Amusement park rides find so much of their thrills from creating an illusion of danger. A good roller coaster makes you feel like something scary might happen, but you also know that something scary is never supposed to happen. But when something goes wrong true tragedy can strike, and that has happened as last night
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Celebrity couples have a way of capturing the attention of the public, and this is especially true when there’s a messy divorce involved. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard know this all too well, as they’ve been battling in court for years, making headlines for their arguments and the involvement of other celebrities. Depp just hit
Ryan Reynolds may have almost starred in The Lost City, but there’s no hard feelings between The Adam Project star and Sandra Bullock. He was more than happy to promote the film on Instagram – and he even brought along his wife Blake Lively for a fun little date night. Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively
The production of Mission: Impossible 7 has been absolutely wild to say the least. The Tom Cruise movie was getting ready to start production in Venice when the first wave of COVID-19 arrived in Europe, closing down the city and the movie. From there it has been a nearly impossible mission to simply get the
Dune is easily one of the most impressive cinematic spectacles of 2021. The Academy clearly agrees, having awarded the film with 10 nominations, including one in every single technical category, and most importantly in Best Picture. When big budget sci-fi epics receive that kind of attention, they almost never leave the ceremony empty handed. Or,
The Power of the Dog surpassed nearly everyone’s expectations on Oscar nomination morning, becoming the most nominated film since 2017’s The Shape of Water with 12 nods overall. So the question is, how many of those nominations can it win? Near Guarantees Netflix may finally have their first Best Picture winner in Jane Campion’s patient,
The Scream franchise is returning to the big screen next week, and with it, much of the original cast, including Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott, David Arquette’s Dewey Riley and Courtney Cox’s Gale Weathers. The core trio have always been a fun dynamic to see in the horror film series, and as we wait for their
The Disney–Pixar movie Turning Red will not debut in theaters on Friday, March 11. Instead, it’s heading exclusively to Disney+ worldwide, a big subtraction to movie theaters that were looking to play this title and at a time when Omicron was looking to calm. It’s the third Pixar movie to skip theaters and go straight to Disney+, after
Sidney Poitier, the critically lauded actor who blazed a trail for Black actors in the entertainment industry, has died at the age of 94. The cause of death has not yet been confirmed, although the news is expected to be forthcoming. The Wrap reported that the death of Sidney Poitier was announced by Fred Mitchell,
Universal and FilmNation’s greatly panned (24% on Rotten Tomatoes), but star-studded female spy movie The 355 is not off to the best of starts with $350K from Thursday night previews which started at 7PM yesterday at 2,300 theaters. This will result in likely a single digit opening for the weekend for the Jessica Chastain, Penelope Cruz,
Along with familiar faces like Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Christ Pontius and Wee Man, just like in the previous Jackass movies, the upcoming Jackass Forever features an extensive lineup of guest appearances. Among the famous people showing up is comedian Eric André, who’s no stranger committing pranks for a movie thanks to Netflix’s Bad Trip. That
Horror movie fans have been looking forward to the new year, because with 2022 comes the release of Scream, the fifth installment in the slasher franchise. The wait is finally almost over. The newest feature, simply titled Scream, like the original, is the latest sequel to the 1996 slasher film, and the first Scream installment
Given the ongoing pandemic with regard to global box office, it’s tempting to say “The more things change, the more things stay the same.” To wit: Disney still leads all studios worldwide, piracy remains a major concern, and many markets are still in Covid-induced flux. But when looking back over 2021 versus 2020, there are
A little under a week after Betty White passed away just short of reaching her 100th birthday, the world of film and TV has lot another beloved figure. In addition to being the director behind cinematic classics like The Last Picture Show and Paper Moon, Peter Bogdanovich also built a solid acting resume over the
You can’t keep a good IMF agent down, or a bad one for that matter. As the world continues to wait for Mission: Impossible 7 to start revealing its secrets, writer/director Christopher McQuarrie is staying busy in the realm of Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt. And if recent remarks are any indication, there’s a potential for
