the challenges involved in adapting a script written by the Coen...

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Season three of The Expanse is currently filming in Toronto and will premiere in 2018.

Academy Award nominee David Strathairn has finalised a deal to play a substantial character with a significant arc in the next season of Syfy’s series The Expanse, Alcon Television Group president Laura Lancaster announced today.

The Expanse, an hour-long sci-fi drama set two hundred years in the future, centres on the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective (Thomas Jane) and a rogue ship’s captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history.

The series is based on the novel of the same name written by Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck under the pen name James S A Corey.

Strathairn’s notable performances include his portrayal of famed American broadcast journalist Edward R Murrow in Good Night, And Good Luck, which earned him an Academy Award nomination.

His film credits...

Alphas alum David Strathairn has closed a deal to join Season 3 of Syfy’s The Expanse, Alcon Television Group announced on Friday.

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The Academy Award-nominated actor will play “a substantial character with a significant arc,” the production house revealed. No further details were disclosed.

Oscar-nominated for his role in 2005’s Good Night, and Good Luck, Strathairn’s previous TV credits include The Blacklist, Billions, Z: The Beginning of Everything and The Sopranos, in addition to his aforementioned run as Alphas‘ Dr Rosen.

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Believe it or not, we’re already at the point in the year where fall film festival announcements are being made. Yesterday afternoon, the first shot across the bow was fired when the New York Film Festival announced Richard Linklater’s Last Flag Flying as it’s Opening Night Selection. Getting a bit of a head start on things, Nyff is planting a flag, no pun intended, on this flick as an awards vehicle. Linklater nearly took home an Oscar for Boyhood, so he’s certainly due. Could this do it for him? Time will tell, but getting this prestigious slot at Nyff is a strong first step. There’s plenty of reason to be excited for this one. This film is a road trip tale, working as a sort of pseudo sequel to the classic The Last Detail. In the press release, Film Society described it thusly: “In Richard Linklater’s lyrical road movie,...

Julia Roberts is the 2017 World’s Most Beautiful Woman! Learn her secrets to staying young—and subscribe now for this special edition featuring over 50 pages of beauties — only in People!

Think Julia Roberts is the most successful person to attend her high school? She’s got some competition.

The Oscar-winning actress, who is People’s 2017 World’s Most Beautiful Woman, looked back at her life before fame with People editor-in-chief Director Jess Cagle — and said she was “awkward” in high school.

That didn’t stop her from making friends with some “fabulous” people — one of whom is Nasa astronaut Shane Kimbrough.

Even in these deeply partisan times, it seems there is one thing that can still unite many Americans: a mutual love of Justin Trudeau.

The Canadian prime minister and self-declared feminist has become something of an Internet sensation since he took office in 2015.

Trudeau was a guest speaker at the 2017 Women in the World Summit, where he took the stage for a conversation with event producer and host Tina Brown. Taking the stage at the David Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City to a round of applause on par with those usually reserved for rock stars, Trudeau...

Spine-tingling suspense is supposed to leave you breathless, uncertain of what's coming next.

Bates Motel Season 5 Episode 3 achieved that over and over again, as an insane game of cat and mouse began with Chick holding the cheese, urging Norman and Mother to make moves they'd find difficult without his presence.

If only we could leap onto one of the many time machines currently available on the telly to find out what in Hades is coming next. 

I don't know what your thoughts were after watching, but here were mine:

Did that really happen? What just happened? I want more! Oh my God!!!

The action felt so intimate not only in that few characters were involved, but the material was moving beyond measure.

Reactions were all over the map, from being overjoyed at seeing Caleb alive, to wonder at how Chick was manipulating the situation with Norman's insanity so brilliantly,...

Just because a movie or a celebrity wins an Oscar, that doesn't mean the win was deserved. While the Academy Awards are seen as the capstone to awards season -- and one of the highest honors in the business -- we all know that stars and movies get snubbed or overlooked all the time.

What's worse is when we look back at what did win, and shake our heads in confusion and disbelief. So, with the 89th Academy Awards just around the corner, let's take a look back over the show's illustrious history at a few times the Academy voters clearly made a mistake.

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1. How Green Was My Valley wins Best Picture at the 14th Academy Awards in 1942

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Beat Out: Citizen Kane, The Maltese Falcon, Blossoms in the Dust, Here Comes Mr. Jordan, Hold Back the Dawn, The Little Foxes, [link...

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House Of Cards is heading back to Netflix in a few weeks for a fifth season, and you can see all the new pictures right here.

