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Christopher McQuarrie reveals audience member 'almost had a heart attack' during Mission: Impossible screening

Christopher McQuarrie has revealed that an audience member "almost had a heart attack" during a screening of 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning'.

The 56-year-old filmmaker is once again behind the camera on the latest movie in the Tom Cruise-led franchise and revealed how one of the picture's intense action sequences nearly led to a ...Read more

'It's like meat and fruit': Lucy Liu shocked by contrasting approaches of Steven Soderbergh and Quentin Tarantino

Lucy Liu says there is a huge contrast between the directing styles of Steven Soderbergh and Quentin Tarantino.

The 56-year-old actress features in Soderbergh's supernatural horror movie 'Presence' and revealed that his approach behind the camera is the polar opposite to Tarantino - who she worked with on 'Kill Bill'.

Speaking to MovieWeb, Liu...Read more

Black Eyed Peas cancel Las Vegas residency

The Black Eyed Peas have canceled their Las Vegas residency.

The chart-topping hip-hop group were due to begin their residency at Planet Hollywood in February - but they've announced via social media that their canceling their plans due to "current circumstances".

The Black Eyed Peas - which consists of Will.i.am, Apl.de.ap and Taboo - said on...Read more

Producer hails Mac Miller as a 'creation machine'

Mac Miller "was a creation machine".

The rap star died in September 2018, aged 26, after taking an accidental drug overdose, and producer Eric Dan has now claimed that Mac was "just starting to come into his own" as an artist.

Eric - who worked with Mac since he was a teenager - told 'Newsbeat': "That period [around 2014] was like a creative ...Read more

Lamar Odom believes drugs were 'slipped' into his system on night of overdose

Lamar Odom believes drugs were "slipped into [his] drink" on the night of his near-fatal overdose.

The former NBA player was hospitalised in 2015 after collapsing in a brothel but looking back, he is adamant he didn't knowingly consume anything other than alcohol but when he woke from his coma, he was told he had drugs in his system.

Speaking ...Read more

Paris Hilton adopting dog whose home was lost to wildfires

Paris Hilton is to adopt a dog she has been caring for since the Los Angeles wildfires.

The 43-year-old socialite opened up her home to a pooch named Zuzu, who was being cared for at the Pasadena Humane Society after his owners lost their homes in the devastating blazes and he's fitted in so well to their household, he's going to stay ...Read more

Days of Our Lives star Francisco San Martin found dead at 39

'Days of Our Lives' star Francisco San Martin has died aged 39.

The Spanish-born actor - who was best known for playing Dario Hernandez in the long-running US soap opera between 2010 to 2011 and Fabian Regalo del Cielo on 'Jane the Virgin' - was tragically found dead at his home in Los Angeles on January 16.

A report from the Los Angeles ...Read more

Jhené Aiko offers free massages to Los Angeles wildfires first responders

Jhené Aiko's wellness brand Jhenetics is offering free massages to the first responders tackling the Los Angeles wildfires.

The 36-year-old singer - who has son Noah, two, with fellow musician Big Sean and a 16-year-old daughter from a previous relationship - lost her home in the Palisades Fire and is giving back to the firefighters working on...Read more

Cheryl Burke felt 'disgusted' by 'nice' partners

Cheryl Burke felt "disgusted" when she had "nice" dance partners after being abused as a child.

The former 'Dancing with the Stars' professional - who testified against her abuser when she was nine years old - admitted she found comfort in being treated badly in her personal life, and those feelings also spread to her professional life because ...Read more

Billy Ray Cyrus hit by technical issues during Donald Trump Liberty Ball performance

Billy Ray Cyrus was "cut off" and was hit by a string of technical issues during his performance at the Liberty Ball on Monday (20.01.25).

The 63-year-old singer took to the stage at the event, which celebrated the inauguration of President Donald Trump, without a band, instead playing guitar along to a video of his and Lil Nas X's 'Old Town ...Read more

'I looked like a tall, overweight Smurf': Josh Gad missed out on a part in Avatar

Josh Gad missed out on a role in 'Avatar' because he resembled a "tall, overweight Smurf" in character.

