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After days and days of speculation, intrigue and multi-million-dollar charity donations, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are now officially married. The ceremony was officiated by no less than Adam Sandler himself. With both the bride and groom wearing Christian Dior haute couture and Christian Louboutin shoes, the 14x Grammy winner and 3x Super Bowl champion […]
FRIDAY PM UPDATE: Illumination/Universal’s Minions & Monsters is creating less frenzy then expected with a 5-day start of $63.5M in North America versus the $80M that was hoped. Current 3-day is $38.5M at 4,243 theaters, making Minions & Monsters easily No. 1. Note some exhibitors noticed in their forecasts that the little guys could be […]
Following his 2021 falling out with the Jackass guys, Bam Margera has no ill will toward the crew and their final onscreen outing. Although the pro skater said that a reunion is “not going to happen,” he recently emphasized that he “doesn’t have any bad blood” against his former co-stars from the stunt franchise, and […]
The words “poet” and “bestselling” do not often go together. But they apply in the case of Mary Oliver, the Pulitzer Prize winner who gained a legion of fans – including the famous, from the likes of Oprah and Stephen Colbert to Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Buscemi, and Maria Shriver. Oliver’s life and career are […]
Disneyland said Friday that it welcomed its 1 billionth guest through the gates, just less than 71 years after Walt Disney opened his now-iconic theme park in Anaheim, CA. The guest was Andres Robles, of Arizona, who was at the park with his parents celebrating his eighth birthday. They participated in a ceremony at the park’s Main […]
Oliver Stone has spoken out after news of the death of Moritz Borman, the veteran Hollywood producer and longtime Stone collaborator who died July 1 at age 71. Borman was a producer on the Stone pics Alexander, Savages, W. and World Trade Center and most recently 2016’s Snowden. In addition, he had producer credits on Under the […]
EXCLUSIVE: The team-based era for action sports made an auspicious debut in Sacramento last week, delivering an audience of more than 12 million U.S. linear viewers across ESPN and ABC — up by 21% compared with recent Summer X Games broadcasts. Digital engagement also surged, with X Games YouTube views up 88% year-over-year. The three-day […]
The Prince of Wales sadly won’t be attending Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding Friday in New York City, but the heir to the British throne nonetheless made sure to offer some royal prestige to events. In the hours before today’s festivities are set to start at Madison Square Garden for music superstar Swift and […]
UPDATE 4.20PM PT: It’s now being widely reported — including by BBC and most Mexican outlets, which have confirmed with FIFA sources — that the game will remain at its original kickoff time. FIFA’s intention to change the time seemingly led to fury in the England and Mexican camps. As you were. UPDATE: 3PM PT: […]
July 4 weekend is a quiet one for new indie releases, leaving the field to Angel Studios’ PG-13 wide release Young Washington on 2,700 screens. From Angel and Wonder Project, the film, timed to the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S., stars British actor William Franklyn-Miller as the young man who would go […]
It is HOT out there! The Great American State Fair is shutting down until 5 pm today due to extreme temperatures in Washington, D.C., organizers announced Friday. Attendees were told via a PA announcement to exit the grounds on the National Mall due to the heat. “Attention fair-goers. The event has been postponed. We open […]
America’s 250th has unleashed flashbacks to the Bicentennial, a buildup to July 4, 1976, awash in corporate patriotic branding, a flood of variety specials and a very memorable version of Schoolhouse Rock. Less expected was the pop/folk song that became the soundtrack to that summer 50 years ago, which reached No. 1 on the Billboard […]