A brand new season of House Of Cards is just around the corner and, in the spirit of the campaign, streaming service Netflix has released a whole ton of new images for us to analyse before it drops. We've added all those to our House Of Cards season 5 gallery above for you to flick through at your leisure - just simply click the main image above to get started.

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Kevin Spacey will of course be back in the frame once more as scheming Frank Underwood, and he's been talking...

Devon Sawa may be ready to bring back two of his films from the '90s.

The 38-year-old actor revealed on Twitter that he wants to shoot sequels to Casper and Now and Then.

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"Alright, I know it's been awhile.. but I think I'm finally ready to do a Casper sequel," Sawa tweeted on Thursday before sending a message to Now and Then writer Marlene King.

"Hey @imarleneking, where we at on that 'Now and Then 2' script?," Sawa asked.

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Sawa appeared to be serious about a Casper remake, tweeting Universal Pictures, "I'm ready to come back and do another Casper…yes the ghost!"

A fan jokingly responded that it was "too soon" to shoot a new version of Casper, which was released in 1995.

"I mean the first one only came out like...

In Ewan McGregor’s directorial debut, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, American Pastoral, arrives on Digital HD January 27 and on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD and On Demand February 7 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, American Pastoral, comes to Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD and On Demand in Ewan McGregor’s directorial debut February 7 from Lionsgate. The engrossing story of the downfall of an American family will be available on Digital HD January 27. American Pastoral’s all-star cast includes Ewan McGregor (Trainspotting), Academy Award® winner Jennifer Connelly (Best Supporting Actress, A Beautiful Mind, 2001), Dakota Fanning (The Twilight Saga), Emmy® winner Uzo Aduba (TV’s “Orange Is the New Black”) and David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck) with screenplay by John Romano (The Lincoln Lawyer). The American Pastoral home entertainment release special features include audio commentary by Ewan McGregor, a discussion with the cast about their characters...

Priyanka Chopra is back to work!

Less than a week after she was hospitalized for an injury she sustained on the New York City-based set of Quantico, the 34-year-old actress hopped on an early flight to Los Angeles on Wednesday morning.

Watch: Priyanka Chopra Thanks Fans for Their Support Following Hospitalization

Chopra, who will be attending the People's Choice Awards, took to Instagram to share a selfie just moments before take-off.

"Early morning..sore..sleepy but..first.. lemme take a selfie," she captioned it. "La bound. #PCAs #nomination #excited #nofilter."

Luckily, it looks like she was able to get some rest once she was on board, thanks to her bright yellow sleep mask. "Good night kitty," she shared. "#ChopraOut #PCAs #LAbound #traveldiaries."

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Chopra is nominated for Favorite Dramatic TV Actress at the PCAs, which air live from Los Angeles' Microsoft Theater on Wednesday at 9 p...

Back to the grind!

Priyanka Chopra is still recovering from a scary on-set accident last week, but that’s not stopping her from supporting Quantico at the People’s Choice Awards.

The actress took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a picture of herself flying to Los Angeles from New York City for the Wednesday award show.

“Early morning..sore..sleepy but..first.. lemme take a selfie..” she captioned the post. “La bound. #PCAs #nomination #excited #nofilter.”

She also posted a picture of herself catching up on some sleep on the plane.

“Good night kitty..” she quipped. “#ChopraOut #PCAs #LAbound#traveldiaries.

Over the last five years, the Syrian Civil Defense — better known as the White Helmets — are estimated to have saved 70,000 victims of the country’s devastating civil war. The volunteers have also lost more than 150 of their own, a struggle captured in the Netflix documentary “The White Helmets.” Their story will be told in another form, reports Deadline, as George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s Smokehouse Pictures will develop a narrative based on Orlando von Einsiedel’s film.

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Clooney’s work both in front of and behind the camera frequently leans toward the political; the actor won one of his Academy Awards for his role in “Syriana” and the other for producing “Argo,” which won Best Picture. Heslov shared the latter award, and co-wrote “The Ides of March” and “Good Night, and Good Luck” with Clooney,...

This year featured two feature-length adaptations of Philip Roth novels. One was James Schamus’ “Indignation,” based on Roth’s 2008 novel, while the other was Ewan McGregor’s directorial debut “American Pastoral,” based on Roth’s 1997 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

The film starred McGregor himself as Seymour “Swede” Levov, a former high school athlete turned successful businessman with a beauty queen (Jennifer Connelly) as a wife. But when their politically radical daughter Merry (Dakota Fanning) is accused of a violent crime, Swede is forced to make sense of the chaos that is his life. It also stars Rupert Evans (“The Man in the High Castle”), Valorie Curry (“Veronica Mars”), David Strathairn (“Good Night, and Good Luck”) and Uzo Aduba (“Orange Is the New Black”). Watch an exclusive trailer for the film’s home video release below.

