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“Gladiator II” (Paramount) is expected to gross over $60 million when it open this week in the U.S./Canada. If so, that will be a strong start for Ridley Scott’s 29th feature in his 45-year career.

With a budget reported to be somewhere around $250 million-$300 million, it will need all of that and more. While this may be his fourth film to cost over over $200 million (adjusting to current dollar value), “Gladiator II” appears to be the highest spend of Scott’s career.

It’s also the record expense for a director over 80. Paramount’s decision to entrust Scott clearly speaks to his past performances, particularly internationally.

We surveyed all 28 previous Scott features, calculating their grosses and budgets at 2024 values. And while a $60 million “Gladiator II” opening would be a record on paper, that only works if you don’t adjust his track record to current dollars and ticket prices.

“Dune: Prophecy” is prepping to expand the franchise by 10,000 whole years.

The new series, set in the distant past, serves as a prequel to the mainline films starring Timothy Chalamet. It follows the true rise of the Bene Gesserit and House Corrino leading the Imperium only years removed from the Butlerian Jihad against the “thinking machines.” With a new “Dune” series comes a slew of new characters to remember.

Here’s a complete list of the biggest names to remember while watching the upcoming HBO sci-fi prequel.

Emily Watson in “Dune: Prophecy” (Credit: HBO) Emily Watson as Valya Harkonnen

Emily Watson plays Valya Harkonnen – current leader of the Bene Gesserit.

Watson also starred in “Gosford Park,” “Punch-Drunk Love,” “Red Dragon,” and “Breaking the Waves.” More recently she appeared in HBO’s acclaimed series “Chernobyl” and “Kingsman: The Golden Circle.”

Olivia Williams in “Dune: Prophecy” (Credit: HBO) Olivia Williams as Tula...

There have been several actors and musicians who have been called “one-hit wonders”. Due to a plethora of factors, their careers often reach a peak and fall back again. The lead actress in Zack Snyder’s flop movie had a similar story.

A still from Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch | Credits: Warner Bros Pictures

Emily Browning, who was once known for being an iconic actress in Hollywood, is now actively seeking to avoid it. The only reason she stated in an interview was related to the allegedly unchecked sexism.

Emily Browning Has Something to Say

It’s not uncommon for Hollywood actresses to speak out against the alleged sexism in the industry. However, no actress has said it like Emily Browning did in her interview.

Emily Browning in Sucker Punch | Credits: Warner Bros. Pictures

Starring in films like Sucker Punch, Sleeping Beauty, Legend, and more, Browning was quite famous in the early 2010s.

George Lucas and Ron Howard’s legendary fantasy epic Willow is ready to cast a spell and protect the child on 4K HD Blu-ray for the first time beginning on December 10. This glorious presentation of the beloved film arrives as a 4K Uhd Blu-ray SteelBook, making it a fine addition to any physical media collection. If you’ve moved on from collecting discs, Willow is coming to digital platforms like Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home.

Here’s the official synopsis for Willow courtesy of today’s official press release:

From legendary filmmakers George Lucas and Ron Howard comes Willow, a timeless fantasy tale where heroes come in all sizes. When Willow Ufgood (Warwick Davis) finds an abandoned baby girl, he learns she is destined to end the reign of wicked Queen Bavmorda. Willow teams up with a rogue swordsman (Val Kilmer) to protect the child against the darkness.

Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment has released Forgive Me Father, a darkly riveting British crime thriller now available for digital download. Directed by Fredi “Kruga” Nwaka, who has built a reputation for intense storytelling through films like Are We Dead Yet and On the Other Foot, this latest project takes viewers on a chilling journey of murder, faith, and haunting revelations.

Forgive Me Father follows City Detective Taylor, played by Cindy Humphrey, as she faces a relentless and disturbing investigation. When a series of mutilated bodies are discovered in a seemingly quiet countryside mansion, Taylor is drawn into a case that defies her expectations and dredges up her own unresolved trauma. With time running out and the killer poised to strike again, she races to piece together the twisted motive behind these gruesome murders. But as she ventures deeper into the investigation, Taylor finds herself tangled in secrets that threaten to turn...

Classic rock groups were often more interconnected than they seemed on the surface. For example, The Eagles indirectly caused Poco’s “Crazy Love” to become a hit single. Here is a look at why Poco was able to take over the pop charts late into their career.

A member of Poco joined The Eagles before ‘Crazy Love’

Firstly, some background. Poco’s first ten albums were not exactly winners on the pop charts. Things changed with their eleventh album, Legend. The record included “Crazy Love” and “Heart of the Night.” If you are familiar with Poco, it’s almost certain you know those two songs.

During a 2014 interview with Goldmine, Poco’s Rusty Young was asked if Poco decided to reinvent themselves as a radio-friendly band. “No, I’ve just always written songs,” he replied. “What happened, in 1978 — actually the end of ’77 — Timothy [B. Schmit] left the band to join The Eagles,...

