Disney Channel/Aaron Poole(NEW YORK) — Brothers Shane and Chris Houghton [HOE-tun] have taken their small town sensibilities to the big city with their animated Disney Channel series, Big City Greens. The series, heading into its second season next month, was inspired by their own childhood in the rural St. Johns, Michigan and their eventual move …
New Ryan Reynolds movie ‘Free Guy’ takes opening day of New York Comic Con by storm
Getty Imgaes/Ilya S. Savenok(NEW YORK) — Prior to Thursday, nobody had really ever heard of a movie called Free Guy. But following a panel focused on the action comedy at New York Comic Con, it was all people were tweeting about. Directed by Shawn Levy, Free Guy stars Ryan Reynolds as Guy, a banker who …
Diahann Carroll, pioneering African-American actress, dead at 84
Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Diahann Carroll, who made history in 1968 as the first African-American woman to star in a television series in a non-stereotypical role, passed away today at 84, Variety reports. Her daughter, Suzannne Kay, confirmed that she died from cancer. Carroll was a trailblazer who opened the …
Todd McFarlane sets Guinness World Record with ‘Spawn’
Carmen Bryant/Image Comics(NEW YORK) — In 1992, Image Comics published the first-ever issue of SPAWN, the eponymous, supernatural anti-hero created by famed Spider-Man artist Todd McFarlane. 27 years later, McFarlane has earned a Guinness World Record title. Spawn #1 sold more than 1.7 million copies, and is still one of the most popular independent comics …
A Song of Ice and Firewater: Top off your tankards with new ‘Game of Thrones’-inspired whiskies
Photo: Diageo(NEW YORK) — With New York Comic Con in full swing this weekend, there are many opportunities for people to show their fandom — but Johnnie Walker is giving Game of Thrones fans a chance to drink theirs. The company, which toasted the eighth and final season of the Emmy-winning HBO drama last year …
‘Boy Meets World’ star goes from family friendly to full frontal in new porn film
Raluca Ioana Cohn(NEW YORK) — (NOTE CONTENT) One former Boy Meets World star hung up the family friendly image and bared it all in her first porn film — which came out last Friday In Touch Weekly reports that Maitland Ward, who played Eric Matthews’ redheaded roommate Rachel McGuire, made her official XXX debut in the adult film Drive. So, why did …
‘Joker’ setting October records for Fandango
Niko Tavernise/© 2019 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved(NEW YORK) — Joker, the new R-rated take on the Batman villain, opening nationwide on Friday, is shaping up to be Fandango’s biggest October pre-seller of all time, outpacing previous champs Venom and Halloween. According to a Fandango survey of 1,000 moviegoers, 93 percent said they …
October 3 was ‘Mean Girls’ Day — original cast reunites for special cause
ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua(NEW YORK) — If you saw an abundance of people wearing pink on Wednesday, that’s because it was “Mean Girls Day.” The original cast of the 2004 comedy also celebrated the unofficial holiday by banding together for a heartfelt cause. Lindsay Lohan, who played ingenue Cady Heron in the film, posted a video to her Instagram featuring her former …
James Franco sued by two former acting students for alleged sexual exploitation
Lloyd Bishop/NBC(NEW YORK) — Two former acting students of James Franco filed a class-action lawsuit against his acting school, accusing the actor of inappropriate and sexually charged behavior. The complaint was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday by Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal, former students at Franco’s now-shuttered Studio 4. The defendants allege Franco was looking to “create a pipeline of young women who were subjected to …
‘Joker’ tops this weekend’s new movie releases
Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures (NEW YORK) — Opening nationwide on Friday: * Joker — Joaquin Phoenix plays the titular character in this film that serves as the origin story for the classic Batman villain. The film, set in 1981, follows failed stand-up comedian Arthur Fleck who turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City, assuming the identity of the Joker. Robert De …