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'Minions & Monsters' Gets Illumination's Best Reviews, Weakest Opening

New Delhi, July 2 -- Illumination has never made a better-reviewed movie than "Minions & Monsters." It is also about to post the weakest opening weekend any Minions film has ever had. The animated se... Read More


Canada Joins Eurovision in 2027 as Israel Boycotts Empty the Contest

New Delhi, July 2 -- Canada is joining Eurovision at the exact moment a chunk of Europe is trying to leave it. CBC/Radio-Canada confirmed on Canada Day that the country will compete in the Eurovision... Read More


Olivia Wilde Explains Why 'The Invite' Is Dedicated to Diane Keaton

LOS ANGELES, July 2 -- At the very end of "The Invite," before the credits even start rolling, two words appear alone on a black screen: "For Diane." Olivia Wilde explained that dedication at the fil... Read More


Michael Byrne, Villain of Indiana Jones and Braveheart, Dies at 82

LONDON, July 2 -- Long before American audiences knew his face as the Nazi colonel burning inside a tank while chasing Harrison Ford across the Republic of Venice, Michael Byrne spent his early decade... Read More


'Godfather of Harlem' Will End With a Two-Hour Series Finale

For four seasons, July 2 -- on its own terms, with time to say goodbye. MGM+ will not bring "Godfather of Harlem" back for a fifth season. Instead, the network announced a two-hour series finale, exp... Read More


Neon Rescues Guadagnino's Sam Altman Film After Amazon Walks Away

New Delhi, July 2 -- Amazon had a nearly finished film about the week Sam Altman was fired and rehired at OpenAI. Then Amazon put $50 billion into OpenAI, and the film stopped being something Amazon w... Read More


Warner Bros. Wins Five-Studio Bidding War for 'Siren Head' Horror Film

New Delhi, July 2 -- In 2018, Trevor Henderson drew a skeletal predator with two sirens fused where a head should be and posted it online, mostly for fun. This week, that drawing beat out Sony, Univer... Read More


Michael Weatherly Returns to NCIS After Spinoff's Quiet Collapse

New Delhi, July 2 -- Six months ago, CBS's biggest bet on Tony DiNozzo's future was a straight-to-streaming spinoff that quietly died after a single season. This week, the network brought the characte... Read More


Gene Wilder Hated Willy Wonka Cash-Ins. Netflix Did It Anyway, With His Voice.

LOS ANGELES, July 2 -- Gene Wilder spent the last decade of his life saying, in various ways, that he wanted to be left alone with the character he had created. When Warner Bros. and Tim Burton relea... Read More


Paramount Exits Universal Venture to Win EU Approval for Warner Merger

New Delhi, July 2 -- Paramount is giving up a piece of Hollywood history it barely uses anymore to keep a $111 billion deal alive. Paramount Skydance has agreed to exit United International Pictures,... Read More