If you think Hollywood is all about fast cars and flashy parties, think again! The real magic happens behind the scenes, where dedication meets creativity. Just ask Tom Cruise, the man who turned a simple script into an aviation classic.

Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise in Top Gun (1986) | Credits: Paramount Pictures

After a rocky experience working with Ridley Scott on Legend, which crashed and burned at the box office, Cruise was understandably alarmed about taking on new projects without the right groundwork. With producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer presenting him with the Top Gun script, the actor recognized its potential but felt it needed improvement.

The Making of Tom Cruise’s Top Gun

Tom Cruise’s journey of playing Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell in Top Gun wasn’t a walk in the park. After a tough experience with Ridley Scott on Legend, the Risky Business star, 62, wanted to make sure...

If you’re looking for some dark synthwave to add to your Halloween playlist this year, video game composer and producer Megan McDuffee has released second album Crimson Legacy.

After working in the film and gaming industries for over 15 years on titles such as the River City Girls games, Apex Legends Mobile, RetroRealms’ Ash Vs. Evil Dead & Halloween, all 9 Atari Recharged games, and winning multiple awards for her scores, McDuffee’s new album draws inspiration from a wide range of artists including Puscifer, Massive Attack, Nine Inch Nails, Deftones, The Cure, Iamx, Infected Mushroom, and Zeromancer.

The press release previews, “With that diverse list of influences alone, audiences will know that Crimson Legacy will have a lot of component parts, but, in McDuffee’s own tradition, they will be expertly blended into something entirely different and wholly her own. With her trademark heavy retro synths, McDuffee incorporates a number of...

Armie Hammer’s outlaw days in Hollywood are coming to an end, thanks to indie Western film “Frontier Crucible.”

Hammer will return to acting for the first time since being accused of sexual assault in 2021. After the allegations, which also suggested Hammer had cannibalistic tendencies, the “Call Me by Your Name” star was dropped from roles in Amazon’s “Shotgun Wedding,” Paramount’s “The Offer,” Starz’s “Gaslit,” and Broadway’s “The Minutes.” The accusations were investigated by the LAPD; no charges were filed.

Now, after Hammer has said he was “not welcome” in Hollywood anymore, the “Lone Ranger” actor is playing one of three outlaw criminals for “Frontier Crucible.”

The feature is produced by “Bone Tomahawk” and “Dragged Across Concrete” producer Dallas Sonnier, and is being billed as “Reservoir Dogs” meets “Bone Tomahawk.” The film is set in the Arizona Territory of the 1870s, and follows a former soldier...

By the time 1983 was over, Tom Cruise was ready to conquer the world. Thanks to his roles in "The Outsiders" and "All the Right Moves," the man who would one day swing around the tallest building in the world in "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol" (giving his then flailing career new life) had established himself as one of the most promising actors of his generation. That same year, by dancing in nothing but a pink button-up shirt and his tighty-whities in "Risky Business," he also provided the world with one of the most iconic visuals in teen coming-of-age dramedy history. Yet, it would take another three years for both Tom Cruise the blockbuster star with a mega-watt grin and the serious artist to fully emerge with "Top Gun" and "The Color of Money." Why the delay?

In a word: "Legend." Director Ridley Scott's 1985 fantasy adventure is as visually wondrous...

Thanks to Monstrous Books' James Aquilone, Kolchak fans have a lot to be excited about, from reprints of the original books to new anthologies and, now, a 3-issue comic book series and collection from David Dastmalchian, Steve Niles, and Rodney Barnes! Just recently launched on Kickstarter, the campaign for the new comic book mini-series has already been successfully funded, and sees Kolchak face Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, and the Werewolf. We caught up with Rodney Barnes, Steve Niles, and James Aquilone, who talked about their love of Kolchak, the new comic book project, their favorite monster movies, and more!

Rodney Barnes

How did you first get introduced to Carl Kolchak, and why is this character so important to you?

Rodney Barnes: I saw the first two movies of the week when I was a kid. Was a big fan of Richard Matheson, who wrote them and had written some of my...

After making his entry into the film industry and gaining significant recognition with films like Risky Business, Tom Cruise had his major breakout in the 1986 action drama Top Gun, portraying Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchel. He later reprised the role in the 2022 sequel, which has since become the highest-grossing film of his career.

However, the foundation for a successful franchise, which has a third installment on the way, might never have been laid without Ridley Scott’s 1985 film Legend, which inspired the action star to explore adventurous stories such as Top Gun.

How Ridley Scott’s Legend Shaped Tom Cruise’s Path to Top Gun?

In 1985 Tom Cruise starred in Ridley Scott’s epic fantasy film Legend, a film about Jack, a forest boy who becomes a savior after a night-dwelling demon threatens to envelop the world in eternal darkness by killing unicorns and kidnapping a princess.

Legend | Credit: Universal Pictures

The film,...