Ming-Na Wen is back in the Star Wars universe for the new Disney+ series The Book Of Boba Fett, which premiered its second of seven episodes Wednesday. The actress, who’s also known for voicing Mulan and playing Melinda May in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, has a lot to celebrate going into 2022, so she decided to
Canada’s No. 1 movie theater chain, Cineplex, has pink slipped close to 5K part-time workers given Ontario’s recent decision to close cinemas amid the Omicron surge. Cineplex closed their theaters in the Canadian province, effective today. “Because of the mandated closures of our theatre and entertainment venues across Ontario, we made the tough but necessary
Over the past couple of years, we’ve seen actors who are part of huge franchises backing out of online platforms, as a result of some less than optimal interactions. Stillwater and Zombieland actor Abigail Breslin is the latest Hollywood actress to step away from social media, after dealing with trolling. While she’s not totally quitting
In the last few weeks, the movie world has been stunned by the success of Jon Watts’ Spider-Man: No Way Home. The new blockbuster had one of the biggest opening weekends of all time in December, and critics and audiences alike have raved about its quality and ambition. Hopefully that exciting energy will continue in
Broadway box office receipts rebounded by a significant margin last week, climbing to $26 million from Christmas Week’s grim, Covid-decimated $14 million estimate. That’s an overall, week-to-week increase of 87%, and reflects a tally largely in keeping with recent pre-Christmas Week figures. Still, compared to the $43 million b.o. from the same week in a
Since stepping out of his iconic Marvel role as Captain America, Chris Evans has been crafting an exciting new era for himself as an actor. After hanging up the shield, the actor memorably took on the role of Ransom Drysdale in Rian Johnson’s Knives Out. Even though the filmmaker has assembled a whole new cast
“Are you really doing a domestic box office marketshare piece?” Such is the whine from several studio insiders and corp comms folk. Of course, we are. Why wouldn’t we? In the best and worst of times, in the published horserace of box office dollars, we still need to know where the studios stand when all
2021 was an eventful year for most, but I don’t think I could have topped Simu Liu’s year unless I won the lottery along with a one way trip to Malibu. The Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star reviewed his massive year, led by a shirtless picture of him next to Mark
As the Internet’s boyfriend, Keanu Reeves has proven to be a true great on many levels. As big as he is, the Devil’s Advocate alum is known for being one of Hollywood’s kindest and most humble stars. Over the years, many fans and stars have shared their accounts of the A-lister’s charitable, down-to-earth nature. Of
The domestic box office is about to take a single-percentile hit as the province of Ontario, Canada, which includes box office capital Toronto, shutters theaters due to the Omicron post-holiday surge. Movie theaters will close in two days, led by the country’s No. 1 chain Cineplex which will temporarily close 67 locations and reopen as
Spider-Man fans have been anticipating the next step in Sony’s evolving Spider-Verse of live-action films, especially in the wake of Spider-Man: No Way Home. The ending of that movie left a lot of intriguing doors open for the future of the character and his various universes, which extend to the Venom series and the upcoming
Before the pandemic, if there was something studio executives rubbed their hands about, it was the near total eclipse of the theatrical window. In 2021, for some studios that dream came true, and as far as 2022 goes, hopefully they’ve learned their lesson from this nightmare that, in Deadline’s annual survey, shows largely diluted box
Audiences likely are going to need a serious refresher course on the world of Avatar when James Cameron’s long-awaited sequel Avatar 2 arrives in theaters on December 16, 2022. After all, the franchise has been largely removed from the public eye following its celebrated run back in 2009. It’s odd that Avatar is the highest-grossing
F9 hit theaters last summer, kicking off the endgame of the Fast and Furious franchise and, now, the family is gearing up for the final two movies. Fast 10 has been delayed slightly, but production is still moving forward. While the film series has gone through a ton of changes following Paul Walker’s death in
Refresh for latest…: Happy New Year, Peter Parker! In its third weekend, Sony/Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home has lifted its global cume to $1.37B, becoming the 12th highest-grossing film of all time worldwide. Slinging up another $78.3M in 61 international box office markets this session, Spider-Man: No Way Home now has an offshore cume of