“Nobody ever wins a fight.” Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its parent company, Amazon Studios, has been hit with a lawsuit over its 2024 remake of the 1989 action flick “Road House.” The off-screen drama began Tuesday when the original film’s screenwriter, R. Lance Hill, filed a lawsuit claiming copyright infringement for refusing to license his 1986 … Read more
Sting is getting a little, um, personal with “Dune: Part Two” star Austin Butler. Sting, 72, who played the villain Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen in the original 1984 movie “Dune,” met “Elvis” star Butler at the “Dune: Part Two” premiere Sunday in New York City — and offered him not advice but a piece of his movie wardrobe. “I met him … Read more
“When Harry Met Sally” almost had a very different ending. Rob Reiner opened up on CNN’s “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace” last week where he divulged that the iconic finale where Billy Crystal’s Harry Burns and Meg Ryan’s Sally Albright end up as a couple almost didn’t happen. “The original ending of the film that … Read more
Henry Fambrough, the last surviving original member of the iconic R&B group The Spinners, whose hits included “It’s a Shame,” “Could It Be I’m Falling in Love” and “The Rubberband Man,” died Wednesday, a spokesperson for the group said. He was 85. Fambrough died peacefully of natural causes in his northern Virginia home, spokesperson Tanisha … Read more
Ariana Grande’s original music video for “Santa Tell Me” would’ve landed her on the naughty list. In a video with Spotify released Tuesday, the 30-year-old “Wicked” star reflected on her 14 songs that have over 1 billion streams on the service, making her the only female artist in Spotify history to achieve this. Speaking about … Read more
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have “no original ideas,” according to a top Hollywood executive. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been warned of a “make or break year” after having signed a handful of lucrative deals in 2023 that have seemingly caused the ongoing royal rift to widen. And according to one senior … Read more
Netflix was forced to pull one of its films from the platform on Friday after several right-wing Hindu groups complained about a scene in which the main character is seen eating meat. “Annapoorani: the Goddess of Food” tells the story of a young woman from the Brahmin caste who aspires to become the best chef … Read more
Oscar nominee Clive Owen channels Humphrey Bogart in his new miniseries “Monsieur Spade.” “I’ve got an original ‘Maltese Falcon’ poster, so that’s how much of a fan I am,” Owen, 59, told The Post. “I’m a big fan of noir, and a huge Bogart fan. So, when [creator Scott Frank] approached me about doing a … Read more
A woman lost her cat seven years ago and recently received the best knock ever on her front door. Stephanie Barstow, a 35-year-old executive assistant from Corby, England, got a shocking piece of news: Her lost cat had been found. Barstow shared her story with SWNS and explained that one of her two cats, Duke, disappeared in January 2017 … Read more
Fans of the hit television sitcom “Friends” could be shelling out some cold hard cash for a unique find. Original scripts from the late ’90s-to-early 2000s show were found inside a former staff member’s bedside table — and are now going up for auction. A 60-year-old retired man, who wishes to stay anonymous, said he recently discovered … Read more
“The Conners” has lost another family member. Jayden Rey, who portrayed Dan Conner’s (John Goodman) granddaughter Mary on the sitcom, has exited ahead of Season 6. According to Entertainment Weekly, however, she could return in a guest-starring capacity in the future. Mary is the daughter of D.J. Conner (Michael Fishman) and Geena Williams Conner (Maya … Read more
Oh, toodles! The 1928 version of Mickey Mouse will now enter the public domain, despite Disney trying to save its copyright on the iconic character that started it all. Disney will lose the copyright of Steamboat Willie, the original version of Mickey that appeared in a short animation by the same name. The earliest version … Read more
Sure, Santa Claus is coming to town — but he can’t afford to do all the gifting on his own. So, when it comes to snagging the hottest toy of the season, the Cookeez Makery oven, moms like Danielle Evans launched a weeks-long hunt to find the $34.99 goody — which Grinch-like online resellers are … Read more
Natalie Portman was forced to keep her cool when King (then-Prince) Charles mistakenly thought she was in the original “Star Wars” films from the 1970s and ’80s. The Oscar winner, 42, recalled meeting the royal, 75, at the 1999 London premiere of “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace” on a recent episode of … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Fifty-two years into their illustrious career, Foghat isn’t tired of their mega-hit single “Slow Ride.” The ubiquitous classic rock staple, that showed up in the 1993 film “Dazed … Read more
It was almost like stepping back in time. A 1981 DeLorean — the gullwing-doored car that took its star turn as a time machine in “Back to the Future” — was found in a Wisconsin barn, complete with its original tires and with just 977 miles on the odometer. Mike McElhattan, a business owner who … Read more
A model of an X-wing fighter, which was used to film the climactic battle scene in the 1977 “Star Wars,” sold at auction on Sunday for $3,135,000, far exceeding the opening price of $400,000 and setting a record for a prop used onscreen in a “Star Wars” movie, according to Heritage Auctions. Not bad for … Read more
Actress Phyllis Coates has died at the age of 96. Coates was known for starring in the first Superman feature film, playing Lois Lane in 1951’s “Superman and the Mole Men.” The next year, she reprised the role in the first Superman TV adaptation, “Adventures of Superman.” Her daughter Laura Press confirmed the news to the … Read more
With this weekend’s release of “The Exorcist: Believer,” filmgoers will once again witness young, possessed girls blaspheming, shrieking and levitating as their parents try to wrest a godless demon from their bodies. What they likely won’t see, however, is their fellow audience members fainting, vomiting and fleeing the theater in terror. That chaotic scene was … Read more