/influx, leader dans la gestion de créateurs d'influence, et Acast, référence mondiale en diffusion et monétisation de podcasts, annoncent aujourd'hui un partenariat stratégique mondial. Ce partenariat vise à propulser les formats audio et vidéo des créateurs /influx, déjà reconnus pour leur impact massif sur leurs audiences, vers de nouvelles dimensions de monétisation et de diffusion.

Après le succès fulgurant de podcasts comme "Legend", /influx, agence d’influenceurs créatifs et pionniers, choisit Acast pour son expertise éprouvée en matière de performance commerciale et d'innovation. Ensemble, ils vont maximiser la portée et la rentabilité des contenus créés par les talents /influx, en intégrant des solutions audio et vidéo sur mesure.

Grâce à cette alliance, les créateurs /influx bénéficieront des technologies de pointe d'Acast, optimisant leur visibilité et monétisation à l’échelle internationale, tout en offrant aux marques des opportunités publicitaires inédites. L'audience, déjà massive, des créateurs d'/influx se verra décuplée par les outils et expertises d'Acast,...

Noch bis zum morgigen Freitag entsteht ein Biopic über Hans Rosenthal, das zusammen mit einer Doku zum 100. Geburtstag der im Februar 1987 verstorbenen Showmaster-Legende am 2. April im Zdf ausgestrahlt werden soll.

Florian Lukas als Hans Rosenthal (links im Bild) mit den von Katharina Völkl, Timo Dierkes und Theresia Wald gespielten Mitgliedern der „Dalli Dalli“-Jury Brigitte Xander, Ekkehard Fritsch und Mady Riehl (Credit: Zdf/Ella Knorz)

Noch bis zum morgigen Freitag inszeniert Oliver Haffner nach einem Drehbuch von Gernot Krää, das in enger Abstimmung mit der Familie Rosenthal entstanden ist, ein Biopic über die im Februar 1987 verstorbene Showmaster-Legende Hans Rosenthal.

Der 90-Minüter, in dem Florian Lukas und Claude Allbert Heinrich (in jungen Jahren) Rosenthal verkörpern, spielt im Wesentlichen im Jahr 1978. Die 75. Ausgabe von „Dalli Dalli“ steht an. Ein Grund zu feiern, wenn das Sendedatum nicht gerade auf den 9. November fallen würde, als 40 Jahre zuvor in Deutschland die antisemitischen Progrome stattgefunden haben.

On Wednesday September 4 2024, ABC broadcasts Jimmy Kimmel Live!!

Peter Dinklage; John Legend Season 22 Episode 147 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” promises an exciting night with two notable guests. Actor Peter Dinklage, known for his memorable roles in popular series and films, will be joining Jimmy Kimmel for a lively conversation. Dinklage has captivated audiences with his talent and charm, and his appearance is sure to bring some interesting stories and insights. Fans of his work can look forward to hearing about his latest projects and experiences in the entertainment industry.

In addition to Dinklage, the episode will feature the talented musician John Legend. Legend is not only a celebrated singer but also a gifted songwriter and performer. He will sit down with Kimmel for a chat, sharing his thoughts on music and life. Viewers can expect to learn more about his creative process and perhaps some behind-the-scenes stories from his career.

Wolfgang Petersen's 1985 sci-fi film "Enemy Mine" was beset with production problems and bogged down by massive marketing costs. The film's original director, Richard Loncraine (1995's "Richard III"), reportedly butted heads with producer Stephen Friedman and walked off the set after only a week of shooting. Petersen stepped in after that, moving the production to Germany and starting over. A film that was supposed to boast a modest budget of only $17 million ended up costing over $29 million.

"Enemy Mine" was then released into the very busy 1985 holiday season, competing with "Out of Africa," "The Color Purple," "Legend," "Clue," and "The Jewel of the Nile." Audiences, it seems, weren't in the mood for a modest sci-fi yarn, and stayed away in droves. "Enemy Mine" also opened alongside Terry Gilliam's dystopian nightmare "Brazil" and Richard Attenborough "A Chorus Line," but those films similarly tanked.

Additionally, the reviews for "Enemy Mine" were only middling at best.

Ahead of the premiere of one of the year’s most anticipated films,Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, CarMax , and Warner Bros. Pictures are collaborating on a new campaign featuring the characters and imagery from the film. That includes a 90-second short film from CarMax that gives the classic “Day-o” song a BeetleMax twist, featuring the memorable Shrinkers.

Watch the short film below, but be prepared to have “Day-o” stuck in your head.

The partnership and short film drew inspiration from the fake commercial within the original film where Beetlejuice imitates a devious salesman offering free demon possession with every exorcism.

CarMax and Warner Bros. Pictures created their own quirky Model Town, enlisted the iconic Shrinkers, worked with Choreographer Litze Bixter, and received wardrobe consultation from Academy Award-winning Costume Designer Colleen Atwood.

The new campaign is described as “a playful approach to what car buying should not be – a sharp...

