From the very first word of the show—Tom Hanks‘ distinguished “Hi”—the studio audience was all in on Saturday Night Live‘s Christmas episode. There was no stodgy political cold open for us to suffer through this week before Christmas, not when host Martin Short was being ushered into the five-timers club. Hanks was quickly joined by
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Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King is not as regal as hoped in its global debut. The cume through three days of international box office play is $33M, which, with the domestic outlook, portends a $125M worldwide start through Sunday. That’s far off pre-weekend projections of a $180M worldwide debut. Domestically, as Anthony has detailed, is
Holiday TV viewing used to mean nostalgic animated specials like A Charlie Brown Christmas or Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Now, ’tis the season of domination by round-the-clock Hallmark Christmas movies. This time of year can be frustrating for TV viewers who don’t get the appeal of these movies. If this describes you, never fear — we’re
Alfa Anderson, who lent her lead vocals to the seminal, Grammy Hall of Fame-inducted Chic track “Le Freak,” has died at the age of 78. “Thank you for everything,” Nile Rodgers, who co-founded the 1970s disco band alongside Bernard Edwards, wrote in an Instagram tribute shared earlier this week. “RIP Alfa Anderson. CHIC Organization. Forever
This article contains references to eating disorders and disordered eating. I have something of a complex relationship with Christmas. Don’t get me wrong. I’m a sucker for sparkles and I love a party. I see lots of friends, work gatherings abound, and I spend time with my family who are my most cherished people. But
Three years removed from his performance 2021’s House of Gucci, Jared Leto is set to don a bald cap yet again, this time swapping out the skullet of Paolo Gucci for the literal skull of Eternia’s greatest supervillain, Skeletor, in the upcoming live-action film of Masters of the Universe. Directed by Travis Knight, Amazon MGM’s
The Most Borrowed Books in New York City Libraries in 2024 It is one of the greater strangeness of New York City that it’s libraries are more a confederation that an an integrated system, but one interesting effect is that because of this, data is collected by borough, which shows how the different parts of the
Dakota Fanning (Watchers) is next teaming up with director Bryan Bertino (The Strangers, The Dark and the Wicked) for the horror movie Vicious, but Paramount has shifted its release date yet again, per Deadline. Vicious was initially slated for August 8, 2025 before getting moved up to February 28, 2025. Now, Bertino’s film is currently
In a bombshell legal filing, It Ends With Us star Blake Lively is claiming that its co-star/director Justin Baldoni and a producer of the film hired a public relations team to turn the tide of public opinion against her. According to Lively, the alleged smear campaign was a retaliatory measure after Baldoni and producer Jamey
Veteran actor Joe Pesci committed to the bit a little too much when he accidentally bit Macaulay Culkin‘s finger while shooting the 1990 Christmastime classic Home Alone. In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, star Daniel Stern — who portrays the goofier half to Pesci’s more determined robber — recalled what happened: “I totally forgot
The party is ending too soon for some after Party City abruptly closed down its US stores following 40 years of business. In addition to the company reportedly laying off all employees effective immediately with no severance and no benefits, the company’s closure also came as a surprise to loyal customers who expressed their shock
SZA has new music out! On Friday (December 21), the 35-year-old Grammy-winning singer released several new songs on her latest album album SOS Deluxe: Lana. In one of the songs, SZA revealed who her very unexpected celebrity crush is! Keep reading to find out more…On the track “Scorsese Baby Daddy,” SZA paid tribute to Martin
Ahh the trials and tribulations of cohabiting, especially when sharing a bed. It’s not one long romp in the dark, which is probably why the Scandinavian sleep method is blowing up on TikTok. The method, which sees a simple reconfiguration when it comes to your bedding, has been credited with restoring zen to users’ sleep
Combined, they’re 166 years old. But together, 82-year-old Paul McCartney and 84-year-old Ringo Starr turned the clock way back last night (Dec. 19) at the 02 in London with a surprise performance at the last show of the former’s 2024 tour. Backed by McCartney’s longtime band, the surviving Beatles reunited for “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. I read a lot of queer books—that probably won’t come as a surprise to you. That means it’s inevitable that I’ll pick up some queer books I don’t like, but I usually keep that to myself. I’d rather