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Because 2016 cares not for subtlety, this month marks the 40th anniversary of “Network.” Since its release in November 1976 to wide praise and an eventual heap of Oscars, director Sidney Lumet and writer Paddy Chayefsky’s excoriation of the exponentially money-driven, bottom-feeding tendencies of television news has only grown in renown, as each angry pundit updates the film’s library of prophecies about The State of Television Today.

With the ascent of an actual reality TV star to the U.S. Presidency following a broadcast news cycle that worked for everything but a dedication to public interest, it would seem that this depressing political season has reached the logical end of the film’s apocalyptic forecast, landing on a reality too absurd for even “Network” to dramatize: Howard Beale as President. However, as we reflect on what’s gone wrong with contemporary news media and political culture, it’s important to...

A video posted by Todrick Hall Aka Toddyrockstar (@todrick) on Nov 26, 2016 at 5:27pm Pst Turns out, Taylor Swift loves Disney just as much as you do. After participating in an epic Mannequin Challenge over Thanksgiving weekend on the beach outside of her Rhode Island home, Taylor enjoyed a sing-along with her pal Todrick Hall. The two performed "Part of Your World" from The Little Mermaid while hanging out in what appears to be her living room. "Disney fun with @taylorswift on the piano," the Kinky Boots star captioned the video on Instagram. "Throwback to two nights ago. Resting now to be back onstage tomorrow. Good night. #littlemermaid #alanmenken #ursula #scuttle #fork #shellbra #novoice." They even did an encore as she played the keys and Todrick did his best Ariel impression. Here's hoping we will hear more music from her very soon! A video posted by Todrick Hall Aka Toddyrockstar...

It was a Disney-themed Thanksgiving for Taylor Swift and her squad at the singer’s Rhode Island mansion over the weekend.

The pop star and her singer/actor pal, Todrick Hall, entertained guests with a singalong to “Part of Your World” from Disney flick The Little Mermaid.

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While Swift played the piano, Hall took the lead on vocals, prancing around the room and using props like candles to get into character.

“Disney fun with @taylorswift on the piano,” the star of Broadway’s Kinky Boots captioned a fun video on Instagram. “Throwback to two nights ago. Resting now to be back onstage tomorrow. Good night. #littlemermaid#alanmenken #ursula #scuttle #fork#shellbra #novoice.”

Hall is a huge Disney fan, having previously created the YouTube video, "The Evolution of Disney," which paid tribute to films like Snow White and Frozen.

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"This film should be played loud!" It's a cliché now, a concert-movie disclaimer that's become the equivalent of that hippie-dippy tagline from those Freedom Rock compilation ads ("Well, turn it up, maaaaan.") But in the late Seventies, when it first flashed onscreen in all white font against a stark black background before the credits of The Last Waltz, you knew it meant business. Keep moving that volume knob clockwise, folks. Let the needle swing into the red.

And then we begin at the end, with the weary members of the...

AMC has partnered with BBC Worldwide to co-produce McMafia, an eight-episode adaptation of Misha Glenny’s best-selling book of the same name.

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McMafia follows Alex Godman (to be played by Happy Valley‘s James Norton), the English-raised son of Russian exiles with a mafia history. Having spent his life trying to escape the shadow of that criminal past, Godman builds his own legitimate business and forges a life with his girlfriend Rebecca (The Knick’s Juliet Rylance). But when his family’s past murderously returns to threaten them,...

Stephen Colbert’s election-night Showtime special, “Who’s Going To Clean Up This Sh*t?”, provided an unwieldy subtitle for a humorless situation. It was a bewildering attempt at comedy, and even more depressing for those in the studio. Sitting with my partner in the audience at the Ed Sullivan Theater, the wannabe fun ride felt more like being trapped in an escape room without the proper key.

Liberated from the censorship constraints of his late-night CBS show, Colbert could swear as much as he wanted, but no language was extreme enough to convey the audience’s despair. In his Comedy Central days, Colbert excelled at transforming the inane means by which fear and anger mangle logic by coining the term truthiness, the tendency for something to seem right even if it fell short of the truth. At the Showtime taping, the prevailing mood was funereal uncertainty that felt wrong — and yet,...

A version of this article originally appeared on EW.com.