Update: In a uniquely strange turn of events, Lionsgate have now pulled the latest trailer for Megalopolis from all platforms due to controversy surrounding fabricated critic quotes featured within it. In a statement given to Variety, a spokesperson said the following: “Lionsgate is immediately recalling our trailer for Megalopolis. We offer our sincere apologies to the critics involved and to Francis Ford Coppola and American Zoetrope for this inexcusable error in our vetting process. We screwed up. We are sorry.”

Do you remember that one time the marketing team for Tom Hardy's Krays movie Legend took a two-star review and hid it in the poster, sneakily making it look like a five-star recommendation? Well, no such subtleties are to be found in the latest trailer for Francis Ford Coppola's self-funded sci-fi epic Megalopolis, which sees the man behind The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, and Bram Stoker's Dracula take aim...

Almost 50 years after “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” debuted, Tim Curry is gearing up for another spooky role.

The veteran actor will return to the big screen as a character in the horror film “Stream,” which is opening Wednesday in select theaters. It will be his first feature film role since the 2010 comedy “Burke & Hare,” even though he has worked on many animated projects as a voice actor since then. He also appeared in the 2016 television film remake of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” on Fox.

Beyond his “Rocky Horror” role of Dr. Frank-n-Furter, Curry earned his genre bonafides with his performance as Pennywise in the TV miniseries “It,” as well as roles in films like “Legend,” “Clue” and “Scary Movie 2.”

“Stream” writer, director and producer Michael Leavy said it was a dream come true to have the icon in his film.

“This has been a really hard...

Zum Abschluss der D23 haute Disney noch einmal auf die Pauke mit der traditionellen Abendveranstaltung, in der die neuen „Disney Legends“ in die hauseigene Hall of Fame aufgenommen werden. Unter den 14 neuen Legenden sind Harrison Ford, Jamie Lee Curtis, Angela Bassett, Miley Cyrus, James Cameron und Komponistenlegende John Williams.

Micky Maus freute sich mit der frisch gebackenen „Disney Legend“ James Cameron und Zoe Saldaña (Credit: The Walt Disney Company)

Wenn man bei der CinemaCon bedauert, dass die Disney-Show dort stets so trocken und rein produktbezogen sind, kaum Stars auf die Bühne in Las Vegas kommen wie bei den anderen Studios, dann lernt man beim Besuch auf der D23 schnell: Weil sich Disney diese Art des Showcases aufhebt, bis man ihn selbst veranstaltet, auf dem eigenen Turf in Anaheim südlich von Los Angeles. Dann zeigt man, was man kann. Das war am Freitag zum Auftakt der gigantischen Fanmesse so, als man...

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! Look who turned 90 years young! If you are looking for the lowdown on this cantankerous and cranky birthday duck, you’ve come to the right place. Donald Duck burst onto the scene June 9, 1934, and his popularity has continued to climb ever since. Donald has a reputation for being a little “ill tempered” from time to time, but we actually think he’s a little misunderstood, so let’s give our #1 duck a little love, with a look at some of the highlights of his illustrious life and career.

What Kind of Duck is Donald?

Donald may have more of an “everyduck” appearance, but he is actually modeled after a specific breed – the American Pekin. This is where Donald gets his bright white plumage, and golden bill and legs.

Disney animator Dick Lundy is credited with developing Donald as a character, and artists Dick Huemer...

Roger Corman, the influential director, producer, and studio executive of independent film, has died at the age of 98.

Known as “The Pope of Pop Cinema,” Corman helmed hundreds of low-budget independent films over the course of his seven-decade career. Some of his notable credits included The Little Shop of Horror, Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, Death Race 2000, A Bucket of Blood, and X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes.

As a producer, Corman also gave opportunities to many young directors and actors who would become future Hollywood legends in their own right. Directors like Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, James Cameron, Ron Howard, and Jonathan Demme all worked with Corman early on in their careers. Later, these directors put Corman in their own films: he made cameos in Scorsese’s The Godfather Part II, Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs and Philadelphia, and Howard’s Apollo 13.

“He was like a great professor,...

Colossal is thrilled to announce the conclusion of voting in the search for America’s Next Top Hitmaker, and the results are in! Emerging as the champion, Duplexity has claimed the spotlight. This rising Indie Rock duo will be featured in Rolling Stone magazine, awarded a $10,000 cash prize, and will take the stage at the Rolling Stone Future of Music Showcase in Austin, Texas, in Spring 2025.

Duplexity: A Dynamic Force in Indie Rock

Hailing from Los Angeles, CA, Duplexity is the brainchild of siblings Savannah and Luke Judy. Steeped in a lifelong love for performance,...

As The Voice brought to a close its Season 25 Knockouts Monday night, the narrative that was being built around one contestant in particular became crystal clear: “Look here, folks! We’ve got the next Taylor Swift on our hands!” But did the show really? I… was not buying the hype. Were you? Let’s go over the evening’s performances, then we’ll have ourselves a little chitchat in the comments.

