Warner Bros’ Barbie ain’t missin’ no steps as the Greta Gerwig-directed title is clicking past the $600M mark at the domestic box office in her 43rd day of release. Note it took Top Gun: Maverick 47 days to cross that threshold, that Tom Cruise movie ending its stateside run at $718.7M. Barbie is currently pacing
Month: September 2023
Shawn’s suicide story was a masterclass in how NOT to write about mental health issues. It’s a shame because if handled correctly, his struggle with suicidal feelings could have been as emotional as JJ’s similar turmoil after he shot Theo in 2017. But on Days of Our Lives during the week of 8-28-23, we got
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Tens of thousands of revellers attending the Burning Man Festival in the Nevada desert have been asked to shelter in place and conserve food and water on Saturday after a rainstorm turned the site into mud. Access to and from Black Rock City, the event’s site, was
The two seemingly unstoppable phenoms of summer 2023 are each setting new milestones this weekend as Greta Gerwig’s Barbie through Friday has become the No.1 film of the year globally, overtaking The Super Mario Bros Movie with $1.365B. In the same breath, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer this frame is continuing its incredible run with the Universal
Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert are quickstepping their way into newlywed bliss—in Italy!. The two embarked on a romantic honeymoon following their wedding last weekend. The Dancing With the Stars pro dancer-turned-judge and his wife, a longtime troupe dancer on the show, shared a video montage of their visit on his Instagram Sept. 2. “Part 1- First trip
The “metroidvania” genre is a classification I’ve grown less fond of over the years, usually used to classify 2D action games that have a focus on exploration and backtracking. In more recent years many indie games have gone back to this template to deliver old school experiences with modern gaming sensibilities. One of these games
Travis Barker‘s family emergency appears to have been connected to his pregnant wife, Kourtney Kardashian — as expected — but she’s still got their bun in the oven. The Blink-182 rocker and eldest Kardashian sister were photographed leaving an LA-area hospital Saturday … where they boarded a waiting SUV with some handlers and security guards
News G.I.S.M.’s Sakevi Yokoyama, Japanese Hardcore Punk Vocalist, Has Died An intimidating and mysterious frontman who once shot a flamethrower into a crowd, he was the voice and visual designer behind a cult favorite of extreme and hardcore music fans internationally By Nina Corcoran September 2, 2023 Facebook X Facebook X Sakevi Yokoyama, vocalist in
Celine Dion is putting all her effort into beating her rare neurological disease … but there’s very little that can be done to ease her pain, according to her sister. Claudette Dion sat down for a recent interview with HELLO! Canada to give an update on Celine’s condition after she was diagnosed with the incurable
The son of a librarian, Chris M. Arnone’s love of books was as inevitable as gravity. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Missouri – Kansas City. His novel, The Hermes Protocol, was published by Castle Bridge Media in 2023 and the next book in that series is due out in
Drag Race UK star Ella Vaday is going to make fitness fun … yes, really. (Getty Images) RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Ella Vaday has unveiled a fitness project with a twist as her next career move, calling it unlike anything a drag queen has done before – “let alone someone from the LGBTQ+ community”. The
Suella Braverman made her position on what she calls ‘political activism’ in policing clear in a letter to the chief constable of England and Wales. (Getty Images) The Home Office has commissioned a review into “activism and impartiality” in the police after Suella Braverman appeared to shame officers for “dancing and fraternising” with LGBTQ+ activists
MGM’s raunchy high school comedy Bottoms by Emma Seligman, a surprising teen girl version of Fight Club, is punching into a lot more theaters this week, expanding from ten to 715 nationwide. The numbers so far look solid and MGM might be hoping for anything in the $2.5+ million range over the three days. It had an
For years, Leah Messer has had hope, grace and faith—both the title of her 2020 memoir crafted using her daughters’ middle names and an intense trust that everything would turn out all right. And now the Teen Mom star has the proof that she wasn’t wrong to feel confident in her beliefs. Nearly 10 years after now-13-year-old daughter
This month’s installment of Deep Cuts Rising features a variety of horror movies, with some selections reflecting a specific day or event in September, and others chosen at random. Regardless of how they came to be here, or what they’re about, these past movies can generally be considered overlooked, forgotten or unknown. This month’s offerings feature
