“Saturday Night Live” mocked President Donald Trump’s egomania around the Nobel Peace Prize as well as the U.S. military action in Venezuela and Kristi Noem’s incredibly callous response to the ICE shooting in Minneapolis in the cold open for the show’s first episode of 2026. There was no shortage of political material to catch up […]
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Jamie-Lynn Sigler Kept Her MS Diagnosis a Secret for 25 Years Fearing She’d ‘Never Work Again’
Jamie-Lynn Sigler got emotional during a recent interview with ABC (via Entertainment Weekly) in which she discussed her recent guest spot on “Grey’s Anatomy” as a doctor with multiple sclerosis. She said the role was extremely personal, given that she was diagnosed with the condition 25 years ago and felt she needed to “keep it […]
White House Threatened to Sue CBS Over ‘Evening News’ Interview With Trump
CBS News got more than it bargained for when it arranged for an interview earlier this week between President Donald Trump and anchor Tony Dokoupil on his still-nascent tenure on “CBS Evening News.” According to a report published Saturday by The New York Times, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told producers and the anchor […]
Cillian Murphy’s ’28 Years Later’ Return: Nia DaCosta Chose a ‘Grounded’ Scene Over a ‘Big Return of the Superhero Moment’ in ‘The Bone Temple’
It’s no spoiler that Cillian Murphy makes his return to the hit zombie franchise that made his name more than two decades on in “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.” Danny Boyle, who gave the actor his big screen break in “28 Days Later,” revealed the info after the actor notably failed to show up […]
Mark Jones, ‘Leprechaun’ and ‘Rumpelstiltskin’ Director, Dies at 72
Mark Jones, a veteran animation writer and the director of B-horror comedy classics like “Leprechaun” and “Rumpelstiltskin,” died on Jan. 16 in Los Angeles after a brief stay at West Hills Hospital. He was 72. George Saadi, a friend and collaborator of Jones’, confirmed his death to Variety. His 73rd birthday was Saturday, Jan. 17, […]
Matt Damon Says Netflix Wants Movies to Restate the ‘Plot Three or Four Times in the Dialogue’ Because Viewers are on ‘Their Phones While They’re Watching’
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck recently appeared on the “Joe Rogan Experience” to promote their new Netflix film “The Rip,” and the long-time friends and collaborators shared their thoughts on how the streamer is changing the way movies are made. Damon pointed out that because viewers give a “very different level of attention” to a […]
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Star EJAE Gets Emotional as She Accepts Best Original Song for ‘Golden’ at American Cinematheque Tribute: ‘It Helped Bring Light in a Very Dark Time in my Life’
“KPop Demon Hunters” continues to rack up the accolades. The film’s song “Golden” was honored by the American Cinematheque Tribute to the Arts for best original song. Songwriters EJAE and Mark Sonnenblick accepted the award. EJAE got emotional as she told the audience what songwriting meant to her. She called the song “a beautiful accident.” […]
How to Watch 2026 NFL Divisional Playoffs Live Online Without Cable for Free
Now that the 2025-26 NFL regular season is over, the playoffs picture is in full view with the NFL Divisional Playoffs. There are four games scheduled this weekend with the best teams in the AFC and NFC competing to go to Super Bowl LX. And in 2026, the NFL Divisional Playoffs are spread over five […]
Rian Johnson Says He Was Not ‘Spooked’ by Toxic ‘Star Wars’ Fans After Kathleen Kennedy Cites ‘Last Jedi’ Backlash as to Why He Never Directed Another Entry
Rian Johnson took to X on Friday night to shut down a claim from former Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy that he was “spooked by the online negativity” and never returned to the “Star Wars” franchise after helming “The Last Jedi.” In response to a post from IGN aggregating the news, he wrote, “Lol zero spooked, […]
Box Office: ’28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Scares ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Off Top Spot Friday With $5.6 Million
Nia DaCosta’s “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” ended the four-week reign of “Avatar: Fire and Ash” and claimed the top spot at the domestic box office on Friday. “The Bone Temple,” the sequel to last summer’s “28 Years Later” and the fourth film in Sony’s long-running zombie franchise, grossed $5.6 million on its opening […]