The Voice: Every Winner of Every Season — and What They’ve Done SinceView List

Team Chance: Maddi Jane performing “New Rules” (Grade: B) defeated Kamalei Kawa’a performing “All of Me...

In previous articles, we have taken a look at stars of the past we would like to see make a comeback – and there are a lot of them! It was too hard to narrow it down to just a few, so now we’ve put together another list of 80s stars we want back, including a couple of Freddy victims, some 1980s beauties we miss, and a lady we’ve only seen twice on our screens.

Michael Beck

It’s a sad tale of a promising career being kneecapped by bad luck… actually, by a bad movie. Playing the character Swan in the 1979 classic The Warriors, Michael Beck proved he had what it took to be a badass leading man. It looked like his career would be soaring onward and upward from there. But his momentum came to a screeching halt the following year when he had the misfortune of...

Christopher Nolan and his brother Jonathan Nolan grew up loving films and aspired to be filmmakers. While they have now become esteemed directors and creators today, the road was not smooth sailing and they had to find their footing in the industry during their early days. Nolan’s breakthrough film Memento was based on Jonathan’s short story Memento Mori.

Jonathan Nolan provided the idea for Christopher Nolan’s Memento

The duo went on to collaborate as writers in other Nolan films including The Prestige, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, and Interstellar. The two brothers clearly shared similar tastes in what they wanted to make and what films meant to them. However, Jonathan recently revealed an incident where he and Nolan i

Christopher Nolan Turned Down Jonathan Nolan’s Plea to Watch The Goonies in Theatres

Christopher Nolan chose Ridley Scott’s Legend over The Goonies to watch...

In George Lucas' 1977 sci-fi flick "Star Wars," there is a scene wherein a cadre of Nazi-like bad guys, in the employ of the evil Empire, gather around a boardroom table and mention that the mysterious off-screen Emperor has dissolved the senate and taken absolute control. The military generals are outraged, wondering how the Empire might survive without a bureaucracy in place. In Irvin Kirshner's 1980 sequel "The Empire Strikes Back," it's established that Darth Vader (David Prowse), a mysterious masked warlock, was actually the Emperor's right-hand man, indicating that the Emperor retains control of the Empire through the sheer force of his villainy.

In "The Empire Strikes Back," the Emperor appeared in holographic form to have a powwow with Darth Vader and plan his next move. In the original cut of the movie, the Emperor was played on screen by actress Marjorie Eaton, outfitted with eerie, alien eyeballs. Eaton was a long-working character performer in Hollywood,...

In a recent episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the comedian made a surprising offer to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. John Oliver proposed a deal worth $1 million per year if Thomas would choose to resign from his position on the Supreme Court immediately. And he was not joking while offering this.

John Oliver | Photo: HBO/Ccl

The talk show host also criticized Thomas’ controversial vote in 2022, where he played a key role in overturning Roe v. Wade, a significant decision that had previously protected the right to abortion. Oliver expressed his dissatisfaction with Thomas’ stance on this matter and used his platform to voice criticism.

John Oliver Offers Clarence Thomas $1 Million Per Year to Resign from Supreme Court

John Oliver, host of the satirical news show Last Week Tonight, made a bold move by publicly offering Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas $1 million a year to resign. The...

“The Dead Don’t Hurt,” the Viggo Mortensen-directed Western in which the three-time Oscar nominee stars alongside Vicky Krieps, has landed a number of international sales for HanWay Films.

Newly confirmed territory deals for the film — a Talipot Studio, Recorded Picture and Perceval Pictures production — include France (Metropolitan), Spain (Wanda & Elastica), Scandinavia (Scanbox), U.K. (Signature), Benelux (Imagine), Poland (Galapagos), Middle East (Front Row), Singapore (Shaw) and Airlines/Ships (Cinesky).

Regina Solórzano, Jeremy Thomas and Mortensen produce the picture, which also stars Solly McLeod (“House of the Dragon”), Danny Huston (“Worlds Apart”), Garret Dillahunt (“Blonde”), Colin Morgan (“Legend”), Ray McKinnon (“Knox Goes Away”) and W. Earl Brown (“The Unforgivable”).

A Western love story set in the 1860s, “The Dead Don’t Hurt” sees Krieps play Vivienne Le Coudy, a fiercely independent French Canadian who embarks on a relationship with Danish immigrant Holger Olsen (Mortensen). After meeting Olsen in San Francisco, Vivienne...

In the years since his premature death, reggae legend Bob Marley has been culturally defanged into a benevolent good-times symbol safe for dorm rooms and yuppie living rooms everywhere. Marley’s string of popular songs, many of which were compiled in his posthumous greatest hits collection “Legend,” turned him into one of the best-selling artists in the world, but this mass-market commercial appeal also necessitated a dilution of his radicalism and spiritual essence. Though many can probably identify “Jamming” or “Is This Love?” as a Marley tune if it was played for them, he’s still probably associated more with generic weed culture than any type of revolution, which is an obvious shame given the political roots of reggae and Jamaica’s storied history.

