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The 69th edition of the Taormina Film Festival has kicked off in Italy at the Teatro Antico amphitheater. Pavarotti Forever kicked off the festival in benefit of the Luciano Pavarotti Foundation with Placido Domingo and Vittorio Grigolo headlining the event. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny will hold its Italian premiere during the festival

Jon Hamm finally tied the knot — and he did it with a former ‘Mad Men’ costar, no less … with a lot of other nods to the show that made him super famous. The actor married Anna Osceola Saturday after getting engaged last year … and after dating for 2 years. They’d actually met

Adam Sandler took to Twitter Friday to salute a high school golfer who has adopted the name of Happy Gilmore, a 1996 film starring Sandler in the title role. The teen Gilmore came to public attention with the announcement that he’ll attend Indiana’s Ball State University and compete on the school’s golf team. “Go get

Two of the most successful specialty films of the year expand this weekend and a handful of others jump into an arthouse market that’s seen few new entrants in recent weeks as wide release piled on wide release. Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City jumps from a blockbuster six-theater opening ($800k over three days) last weekend for

Monty Python star John Cleese has revealed he plans to ditch the famous song ‘Always Look on the Bright Side of Life’ from his new stage adaptation of religious satire The Life Of Brian.  One of the most memorable scenes from the 1979 hit film was the finale when Brian (Graham Chapman) and his disciples

Adam Sandler congratulated Happy Gilmore on his big golf news this week — and no, this ain’t a joke. As it turns out, there’s a young guy who actually goes by the same name as the famed Sandler movie character — and yes … the dude knows a thing or two about swinging clubs. Happy

The San Bernardino Sheriff’s office announced today that hikers had found a body in the Mount Baldy wilderness, the same general vicinity where actor Julian Sands disappeared in January. The announcement makes no mention of the actor, but it does promise,”Identification should be completed next week at which time we will update this press release.

A week of studio presentations and discussions, as well as chatter in the halls, at the CineEurope exhibition conference in Barcelona provided some interesting takeaways about the state of cinema and its future. The mood was generally optimistic, but concerns, and room for improvement, remain. Main talking points included the need for movie theater operators

Play video content TMZ.com Deon Cole won’t let fame and notoriety for his less humorous roles kill his comedy drive … even though he’s getting plenty of acclaim for his new dramatic project. We caught the comedian ahead of the premiere of his new BET+ series “Average Joe” … which has already been drawing comparisons

A British TV presenter has revealed that, like Discovery+ explorer Josh Gates, he considered making a show in which he travelled to the wreck of the Titanic in an OceanGate sub – before rejecting the plan as “unsafe.” The Sun reports that Ross Kemp – a veteran of daredevil documentary-making over the last two decades

Refresh for more….Sony’s mission to return comedy to the big screen with the R-Rated Jennifer Lawrence movie, No Hard Feelings, grossed $2.15M last night from showtimes that began at 4PM at 2,745 locations. The movie hopes to do around $12M this weekend in what will be second session where Warner Bros.’ misfire, The Flash, hopes

Members of the Directors Guild of America have overwhelmingly ratified a new film and television contract. The vote was 87% in favor to 13% opposed, with 6,728 members voting out of 16,321 eligible (41%). Releasing the voting data is a break from DGA custom; it the past the guild would only say that contracts were

James Cameron‘s harsh criticism of the imploded OceanGate submersible, and its CEO Stockton Rush, is pissing off OceanGate’s co-founder … who says Cameron’s just guessing what happened to Titan, and has no actual knowledge. Play video content Times Radio Guillermo Söhnlein is pushing back on the “Titanic” director’s assertion the submersible was “too experimental to

Warner Bros’ DC pic The Flash, despite tumbling down with a $55M start, will remain atop the box office with a $16.5M-$24.7M second-weekend take as the marketplace largely takes a breath sans tentpoles before Disney/Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny arrives for the Independence Day stretch. That Weekend 2 slide for The Flash

Spike Lee has revealed the piece of advice he received from Michael Jackson that influenced his long and incredibly diverse career. Lee was on stage Friday at Cannes Lions Festival, where he will tonight receive the inaugural Creative Maker of the Year award. He was reflecting on his long career, in which he has seemingly

