UPDATE 3:49 PM PT — The coroner makes it clear, there was no evidence of Anne being impaired at the time of the crash — though benzoylecgonine, an inactive metabolite of cocaine was detected. Anne Heche had cocaine in her system at the time of the car crash that eventually took her life … according
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Sitting down and writing a book tends to be the hardest part for many authors, but the art of publishing said book and promoting it isn’t something many speak about. It can be difficult to connect with readers as authors travel from state to state and city to city to promote their books. Unfortunately, this
How great is the Ezra Miller movie The Flash? So good that Warners is moving it up by a week to June 16, Father’s Day weekend, where Disney has the original Pixar movie Elemental and Sony has the R-rated Jennifer Lawrence pic No Hard Feelings. Despite Miller’s tabloid headlines over the past year, including a
Paramount Pictures has released the first trailer for ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’, which will hit theatres on June 9, 2023. “During the 1990s, the Maximals, Predacons, and Terrorcons join the existing battle on Earth between Autobots and Decepticons,” reads the film’s synopsis. Email: neill@outloudculture.com Socials: @neillfrazer
Kirstie Alley — who made a name for herself on both television and film — has died after a private battle with cancer. Her family announced Monday, “We are sad to inform you that our incredible, fierce and loving mother has passed away after a battle with cancer, only recently discovered.” They continued … “She
Violent Night is sure to give audiences a different Christmas treat than they’ve ever had before at the movies. While some of the best Santa Claus movies show the jolly-hearted bearded man spreading Christmas joy, there are also ones like Bad Santa and Violent Night that give Santa Claus the R-rated treatment that mature audiences
Akin to domestic, it was a rather sleepy weekend at the international box office. Disney/Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever again won the frame, with $20.2M from 50 overseas markets for an offshore total of $339.3M and a global tally of $733M through Sunday. The offshore drop on Wakanda Forever was 39% as it heads to
From Warner Bros Pictures and director Angel Manuel Soto and writer Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer comes the latest superhero film from DC Films ‘Blue Beetle’, set to hit theatres August 2023. The movie stars Susan Sarandon, Raoul Max Trujillo, Xolo Maridueña and George Lopez and tells the story of a Mexican teenager that finds an alien beetle
The stars were out and shining bright in D.C. this weekend … this as President Biden bestowed lifetime awards on a handful of them who were honored at the White House. George Clooney, Gladys Knight, Bono and the rest of U2 were on hand Sunday in our nation’s capital to receive their Kennedy Center Honors
Since the official release of Avatar: The Way of Water‘s gorgeous trailer, anticipation has begun to grow for the upcoming Disney movie. Although the film’s plot is still heavily guarded, what we know about the Avatar sequel is that the original film’s big bad, Colonel Miles Quaritch (played terrifyingly by Stephen Lang), is set to
Moonage Daydream is returning to the really big screen. Brett Morgen’s award-winning documentary about David Bowie will be re-released on Imax screens around the country for limited engagements, beginning on Monday, December 5 at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. From Dec. 7-13 it will play at six Imax locations in the Los Angeles area,
“In Marvel Studios Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 our beloved band of misfits are looking a bit different these days,” reads the synopsis. “Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could
Play video content TMZ.com Big Daddy Kane is starring in a theater production of ‘New Jack City’ — which he says is touring now … and which is going to be hosting the director of the cult classic in due time. We got the rap legend in New York this week … where our photog
Both Harrison Ford and filmmaker James Mangold have made it reasonably clear that Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny will be the last time the actor will don the iconic fedora and whip. Since the movie began adding A-List talent to its cast (including the likes of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, and Antonio Banderas),
UPDATED, Friday PM: Where’s a wide expansion of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery when you need it? Expect a greater subtraction of dollars at this weekend’s office as the Rian Johnson-directed whodunit goes dark until December 23. Right now, Disney/Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is seeing a $4.7 million-$5 million Friday for a