It makes some kind of sense that “Bob Marley: One Love” is being released at this time of heightened political consciousness. Granted, most contemporary music biopics...

Country music star Toby Keith died Monday following a three-year battle with stomach cancer. He was 62.

His death was announced early Tuesday morning across his social media channels. “Toby Keith passed peacefully last night on Feb. 5 surrounded by his family,” the statement reads. “He fought his fight with grace and courage. Please respect the privacy of his family at this time.”

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Keith was a seven-time Grammy nominee. He was...

Stephen Bear has shared his first update since getting an early release from prison, serving just 11 months of a 21-month sentence.

Bear served time for his conviction for voyeurism, disclosing private, sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress, and harassment without violence.

The former Challenge competitor surfaced in a new video featuring a shot of him jogging outdoors into the video frame.

Bear stops and begins throwing punches in the air before he winks and flexes for the camera.

Music plays over the scene with a sound bite from part of Tom Hardy’s film Legend, which tells the story of twin gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray wreaking havoc on London in the 1960s.

“It’s not how hard you can hit, it’s how hard you can get hit and keep moving forword…,” Bear’s video caption said, a nod to Sylvester Stallone’s line from the movie Rocky.

Sir Elton John has become the 19th person to win an Egot.

At this year’s Emmy Awards, the 76-year-old musician completed the rare distinction by winning Best Variety Special for his 2022 Disney+ concert film, Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium.

Over the course of his legendary career, John has won six Grammys, two Academy Awards, and one Tony Award. With tonight’s win at the Emmys, John follows in the footsteps of legends like Richard Rogers, Rita Moreno, Audrey Hepburn, Mel Brooks, and Andrew Lloyd Webber in achieving Egot status.

Prior to John, the most recent Egot winners were John Legend (2018), Alan Menken (2020), Jennifer Hudson (2022), and Viola Davis (2023).

John did not attend tonight’s Emmy Awards, but did issue a statement following his victory. “I am incredibly humbled to be joining the unbelievably talented group of Egot winners tonight,” he said. “The journey to this moment has been filled with passion,...

Here’s your guide to every movie and TV show leaving Netflix Canada in February 2024.

In case you missed it, we also covered all the movies and TV shows leaving Netflix Canada in January 2024.

One of the biggest movies to leave Netflix is Matrix Revolutions, the fourth installment of the Matrix franchise.

Please Note: This is not the full list of everything leaving Netflix UK in February 2024. More departures will be announced throughout January 2024 and February 2024.

Movies and TV Shows Leaving Netflix Canada on February 1st, 2023 All My Life (2020) American Assassin (2017) Bending All the Rules (2002) Blow (2001) Blue Valentine (2010) Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) Dark Shadows (2012) Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) Fury (2014) Guilty (2015) Half Brothers (2020) Here Comes the Boom (2012) John Q. (2002) Legend (2015) Legion (2010) Love Jacked (2018) Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) Mystic River (2003) Non-Stop (2014) The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012) Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016) Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018) Son of the Mask...

Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2023, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists.

I’m not much for introductions, but I have a confession to make; a difficult one, and maybe disastrous to my career prospects in the cat-eat-cat land of the media commentariat. But to anyone who knows me, the secret is already out: I am not very cool. I don’t live in a major urban center or have regular access to any hot arthouse theaters; I don’t travel the festival circuit and bump shoulders with the film critics you know and love. I don’t keep track of what’s new on Netflix or Prime or wherever. I don’t even get out much, really, except to walk my dog. When sleepy dark December rolls into town each year, most often I’ve barely seen more...

Did Amitabh Bachchan Ask Bollywood To Stay Away From Don’s Director After He Denied To Remove ‘Khaike Paan Banaras Wala’ Because Big B Found It Uncool? [Reports] ( Photo Credit – YouTube; Facebook )

What is the first thing that comes to mind when we say Amitabh Bachchan? Legend, Angry Young Man, Don (the iconic film)? He’s all of that and more, but the journey hasn’t been easy for him. He has witnessed a fair share of controversies, and one such alleged incident is floating on the internet, which states how he was against Don’s iconic song Khaike Paan Banaras Wala.

Yes, the song, which went on to become one of the most iconic tracks of the late 70s & early 80s, was supposedly ‘uncool’ for Mr. Bachchan, as per the rumors on Reddit. It also states that he wanted director Chandra Barot to remove that song from the final cut.

What to watch this Weekend (Dec 22-25): “Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom,” “Migration,” “Trolls Band Together,” “Saltburn,” “South Park: Not Suitable For Children,” “Fargo,” and More ( Photo Credit – IMDb )

This week, we have more than eight significant movies for consideration. Amid this cinematic abundance, I was compelled to narrow the selection to three noteworthy films. It’s not our usual practice to recommend multiple international movies, but this week offers an exception.

