“Argylle” is still out snooping the competition. The spy action comedy remained in first place, raking in $1.96 million on Friday, its second in theaters, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. So far, the flick, which cost $200 million to make, hasn’t been performing as expected, and this weekend is expected to earn just $6.5 million, which … Read more
It cracked the code to box office success. The spy action comedy “Argylle” raked in $6.5 million dollars on its opening night Friday, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. The Post called the flick, which stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell and Bryan Cranston, “yet another obnoxious spy spoof movie.” It cost a reported $200 million to … Read more
Argyle is a pretty pattern. “Argylle,” meanwhile, is the latest example of a pretty irritating pattern from director Matthew Vaughn. Somehow the man with one plan has been allowed to churn out yet another obnoxious spy spoof movie, this time by the geniuses at Apple. That the tech giant hired Vaughn is understandable. His fantastic … Read more
Taylor Swift knows a thing or two about being catnip. Indeed, the pop superstar worked all of her flirtatious feline wiles as Bombalurina in “Cats,” the much-maligned 2019 movie adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical. But Swift had a different kind of kitty persuasion on “Argylle,” the upcoming spy thriller starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Henry … Read more
Eye spy with my little eye… a really bad idea. For the second year in a row, “The View” dressed up children for Halloween in costumes inspired by some of the year’s most viral and talked about headlines. Created by the talk show’s wardrobe supervisor, Ashley Alderfer Kaufman, today’s episode featured a young child dressed … Read more
“The Pigeon Tunnel,” a new documentary from renowned filmmaker Erroll Morris reveals that John le Carré had a life as intriguing as his acclaimed spy novels. The film, which premieres today on Apple TV+ and captures the English-born le Carré, who died in December 2020 at the age of 89, reflecting on his personal and … Read more
When a onetime private detective sits down to question a former spy and confessed performance artist, you might expect some verbal fisticuffs, a bit of bobbing and weaving or defensive prickliness. And when the interlocutor is the filmmaker Errol Morris and his subject is David Cornwell, a.k.a the sublime fabulist John le Carré (who died … Read more
It was a nightmare-bnb. A woman jumped out of her skin after she allegedly discovered a camera in the bedroom of a Florida apartment that she’d rented via Airbnb. A video detailing the alleged spine-tingling find has almost 12.1 million views on TikTok, with viewers wondering if the owners were spying on people in bed. … Read more
Ghost-mode activated. Natalie Louise — @wanderlusqt on TikTok — revealed a hack to view exes’ Instagram stories without them knowing. “Basically, you view it as a ghost; they’ll never know you watched it. They won’t be able to trace you.” In the 3-minute video posted on TikTok with 1.3 million views, Louise begins with a brief disclaimer … Read more
Ufology, the study of UFOs as crafts of nonhuman origin, has always had a bit of an image problem. The term “UFO” conjures visions of flying saucers and gray aliens. Suggest to scientists that they study UFOs, and they’re likely to burst out laughing. The military has long viewed UFO claims as a distraction from … Read more
James Bond can only be played by a pro. Debbie McWilliams, the 007 franchise casting director who has been a member of the action films’ team since 1981, believes that younger stars don’t have the “experience” to portray the suave spy as opposed to older actors. “When we started, it was a slightly different feel,” … Read more
As President Franklin Delano Roosevelt sat in his wheelchair in the Oval Office, dictating a letter to his secretary, in sneaked William Donovan, the head of the Office of Strategic Services, armed with a loaded pistol. At Donovan’s feet was a bag of sand. As the president continued working, oblivious to Donovan’s presence, the OSS … Read more
He’s letting the sky fall on a female 007. Sir Roger Moore’s son Geoffrey — a k a Jaffa — joined the pop culture fray Thursday to declare the role of James Bond should only be played by men. The late actor’s musician offspring said that it simply “wouldn’t be James Bond” if a woman took … Read more
Gabriel Basso stars as an FBI agent who lands in hot water in his new Netflix thriller “The Night Agent.” “I don’t think I’ve ever played a character like this as an adult,” Basso, 28, told The Post. “I was a child actor, really [before]. So, all I had to do was be a kid. … Read more
Guy Pearce spent six months playing Kim Philby in “A Spy Among Friends” — and said he still can’t quite understand what motivated the infamous British intelligence officer who fled to Russia in 1963 after decades as a double-agent for the Soviet Union. Philby’s betrayal — not only of his country, but of his friendship … Read more
When a mysterious, $10 billion object is stolen at the start of “Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre” and the British government wants it back, an intelligence chief says, “I need a creative cunning and unconventional vision to retrieve this kind of mercurial threat.” Creative cunning and unconventional vision has, in the past, been what director … Read more
From Russia with love. A Soviet-born ex-spy is sharing her top tips to seduce men after becoming an expert in honey-trapping high-profile targets. Aliia Roza, 37, says she can charm any member of the opposite sex and describes herself as a “master manipulator.” The real-life Red Sparrow — who was forced to flee Russia after … Read more
U2 confirmed they’ll be taking up residency at the MSG Sphere in Las Vegas — with a timely Super Bowl 2023 commercial featuring spheres in the sky. “An unidentified object has been spotted over the skies,” the ad proclaimed. While the commercial is advertising “U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at the Sphere” — a series of … Read more
Eva Green stars in the AppleTV+ thriller “Liaison,” the streamer’s first French-English series — which should appeal to fans of shows including “Homeland,” “24” and the UK hit “Bodyguard.” The six-episode political thriller, premiering Feb. 24, is set against the backdrop of a romantic relationship between ex-lovers who are forced to work together again. It’s … Read more
The name’s Grier. Pam Grier. The screen icon, 73, was up for the titular Bond girl role in the 1983 James Bond installment “Octopussy.” However, the “Foxy Brown” star turned it down in search of better projects. “My agents had me meet with [producers] the Broccoli family, and I’m going, ‘I’m not available,’ ” Grier told … Read more