Month: June 2021

SATURDAY UPDATE:  While it appeared that the summer box office was dusting itself off from the pandemic over the last two weeks, both newcomers Warner Bros.’ highly anticipated Jon M. Chu directed Lin-Manuel Miranda musical In the Heights and Sony’s Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway are currently filing less than spectacular results respectively with a No. 1 rank of $5M Friday, $13M 3-day and No. 4 place of $4M Friday, and $10.2M 30-day. Paramount’s A Quiet Place Part II, as we told you, crossed $100M yesterday after a third Friday of $3.75M, -40%, on its way to a $12.5M 3-day (-35%) weekend in second at 3,515 (-229) theaters. Don’t be surprised if the sequel reclaims the No. 1 spot this weekend, beating In the Heights, with a running total of $109.8M. Related Story ...

Bill Maher went deep Friday night with blistering words for young people, super-woke folks and Kevin Hart ... diagnosing all of them with a severe case of "progress-o-phobia." Maher -- a take-no-prisoners liberal who is not afraid to call out like-minded individuals who he says go way too far -- lambasts Americans who complain things have never been worse. The 'Real Time' host makes a solid case ... we have achieved progress in race relations, gay rights, drug policies, and on and on, yet there's a sizable contingent who believe we've hit rock bottom. Bill calls out Kevin Hart in particular, who told the NY Times, "You're witnessing white power and privilege at an all-time high." Maher tears that apart with examples of past atrocities like Tulsa, KKK v...

Jennifer Lopez has reached the level of girlfriend status that most people eventually hit while dating their significant other. No, we're not talking about making the 'ship Instagram official. This has nothing to do with meeting the parents. And it's got absolutely nothing to do with the m-word (cough, marriage). We're talking about taking your SO's clothes and wearing them as your own. Yuuuup. You know the move. Maybe you wake up and throw on your boyfriend's hoodie and just... never give it back. Maybe you've been eyeing your girlfriend's jeans and decide to try them on... forever. Whatever it is, it's a crucial step for any couple to take and our J.Lo seems to have taken it with fiancé turned ex turned boyfriend Ben Affleck. ...

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Ruta Lee said she will always treasure the memories of her pal Alex Trebek. The star, who presided over "Jeopardy!" for more than 30 years, passed away in 2020 at age 80 in his Los Angeles home, surrounded by family. The late game show host announced in 2019 that he had advanced pancreatic cancer. "We were very close," the actress told Fox News. "We were neighbors. We lived just within a mile of each other." Lee recently penned a memoir titled "Consider Your A—Kissed!" where she shared personal memories in Hollywood. She has worked with numerous stars over the years, including Frank Sinatra, Burt Reynolds, Clint Eastwood, Johnny Carson and Fred Astaire – just to name a few. The "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" actress also befriended many fellow leading ladies, including Lucille Ball...