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While she rose to prominence as a singer-songwriter, Lady Gaga has steadily been proving herself to be a formidable actor. On the small screen, she terrified fans with her work on American Horror Story: Hotel and, in 2018, she gave an Oscar-nominated performance in A Star is Born (which paired her with Bradley Cooper). Her

Broadway’s traditional post-holiday January doldrums teamed up with a slate of show closings and a national skyrocketing surge in Omicron cases to send box office tumbling by nearly a third last week. Combined grosses of $18 million for 27 Broadway productions were down 31% from the previous week’s $26 million. The figure – $18,251,734, to

Someone’s about to have trouble falling asleep — the infamous home from the OG “A Nightmare on Elm Street” has a new owner, who’s dropping $2,980,000 to toss and turn … TMZ has learned. Aside from being a kickass location for a Halloween party … the 3 bedroom, 4.5 bath L.A. home has some impressive

CAST Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Dave England, Wee Man, Danger Ehren, Preston Lacy, Sean “Poopies” McInerney, Zach Holmes, Eric Manaka introducing Jasper, Rachel Wolfson Celebrating the joy of being back together with your best friends and a perfectly executed shot to the dingdong, the original jackass crew return for another round of hilarious, wildly absurd, and

The horror genre has been thriving for years now, to the joy of fans. And as such, classic franchises have returned to theaters. Cue the new Scream movie, which will see the return of the trio of original heroes. This includes Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers, who recently told the story behind her infamous bangs

As we get rolling into the new year, optimism and caution are part of the outlook for 2022 at the international box office. The issue of China also remains top of mind as the territory — which maintained its status as the top global market in 2021 — has been even more ornery to navigate

Bob Saget‘s death is spurring a dissection of his life — and it’s clear … the guy lived it to the fullest, especially on a professional level. The comedian got his start in showbiz doing stand-up comedy at a young age, and after moving to L.A. as an adult … he eventually landed a gig

January 10, 2022 Review: Lady Gaga Steals The Show In Ridley Scott’s Scandalous Fashion Drama ‘House Of Gucci’ Lady Gaga stars as Patrizia Reggiani in Ridley Scott’s HOUSE OF GUCCI. Photo credit: Courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures Inc.© 2021 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved. Directed by Ridley Scott Screenplay by Becky Johnston and Roberto

I can think of plenty of celebrities whose bad side I wouldn’t want to get on, and Mark Wahlberg is definitely near the top of that list. Given convention, you might think someone dating his daughter would possibly register them as enemy number one on The Departed star’s list – but apparently that’s not quite

Refresh for latest…: Arachnomania continues to grip the globe as Sony/Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home has increased its worldwide cume to $1.53B through four weekends. Tom Holland’s Peter Parker now fronts the No. 8 movie on the all-time global chart with No Way Home leaping past Marvel’s The Avengers, Furious 7, Frozen II and Avengers: Age Of Ultron across

Play video content TMZ.com Affion Crockett is remembering late actor Sidney Poitier as a “king” … and thanking him for kicking open the door and paving the way for Black entertainers. We got the comedian at LAX and asked how he’s remembering Sidney … and Affion says he wouldn’t have a platform today without Poitier

Nicolas Cage is one of the most unforgettable actors of his generation. With good reason, too – the Oscar winner’s career trajectory has been a mixture of blockbuster action classics and obscure, so-bad-they’re-good films. He’s approached each role he takes with a unique combination of authenticity and eccentricity. So it’s not surprising that he would

Universal and FilmNation’s greatly panned (24% on Rotten Tomatoes), but star-studded female spy movie The 355 is not off to the best of starts with $350K from Thursday night previews which started at 7PM yesterday at 2,300 theaters. This will result in likely a single digit opening for the weekend for the Jessica Chastain, Penelope Cruz,

Betty White was a known animal lover who supported a number of organizations throughout her life … now one of them is stepping up to honor her in one of the best ways possible! The CEO for Guide Dogs for the Blind, Christine Benninger, tells TMZ … Betty was a true friend of the org

The Scream franchise is returning to the big screen next week, and with it, much of the original cast, including Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott, David Arquette’s Dewey Riley and Courtney Cox’s Gale Weathers. The core trio have always been a fun dynamic to see in the horror film series, and as we wait for their

