Call them by their name. Jamie Lee Curtis appeared on a recent episode of Kevin Hart‘s SiriusXM podcast Gold Minds to reveal that she has an unusual practice on set: asking the members of the crew to wear name tags. “There’s something really uneven about our position on a set, on a movie, in this … Read more
The “A Quiet Place” franchise likely isn’t finished just yet — if “A Quiet Place: Day One” director Michael Sarnoski has any say in the matter. The prequel, which serves as the third installment in John Krasinki’s successful franchise, explores the early stages of the alien invasion depicted in the previous films. Joseph Quinn and … Read more
movie review BORDERLANDS ZERO STARS.<br>Running time: 102 minutes. Rated PG-13 (intense sequences of violence and action, language and some suggestive material). In theaters. Sometimes when a job doesn’t work out, the former employee will omit that short-lived work experience from her resume. For Cate Blanchett, that erasable gig is the unspeakably terrible new movie “Borderlands.” … Read more
Talk about awkward timing. The first look at “Unstoppable,” the sports biopic that features Jennifer Lopez and is produced by Ben Affleck, came out on Thursday — while the couple reportedly is living apart and working out the details of their divorce. Amazon MGM Studios released photos of the upcoming film, which will premiere at … Read more
Live from New York, it’s the trailer for “Saturday Night.” The trailer for director Jason Reitman’s movie about the 90 minutes leading up to the first-ever episode of “Saturday Night Live” in October 1975 was released Thursday. It shows the original cast of the sketch comedy series racing against the clock to put on the … Read more
Henry Cavill was a superhero in his own right on the set of “Deadpool & Wolverine.” The actor, 41, made a cameo in the new Marvel movie as a variant of Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine named “Cavillrine.” Director Shawn Levy told the New York Times that Cavill committed to his role — so much so that … Read more
Crushing on Tom Cruise while on the set of “Cocktail” was risky business. Just ask his co-star Gina Gershon, who recently shared that while filming the 1988 classic, Cruise’s first wife, Mimi Rogers, was always on set. “He had just gotten married, and his wife was very present,” the 62-year-old said while on “Watch What … Read more
It’s a dangerous business, Frodo. Cate Blanchett claimed that the actors in Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” film trilogy made a poor salary, despite the franchise having grossed nearly $3 billion. The 55-year-old actress made the confession on Tuesday’s episode of “Watch What Happens Live,” when host Andy Cohen asked her which film … Read more
Sally Field shared a never-before-heard story of her “Mrs. Doubtfire” co-star, the late Robin Williams. The 77-year-old actress starred alongside Williams in the 1993 iconic family comedy. Thirty years later, Field expressed her appreciation for the actor, who died in 2014 at 63, revealing in a recent interview with Vanity Fair that she confided in … Read more
movie review IT ENDS WITH US Running time: 130 minutes. Rated PG-13 (domestic violence, sexual content and some strong language). In theaters Aug. 9. This is sacrilege coming off the keyboard of a movie critic, but “It Ends With Us” is a film that would be best experienced from the couch. Wait a few weeks … Read more
The R-rated comedy heyday is over. Vince Vaughn recently appeared on the YouTube interview show “Hot Ones,” where he talked about why Hollywood no longer makes the kinds of R-rated comedies he used to star in. “They just overthink it,” said Vaughn, 54. “And it’s like, it’s crazy, you get these rules, like, if you … Read more
Not on Winslet’s watch. Kate Winslet recently shared an experience she had when filming the World War II drama “Lee,” when a crew member suggested she sit up straighter to hide her “belly rolls” during a bikini scene. In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar UK published on Tuesday, Winslet, 48, recounted, “There’s a bit where … Read more
He’s taking a slice of it. Jason Biggs, best known for “Orange Is the New Black” and “American Pie,” said the latter helped get him his latest gig hosting the Netflix baking competition series, “Blue Ribbon Baking Championship.” “This opportunity came along, and I thought it was a great idea. Of course, there’s the the … Read more
Twenty-five years ago, on Aug. 6, 1999, “The Sixth Sense” hit theaters, and the horror movie and its director M. Night Shyamalan became worldwide sensations. Thrilled, Post critic Rod Dreher said in his review of the Bruce Willis classic that “‘The Sixth Sense,’ written and directed by a precocious young Philadelphian named M. Night Shyamalan, … Read more
Couple goals. Blake Lively revealed that her husband Ryan Reynolds played a part in making her new movie “It Ends With Us,” based on Colleen Hoover’s beloved romance novel. “The iconic rooftop scene, my husband actually wrote it. Nobody knows that, but you now,” the 36-year-old actress told E! News at the film’s premiere in … Read more
“Black Panther” actress Connie Chiume has died at the age of 72. She passed away in a hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa on Tuesday, her family confirmed in a statement on her Instagram page. “The Chiume family regrets to inform you of the passing of the internationally acclaimed award-winning actress, Connie Chiume,” the statement began. … Read more
Jenna Ortega is defending the affair depicted in “Miller’s Girl” with co-star Martin Freeman. The 21-year-old actress addressed her controversial on-screen romance with Freeman, 52, in an interview with Vanity Fair published Tuesday. “Miller’s Girl,” released in January, chronicles the inappropriate relationship between high school teacher Jonathan Miller (Freeman) and his 18-year-old student Cairo Sweet … Read more
Ben Affleck wasn’t given a heads up about that joke in “Deadpool & Wolverine.” In the Marvel film, Jennifer Garner returns as Elektra and makes a joke about Affleck, who she was married to for 10 years. Shawn Levy, the director of the film, revealed on Josh Horowitz’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast on Monday that he … Read more
Deadpool might be an unapologetic jerk, but at least he got permission. Discussing some of the more cruel jabs made at the “Deadpool & Wolverine” cast’s personal lives in the new Marvel blockbuster, director Shawn Levy said every crack was mutually agreed upon. “We never did a joke about or with anyone that we didn’t … Read more
After 10 days in theaters, “Deadpool & Wolverine” is already the highest-grossing R-rated movie ever, not accounting for inflation. In its second weekend, the Marvel Studios blockbuster starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman continued to steamroll through movie theaters, collecting $97 million according to studio estimates Sunday. That raised its two-week total to $395.6 million, pushing it … Read more