NBC/Will Heath(NEW YORK) — Matt Damon was the latest A-lister to join Saturday Night Live as he guest starred as an angry Brett Kavanaugh in the season premiere’s cold open. In a sketch parodying the Senate Judiciary Committee nominee hearings from Thursday, when the judge hotly denied accusations of sexual assault by Dr. Christine Blasey …
‘Night School’ scores an A-plus box office weekend with $28 million
Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish in “Night School”; Universal(NEW YORK) — Night School topped the weekend box office with an estimated $28 million weekend. Overseas, the comedy from Malcolm Lee and Will Packer — the duo behind last year’s Girls Trip — starring Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish, grabbed an estimated $5.5 million. The weekend’s …
Jamie Lee Curtis says new Halloween sequel is a horror movie for the #MeToo age
Andrew Eccles/Universal Pictures(HOLLYWOOD) — In a new cover story for Entertainment Weekly, Jamie Lee Curtis explains how her new Halloween sequel has evolved since the original film in 1978. This time around, Curtis’ Laurie Strode takes on masked murderer Michael Myers with the help of her daughter and granddaughter. She says the film — directed …
‘Night School’ director Malcolm Lee and producer Will Packer share the bumpy process of how Kevin Hart’s idea for the film eventually landed
Universal Pictures(NEW YORK) — Girls Trip director Malcolm Lee and producer Will Packer are sharing details of how their new comedy, Night School, came about and why the upcoming film had a bit of a bumpy start. Packer tells ABC Radio that the film — which follows Kevin Hart as a high school drop out …
Is Gwyneth Paltrow getting hitched this weekend?
ABC/Kevin Mazur(NEW YORK) — There might be wedding bells ringing this weekend for Gwyneth Paltrow and her fiancé, TV producer Brad Falchuk. Us Weekly reports the two will be getting hitched at an intimate ceremony at Paltrow’s home in New York’s ritzy Hamptons. Back in July, a source told Us that Paltrow was planning a …
‘Girls’ star Jemima Kirke reveals she was raped by her drug dealer at age 22
Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Saks Fifth Avenue(NEW YORK) — As women take to social media to share their heartbreaking stories of sexual assault in the wake of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee considering Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination, Girls star Jemima Kirke revealed her own story Thursday. “When I …
I’ve Seen That Movie Too: First look at Taron Egerton as Elton John in “Rocketman”
Paramount Pictures(HOLLYWOOD) — Paramount Pictures has released its first official look at actor Taron Egerton as ’70s-era Elton John in Rocketman, the upcoming biopic about the legendary musician. In the photo, we see Taron as Elton, lounging on a private jet. He’s got Elton’s receding hairline and huge sparkly glasses, as well as a gold …
‘Jersey Shore’s’ JWoww files for divorce; husband Roger vows to “win her back”
Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for MTV(NEW JERSEY) — Jersey Shore’s Jenni “JWoww” Farley has filed for divorce from her husband Roger Mathews, E! News reports. The proceedings were reportedly initiated two weeks ago in Ocean County, New Jersey, citing “irreconcilable differences.” Farley is requesting “primary residential custody” of their two children, two-year-old son Greyson and four-year-old …
Rose McGowan apologizes to Asia Argento over abuse allegations
David Levenson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Rose McGowan has apologized to Asia Argento over remarks she made following reports that surfaced in August alleging Argento paid off actor Jimmy Bennett for keeping quiet about an alleged sexual assault in 2013, when Bennett was 17. “On 27 August I released a statement about Asia Argento, which I now realized [sic] contained a number …
‘Night School’ and ‘Smallfoot’ top this week’s new releases
Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish in “Night School”; Universal(NEW YORK) — Here are the films opening nationwide on Friday: * Night School — Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish star in this comedy from Girls Trip director Malcolm Lee and producer Will Packer about a group of troublemakers forced to attend night school in hopes they’ll …