Movie theater stocks were mixed Friday as the industry absorbed shock waves from Warner Bros.’ window-smashing announcement the day before when the cinema group collectively plunged by double digits. The smaller publicly-traded U.S. chains have lower debt and are in better financial shape. Third and fourth ranked circuits Cinemark and Marcus both rose by more
Month: December 2020
When Sonya Blade made her return as a playable fighter in Mortal Kombat 3, the character was played by newcomer Kerri Hoskins, who brought the franchise mainstay to new levels of popularity. She later reprised the role in Mortal Kombat 4 and even played Sonya live on stage in the traveling show Mortal Kombat: Live
Dua Lipa is the latest artist to perform on NPR’s Tiny Desk (Home) Concert series. Joined by her band and backup vocalists, the pop singer performed four tracks from her latest album Future Nostalgia: ‘Levitating’,’Pretty Please’, ‘Love Again’, and ‘Don’t Start Now’. Check out the stripped-back set below. Future Nostalgia, which came out in March of this
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Before getting married on Dec. 5, 1993, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band co-founder Jeff Hanna and talented songwriter Matraca Berg bonded in a very sweet (literally) way. The two met on tour with Clint Black in the late 1980s, and before every show, they ate pie together — a tradition Berg says was “so country.” “We were married to different people when
Los Angeles local Marla Sokoloff was only 20 years old when she took on the role of the high school cheerleader-turned-armed robber, Lisa “The Informer” Janusch — who teams up with her tight-knit cheer squad to stickup local businesses — in the 2001 teen-comedy “Sugar & Spice.” Marla wasn’t the only gun-totting betty doll …
The Netflix Top 10 list won’t tell you how many people are watching a show, but it will tell you which shows people are watching the most. The Top 10 list for Friday, Dec. 4 finds Virgin River Season 2 steadily holding on to its No. 1 spot, followed by a pair of action movies
Spoilers for Chilling Adventures of Sabrina season 3, ahead. December 31 will be a beautiful day—both because 2020 will is coming to a close, and the newest season of Chilling Adventure of Sabrina will be released. The goth re-imagining of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, starring Kiernan Shipka as our titular spellcaster, is ending with this
The wait is over for fans looking to snag Still Running’s Morbid: The Seven Acolytes, as the top-down Horrorpunk RPG is available now on PlayStation 4, PC and Nintendo Switch. To coincide with the launch, Still Running released a new trailer to sum things up for those gamers who took the “wait and see” approach.
Growing up immersed in music, perhaps it was inevitable that Kate Bollinger would in turn utilise it as her means of escape and emotional release. Born and raised in Charlottesville, Virginia, she grew up in the midst of a family that very much had music at their heart; her brothers can play a variety of
Margo Price turns in a stripped-down cover of Joni Mitchell’s wistful Christmas classic “River” in a newly released video. A longtime Mitchell fan, Price originally performed her version of the song during a Planned Parenthood benefit in the fall. Performing solo at an electric piano, Price begins with the familiar “Jingle Bells” motif that underpins
There was a morning in mid-May when my pregnant wife and I were walking down a street near our apartment, and two things happened: First, a man without a mask coughed deliberately at her belly; then a woman asked us to marvel at the crisp white lines in the sky before assuring us those chemtrails
Sixteen years ago today (Dec. 4, 2004), Gary Allan notched his third No. 1 single, “Nothing on But the Radio.” The song, which was written by Byron Hill, Brice Long and Odie Blackmon, was the third single from Allan’s 2003 album, See If I Care. The sexy lyrics of “Nothing on But the Radio” — including lines
David Fincher’s Mank features a number of actors playing icons of the 20th century – including not just Gary Oldman as Herman Mankiewicz, but also Arliss Howard as studio founder Louis B. Mayer, Charles Dance as publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst, Tom Burke as the legendary Orson Welles, Toby Leonard Moore as the brilliant David
Is anyone else feeling as if they’re emotionally compromised right now? The tone of the season is heavy, introspective, and more, and Grey’s Anatomy Season 17 Episode 4 was another installment that elicited a wide range of emotions as the hour unfolded. It also gave us another blast from the past in the form of George.
