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When we recently started codifying the concept of the Friday Night TV Murder Pile—the Hollywood trend that sees TV networks dump the news that they’re canceling modestly performing “bubble” shows in the last hours before the weekend, presumably to cut down on the shouting—it was mostly as a joke. “Certainly,” we…

What, exactly, would it feel like, to suddenly have Pauly Shore insert himself into your life? It’s the kind of question that haunts most of us merely in the hypothetical. But for mostly-retired fitness guru Richard Simmons, it’s become a very real concern of late. Simmons—who people just cannot be normal about,…

Few celebrities, when accused of sexual assault or misconduct by multiple people, have reacted it to in a stranger fashion than actor Kevin Spacey. A full timeline of Spacey’s public weirdnesses since 2017, when Star Trek: Discovery star Anthony Rapp accused the actor of making unwanted sexual advances against him…

If you plan to see Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers this weekend, be prepared to be knocked on your ass by its propulsive score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Their synthwave-inspired compositions add an energy not just to the action on the tennis court, but to more intimate scenes between the characters as well.…

Here’s more Hollywood for you. Some interesting projects are looking for buyers out of Cannes, including Adam Scott’s directorial debut Double Booked. Elsewhere, Mission: Impossible 8 and Wednesday add to their already-stacked ensemble casts, and The Thursday Murder Club builds an impressive ensemble of its own.

EGOT winner SZA has a nice ring to it, huh? The “Snooze” singer is now one step closer to achieving that lofty (but deserved, in this writer’s opinion!) goal. Per Deadline, the artist is set to make her film debut alongside Keke Palmer, in an upcoming “buddy comedy” film fromthe team behind Rap Sh!t. (R.I.P.) Issa…

Hollywood will do anything to avoid paying a real human, actor, huh? Just kidding! We are all very happy for the success of Messi the dog, who was the breakout star in the Academy Award-winning French film Anatomy Of A Fall. According to IndieWire, the canine actor is capitalizing on his success with a new series…

Who doesn’t love a good cinematic “what could have been”? In a new episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, Janet Jackson revealed she was considered for the role of Storm in X-Men but had to pass because she “was just embarking on the Janet tour.” Film veteran Barrymore unsurprisingly has a few “almosts” on her résumé as…

When Ellen walked on stage for the last episode of her eponymous talk show in 2o22, she told audiences, “Today is not the end of a relationship, it’s more of a little break.” For the past two years, that break hasn’t really felt all that small; the once ubiquitous host all but disappeared from the public eye after a…

We’ve talked ad nauseam about how every single film ever made is getting the remake treatment right now, but it seems the urge to recycle is so strong that some stories are getting two (or more!) separate revisits at the same time. Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! will be the second Frankenstein interpretation to hit…