Studio Ghibli The Boy and the Heron, the latest effort from animation whiz Hayao Miyazaki, opened at number one at the North American box office with an estimated $12.8 million, and became the first original anime film to top the domestic box office. The Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke filmmaker’s triumphant return after announcing his retirement in 2013 has collected …
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Florida 5, Columbus 2 Edmonton 4, New Jersey 1 Washington 4, Chicago 2 Nashville 2, Montreal 1 NY Rangers 4, Los Angeles 1 Winnipeg 4, Anaheim 2 Minnesota 3, Seattle 0 San Jose 4 Vegas 4 (OT) NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE …
O’Neal in 2015 – Matthew Simmons/Getty Images (NOTE LANGUAGE) Ryan O’Neal, star of dozens of movies, including Love Story and Paper Moon, has died at 82, according to a social media post from his sportscaster son, Patrick. O’Neal had reportedly been in poor health of late; he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2012 and …
Getty Images for Netflix/Roy Rochlin (SPOILERS) The winner of the reality competition version of Netflix’s global phenomenon Squid Game says she’s yet to collect her $4.56 million grand prize. Fifty-five-year-old Mai Whelan, player 287, beat her competitors in Squid Game: The Challenge, but now she says she has a different challenge: 10 months after the show wrapped, she claims she hasn’t …
Warner Bros. Pictures There’s no word yet on whether Barbie will spawn a sequel — though when you have the biggest movie of the year, that’s almost a given. While Ryan Gosling‘s waiting to find out, however, he’s got plans — and apparently, they don’t include hitting the gym for more shirtless scenes. At a …
Ed Asner Family Center COVID couldn’t stop it, but this year the SAG-AFTRA strike has led the organizers of the annual Ed Asner Family Center‘s celebrity-stacked charity reading of It’s a Wonderful Life to pull the plug. “Over the past three years, we’ve honored the essence of humanity and the strength of love and community by assembling a remarkable …
Warner Bros. Pictures While Dune: Part Two won’t hit theaters until March 1, Denis Villenueve, the director of the Academy Award-winning franchise, is already looking ahead to a third chapter. According to Variety, Villenueve attended a press conference in South Korea where he spoke about the forthcoming chapter — or, he hopes, chapters — of …
Netflix What would happen if suddenly all communication devices go down, and you have no idea why or what’s going on in the world? That’s where things start with the new Netflix thriller Leave The World Behind, written and directed by Sam Esmail, based on the popular 2020 book of the same name. Esmail tells ABC Audio …
The Producers Guild of America has revealed Martin Scorsese as the recipient of the David O. Selznick Achievement Award in recognition of “monumental achievements” over the last six decades. He’ll pick up the trophy at the 35th annual Producers Guild Awards on February 25. The David O. Selznick Achievement Award recognizes producers for their outstanding body of work …
Bleeker Street Sugar, butter, popcorn! The Broadway hit Waitress: The Musical is now available to watch in movie theaters nationwide for a limited engagement December 7 through December 11. The show’s composer, lyricist and star Sara Bareilles told ABC Audio it’s great that the musical, which is based on the eponymous 2007 film starring Keri Russell, is now accessible to so …