Play video content TMZ.com Comedian and actor Affion Crockett thinks Will Smith has another Oscar contender on his hands for his work in “Emancipation” … and says it would be unfair if the “mistake” of slapping Chris Rock leads to award season snubs. We got Affion Thursday at LAX, where he told us about getting
Other than her Grammy Award-winning songs, Billie Eilish has been known for frequently changing her hair. She first appeared on the music scene with silver hair only to see different shades of blue over time, her signature black hair with green roots, platinum blonde, and then back to all-black. The No Time to Die singer
Editor’s note: Deadline presents the 42nd episode of its video series Take Two, in which Pete Hammond and Todd McCarthy tackle the artistry of films just opening in theaters every weekend. Each has reviewed and written about the craft for decades and built a remarkable breadth of knowledge of films past and present. What we hoped for
Lionsgate has released the trailer for ‘The Honeymoon’, the upcoming comedy centering around a newlywed couple whose romantic trip gets chaotic, and is set to arrive in theatres December 16. The film stars Maria Bakalova, Asim Chaudhry, and Pico Alexander. “Adam whisks his new bride Sarah to Venice for a honeymoon,” reads the synopsis. “But when
Hollywood is back at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., where President Biden‘s finally getting to entertain a foreign dignitary — French President Emmanuel Macron — as well as famous supporters. Thursday night marks the return of swanky state dinners … as the COVID pandemic forced Biden to cancel such events for the first 2 years of his
It’s not exactly a controversial take to say that social media has drastically changed the world. The bigger question is whether or not that change is a good thing or a bad thing. It’s easy to look at the talk about social media and see it as a herald of the end of days. Timothèe
Before Disney’s 20th Century Studios’ Avatar: The Way of Water floods the box office with a potential $200M opening on Dec.16, Universal might have a surprise this weekend in the 87North holiday action movie Violent Night, starring David Harbour. Universal is hoping for $10M, maybe $12M on the Tommy Wirkola-directed movie for a second place
Cast: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen, Kevin Michael Richardson, Sebastian Maniscalco Screenplay: Matthew Fogel Directors: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic Producers: Chris Meledandri, Shigeru Miyamoto From Nintendo and Illumination comes a new animated film based on the world of Super Mario Bros. Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic (collaborators on Teen
The scooter rider who fatally struck “Gone Girl” actress Lisa Banes in a hit-and-run accident will do hard time … a judge just sentenced him to at least a year behind bars. Lisa’s killer, 27-year-old Brian Boyd, was sentenced Wednesday to 1 to 3 years in prison in New York County Supreme Court. Boyd had
Joe Pesci is an Oscar-winning actor known for his incredible performances within the gangster movie genre. However, his role as one of the bumbling robbers in the first two Home Alone movies may just be as memorable. His character, Harry, famously tried to steal from the McCallister household while their son Kevin (played adorably by
Even with one fewer show on the Broadway boards, and overall attendance at the 33 productions down a smidge from the previous week, Broadway box office was up 22% during Thanksgiving week, scoring a plump $37,475,773 due to plumper holiday ticket prices. Not coincidentally, average ticket price was up 22% from the previous week, hitting
Director: Luca Guadagnino Writers: David Kajganich(screenplay by), Camille DeAngelis(based on the novel by) Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Taylor Russell, Mark Rylance Directed by Luca Guadagnino, ‘Bones And All’ is a film about romance, a coming-of-age story, and some times…a horror. The film tells the familiar teen love story, a road trip tale of two young lovers
Metro Boomin is treating his upcoming album “Heroes & Villains” like a movie premiere — and he’s got quite the blockbuster cast ensemble for his new short film!!! Staged in Superman’s hometown of “Metropolis,” the “Heroes & Villains” mini-movie stars Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox the trusty narrator, LaKeith Stanfield as a deranged driver of
Bruno Mars and Dwayne Johnson are both incredibly powerful, popular, and suave men in their respective industries, and in general to be honest. Their similarities go past these qualities too, as Bruno Mars hilariously pointed out when he posted a new headshot, a photoshopped image of the Rock with the singer’s hair, back in the
Death, taxes, and films that bomb at the box office. Such is life in Hollywood, and at the end of the day, the estimated $147M loss which is expected for Disney Animation’s Strange World isn’t spilt milk to cry over for the entertainment conglomerate. The bombing of the Thanksgiving family title, with a $28M global