Susan Backlinie, famously known as the first victim in the 1975 film, “Jaws,” has died, Fox News Digital can confirm. Her husband of 30 years, Harvey Swindall, says her passing was “very unexpected.” She died at their California home on Saturday morning from a heart attack. She was 77. “[She] was the most amazing person I’ve ever met … Read more
Americans are officially over marathon movies. According to new research, the perfect movie length is just 92 minutes. The poll of 2,000 Americans, conducted by Talker Research, found that the average person wants to spend far less time at the movie theater going forward. The poll of 2,000 Americans found that the average person wants to … Read more
These models shouldn’t have walked the runway a second time. Ben Stiller said that the failure of “Zoolander 2” blindsided him, as he reflected on the film with David Duchovny on Duchovny’s podcast, Fail Better. “I thought everybody wanted this,” the 58-year-old said. “And then it’s like, ‘Wow, I must have really f—ed this up. Everybody didn’t go … Read more
PAYSON, Utah — Actor Kevin Bacon on Saturday returned to the Utah high school where the cult classic movie “Footloose” was filmed more than 40 years. Bacon danced his way to a stage on a Payson High School athletic field Saturday to greet students before what likely was the final prom held at the school, … Read more
Get ready to dress up for a “Naked Gun” remake. Pamela Anderson has signed on to star opposite Liam Neeson in a new “Naked Gun” movie, expected to be released on July 18, 2025. Neeson, 71, has been cast as clueless police detective Frank Drebin with Anderson, 56, slated to play his love interest. Former … Read more
Chris Hemsworth once lost out on a role of a lifetime in a Kevin Costner film — to the Oscar winner himself. “There was a movie, a script that I’d read and loved and was like, ‘I want to get that,’ and then someone said, ‘Kevin Costner has that [role],’” Hemsworth, 40, told Entertainment Tonight … Read more
“Winnie the Pooh” is slated to star in a horror flick next year alongside a slew of other iconic Disney characters whose copyright protections have expired — including Bambi, Pinocchio, Peter Pan and Sleeping Beauty. British production company and prolific horror filmmakers Jagged Edge Productions teamed up with independent film distributor ITN Studios to create “Winnie … Read more
Kiefer Sutherland denies he stayed in character and bullied his “Stand by Me” cast in 1986. Sutherland, 57, looked back on the 1986 coming-of-age film during Thursday’s episode of “The Talk,” which former co-star Jerry O’Connell co-hosts. Natalie Morales used Sutherland’s visit to address the viral claim that he would continue to be mean to … Read more
The neo-Nazi who inspired Edward Norton’s skinhead character in “American History X” has revealed he is now an observant Jew after turning his life around — and discovering his heritage through DNA testing. Frank Meeink, 48, became a leader of a violent ultra-right group in the early 1990s, torturing enemies who stood in the way … Read more
Patricia Arquette built a career by showing up in eclectic, high-profile 1990s flicks like “Ed Wood,” “Bringing Out the Dead” and “Holy Matrimony.” But there was one film that the Oscar winner, 55, appears to have found a little bit too weird — the mysterious 1997 thriller “Lost Highway.” Arquette recently opened up about her … Read more
While filming “The Blues Brothers” in 1979, John Belushi was partying so hard that he was often unable to function. One night, after yet another Belushi delay, director John Landis knocked on the door of his trailer, fed up. “Inside, John sat disheveled, eyes vacant. Atop a desk sat a mound of cocaine,” writes Daniel … Read more
A sequel nearly 30 years in the making appears to be on the horizon. Actor Christopher McDonald, who played Shooter McGavin in the 1996 Adam Sandler classic “Happy Gilmore,” revealed in an appearance on the “Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima” on 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland that a sequel is apparently in the works. … Read more
Patricia Ward Kelly met Gene Kelly in 1985 when she was writing for a television special about the Smithsonian Museum, which he happened to be hosting. “I did not know who Gene Kelly was when I first met him. That always surprises people,” Patricia Ward Kelly told Fox News Digital from her home office where … Read more
He knocked it out of the … theater? Kevin Costner officially responded to John Mulaney’s take of his 1989 movie “Field of Dreams” after the comedian poked fun at the baseball flick during the 2024 Oscars. “Not a bad summary, @johnmulaney.” the “Yellowstone” actor, 69, commented on a now-deleted Instagram Story. “Congrats to all the nominees … Read more
Shirley MacLaine is back on the silver screen as she marks a milestone career anniversary this year. The 89-year-old actress is starring opposite Peter Dinklage in the dark comedy “American Dreamer,” which premiered in theaters on Friday ahead of the 96th Academy Awards. Forty years ago, MacLaine won her first best actress Oscar for her … Read more
They were ready to cut loose. Forty years after the 1984 hit movie, “Footloose” co-star Lori Singer reflected on working with Sarah Jessica Parker and the late Chris Penn. Directed by Herbert Ross, “Footloose” followed Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon), a Chicago teen who moved to a small town where the local minister (John Lithgow) put a … Read more
“Footloose” director Herbert Ross put a lot of trust in his cast — especially Lori Singer, who made her big screen debut in the 1984 classic. Singer, now 66, reflected on the film’s controversial domestic violence scene, which she helped choreograph, while marking its 40th anniversary. “Footloose” followed Ren McCormack (Bacon), a Chicago teen who … Read more
That’s all. Meryl Streep and her “Devil Wears Prada” co-stars Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt had an epic reunion at the 2024 SAG Awards in LA on Saturday. The trio presented at the show nearly 17 years after the release of the 2006 comedy/drama film, which starred Streep, 74, as the Anna Wintour-esque editor of … Read more
She’s ready to kick off her Sunday shoes. “Footloose” star Lori Singer still remembers her first meeting and famous kiss scene with Kevin Bacon — 40 years after making the 1984 hit film. “What happened is they had a long lens. It was probably 12 feet, if there is such a thing as a lens … Read more
It really sunk her spirits. Kate Winslet revealed that her rise to stardom following the immediate success of James Cameron’s 1997 film “Titanic” made her feel, well, “horrible.” “I felt like I had to look a certain way or be a certain thing, and because media intrusion was so significant at that time, my life … Read more