Dick Van Dyke is almost 100, but he certainly doesn’t seem it. Steve Boettcher, the director behind the upcoming documentary “Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration,” has revealed that the “Mary Poppins” star’s wife, Arlene Silver, is the “key force” keeping him “so vibrant” at 99 years old. “I think they just want to play. And … Read more
Leslie Jones was left fuming when an “a–hole” director she clashed with on the “SNL” set wanted to take a picture with her during the popular sketch show’s 50th anniversary celebration. Jones, who starred on the NBC staple from 2014 to 2019, was a host for the “SNL 50 special” red carpet in February 2024 … Read more
“The Godfather” director Francis Ford Coppola is selling off several luxury watches from his personal collection, including one custom timepiece worth over $1 million, after losing most of his wealth financing his decades-long passion project, “Megalopolis.” The 86-year-old Oscar-winning filmmaker reportedly invested $120 million of his own fortune into making the epic science fiction movie, which … Read more
The “Wicked: For Good” set easily defied gravity. Just ask Jon M. Chu, who directed the two-part film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical “Wicked.” “It was like a kindergarten set all the time,” the director, 45, exclusively told The Post following Wicked Night on “Dancing With the Stars” on Tuesday night. “Everyone was playing. I … Read more
They’re taking a trip to Star’s Hollow. In the upcoming documentary “Drink Coffee, Talk Fast,” directors Meghna Balakumar and Kevin Konrad Hanna revealed that it wasn’t hard to get the show’s stars to talk. “Everyone’s been really, really open to the point where it’s actually been surprising,” Balakumar exclusively told The Post. “We went to … Read more
Look away, Prince Harry. Meghan Markle had an uncomfortable interaction with Balenciaga’s new creative director, Pierpaolo Piccioli, during her first-ever Paris Fashion Week appearance. In a TikTok video taken by a fan, Markle, 44, can be seen greeting Piccioli, 58, at the fashion show. As they tried to kiss each other on either cheek, the pair … Read more
Chris Sarandon once nearly quit acting. The Oscar nominee, 83, revealed in a new interview with The Guardian that he almost walked away from the movie industry because of his experience working with late director Michael Winner on the 1977 horror film “The Sentinel.” “Michael Winner. Don’t get me started. I almost quit the business … Read more
Time is fleeting! But we’re taking it back to 1975… On Friday, the “Rocky Picture Horror Show” celebrated 50 years since the horror musical was first released. Barry Bostwick, 80, portrayed Brad Majors alongside Susan Sarandon, 78, who played Janet Weiss. The co-stars opened up about joining the cult classic film in the documentary “Strange … Read more
Trailblazing director Diane Martel, who was behind some of the most iconic music videos of the pop era, including the controversial ‘Blurred Lines’ clip, has died of breast cancer at 63. Born and raised in New York, where she got her start filming the city’s gritty hip hop scene in the early 1990s, Martel broke … Read more
Director Stephen Gyllenhaal may have found his next project — and it’s a topic very close to him. Gyllenhaal — father to Oscar nominees Jake and Maggie and 10-year-old Luke — was with his youngest son at a swimming pool last year when an unusual feeling washed over him. “My arms and legs suddenly felt … Read more
Cameron Crowe dropped a major bombshell about the most iconic scene in “Say Anything.” The director of the 1989 teen rom-com revealed that John Cusack did not want to film the sequence where Lloyd (Cusack) plays “In Your Eyes” by Peter Gabriel from a boom box outside Diane’s (Ione Skye) window to win her back. … Read more
Matthew McConaughey said alright, alright, alright to his son Levi’s acting debut. But at first, the Oscar winner, 55, was hesitant to allow the 17-year-old, whom he shares with wife Camila Alves McConaughey, to audition for a part in his new film, “The Lost Bus.” The true story drama’s world premiere kicked off at the Toronto … Read more
Famed director Guillermo Del Toro will auction off part of his coveted horror memorabilia collection that was almost destroyed by the devastating Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year. Del Toro, 60, teamed up with Heritage Auctions for the three-part sale that kicks off Sept. 26 online — and will only empty a small fraction of … Read more
Chris Columbus isn’t going back to Hogwarts. The filmmaker, who directed the first two “Harry Potter” movies and produced the third, shut down the possibility that he’s going to be involved in HBO’s upcoming TV adaptation of the franchise. “No, I’ve done it, you saw my version,” he said in an interview with Variety published Monday. … Read more
Diego Borella, an assistant director on the Netflix show “Emily in Paris,” has died. The series was shooting in Venice at the Hotel Danieli when Borella, 47, reportedly collapsed in front of the crew. Per La Repubblica, medics were unable to save him after showing up around 7 p.m. on Thursday. The outlet states Borella reportedly suffered a heart … Read more
Sydney Sweeney always keeps it professional. Despite breaking off her engagement to ex-fiancé Jonathan Davino earlier this year, Sweeney, 27, “was completely present emotionally” while filming “The Housemaid” at the same time, according to director Paul Feig. She “was just up for anything,” Feig told the Wall Street Journal in an interview published Wednesday, “and … Read more
“Black Swan” director Darren Aronofsky confessed that he tried to cause tension between Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis during production of the 2010 twisted ballet thriller. The Oscar-nominated filmmaker, 56, spoke about how he attempted to pit the women against each other in an interview with Vogue while celebrating the flick 15 years later. “I … Read more
Even the filmmakers got swapped. Mark Waters, who directed the 2003 film “Freaky Friday” starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis, has revealed that he was never even approached to return for this year’s sequel. Mark Waters attends the Netflix premiere of “He’s All That” at the NeueHouse in Hollywood, California, on August 25, 2021. … Read more
Warning: spoilers below for “The Naked Gun.” Leslie Nielsen would be proud. Director Akiva Schaffer, 47, has revealed that he “threatened to quit” the “Naked Gun” reboot to save a scene that the movie’s other writers wanted to cut. Akiva Schaffer speaks onstage during the “Chip ‘N Dale: Rescue Rangers” premiere at El Capitan Theatre in … Read more
The Big Apple’s most notorious serial killer is getting a new close-up. In the Netflix docuseries, “Conversations With a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes” (now streaming), director/ producer Joe Berlinger explores David Berkowitz and his reign of terror on 1970s New York City – and even includes the killer’s claim that he wasn’t the … Read more