Lionsgate to spin off studio business in $4.6 billion SPAC deal
Lionsgate is spinning off its film and TV studio business — best known for the “Hunger Games,” “Saw” and “John Wick” movie franchises — from…
Chilling true story of the deadly White Christmas film set and 'invisible killer'
Many households regard White Christmas as one of the most special holiday movies ever made, but back in the day, Hollywood film sets weren't as…
Director Christopher Landon leaves ‘Scream VII’
A tumultuous time for the upcoming “Scream VII” continued Saturday as the film’s director, Christopher Landon, announced he has left the project. “I guess now…
Making of ‘Blood In Blood Out’ book to be released Jan. 20
For the first time in 30 years, Angeleno audiences will have the opportunity to watch “Blood In Blood Out” on the big screen. The epic…
‘The Iron Claw’ review: Sad Von Erichs saga comes to life
Film after film, director Sean Durkin explores the dynamics of dysfunctional families, particularly ones with imposing, controlling or otherwise distrustful father figures. In his 2011…
Cameron Diaz says ‘everybody loves’ Jamie Foxx, amid set rumors
Cameron Diaz wants everyone to know that her frequent co-star Jamie Foxx is actually a pleasure to work with. The “Shrek” actor’s reassurance came after…
At the movies, women are leaning on, not in, for guidance
As a director, Blitz Bazawule knows that his voice goes pretty much unquestioned on the set. But once he signed on to make the newest,…
Barry Keoghan has many shifts in character in ‘Saltburn’
He was the shy young man, a little slow, who had suffered horrific abuse in “The Banshees of Inisherin.” He was the coolly confident extraterrestrial…
Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal find chemistry in ‘All of Us Strangers’
Three years ago, Irish actors Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal appeared in a sketch together to raise money for charity. The laugh-getting bit? Scott’s swoon-worthy…
‘Wonka’ tops box office with a sweet $39 million opening
What do you get when you guzzle down treats? Box office gold with Timothée Chalamet as the lead. Warner Bros.’ “Wonka” cooked up $39 million…
I tried to film a cute video at a crowded Instagram hotspot – the reality was an embarrassing fail, people gasped
A VISIT to the Big Apple has gone awry after one woman had an epic fail at an attraction. The fiasco occurred while she was…
‘American Fiction’ review: A cutting satire about what sells
Former journalist and Emmy-winning TV writer Cord Jefferson’s directorial debut “American Fiction” is a social satire that wields a scalpel, not a cleaving broadsword, as…
In defense of ‘The Crown’ Season 6
Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone willing to set their reservations about “The Crown” aside in return for one more tour of Buckingham…
‘Rebel Moon’ review: Zack Snyder space opera fails to launch
Filmmaker Zack Snyder has become a lightning-rod figure in part for the actual movies he makes and in part for the zealous fandom that sprouts…
How ‘The Zone of Interest’ won big at L.A. Film Critics awards
Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest” was the big winner Sunday at the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn.’s year-end voting meeting, taking prizes for best…
Dominic Sessa finds his sudden ‘Holdovers’ fame ‘surreal’
All Dominic Sessa really wanted was to play hockey. Stick and puck were never far away as he grew up in Ocean City, N.J.; acting…
Studio Ghibli’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ tops box office
A pair of Japanese film titans reigned at the box office this weekend. Animation great Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron” took the top…
Why Hanukkah and Christmas appear together in pop culture everywhere from Friends to South Park
When Arthur Levine was growing up just outside New York City in the 1960s, there was no time as lonely as Christmas."I was one of…