With some people, it’s ghosts. Others, dogs. Then there’s fears of heights, clowns, or puppets. Jennifer Lawrence has a different dread: Method actors. Lawrence came clean during the YouTube series “Hot Ones” that she would be “nervous” to work with a Method actor. “I would be scared to work with somebody who’s Method because I

Play video content NBA Gradey Dick is not in Kansas anymore … but the former Jayhawk is still paying homage to his home state nonetheless at the 2023 NBA Draft — rockin’ a “Wizard Of Oz” inspired suit!! The shooting guard pulled up to the annual event at Barclays Center on Thursday looking just like

Disney was the final studio to present here at CineEurope in Barcelona, highlighting 17 upcoming films and bringing A Haunting in Venice star/director Kenneth Branagh to town, as well as a live performance of “This Wish” from animated adventure Wish which releases in November. Head of Global Theatrical Distribution, Tony Chambers, started off the show,

Hit U.S. Gameshow ‘Password’ Coming To ITV Hit U.S. guessing game Password is coming to the UK’s ITV. Never Mind the Buzzcocks producer Talkback is behind the ITV version, which will see Alan Carr and Daisy May Cooper take on the Resident Team Captains role, with Stephen Mangan hosting. Password is a word association game

The upcoming movie on Elvis and Priscilla has enraged some members of the Elvis Estate, who say the flick is a travesty. Multiple officials connected to the estate tell TMZ, the film, “Priscilla,” was produced without the Estate’s knowledge or consent … and they’re ripping it as another Priscilla money grab. The movie is written

Tenoch Huerta has announced that he is exiting the Netflix film Fiesta en la Madriguera following the allegations of sexual assault. “Given the impact of the recent false statements by María Elena Ríos and the damage they have caused, I have no choice but to withdraw from participating in the film Fiesta en la Madriguera,”

With Tuesday’s global business factored in, Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has swung past the half-a-century mark worldwide, grossing $506.3M through yesterday. Domestically, the Joaquim Dos Santos/Kemp Powers/Justin K Thompson-directed sequel has so far made $290.4M. The international box office has contributed $215.9M to date. Across the Spider-Verse just opened today

Jennifer Lopez is kinda flexing on everyone by making sure we all know she’s got a serious hunk o’ man in Ben Affleck … by posting a thirst trap to honor his daddy status. BA was front and center on J Lo’s Instagram Sunday as she dropped a sweet Father’s Day tribute gallery. Her first

Sweden’s Göteborg Film Festival is in the market for a new Artistic Director. Jonas Holmberg, who will have led the prominent festival for a decade come January, will step down following next year’s edition. The festival’s board is currently in the process of finding Holmberg’s replacement. Holmberg was appointed Artistic Director in 2014, succeeding Swedish

In-theater advertising firm National CineMedia announced a special shareholders meeting to vote on a reverse stock split — a move that boosts the price of a company’s shares — as it risks being delisted by the Nasdaq market and works through a voluntary Chapter 11 reorganization. The company, which was founded and is largely owned

Gal Gadot hinted that she might not be done playing Wonder Woman on the big screen. While making an appearance at Netflix’s Tudum fan festival, the star was asked if she would play Diana Prince again. “Things are being worked behind the scenes and once the right moment arrives, you’ll know about it,” Gadot told

Former “Days of Our Lives” star Cody Longo died from years of hard drinking … according to the medical examiner. Cody’s autopsy report, obtained by TMZ, says the late actor’s cause of death was “chronic ethanol abuse” … and the report also notes the manner of death was natural. What’s more, the autopsy says Cody’s

Once you’re on his list, there’s only one way off. And it’s exactly the way you think. Here is the first redband trailer for Kraven the Hunter, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the story of an epic journey that leads Sergei Kravinoff to become one of Marvel’s most iconic villains. Watch it above, and check out

Sony has just reserved dates for untitled Sony/Marvel movies: Nov. 8, 2024 and June 27, 2025. Both will have access to Imax screens. Let the speculations begin — could be Venom 3, could be Tom Holland’s next Spider-Man movie. Currently, there’s nothing against a Sony Marvel movie on Nov. 8. Universal has an untitled event

Tom Cruise and director/co-writer Christopher McQuarrie introduced the world premiere of Paramount/Skydance’s Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One in Rome on Monday evening.  Fresh from a stroll up the Spanish Steps in the heart of the city (a car chase in the film takes place on the famous stone staircase and in the Piazza