Comedian Stephen Colbert wrapped up his live election special on a somber note Tuesday night, calling for a reprieve from “poisonous” politics.

During his hourlong Showtime special, titled Stephen Colbert’s Live Election Night Democracy’s Series Finale: Who’s Going To Clean Up This S‑‑‑?, the Late Night host acknowledged the toll the election season has exacted on Americans.

“Now I think we can agree that this has been an absolutely exhausting, bruising election for everyone, and it has come to an ending that I did not imagine. We...

Wonder Woman actor Gal Gadot has already weighed in on the famous character's bisexuality but that doesn't mean reporters are going to stop asking her about it. When asked directly for a name she could envision Wonder Woman having a relationship with she went with an actor who's already played two comic book roles. None other than Halle Berry. .@GalGadot and @HalleBerry at the 2016 #TiffanyMasterpieces gala in Beverly Hills. pic.twitter.com/ftws8xkhDb — Tiffany & Co. (@TiffanyAndCo) October 14, 2016 Thanks to Greg Rucka's work on the Wonder Woman title at DC Comics, we know Wonder Woman is queer but we also know nothing to that effect will be shown in Patty Jenkins' upcoming film. That said, reporters are looking towards the future of the franchise. Batman-News.com was directed to Gadot's appearance on the Israeli talk show, “Good Night With Guy Pines," by Twitter user @A256112 who gave them...

Pivot just couldn’t pivot fast enough.

The small cable channel shuts down on Monday, ending its short life with the film “Good Night, and Good Luck,” the 2005 movie about Edward R. Murrow produced by Pivot owner Participant Media.

The movie’s title is an appropriate farewell for Pivot, and perhaps also serves as a message for the cable industry in general – as more networks face an uncertain future in the wake of so-called “skinny bundles” (cable packages with fewer channels) and the growth of cord-cutting.

“Some of the cable networks are pulling in very small audiences,” says one production chief whose company produced for Pivot. “How long do you stick with it?”

For Participant Media, it was just over three years. IndieWire spoke with past and present Pivot insiders about the network’s brief run, and the factors that led to its quick demise – although no one wanted to speak on the record,...

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Donald Trump must not like the phrase: “It’s an honor just to be nominated.”

During Thursday’s presidential debate, the Gop nominee’s opponent Hillary Clinton noted the number of times Trump claimed something has been “rigged” against him. “He claims the court systems and the federal judge is rigged,” she said.

“There was even a time when he didn’t get an Emmy for his TV program three years in a row and he started tweeting that the Emmys were rigged against him,” Clinton continued, before Trump, 70, interrupted her to say,...

In the golden age of movies, big name actors would often direct and produce their own movies. Spending 16 hour days on a film set is sure to teach you a thing or two about filmmaking and in some cases, this helps actors make the best directors. With the Cambridge Film Festival coming up, Cambridge storage solutions provider Storebox, wanted to celebrate a few of those actors who decided to branch out in the industry. They take a look at some of the ‘actor to director’ success stories and highlight just a few of the actors who took to directing and won.

Ron Howard

Some may know Ron Howard better as Happy Days Richie Cunningham, and best friend of The Fonz. However, after leaving the hit show in 1980, he changed course and directed his first, low-budget film Grand Theft Auto. Since his directorial debut, Ron Howard has gone on to direct...

David Lynch’s Festival of Disruption concluded on Sunday, October 9 at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles with several musical performances that recreated the worlds of “Twin Peaks” and “Mulholland Drive.”

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The evening included music from Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith and Rhye, a musical showcase called “The Music of Twin Peaks,” led by Angelo Badalamenti and featuring Sky Ferreira and Julee Cruise; and singer Rebekah Del Rio — who appeared in “Mulholland Drive” — closing out the night with an a capella rendition “Llorando,” recreating her scene in the film.

Prior to being voted the best film of the 21st century in a BBC poll in August, “Mulholland Drive” claimed the number one spot on “Best of the Decade” polls from Film Comment, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (Lafca), Reverse Shot, and IndieWire. Ironically, the film wasn...

Republican strategist and CNN contributor Ana Navarro says her quick disappearance from a panel on the cable news network tonight wasn’t because of her repeating Donald Trump’s use of the term “p***y.” Shortly after exiting the Don Lemon hosted talking head-fest and her big dust-up with fellow GOPer Scottie Nell Hughes over the utterance of the term on live TV, Navarro explained online as why she was no longer on-air: Good night y’all. I’m going to bed. Landed. Went to…...