Now, let’s delve into the highlights for this week. “Rebel Moon” is making its streaming debut, promising an exciting watch. Disney has recently launched a new series, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” adding to the entertainment roster. Furthermore, the conclusion of “A Murder at the End of the World” is now available for binge-watching, offering a perfect opportunity for those eagerly waiting.

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Exclusive: The Stranger Things stage show, an unbelievably brilliant new blueprint for theatricality that premieres in London’s West End tonight, will be the first installment in a trilogy exploring the dark underbelly of Hawkins, Indiana.

Breaking Baz can reveal that parts two and three are set to follow the inaugural play, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, in two- or three-year intervals, according to insiders associated with the production. The stage sequels will launch in London first.

Meanwhile, there are already plans for Stranger Things: The First Shadow to transfer to Broadway.

None of that’s official yet, of course. Producers and backers will study reviews out on Friday and across the weekend and the box office receipts before green-lighting any further productions.

The Stranger Things play is set in the late 1950s — a time when a young Jim Hopper’s car won’t start, Bob Newby’s sister won...

John Legend is wide awake and dreaming on his latest single “Don’t Need to Sleep.” The song appears in Waad Al-Kateab’s recently released documentary We Dare to Dream, now streaming on Peacock, which the musician executive produced alongside Angelina Jolie.

“But tonight/I don’t need to close my eyes/I don’t need to fall asleep/I don’t need to sleep to dream no I don’t,” Legend sings on the record, co-written with Justin Tranter and producer Oak Felder. “Bent but not broken/Down but...

Hollywood is overflowing with stories about films that took years of blood, sweat and tears to bring to the screen. Brian Helgeland’s Finestkind represents one of the longest kinds.

The Oscar-winning screenwriter of Mystic River and veteran director of such films as Legend, 42, A Knight’s Tale and Payback finished the script when he was 28. He’s now 62. “The joke is that I wrote it before Toby Wallace and Jenna Ortega were born and Ben Foster was 10 years old. It’s very strange, but everything happens for a reason. I just had to wait for this whole cast to grow up so I could cast them,” he explained at the film’s West Hollywood premiere on Tuesday referring to his actors who star opposite Tommy Lee Jones, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Aaron Stanford, Scotty Tovar, Tim Daly, Lolita Davidovich and Clayne Crawford.

Finestkind, which hits Paramount+ on Dec. 15, tells the...

Tuesday night during “The Playoffs” on NBC’s “The Voice,” John Legend was faced with the tough decision of cutting down his six-person team to only three aspiring singers. In the end, he chose to keep Mac Royals, Lila Forde and Azán, which meant Kristen Brown, Kaylee Shimizu and Taylor Deneen were all sent home. (Talk about a bloodbath!) So which of Team Legend’s three eliminated artists do You think was most robbed in “The Voice” Playoffs? Vote in our poll below.

“Mac, Lila and Azan — each of them knows who they are, and their stage presence is very assured, like they belong in this moment,” John declared at the end of the hour. “They’re real artists, and I’m excited to take them to the lives.” It’s been a while since a Team Legend artist has won “The Voice”. Can someone on this new team now prevail in Season 24? Stay tuned.

Monday night during “The Playoffs” on NBC’s “The Voice,” Gwen Stefani had the difficult decision of cutting down her six-person team to only three aspiring singers. In the end, she chose to keep Bias, Kara Tenae and Tanner Massey, which meant Rudi, Stee and Lennon VanderDoes were all sent home. (Your fans will always remember you!) So which of Team Gwen’s three eliminated artists do You think was most robbed in “The Voice” Playoffs? Vote in our poll below.

“I think I have one of the strongest live show teams,” Gwen stated at the end of the episode. “I have country, I have pop, I have soul/R&b. Team Gwen is amazing. America, get ready!” We’ll see how Bias, Kara Tenae and Tanner Massey compare to the other teams when the live Top 12 performance show takes place Monday, December 4 on NBC.

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Well, they finally did it. After a supposed decade in the works and 35 years of fans imagining what a movie would look like, Nintendo has officially willed a feature film adaptation of The Legend of Zelda into existence. Yet what should have been cause for celebration was met with a thud.

But why? As we’re entering what looks to be the dawn of Hollywood’s video game takeover, you’d think that news of a Zelda movie would be a shoo-in. Riding high off their billion-dollar Super Mario Bros. movie,...

Video game fans got a huge surprise when Nintendo announced Nov. 7 that it is developing a live-action film based on The Legend of Zelda alongside Sony Pictures. The film is being directed by Wes Ball, best known for helming three “Maze Runner” movies. He’s also set to relaunch the “Planet of the Apes” franchise after a seven-year hiatus with next year’s “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.”

While Ball’s hiring might’ve come as a surprise to some, Zelda fans quickly discovered one of the director’s tweets from 13 years ago in which he posted about how his dream of one day directing a Zelda movie would most likely never happen.

