We triple-dog-dare you to find a better depiction of the holidays. When “A Christmas Story” premiered in 1983, screenwriter Jean Shepherd pulled antidotes from his own life to create the Christmas comedy — including the infamous leg lamp. And Quentin Schultze, the author of “You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out! Life Lessons from the Movie “A … Read more
Nicholas Hoult left “Nosferatu” with an unexpected souvenir. The actor, 35, and his co-star Lily-Rose Depp recently did an “Ask Me Anything” video interview with Elle and were asked what they took from the set of the new horror film directed by Robert Eggers. “I have Count Orlok’s prosthetic penis framed at home,” Hoult revealed. Bill … Read more
Everybody knows the famous line “Every time a bell rings an angel gets its wings.” But there’s an even more inspiring message to be gleaned from Hollywood history: Sometimes when a movie flops, it gets a second chance. That, bewilderingly, is what happened to “It’s A Wonderful Life,” Frank Capra’s seasonal classic that many today … Read more
He wasn’t feeling holiday cheer. Director Chris Columbus, best known for the “Home Alone,” Mrs. Doubtfire” and “Harry Potter” movies, said he was also supposed to direct 1989’s “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” — but opted out because of the movie’s star, Chevy Chase. “I was signed on … and then I met Chevy Chase. Even given … Read more
Blake Lively’s “It Ends With Us” costar Brandon Sklenar has spoken out about allegations Lively leveled against Justin Baldoni in a new lawsuit. Baldoni, 40, who directed and starred in the film adaptation of the bestselling Colleen Hoover novel alongside Lively and Sklenar, was accused by the actress of sexual harassment and orchestrating “a coordinated … Read more
Nailed it. Timothée Chalamet’s lauded transformation into rock icon Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown” was so complete, it went all the way down to his cuticles. The “Dune 2” actor, 28, ended rampant speculation about whether the surprisingly long fingernails he has in the new biopic (out Dec. 25) are actually his own during … Read more
In “A Complete Unknown,” which opens in theaters on Christmas Day, Timothée Chalamet undergoes a complete transformation as Bob Dylan. And when he performs early Bard classics such as “It Ain’t Me Babe,” it is very much the 28-year-old actor doing his own singing and playing on guitar and harmonica — after five years of … Read more
The times they are a-changin’ — and so has the neighborhood. For the new Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown,” starring Timothée Chalamet, production designer François Audouy was tasked with meticulously recreating the rock legend’s Greenwich Village haunts from more than 60 years ago. But he faced a challenge. Even though some of those spots … Read more
A beloved star from “Crocodile Dundee” has died. Burt, the reptilian who appeared alongside Paul Hogan in the 1986 film, passed away after living for more than 90 years. Australian crocodile park Crocosaurus Cove, where Burt lived in his final years of life, announced the news. “It is with great sadness that we announce the … Read more
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The world’s fastest hedgehog sped into first place in the box office. “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” took the No. 1 spot in theaters on its opening day Friday, raking in $25.75 million, according to The Numbers. The action adventure, which The Post called “much easier to swallow than the first sequel,” is based on the Sega … Read more
Jennifer Grey is reflecting on how a sex scene with Patrick Swayze in their 1984 film “Red Dawn” was derailed. According to the actress, 64, Swayze was drunk, and she was “smoking a lot of weed” at the time they filmed the scene that ultimately got cut. “We were in this, you know, sleeping bag, and he … Read more
Before the answers to life’s questions fit in our pocket, you used to have to turn a dial. If you were lucky, Phil Donahue would be on, ready to guide you toward enlightenment. In a stroke of deluxe good fortune, Dr. Ruth Westheimer might have stopped by to be the enlightenment. He was the search … Read more
Minnie Driver is looking back at the ’90s. The actress, 54, revealed that her 1997 action comedy movie “Grosse Pointe Blank” was “revolutionary” to her. On Wednesday’s episode of SiriusXM’s “This Life of Mine with James Corden,” Driver confessed that the project was almost completely improvised because the original script was “disastrous.” Minnie Driver in “Grosse … 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
new video loaded: ‘The Room Next Door’ | Anatomy of a Scene transcript Back transcript ‘The Room Next Door’ | Anatomy of a Scene Pedro Almodóvar narrates a sequence from his film starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton. I’m Pedro Almodóvar. I’m the director of “The Room Next Door.” We are in the middle of … Read more
‘Tis the season for a trip down memory lane. With Christmas swiftly approaching, it’s time to bust out your favorite holiday classics. From “Miracle on 34th Street” to “A Christmas Story,” these films are so beloved that families cozy up by the fire to watch year after year. But where are the young stars in … Read more
It’s starting to feel downright normal to say it was a strange year at the movies. But 2024 was, from beginning to end, surreal and weird. Again. Thanks to the duo of Hollywood strikes — which seem like a lifetime ago, but just ended in late 2023 — productions and releases were canceled or delayed, … Read more
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s the “Superman” trailer. The trailer for James Gunn’s first film in the new DC Universe came out on Thursday, with an epic glimpse at David Corenswet taking on the iconic superhero role. Corenswet’s Superman crashes in a snowy location and is bleeding from the mouth at the start … Read more
movie review SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 Running time: 110 minutes. Rated PG (action, some violence, rude humor, thematic elements and mild language). In theaters Dec. 20. There really is only one justification for the existence of “Sonic The Hedgehog 3”: Jim Carrey getting the “Austin Powers” treatment. In the same wacky way Mike Myers did … Read more