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Donald Trump took to Truth Social Sunday to announce he is “authorizing” the Department of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative to impose a 100% tariff on “any and all” movies produced in “foreign lands.” Trump deemed foreign productions a “national security threat” to the American movie industry, adding that they not only draw […]

Charley Scalies, an American actor who appeared in two of HBO’s most celebrated series, “The Wire” and “The Sopranos,” died May 1 after a battle with Alzheimer’s. He was 84. His death was confirmed via an online obituary. “[He was] best known first and foremost as a husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend,” the obituary […]

Saturday’s live coverage of the 151st Kentucky Derby delivered its largest audience for NBC since 1989 with an average of 17.7 million viewers. Viewership of the race peaked at 21.8 million viewers, a record for NBC. Peacock achieved the highest traffic of all partnered streamers for the race. With the 151st Derby, NBC Sports had […]

One of Jonathan Demme’s underseen but pivotal nonfiction films is coming to high-definition home video for the very first time. “Swimming to Cambodia,” a condensed version of Spalding Gray’s two-night, four-hour monologue about his experiences in Southeast Asia while filming Roland Joffé’s Oscar-winning 1984 film “The Killing Fields,” is set for release on Blu-ray in […]

If Dee Wallace didn’t stand up to Steven Spielberg, E.T. could’ve wanted to do more than just go home. In a recent appearance on the “Still Here Hollywood” podcast, Wallace, who played Elliot’s mother Mary in the immortal 1982 classic, said there was an axed side plot in the film for a romance between her […]

The official White House X and Instagram accounts on Sunday posted an AI-generated image of Donald Trump as a beefed-up Jedi in celebration of “Star Wars” day. The post read, “Happy May the 4th to all, including the Radical Left Lunatics who are fighting so hard to bring Sith Lords, Murderers, Drug Lords, Dangerous Prisoners, […]

Some of the best boxers in the world are in the “Sin City” for Top Rank Boxing. For the main event, Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue (29-0-0) defends his undisputed junior featherweight title against vs. American Ramon Cardenas (26-1-0) in a scheduled 12-round bout. Want to watch Top Rank Boxing online? Here’s what you need to […]

While many stars of “Another Simple Favor” have avoided speaking out about Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni following their ongoing legal feud and trial, director Paul Feig is showing his support for “It Ends With Us” star Lively. Commenting on rumors that Anna Kendrick and Lively feuded on the set of “Another Simple Favor,” Feig […]

Brazilian Police said Sunday that two people were arrested who were involved in a plot to set off a bomb at Lady Gaga’s free concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Copacabana Beach, according to AP. The concert was attended by a record-breaking 2.5 million fans, which is the highest number of attendees ever achieved […]

“Thunderbolts” touched down at the global box office with $162 million, including $86.1 million from 52 international markets. Those ticket sales are behind the previous Marvel adventure, February’s “Captain America: Brave New World” ($192 million), though reviews and audience scores for “Thunderbolts” should help in terms of staying power. “Brave New World” on the other […]