Lady Gaga made her acting career the center of the jokes in her Saturday Night Live monologue — roasting her own movie, “Joker 2,” which flopped historically hard in theaters last fall. The New York-born pop star pulled double-duty at 30 Rock on Saturday as host and musical guest, and kicked the festivities off with … Read more
Nicole Kidman famously said in her AMC ad, “We come to this place for magic.” Yes, and so often we leave this place with a pounding headache. Of the more than 100 films I saw in 2024, here are the five that gave Excedrin Migraine the most business. And to cleanse your palate, check out … Read more
Comedian Tim Dillon only has a brief role in “Joker: Folie à Deux,” but he has strong opinions about the movie. The 39-year-old called the DC sequel starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga “the worst film ever made” on Joe Rogan’s podcast last week. Tim Dillon on “The Joe Rogan Experience.” YouTube / PowerfulJRE Joe … Read more
Halloween has arrived at “Live with Kelly and Mark.” Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos did their annual costume changing event to celebrate the spooky holiday on Thursday’s broadcast of their morning talk show. The “Only Halloween in the Building” special featured numerous pop culture-related costumes. Ripa, 54, and Consuelos, 53, started the episode dressed as … Read more
Paul Schrader has nothing good to say about “Joker: Folie à Deux.” The famous director, 78, revealed that he, like many others, walked out of the movie theater when he watched the DC sequel starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga. “I saw about 10 or 15 minutes of it,” Schrader told Jeremy O. Harris for … Read more
NEW YORK — The choices on the movie marquee this weekend included Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker, a film about Donald Trump, a “Saturday Night Live” origin story and even Pharrell Williams as a Lego. In the end, all were trounced by an ax-wielding clown. “Terrifier 3,” a gory, low-budget slasher from the small distributor Cineverse, topped the weekend box office … Read more
It eek-ed out its competition. The supernatural slasher flick “Terrifier 3” was No. 1 at the box office on its opening day Friday, earning close to $8.2 million in revenue, according to The Numbers. The third installment in the Terrifier franchise, which Variety called “the sickest entry yet,” could make up to $17 million on … Read more
A viral moment of Lady Gaga locking lips with a female on the set of “Joker: Folie a Deux” didn’t make the final cut of the movie — and now, director Todd Phillips is revealing why. While filming the sequel in March 2023, the singer-turned-actress, 38, was photographed sharing a same-sex kiss with a female protester. In the deleted … Read more
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“Joker: Folie à Deux” is the No. 1 movie at the box office, but it might not be destined for a happy ending. In a turn of events that only Arthur Fleck would find funny, the follow-up to Todd Phillips’ 2019 origin story about the Batman villain opened in theaters nationwide this weekend to a … Read more
The Joker got the last laugh. “Joker: Folie á Deux” creeped its way to No. 1 on its first day in theaters Friday, earning $20 million, according to The Numbers. The Todd-Phillips-directed psychological thriller, which The Post called “a pointless sequel,” is a follow-up to 2019’s “Joker,” which earned Joaquin Phoenix, who reprises his titular … Read more
movie review JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX Running time: 138 minutes. Rated R (some strong violence, language throughout, some sexuality, and brief full nudity). In theaters Oct. 4 The DC dirge “Joker: Folie à Deux” is a sequel in search of a purpose. For nearly two and a half hours, director Todd Phillips’ pathologically unnecessary movie … Read more
When Lady Gaga arrived on the pop scene16 years ago, it seemed as if she was going to “Just Dance.” But, while she can still keep up her platform heels, the 38-year-old superstar has done so much more than that — as both a singer and an actress. Gaga’s new surprise album “Harlequin” — which … Read more
Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix attend the UK premiere of “Joker: Folie à Deux” on September 25, 2024. The event was held at Cineworld Leicester Square in London, England. Lady Gaga. Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix. Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Lady Gaga’s diamond tears. Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Lady Gaga. REUTERS Lady Gaga and … Read more
Lady Gaga is giving Little Monsters a reason to go gaga again. On Tuesday, the Grammy and Oscar-winning diva announced a surprise album, “Harlequin,” that will serve as a companion to her film “Joker: Folie a Deux.” The 13-song set will arrive Friday, a week before the sequel to the 2019 blockbuster “Joker” hits theaters … Read more
Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga put on a bloody show as they sing and dance through Arkham State Hospital in the latest trailer for “Joker: Folie à Deux.” The new sneak peek dropped on July 23 after a 24-hour livestream hosted by Warner Bros., and it showcases Joker’s “trial of the century” in the sequel … Read more
Todd Phillips’ upcoming sequel to his original “Joker” film, “Joker: Folie á Deux,” is reportedly centered on music. So, it makes perfect sense that musician and Oscar-winning actress Lady Gaga is playing Harley Quinn. However, it wasn’t casting director Francine Maisler’s initial idea to cast the “Bad Romance” singer opposite Joaquin Phoenix. Lady Gaga as … Read more
The director Vera Drew got in hot water making this DC Comics-inspired origin story about a transgender simulacrum of the Joker, Batman’s frozen-smile nemesis. A disclaimer that now starts the film calls it an unauthorized parody, and any trademark infringement “was not done intentionally.” Drew’s fearless but illicit approach to filmmaking tracks the film itself: … Read more
Why so serious? “Joker: Folie à Deux” has been given an R rating, according to the MPA’s daily ratings bulletin, for “some strong violence, language throughout, some sexuality, and brief full nudity.” The film, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, is a sequel to 2019’s “Joker,” which was also rated R but not because too … Read more
Vera Drew never received a cease-and-desist letter. She would like to be very clear on that point. Drew headed to the Toronto International Film Festival in 2022, newly acquired passport in hand, just a half-hour after finishing the final (or so she thought) cut of “The People’s Joker.” The chaotic, crowdsourced movie reframed Batman’s best-known … Read more