Being a superhero is cool enough, but being a superhero and a god? How sweet is that? You get awesome powers, unbeatable weapons, and eternal life, all for the low, low price of never questioning the boss god, ever, for any reason. Oh, did I forget to mention? Most hero-gods, while powerful compared to mere
Researchers in Turkey are about to embark on an excavation at the ancient site of Karahan Tepe and they believe it’s much older than Göbekli Tepe, the famous “zero point of world history.” Until now, like yesterday, if you were to ask any professor of history or even a self-respecting armchair archaeologist to name the
Ken Russell’s film version of Paddy Chayefsky’s only novel, Altered States, is one of the most visionary pieces of early 1980’s cinema. It is a bold exploration into consciousness, religious experience, evolution, and the very meaning of humanity itself. It was also plagued with a number of production woes centering around the strong personalities of
Standing out amongst a crowd means you’ll have to offer something truly unique. Whether it’s your physical appearance, how you style yourself, your smarts, inherent talent, etc., standing out will make your existence more worthwhile. Style-wise, upgrading a wardrobe leaning heavily towards preppy to a style that’s more rock and roll is more straightforward than
There is nothing safe for work about Trey Lewis’ viral country song describing a woman and her many lovers across America. “D–ked Down in Dallas” rides a contemporary country-rock beat to the point that you might think it’s got Top 40 radio potential … until you get to the chorus. The lyrics to Lewis’ “D–ked Down in Dallas” (available at
EXCLUSIVE: Open Road Films has another Liam Neeson action movie, The Marksman, and they’ll be going wide with the pic on Jan. 22, 2021. Directed by Robert Lorenz, Neeson plays Jim in The Marksman, a hardened rancher in an Arizona border town who helps a young boy escape across America while being chased by the leaders of
Bryan Cranston‘s return to dramatic television should be cause for celebration, right? After all, his turn as Breaking Bad‘s Walter White, a meek chemistry teacher who transformed into a sinister drug lord before our very eyes, is one of TV’s all-time great performances. It’s a shame, then, that his new Showtime limited series Your Honor
If the most sustainable garment is one that’s already in your closet, then that garment for me is a classic oversized black wool and cashmere Wilfred coat from Aritzia. I bought it in 2010 and it was one of those special finds amongst the final dregs of their trademarked Snooze You Lose sale. The coat
Rihanna really does have love on the brain … and A$AP Rocky close by her side points to all signs they’re an item. The singer was out for a chilly stroll with the rapper Wednesday night in NYC … both were bundled up in huge winter jackets. They also covered their faces with masks …
What’s worse than an apocalypse? An apocalypse that turns you into a homicidal and/or suicidal maniac, that’s what. Join your horror hosts Kim and Jon on this week’s episode of Nightmare on Film Street for a trip through rural America as they avoid bees, actual science, lawnmowers, and the suicidal tendencies of M Night Shyamalan’s The
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If you want to become a successful recording artist, you might think you need the most expensive equipment and access to a fancy studio, but this is not the case. These days, there are so many aspiring musicians creating and producing their own music from home. With the right tools and knowledge, it will be
Play video content ABC George Clooney‘s giving all the doubters proof he really does cut his own hair … with a Flowbee, and Jimmy Kimmel got to see it up close. As you’ve no doubt heard, George made headlines by revealing he’s a longtime user and fan of the DIY-haircutting device — famously lampooned in
Something is going on with Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp. The pair of musicians, together known as the Wreckers, are teasing … well, something “coming soon.” On Wednesday (Dec. 2), Harp posted two neon sign-style “Coming Soon” graphics on her Twitter account, and one on her Instagram page, urging fans to follow newly created Wreckers Twitter
Exclusive An argument between construction workers led to a shooting at Billie Lourd‘s home … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us … cops responded to a shots fired call at the ‘Star Wars’ star’s L.A. property, where there’s currently a bunch of renovations underway. We’re told there was a conflict between 2 workers