ABC/Jeff Lipsky Jimmy Kimmel celebrated the October 2 return of his ABC late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which was shuttered since May due to the writers strike, with a promo spoofing an argument that ensued during a recent episode of The Kardashians between Kim and Kourtney that’s gone viral. In the mock phone conversation, …
Beyoncé releasing Renaissance concert film December 1
Courtesy Fandango Tickets for Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé — a film adaptation of her blockbuster Renaissance World Tour — are now on sale via Fandango. Weeks after Taylor Swift announced a distribution deal to screen her Eras Tour film through AMC Theatres, Beyonce has announced the film of her own massively successful series of concerts will hit movie screens December 1. The project encompasses …
‘Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie’ tops the box office with $23 million debut
Paramount Pictures The animated sequel Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie topped the North American box office with an estimated $23 million in its opening weekend — nearly double the debut of its predecessor’s $13 million. The sequel added an estimated $23.1 overseas, for a $46.1 million global haul. Saw X landed in second place with an estimated $18 …
Taylor Swift watches Travis Kelce’s Chiefs take on the Jets at MetLife Stadium
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Taylor Swift couldn’t just shake off another chance to watch Travis Kelce on the football field. The 12-time Grammy Award winner arrived at MetLife Stadium about 40 minutes before kickoff Sunday night to watch Kelce and his Kansas City Chiefs defeat the New York Jets 23-20. SNY posted video of Swift, wearing …
U2 concert uses stunning visuals to open massive Sphere venue in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — It looked like a typical U2 outdoor concert: Two helicopters zoomed through the starlit sky before producing spotlights over a Las Vegas desert and frontman Bono, who kneeled to the ground while singing the band’s 2004 hit “Vertigo.” This scene may seem customary, but the visuals were created by floor-to-ceiling graphics …
Arrest in Tupac Shakur killing stemmed from Biggie Smalls death investigation
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The first arrest in the 1996 slaying of Tupac Shakur had its roots in the investigation of the killing of Biggie Smalls. The shooting deaths of the two hip-hop luminaries and rivals — Shakur in Las Vegas and Smalls in Los Angeles six months later — have always been culturally inseparable, and …
Todd Haynes talks about his film ‘May December’ as it opens the New York Film Festival
François Duhamel / Courtesy of Netflix The 61st New York Film Festival officially begins Friday with a screening of Todd Haynes’ latest film, May December. Academy Award winners Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore star as Elizabeth and Gracie – the former a famous actress, the latter the controversial subject of an upcoming biopic. Elizabeth travels to Gracie’s hometown to study her …
‘Saw X’ scene had so much screaming, the cops reportedly showed up at an editor’s door
Lionsgate So how intense is the new Saw X? Well, according to director Kevin Greutert, while the movie was being edited, the cops showed up in response to complaints someone “was being tortured to death.” For fans of the billion-dollar splatter franchise, Greutert’s anecdote to NME will only boost the movie’s bottom line at the …
With the writers strike resolved, Marvel Studios reportedly getting ready to work on ‘X-Men’
Marvel Studios The uncanny X-Men have faced innumerable foes over the years, but the mutants were powerless against the WGA strike. However, with the stoppage over, Deadline says Marvel Studios is ramping back up on the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first X-Men film. That said, this is early days for what has been among the most …
Heavy rains and flooding shut down SAG-AFTRA picket lines and more in New York City
Spencer Platt/Getty Images Torrential rains are wreaking havoc in New York City Friday, and they’ve apparently gotten SAG-AFTRA picket plans all wet, too. The union has canceled planned protests in the Big Apple for the day, according to an official post on X, formerly Twitter. “Stay safe and see you on the picket lines next …