Photo by Fotos International/Courtesy of Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Forty years later and the Halloween franchise still packs a punch. The 1978 original film celebrates its 40th anniversary on Saturday, just as its recently-released direct sequel heads into its second weekend at the box office. The John Carpenter classic introduced the world to Michael Myers, …
‘Hunter Killer’ among this week’s new releases
(Lionsgate Premiere)(LOS ANGELES) — Here are the films opening nationwide on Friday: * Hunter Killer — Gerard Butler plays a newly minted American submarine captain tasked with leading a group of U.S. Navy Seals on a mission to rescue the Russian president from a coup. Also starring Gary Oldman, Linda Cardellini, and Common. Rated R. …
Yipee Ki-yay! ‘Die Hard’ coming back to the big screen to celebrate 30th anniversary
Die Hard (1988) TM & © 2018 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.(HOLLYWOOD) — You’ll soon be able to reignite the debate over whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie. The Bruce Willis action flick is returning to theaters next month in honor of its 30th anniversary. It will be back …
Pierce Brosnan reunites with the ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ kids 25 years later
Andreas Rentz/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Pierce Brosnan reunited with his Mrs. Doubtfire “stepchildren” this week, nearly 25 years after the film was released. Brosnan, who played the mother’s new boyfriend Stu in the movie, got together with Mara Wilson, who played youngest daughter Natalie; Matthew Lawrence, who played middle child Chris; and Lisa Jakub, who …
Watch now: Final trailer released for ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
© 2018 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved. (HOLLYWOOD) — Ahead of the film’s release next week, the final trailer for the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody has been released. The latest trailer shows Queen frontman Freddie Mercury’s strained relationship with his family, the rumors swirling around his sexuality and his desire to be a …
Dun-dun: Ice-T arrested after failing to pay bridge toll
James Dimmock/NBC(NEW YORK) — Tracy Lauren Marrow, better known as Ice-T, was arrested after failing to pay a toll on the George Washington Bridge between New Jersey and New York City.ABC News affiliate WABC reports that the rapper and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit actor was arrested Wednesday morning after he used an E-ZPass lane …
Has Jennifer Garner found a new guy?
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Jennifer Garner has apparently moved on following her divorce to Ben Affleck. A source tells Entertainment Tonight that the star of HBO’s Camping has been dating businessman John Miller for the past several months, adding the two, who met through mutual friends, instantly hit it off and have been going on dates. “They …
Chris Pratt might get ‘Fast’
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Chris Pratt is in talks to star in the next project from Wind River director Taylor Sheridan, currently titled Fast, according to Variety. Pratt would play a former special forces soldier hired by the government to lead a covert operation aimed at nabbing drug dealers protected by the CIA. The movie …
So which “significant” ‘Modern Family’ character died on Wednesday?
ABC/Tony Rivetti(SPOILERS AHEAD) Modern Family revealed the “significant” character being killed off in season 10’s Halloween-themed episode on Wednesday. The episode opened with Julie Bowen’s character Claire Dunphy learning from her stepfather that her mother, DeDe Pritchett — played by Shelley Long — had passed away in her sleep as the result of a heart problem. DeDe had …
‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ named America’s best-loved novel; ‘Outlander’ is runner-up
Stephanie Berger(NEW YORK) — America’s favorite novel has been revealed. On the season finale of PBS’ The Great American Read Tuesday night, Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird was voted the number one pick. The eight-part series began in May, spotlighting different novels in each episode. The public was able to vote on a list …