The 43-year-old star tried out for a part as a Na'vi in James Cameron's 2009 sci-fi epic but was turned down for the blockbuster as he didn't meet the physical requirements.

Josh recalled in his new memoir 'In Gad We Trust': "I put myself on...Read more

Margaret Qualley was delighted to collaborate with Richard Linklater on Blue Moon

Margaret Qualley realised a dream working with Richard Linklater on 'Blue Moon'.

The 30-year-old actress is set to feature in the movie about the final days of Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) - one half of the successful Rodgers and Hart songwriting duo - and found it "incredibly surreal" to be collaborating with the acclaimed filmmaker.

Speaking to...Read more

Pete Doherty offers to tour with Oasis for free

Pete Doherty has offered to tour with Oasis for free - provided they give tickets to his family.

The 45-year-old star is looking forward to the Bripop band's long-awaited reunion tour later this year, and Pete has revealed that he would happily support Oasis in exchange for some tickets for his in-laws.

The former Babyshambles star told The i ...Read more

Lynyrd Skynyrd return to UK for arena tour

Lynyrd Skynyrd are set to return to the UK for an arena tour in July.

The rock band's 'Celebrating 50 Years of Lynyrd Skynyrd' tour will mark half a century since the release of their debut album, and it will be their first visit to UK shores since 2019.

Johnny Van Zant, the group's lead vocalist, said: "It's about the legacy of Lynyrd Skynyrd...Read more

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List of DVD release dates for Jan. 21 and beyond

Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change:

JANUARY

21: Venom: The Last Dance

21: Smile 2

21: Heretic

21: The Substance

21: Here

21: Elevation

21: The Return

21: Rumours

21: A Legend

21: Monster Summer

21: The Grifters

28: The Gutter

28: Freelance

28: Kensuke's Kingdom

28: Nine ...Read more

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Q&A: Terence Blanchard does it all -- jazz, operas, Oscar-nominated film scores, and that Pepsi commercial with Beyonce

SAN DIEGO — What led to the teaming of Beyoncé and jazz trumpet great Terence Blanchard for an operatically inspired Pepsi TV commercial in 2002? That was just two months before the release of her first solo album, “Crazy in Love,” and 19 years before his groundbreaking “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” became the first opera by any Black ...Read more

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Q&A: Inside the rise of the conservative movie industry behind 'Reagan,' 'Am I Racist?'

To say "Am I Racist?" wasn't designed to win over Hollywood would be putting it very mildly. Produced by the Daily Wire and fronted by conservative commentator Matt Walsh, the documentary takes a "Borat"-style comedic blowtorch to progressive ideas about systemic racism and diversity training programs. When the film opened in more than 1,500 ...Read more

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Mariachi scene continues to thrive throughout the Bay Area

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Jorge Rodriguez pauses for just a brief moment when asked why he performs mariachi music.

“Initially, it was because it made me happy. It made me forget about the world,” says the San Jose-based trumpet player and leader of Mariachi Estelar. “It became about me wanting to make others happy.”

Centuries after the ...Read more

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Meghan Markle's alleged 'Mean Girls' behavior forced staff into therapy, new report says

Fresh from Meghan Markle and Prince Harry being called “disaster tourists” for visiting the smoldering ruins of people’s homes lost in the Eaton fire, the couple face new scrutiny over the personal, professional and reputational challenges they’ve dealt with in the five years since they left royal life and moved to California.

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Mark Wahlberg's 'Flight Risk' a glimpse of Las Vegas' Hollywood future

LAS VEGAS — Mark Wahlberg’s “Flight Risk” takes place entirely in Alaska, with its unforgiving terrain and towering, snow-covered mountain peaks. There’s even a moose.

The vast majority of the movie was filmed in Las Vegas — with a couple of days at the Mesquite airport — during what was, at the time, the hottest month on record. ...Read more