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In the fall of 1958, syndicated Hollywood columnist William H. Mooring needed a vacation from the hubbub of Tinseltown. He drove down the coast to the palatial Hotel Del Coronado, on the beach across the bay from San Diego. His stay proved far less peaceful than he’d hoped. “As the bellboy carried in my bags,”

Amy Adams in ‘Nightbitch’. Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2024 Searchlight Pictures All Rights Reserved. Opening in theaters December 6th is ‘Nightbitch,’ directed by Marielle Heller and starring Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, Arleigh Snowden, Emmett Snowden, Zoë Chao, Mary Holland, Ella Thomas, Archana Rajan, and Jessica Harper. Related Article: Amy Adams Talks ‘Nightbitch’ and Developing

Nina Dobrev, Candice King and Kat Graham will always find their way back to Mystic Falls. The three actresses who starred in The Vampire Diaries had a reunion this weekend at the I Was Feeling Festive 2 convention in Covington, Georgia, where they took photos with fans as well as participated in panel discussions. Dobrev, King and

Michael Shannon in ‘The End’. Photo: Mubi. Opening in theaters on December 6th in limited release is ‘The End,’ directed by Joshua Oppenheimer (‘The Act of Killing’), and starring Michael Shannon, Tilda Swinton, George MacKay, and Moses Ingram. Moviefone recently had the pleasure of speaking with Michael Shannon about his work in the film, in

The first season finale of Severance ended on a cliffhanger, which will likely be resolved sometime during show’s second installment. But the Apple TV+ series still has a lot more questions to pose, from the looks of a trailer released Saturday at the CCXP24 convention in São Paulo. The trailer (watch it below) finds Mark

Jude Law in ‘The Order’. Photo: Amazon MGM Studios. Opening in theaters on December 6th, ‘The Order’ finds Jude Law starring in the based-on-truth story of a committed, troubled FBI agent who digs into reports of a white supremacist group changing their tactics and led by charismatic individual. We’re not short of stories that have

IATSE and the Canadian Media Producers Association, representing indie producers, have reached a tentative deal for film set trailers and craft service workers in Ontario, a key production hub for Hollywood. The new deal adds to a stable labor environment for American and local producers that shoot in Canada over a year after the Hollywood actors and

(Left) Celeste O’Connor in ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’. Photo: Columbia Pictures. (Right) Isabel May in ‘Run Hide Fight’. Photo: The Daily Wire. Preview: Isabel May and Celeste O’Connor are the latest recruits for the ‘Scream’ franchise. Original writer Kevin Williamson is on board to direct. Neve Campbell is returning to star as Sidney Prescott. It appears the

The secret operation that is season two of Mr. & Mrs. Smith has its first confirmed casting. Anora star Mark Eydelshteyn has joined the Prime Video series, becoming the first actor to officially join the spy series. Donald Glover and Maya Erskine starred as the title characters in season one, but when Prime Video renewed

(Left) Paapa Essiedu in ‘May Destroy You’. Credit: Photograph by Courtesy of HBO. (Right) Alan Rickman in ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’. Photo: Warner Bros. There have been rumors about development on a ‘Harry Potter’ TV series since before Warner Bros. and Discovery merged, with The Hollywood Reporter’s sources alerting it to the existence

Cannes festival boss Thierry Frémaux will be presenting some of the world’s oldest moving images at the Red Sea International Film Festival when he premieres his latest documentary, Lumière! The Adventure Continues, a deep dive into the origins of cinema. The doc, a sequel to Frémaux’s Lumière! The Adventure Begins (2016) will be screened as

‘That Christmas’. Photo: Netflix. Premiering on Netflix December 4th is the new animated holiday movie ‘That Christmas’, which was written by ‘Love Actually’ director Richard Curtis, based on his own book, ‘That Christmas and Other Stories’. Directed by Simon Otto, the film features the voices of Brian Cox (‘Succession’), Fiona Shaw (‘Star Wars: Andor’), Jodie Whittaker

As the appetite for non-fiction continues to grow, non-fiction producer Celia Aniskovich (Face to Face with Scott Peterson, Beanie Mania) is launching a digital magazine intending to publish stories that can also be eyed as IP for future film and TV projects. Switchboard will launch in January 2025 as a monthly magazine. Each issue will

Jenna Ortega as Wednesday in season 2 of ‘Wednesday’. Photo: Bernard Walsh/Netflix © 2024. Preview: The first photo of Jenna Ortega in ‘Wednesday’ Season 2 is online. Season 2 has just wrapped filming in Ireland. The series will return to Netflix in 2025. ‘Addams Family’-aligned series ‘Wednesday’ has been a massive hit for Netflix. The

Just one retail chain was enough for Taylor Swift to have the top-selling book last week and the biggest publishing launch of 2024. According to Circana, Swift’s Eras Tour Book sold 814,000 copies over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Circana tracks around 85% of the print market, but the Eras numbers are more precise: Swift sold

(L to R) Shea Whigham and Carrie Coon in ‘Lake George’. Photo: Magnet. Opening in theaters and on digital beginning December 6th is the new crime drama ‘Lake George’, which was written and directed by Jeffrey Reiner (‘Homeland’), and stars Shea Whigham (‘Fast & Furious’, ‘Kong: Skull Island’), Carrie Coon (‘Gone Girl’, ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’), Max

Paramount+ With Showtime will continue its spy games with The Agency. The spy drama starring Michael Fassbender has earned a quick renewal for a second season. The pickup at Showtime comes less than a week after the Nov. 29 series debut on Paramount+ With Showtime (its on-air Showtime premiere came two days later) and Paramount+

(Left) Charlize Theron arrives on the red carpet of the 96th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 10, 2024. Credit/Provider: Nick Agro ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. (Right) Oscar® nominee Christopher Nolan arrives at the red carpet of the 96th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 10,