Are summer blockbusters alive and well or a thing of the past? The American movie audience is split. A new survey examining the movie preferences of 2,000 people saw 30% of movie diehards say the summer blockbuster is actually bigger than ever before. A fifth (21%) are more critical, however, feeling there are too many … Read more
Hollywood is secretly full throttle on Artificial Intelligence, creating a “new space race” to generate the first (mostly) AI blockbuster. The film industry is notoriously slow to adopt change. Some directors refuse to swap 35mm film for digital, others feel using CGI or blue screen “compromises their art.” Therefore, AI has officially been met with … Read more
Despite claiming to serve the “world’s greatest hamburgers,” Fuddruckers has shrunk from hundreds of locations nationwide to just 44 restaurants today. “Fuddruckers is the Blockbuster of the burger world,” Las Vegas-based business coach Brad Sugars told Fox News Digital. Restaurateur Phil Romano, founder of Romano’s Macaroni Grill, opened the first Fuddruckers in Texas in 1979, and … Read more
More than a year after setting the box office ablaze, Warner Bros.’ critical and commercial hit “Sinners” will be coming to Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights. Universal Studios announced the new attraction in a press release, while debuting a teaser video, key art and shots of merchandise fans will be able to acquire when the … Read more
De’Zhaun Stribling wants his 1-of-1 Topps Chrome refractor back. And he told The California Post he’s ready to make a sweet deal for it. The 49ers’ top pick in the 2026 NFL Draft first laid his eyes on the card while he was in downtown Los Angeles earlier this month for the NFLPA’s annual Rookie … Read more
Medical innovation has really give people a shot at better heart health. About 805,000 people in the US have heart attacks every year, with one occurring every 40 seconds — and an alarming increase in those under 45. But new blockbuster medications that have taken the health world by storm could offer protection from adverse … Read more
A sweeping round of layoffs has rocked Marvel, gutting teams behind some of Hollywood’s biggest superhero hits as parent company Disney tightens its belt. Roughly 8% of the superhero brand’s workforce has been cut, impacting Marvel Entertainment in New York and Marvel Studios in Burbank. The layoffs stretch across nearly every division — including film and television production, … Read more
Eddie Murphy says he has a few regrets when it comes to his film career. In a recent interview with The Associated Press, the 64-year-old “Coming to America” star shared which movies he turned down over the course of his career he wishes he would have said agreed to. “Yeah, there’s a couple of movies. ‘Ghostbusters,’ I … Read more
movie review ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Running time: 170 minutes. Rated R (pervasive language, violence, sexual content, and drug use). In theaters Sept. 26. Unrelenting drive powers director Paul Thomas Anderson’s sprawling, violent, sweaty, vulgar and invigorating new movie “One Battle After Another.” Its adrenaline-junkie characters, like Leonardo DiCaprio’s paranoid Bob, keep charging ahead as … Read more
The National Football League’s deal with Walt Disney in which it will gain an equity stake in ESPN in return for prime media assets is expected to face scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Justice, according to legal experts and industry sources. The agreement, announced late Tuesday, involves Disney’s ESPN acquiring the NFL Network and other media … Read more
Mickey Mouse is now clear to make his WrestleMania debut. ESPN and WWE reached a five-year, $1.6 billion agreement that includes exclusive rights to air the wrestling company’s premier live events (PLE) beginning in 2026, according to the Wall Street Journal, as part of the Worldwide Leader’s new direct-to-consumers streaming service launching later this month. … Read more
Jalen Green wasn’t the only one going through their first NBA trade when the Rockets sent the 23-year-old guard to the Suns as part of a seven-team deal in exchange for forward Kevin Durant earlier this month. His girlfriend, Draya Michele, and their 1-year-old daughter, Lyght Green, were by his side as the family spent … Read more
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Could Kevin Durant’s next basketball home already be a done deal? Bill Simmons thinks so. “I wouldn’t be surprised if KD to the Spurs is done already and they just haven’t announced it,” Simmons said on Monday’s episode of his self-titled podcast. “Like they’ve agreed on the specifics and they’ll just announce it the week … Read more
Streaming didn’t kill the video star. Dust off your VCRs, ’90s kids — a new NYC video store is reviving a brick-and-mortar movie scene pushed to the brink of extinction by streaming platforms. Opened last week in Williamsburg, Night Owl Video is now the only full-service video store in NYC. They offer around 1,500 unique … Read more
Let who? Since it was published at the very end of 2024, Mel Robbins’ “The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About,” has been a cultural sensation that’s topped bestseller lists. Now, a Virginia Army wife is claiming that it was her — not Robbins — who came up … Read more
Could Tom Brady already be leveraging his influence in Las Vegas? Speculation is already surrounding the new minority owner of the Raiders, who received a king’s welcome Wednesday, and just how much control he will have over the team going forward. “I’ll say this, and I won’t get specific, but people have told me that … Read more
Stars from the 1991 blockbuster movie “The Addams Family,” including Christopher Lloyd, Anjelica Huston, and Christina Ricci, reunited at the 2024 Los Angeles Comic Con at the Los Angeles Convention Center on October 5, 2024. The 1991 “The Addams Family” movie cleverly revived the iconic characters with dark humor and a whimsical charm, showcasing the … Read more
movie review TWISTERS Running time: 117 minutes. Rated PG-13 (intense action and peril, some language and injury images). In theaters July 19. “Twisters,” the disaster movie starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, is an oddity in 2024: a reboot that’s actually worth your time. Maybe it’s strange to call a film depicting the enormous devastation wrought by tornadoes … Read more
Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus have reportedly agreed to a blockbuster merger that combines the nation’s two dominant luxury retailers – and Amazon is joining the deal, too. Saks owner HBC, whose talks to merge with its longtime archrival were first reported by The Post last summer, will acquire Neiman Marcus for $2.65 billion, … Read more