The Disney–Pixar movie Turning Red will not debut in theaters on Friday, March 11. Instead, it’s heading exclusively to Disney+ worldwide, a big subtraction to movie theaters that were looking to play this title and at a time when Omicron was looking to calm. It’s the third Pixar movie to skip theaters and go straight to Disney+, after

Sidney Poitier, the actor and activist who broke color barriers in Hollywood and starred in some of the most iconic movies ever made, has died. The office of the Bahamian Minister of Foreign Affairs has confirmed Sidney’s death to TMZ … however, the circumstances surrounding his passing are not yet known, nor do we know

Horror movie fans have been looking forward to the new year, because with 2022 comes the release of Scream, the fifth installment in the slasher franchise. The wait is finally almost over. The newest feature, simply titled Scream, like the original, is the latest sequel to the 1996 slasher film, and the first Scream installment

Given the ongoing pandemic with regard to global box office, it’s tempting to say “The more things change, the more things stay the same.” To wit: Disney still leads all studios worldwide, piracy remains a major concern, and many markets are still in Covid-induced flux. But when looking back over 2021 versus 2020, there are

Arizona-born child actor Mika Boorem was barely a teenager when she was cast as the braid-wearing baby sister Penny Chadwick — who tags along with her ocean-loving big sister and her North Shore surf friends — in the 2002 wave-riding movie masterpiece “Blue Crush.” The surf film’s line-up was filled with other ripping stars including

January 6, 2022 Trailer: Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg Race To Find The World’s Greatest Treasure In ‘Uncharted’ Starring Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Sophia Ali, Tati Gabrielle and Antonio Banderas Directed by Ruben Fleischer Street-smart thief Nathan Drake (Tom Holland) is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor “Sully” Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg) to recover a fortune lost by

Ming-Na Wen is back in the Star Wars universe for the new Disney+ series The Book Of Boba Fett, which premiered its second of seven episodes Wednesday. The actress, who’s also known for voicing Mulan and playing Melinda May in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, has a lot to celebrate going into 2022, so she decided to

Canada’s No. 1 movie theater chain, Cineplex, has pink slipped close to 5K part-time workers given Ontario’s recent decision to close cinemas amid the Omicron surge. Cineplex closed their theaters in the Canadian province, effective today. “Because of the mandated closures of our theatre and entertainment venues across Ontario, we made the tough but necessary

Play video content BACKGRID Kanye West is in the midst of a pretty romantic tour with Julia Fox, hitting up NYC Tuesday night … on the heels of introducing her to his close pals, including N.O.R.E., during a whirlwind weekend in Miami. Tuesday night Ye and the actress did a classic New York date —

In the last few weeks, the movie world has been stunned by the success of Jon Watts’ Spider-Man: No Way Home. The new blockbuster had one of the biggest opening weekends of all time in December, and critics and audiences alike have raved about its quality and ambition. Hopefully that exciting energy will continue in

Broadway box office receipts rebounded by a significant margin last week, climbing to $26 million from Christmas Week’s grim, Covid-decimated $14 million estimate. That’s an overall, week-to-week increase of 87%, and reflects a tally largely in keeping with recent pre-Christmas Week figures. Still, compared to the $43 million b.o. from the same week in a

Betty White‘s life and career won’t just be celebrated in one corner of Illinois — the village where she was born is creating a full-on holiday to honor the late actress … TMZ has learned. “Betty White Day” will be recognized in Betty’s hometown on January 17, which would have been her 100th birthday. The

January 2, 2022 FEATURED, Movies Review: Will Smith Delivers A Dynamic Performance As ‘King Richard’ Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green Writer: Zach Baylin Stars: Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis, Jon Bernthal, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton Based on the true story that will inspire the world, “King Richard” follows the uplifting journey of a family whose unwavering resolve

Spider-Man fans have been anticipating the next step in Sony’s evolving Spider-Verse of live-action films, especially in the wake of Spider-Man: No Way Home. The ending of that movie left a lot of intriguing doors open for the future of the character and his various universes, which extend to the Venom series and the upcoming

Before the pandemic, if there was something studio executives rubbed their hands about, it was the near total eclipse of the theatrical window. In 2021, for some studios that dream came true, and as far as 2022 goes, hopefully they’ve learned their lesson from this nightmare that, in Deadline’s annual survey, shows largely diluted box