Pour out a margarita for Jimmy Buffett, the legendary musician is dead. The “Margaritaville” singer died Saturday surrounded by his friends, family, music and dogs, according to an announcement posted on his website. The statement read … “He lived his life like a song till the very last breath and will be missed beyond measure
News Jimmy Buffett Dies at 76 The singer-songwriter and successful businessman was known for “Margaritaville,” “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” and more escapist hits By Allison Hussey September 2, 2023 Facebook X Jimmy Buffett, August 1996 (John Atashian/Getty Images) Facebook X Jimmy Buffett, the singer-songwriter who built an empire off his catalog of escapist listening tunes, has
EXCLUSIVE: The Kingdom Studios and Lionsgate drama Ordinary Angels starring 2x Oscar winner Hilary Swank is departing from its Oct. 13 theatrical release date as AMC’s Taylor Swift: The New Eras Tour looks to open to at least $70M off a female-heavy audience. Universal’s The Exorcist: The Believer seeing the crazy amount of presales at
Bob Barker‘s animal rights legacy is something PETA wants to honor with a street name change on the most iconic boulevard in L.A. … which could actually happen! A rep for PETA tells TMZ … they’ve made an official request with the City of Los Angeles for an honorary add-on to Sunset Blvd. — to
View gallery Image Credit: Matt Baron/Shutterstock / Broadimage/Shutterstock Travis Barker‘s ex Shanna Moakler spoke out about the “urgent family matter” that sent the Blink-182 drummer home on Friday from a planned launch of their European tour — and she says their two children, Landon, 19, and Alabama, 17, are “safe and sound.” She also sent love
Mohamed Al Fayed, former owner of Harrods and father of Dodi Al Fayed, who was killed in a car accident with Princess Diana, has died at 94. (Getty Images) Mohamed Al Fayed, the former owner of luxury department store Harrods and father of Dodi Al Fayed, who was killed in a car accident alongside Princess
When Hex Coles woke up and discovered that their skin had turned yellow all over, they knew instantly something was very wrong. Hex, now 26, was a university student on the cusp of adulthood – but all of a sudden, they were spending much of their time in hospital, where doctors desperately tried to find
More Proud Boys have been sentenced over the US Capitol riots in 2021. (Getty Images) Two additional members of far-right neo-Nazi group the Proud Boys have been jailed for their involvement in the 2021 US Capitol riot. Forty-six-year-old Dominic Pezzola and 32-year-old Ethan Nordean were convicted of charges relating to the right-wing insurrection of the
Franz Rogowski as Tomas, the extremely unlikeable, wildly captivating protagonist in Passages. (Supplied) By introducing the world to Tomas (Franz Rogowski) in his brilliant new queer drama Passages, Ira Sachs’ has introduced us to one of the most captivatingly unlikeable characters in recent queer cinema history. There are very few redeeming features of Tomas, the
Red, White & Royal Blue has garnered a devoted following for its sweet portrayal of same-sex love. (Prime Video) August 2023 was officially TV season for the gays: Not only did we get the second series of Heartstopper, but the film adaptation of the 2019 LGBTQ+ novel Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
If you listen to some campaigners and newspaper columnists, trans people are trying to ‘erase’ womanhood by replacing words such as ‘breastfeeding’ with ‘chestfeeding’. But this is a false, and damaging, narrative. Simply put, chestfeeding is a word predominantly used by some trans men, non-binary people and gender non-conforming people to describe the act of
To say that Elon Musk’s rebrand of Twitter to the curiously-named ‘X’ has been the subject of a massive, toxic debate on the platform would be something of an understatement. Since making the move from the iconic blue bird to the black and white capital ‘X’ in July, the revamped theme of the social media
Meg Ryan was scheduled to return to her romantic comedy big screen stomping ground on Oct. 13, however, Taylor Swift spoiled it. No prob, the Ryan directed and starring What Happens Later holiday-set feature from Bleecker Street will now go on Nov. 3, the last weekend of AMC’s Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert movie.
Sam Hunt is preparing to welcome the littlest member of his country band. The “House Party” singer, who is expecting his second child with pregnant wife Hannah Lee Fowler, said his family is all ready to welcome baby No. 2—except he might have to put in more work. “As far as mom and dad being ready, I
Halloween Horror Nights makes its return to Universal Studios this month in both Hollywood and Orlando, and Bloody Disgusting’s Vanessa Decker and Elwood Walker took an early tour of two of the most anticipated attractions in Hollywood. First up, a brand new CHUCKY maze inspired by the hit tv series & past installments of the iconic franchise.