“Since I could never even hope to have the chance to direct it…the next big mo-cap ‘Avatar’-like movie should be…The Legend Of Zelda,” Ball posted on Jan. 29, 2010. Flash forward over 13 years later,...

Netflix is kicking off “Stranger Things Day” this morning with a first look at “Stranger Things: The First Shadow,” a live stage play that’s headed to London later this month.

“Stranger Things: The First Shadow” is said to be a “new story live on stage,” and it’s set in Hawkins, 1959. “The First Shadow” takes place “before the world turned upside down.”

The World Premiere takes the stage December 14 at the Phoenix Theatre on London’s West End, with previews beginning November 17. Go behind the scenes in the video below!

The cast includes Louis McCartney (Silent Roar, Hope Street, Game of Thrones) as Henry Creel, Ella Karuna Williams (The Equalizer) as Patty Newby and Patrick Vaill (Oklahoma!, Macbeth, Dash & Lily) as Dr. Brenner.

Oscar Lloyd (The 47th, Hotel Portofino, 4 O’Clock Club) takes on the role as Jim Hopper, Jr., Isabella Pappas (Finding Alice, The Villains of Valley View,...

Competition on this season of “The Voice” is heating up as the NBC show enters into its battle round.

In TheWrap’s exclusive clip of Monday’s episode, Team Legend’s Kaylee Shimizu and Elizabeth Evans are paired up in a battle, and the duo wows the coaches as they perform an emotional rendition of Olivia Rodrigo’s “Traitor.”

The contestants score a standing ovation from their own coach, John Legend, as well as new coach Reba McEntire, who shared with the women she was “in awe” during their performance.

“Elizabeth and Kaylee, that was fantastic — unbelievable vocal range and power,” McEntire told the pair. “Elizabeth, when you opened your mouth and hit that big note, I was just in awe. Wow, and Kaylee, your range is just incredible — y’all just really did complement each other — love the harmonies.”

Ahead of Legend’s decision, McEntire disclosed that her pick for the battle was Evans....

Tommy Lee Jones has yet to anchor a series in Taylor Sheridan’s vast TV universe — but at least he’s starring in an upcoming film from the producer, the crime drama “Finestkind.” You can watch the brand-new trailer for the Paramount+ film above.

In “Finestkind,” Jones plays the father of two sons who were raised in very different worlds (Ben Foster and Toby Wallace), who reunite over a fateful summer, first putting their father’s fishing boat in jeopardy and then embarking into even more dangerous waters.

According to the official synopsis, the movie is “set against the backdrop of commercial fishing, the story takes on primal stakes when desperate circumstances force the brothers to strike a deal with a violent Boston crime gang.”

The movie also stars Jenna Ortega, Cruz Cordova, Aaron Stanford, Scotty Tovar, Tim Daly, Lolita Davidovich and Clayne Crawford. Fun fact: an earlier iteration of...

Fisherman, family, blue-collar life, debts that pile up, and crime all swirl together in the new drama, “Finestkind” from Oscar-winning writer/director Brian Helgeland, who won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for “LA Confidential” in 1998. Helgeland’s done a ton since, writing the Oscar-winning “Mystic River” for Clint Eastwood, “Man on Fire” for Tony Scott, and directing the Jackie Robinson biopic “42,” “Legend” with Tom Hardy, and now, “Finestkind.”

“Finestkind” stars Ben Foster, Toby Wallace, Tommy Lee Jones, and Jenna Ortega, and it’s a crime drama about a crew of fishermen who tread dangerous waters after their debts start piling up.

Continue reading ‘Finestkind’ Trailer: Bluecollar Fisherman Get Ensared In Crime Starring Ben Foster, Jenna Ortega, Tommy Lee Jones & More at The Playlist.

Tonight on “The Voice,” the battle rounds continue as Niall Horan, John Legend, Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani prepare their artists to go head-to-head in hopes of advancing to the three-way knockouts. Each coach will have two steals throughout this round.

The four-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition series returns with the strongest vocalists from across the country invited to compete in the show’s newest season, which premiered September 25 on NBC. The show’s innovative format features five stages of competition: Blind Auditions, Battle Rounds, Knockouts, Playoffs and Live Performance Shows.

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Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Voice” recap of Season 24, Episode 9 to find out what happened Monday, October 23 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite artists on NBC’s long-running reality TV show, which coach you...

Who knew you needed tissues to watch The Voice? Monday’s episode became unexpectedly emotional when one singer, whom you’ll read all about below, left at least two members of the coaching panel in tears with a heart-tugging Whitney Houston cover (and the story of its significance). Gwen Stefani might actually want to keep crying, too, because the last contestants that she added to her team were significantly less impressive than John Legend, Reba McEntire and Niall Horan’s recruits. Read on, and we’ll go over all of Monday’s Blind Auditions…

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