MIAMI — For all of you “Bad Monkey” fans, your favorite whodunit may not just be one and done.

The Apple TV+ dark comedy starring Vince Vaughn based on the Carl Hiaasen novel, was the sleeper hit of the summer. And with any luck, we could see a Season 2.

The gory finale saw the death of a few main players (nope, we don’t do spoiler ...Read more

The first “Smile,” from writer-director Parker Finn, came out in 2022, and in a less promising directorial debut its premise would’ve fallen apart around the third or fourth mirthless stare. Evil spirit, loose in the world, flits from human to human; unfortunate victim commits suicide in some heinous fashion in the presence of the next ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — During her rise from the Twin Cities theater scene to a small-screen sensation, Melissa Peterman has kept the same phone number and email address. She also has maintained her love for Minnesota. Despite a busy schedule that has included starring roles (“Reba,” “Baby Daddy”), guest appearances (“Young Sheldon,” ”Last...Read more

LOS ANGELES — This week, Derek Hough took the "Dancing with the Stars" stage with his wife Hayley Erbert — something he thought he'd never do again.

Last year, Erbert underwent emergency brain surgery after collapsing backstage while touring with Hough. That night at the hospital, doctors told the six-time "DWTS" champion that his wife, as ...Read more

"Anora" begins much the same way that so many fairy tales have over the years: A downtrodden young woman, disregarded in her daily life but worthy of so much more, meets a handsome benefactor and is swept off her feet into the realm of Happily Ever After.

"You're like Cinderella!" a friend gushes early in the movie. "Yes, Cinderella," our ...Read more

Although Donald Trump trashed “The Apprentice,” the star of the newly released biopic says he “should be grateful” the film depicts him in a “complex, three-dimensional” way.

Sebastian Stan, who stars as the rising real estate tycoon during the 1970s and ’80s, doesn’t think the controversial project is the hit piece the former ...Read more

Tyra Banks came out of retirement Tuesday to close out the revamped 2024 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

After a 19-year break, the 50-year-old ascended from underneath the staged runway and did her signature strut — and her "smize" — in a VSX balconette catsuit, bustier and a metallic cape. Alas, she did not don those iconic angel wings.

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LOS ANGELES — To help him prepare for his role as an overlooked Asian American everyman in "Interior Chinatown," Jimmy O. Yang bought a $1,500 used Toyota Corolla and drove it around Los Angeles.

It was, to put it mildly, a lemon: The driver's side door didn't work. There were no power windows. The brakes were so shot that he once struggled ...Read more

It would be easy to dismiss “Smile” as just another seasonal scare-fest.

However, something a bit deeper was going on with the 2022 horror offering about a supernatural entity that, once it grabbed hold of a host, caused them to see others around them smiling in the creepiest and most maniacal of ways. Within a few days, the increasingly ...Read more

Say cheese! This October, there’s something to beam about, which is a horror sequel that eclipses its predecessor. That’s right, “Smile 2,” the follow-up to the surprising 2022 hit “Smile” is bigger, gorier and even more bonkers than the first film, and it even has something interesting to say through those gritted-teeth grins.

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'SMILE 2'

Rated R for strong bloody violent content, grisly images, language throughout and drug use.

What it’s about: The sequel to the surprise horror hit sees the smile demon infecting a mega-famous pop star.

The kid attractor factor: Teen audiences will be drawn to the horror flick, especially in spooky season, but no appeal for kids.

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Bone conduction headphones for the active life: Starting off my holiday gift idea coverage is a perennial favorite, the Mojawa Run Plus Bone Conduction Headphones. These headphones fit around the ear and allow outside sounds to be heard, making them perfect for sports, those with sensitive ears, those who do not like in-ear earbuds or anyone who...Read more

[This story contains spoilers for the first five episodes of "Agatha All Along."]

The identity of Joe Locke's mysterious Teen has finally been revealed: He's been Billy Maximoff all along.

The fifth episode of "Agatha All Along" sees the boy who could not be named confront Agatha (Kathryn Hahn) for killing Alice (Ali Ahn), the protection witch...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The eighth annual iHeartRadio ALTer EGO lineup will feature acts such as Cage the Elephant, Fontaines D.C., Glass Animals and Incubus when it returns to the Kia Forum in Inglewood on Jan. 11, 2025, its organizers announced Tuesday.

Other bands on the bill include the Offspring, St. Vincent, the Head and the Heart, the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — And the home of the Oscars goes to ...

... Jebs Hollywood Entertainment, an investment group that just purchased the famed Dolby Theatre for roughly $50 million, according to a source with knowledge of the transaction who was not authorized to comment.

The group, which acquired the Academy Awards venue on Tuesday, includes ...Read more

For his Emmy-winning performance as Deputy Witt Farr on "Fargo," Lamorne Morris underwent a complete physical transformation. In his latest role, he's far closer to himself.

The Chicago-born actor portrays Garrett Morris (no relation) in "Saturday Night," the Jason Reitman-directed feature film about the birth of "Saturday Night Live," released...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Edging toward the dusty cliff of Angels Point in Elysian Park, the music video crew sets up its last scene at the picturesque overlook of sprawling Los Angeles, cueing the twinkling song about renewed tenderness, “Otro Capitulo,” once again.

Becky G shifts her feet in a one-two-and-three-step motion while an artificial gust ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It's not easy to steal the show at the Met Gala. But no one who saw the South African singer Tyla ascend the stairs in May in a one-off Balmain couture gown made of sculpted sand will ever forget it.

"It just looked like a statue. I was like, 'How am I going to get this on?'" the 22-year-old recalled from under a fluffy duvet in...Read more

Cooper Koch let it all hang out — literally — during the prison shower scene in “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.”

The 28-year-old actor, who plays real-life convicted murderer Erik Menendez in the buzzy Netflix series, revealed that he didn’t use a prosthetic for the full-frontal scene in the third episode.

During an ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Guitarist Jake E. Lee, who has played with Ozzy Osbourne, Badlands, Cinderella and Red Dragon Cartel, was shot multiple times in Las Vegas on Tuesday, his spokesperson said.

The 67-year-old was shot early Tuesday but is "fully conscious and doing well in an intensive care unit at a Las Vegas hospital," spokesperson Amanda Cagan ...Read more