A live-action Masters of the Universe movie is in the works at Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel Films, and Deadline reports that the project has found its Skeletor in Jared Leto, along with a few of Skeletor’s henchmen. Masters of the Universe has now been set for theatrical release on June 5, 2026, with Travis Knight (Bumblebee) on
Earlier this year, King Charles III and Kate Middleton both announced cancer diagnoses within weeks of one another, changing the focus for the royal family’s year drastically. Though the Princess of Wales announced in September that her treatment—“preventative chemotherapy” for an undisclosed form of the disease—had concluded, the king’s journey is still ongoing, palace sources
James Gunn is celebrating the rollout of the trailer for Superman after releasing the preview for the DC Studios film on Thursday, December 19. The DC Studios co-head and filmmaker took to social media to thank everyone for their support. “Krypto really did take us home: With over 250 million views and a million social
Are you still reeling from that Virgin River finale? There’s so much to unpack from the finale event, and the series left us with a couple of cliffhangers. What will Mel and Jack’s future look like after Marely’s proposal? What will be Brie’s response to Mike? And what the heck happened to Charmaine? Let’s hit
We have an update on the condition of King Charles. According to a Buckingham Palace source who spoke on Friday to NBC News, the monarch’s cancer treatment is “moving in a positive direction,” nearly a year after he was diagnosed with the awful disease. The insider emphasized that while progress has been made, the King’s
Hair mould. Even the word is icky, let alone the image it conjures up of some kind of sticky, subterranean swamp on our scalps. But it would appear that concerns over sleeping with wet hair are not only suddenly a major talking point in my Whatsapp group, but Google search for the term ‘hair mould’
SZA has dropped the deluxe version of her Grammy-winning album SOS, titled LANA. Stream it below. LANA boasts 15 new tracks, including a collaboration with Kendrick Lamar titled “30 for 30.” Listeners will also find the 2024 release “Saturn” included on the album; the song was recently named one of the 200 best of the year
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. The Books New York Times Readers Loved in 2024 The NYT continues to slice and dice best-of coverage in 2024, from all-century selection all the way today to reader choices for favorite books of 2024.
A live-action Masters of the Universe movie is in the works at Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel Films, and Deadline reports that the project has found its Skeletor in Jared Leto, along with a few of Skeletor’s henchmen. Masters of the Universe has now been set for theatrical release on June 5, 2026, with Travis Knight (Bumblebee) on
“I said, ‘Ken, we want to make it glamorous,’” Starr told me. “We want to make this the place where people go to be seen to have power lunches and power dinners. Intrigue, CIA affairs with a Russian spy—this is the narrative. This is the place.” Or, there’s a chance things will all go back
EXCLUSIVE: The Gotham Group has signed Usman Riaz, the director, animator and co-composer of the animated feature The Glassworker, which has been selected as Pakistan’s official entry for Best International Feature at this year’s Oscars and is vying for an animated feature nomination, as well. World premiering at Annecy, The Glassworker is the most ambitious
Although John Krasinski‘s Jim mostly only had eyes for Jenna Fischer‘s Pam on The Office, he certainly had a type. Fischer recently noted that Amy Adams “was not the first person cast in the role” of Katy Moore on the NBC mockumentary sitcom’s Season 1 episode ‘Hot Girl’, which aired in April 2005, because they
Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here with your very final international newsletter of what has been an at times tumultuous but never dull 2024. We hope you have a mighty fine Christmas and a Happy New Year and all that’s left is to thank you, dear reader, for coming back every week. It is hugely
’Tis the season for winter movies. Fa la la la la. Yes, that’s a “real” category — just like horror, comedy, and drama — and not much is required to get in it. Basically, winter movies are anything that make you feel cosy: snowy films, festive movies, anything involving a winter sport, be it skiing
Bruce Springsteen has long teased the unheard riches in his studio vault, some of which will apparently see the light of day next year. Tucked into the very end of a year-end recap press release from the Boss’ longtime reps Shore Fire Media is the revelation that “upcoming releases in 2025 will include a look
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