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Early in Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio’s two-part HBO documentary, “Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man!,” the titular man himself is seated for yet another interview, for yet another show, that’s, yet again, wholly dependent on Brooks’ talent, wit, and humor to entertain the masses. Apatow, perched opposite the near-centennial comedy legend and inquiring about his hundreds of previous sit-downs, asks if he had to create a public persona just to get through all that talking.

“I did a lot of interviews,” Brooks says. “Half of them were completely fake.”

“Do you think people know who you really are?” Apatow asks.

“No,” Brooks says — and we’re off. The documentary jumps back to his childhood in Brooklyn, when Brooks’ father died before Mel was 3 years old. At 18, he was drafted into the Army to fight the Nazis (an experience he may have drawn from in his screenwriting), but not...

Rachel Bilson and her family are mourning the loss of their patriarch, Bruce Bilson.

The Emmy-winning director has passed away at the age of 97.

The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Bruce died on January 16 at his home in Los Angeles. His daughter, producer Julie Bilson Ahlberg, said that he died “peacefully.”

Throughout his career, Bilson directed over 400 episodes of television and was best known for his work on the secret agent parody series Get Smart, for which he won a directing Emmy in 1968.

Bilson also worked on shows like The Odd Couple, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Hawaii 5-0, Hogan’s Heroes, and more.

We’re sending our thoughts and condolences to...

Bruce Bilson, the Emmy-winning director who worked on such series as The Andy Griffith Show, Get Smart and Hogan’s Heroes as a member of a four-generation Hollywood family, has died. He was 97.

Bilson died peacefully Friday at his home in Los Angeles, his daughter, producer Julie Bilson Ahlberg (The Fog of War), told The Hollywood Reporter.

In a career that spanned five decades and nearly 400 jobs, Bilson did lots of shows for Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s Desilu production company early on. He directed more than 100 episodes of half-hour comedies before helming his first hourlong show, a 1972 installment of ABC’s Alias Smith and Jones.

Bilson went on to guide multiple episodes of The Patty Duke Show, Please Don’t Eat the Daisies, The Doris Day Show, The Odd Couple, Love, American Style, B.J. and the Bear, Barney Miller, The Fall Guy, Hotel, Dinosaurs, The Sentinel and Viper, among many other series.

Bruce Bilson, who won an Emmy for directing “Get Smart” and directed hundreds of TV episodes, died on Jan. 16 in Los Angeles. He was 97.

Bilson was best known for directing the secret agent sitcom parody “Get Smart,” for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series in 1968. Over the span of his decades-long career, Bilson directed over 400 episodes of television, including episodes of “The Odd Couple,” “Hogan’s Heroes,” “The Patty Duke Show,” “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Mash,” “Hawaii 5-0,” “The Flash,” “Viper” and “Dinosaurs.”

Bilson graduated from UCLA in 1946, part of the institution’s first film school graduating class. After serving in the Air Force, Bilson became an assistant editor on Groucho Marx’s “You Bet Your Life,” and later an assistant director on “Wyatt Earp” and “The Andy Griffith Show.”

Bilson was born on May 19, 1928, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Hattie Bilson,...

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: A group of cowboys are sitting around a campfire. They’re outlaws and killers and varmints, the lot of them. Tomorrow, they plan on riding through a small frontier town, and razing this bastion of civilization to the ground. Tonight, they’re feasting on a typical cowpoke dinner of black coffee and baked beans. One of these dingy gunslingers lets out a belch. Then the guy sitting across from him … well, he farts. Loudly. So does another cowpoke. That one’s gassy emission is even louder.

“A role model is somebody that does things because of what they believe in regardless of what other people think.” – Anne Hathaway

Actress, acclaimed New York soprano, and recognized as one of “the world’s 50 Most Beautiful People”, Anne Hathaway or “Annie” to her friends, notes that “it’s lovely to think that my audience is growing up with me”.

She credits an upbringing of “really strong values” with defining her shape as a person and no better portrayal is her time spent with The Lollipop Theater Network, a non-profit 501c3 organization dedicated to bringing the magic of movies currently in theaters to children confined to hospitals nationwide due to chronic or life-threatening illnesses.

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Terry Crews is known for many things. The muscle-bound actor has been in everything from the hit sitcom "Everybody Hates Chris" to big action movies like the "Expendables" franchise, and he even flexed his comedy chops as President Camacho in the cult favorite "Idiocracy." For all the success that Crews has enjoyed in Hollywood, though, his career got off to a bumpy start. Specifically, his first movie --- the 2000 sci-fi action flick "The 6th Day" — was a massive flop.

The film takes place in a near future setting where cattle, fish, and other animals can be cloned. Human cloning, however,...

One of Dwayne Johnson's earliest action-comedy films is climbing the streaming charts...and loving it. Get Smart, the 2008 Steve Carelland Anne Hathaway spy spoof, is currently at #5 on HBO Max. The film features Johnson as a secret agent, and is one of the last projects to feature the action star with a full head of hair.

Get Smart is based on the cult-classic 1960s TV series of the same name, which was created by Buck Henry and Mel Brooks as a spoof of the James Bond-inspired spy craze. It starred Don Adams as Maxwell Smart, alias Agent 86, a spy for the Control agency. The hapless Smart was paired with...

One of Emma Stone's early major roles, in the movie Easy A, is seeing a resurgence on streaming ahead of the 2026 awards season. The La La Land, Poor Things, and Bugonia star is now an Academy darling, but she was once best known for teen comedies such as this, which launched her into Hollywood and allowed her to start working to become a certified A-lister.

Stone broke out with 2007's Superbad, quickly followed by two more movies essential to her career, 2009's Zombieland and 2010's Easy A. The latter is a modern take on The Scarlett Letter, following a high school student who lies about losing her virginity, accidentally starting wildfire gossip about herself.

2026 looks bright for those who love Hollywood films. Especially if you are a big fan of Anne Hathaway, you are in luck. The gorgeous actress, with a beautiful smile, who has captured our hearts not only with her looks but also through the range of roles she carries, is all set to dominate the upcoming year.

The actress from Colossal will be seen in six grand entries, for which each movie lover is excited. Ranging from romantic outings, the star will also portray a historic character and reprise one role that made her the love of many lives.

Let’s look at the slate with which Hathaway is set to...

Zootopia 2 has been a huge box office success for Disney, and the Mouse House has now officially announced that the animated sequel has passed (or will today) the $1 billion mark at the global box office after only 17 days in theaters.

The stats haven't updated yet, but so far, the film has taken in $232.7 million domestically and a staggering $753.4 million overseas.

The family-friendly adventure has now become the second Motion Picture Association (MPA) $1 billion title of 2025 after Disney’s Lilo & Stitch, and will hit the milestone in the shortest amount of time among all animated MPA releases and all PG-rated films.

“Everyone at Disney Animation put their heart, soul and...

The final opening weekend numbers for Zootopia 2 are in, and Disney's animated sequel easily won Thanksgiving weekend with a massive $559 million worldwide haul.

This gives the family-friendly adventure the best opening for an animated film ever, as well as the fourth-highest global opening of all time, and the highest of 2025. Domestically, the movie took in $156 million over the 5-day holiday. The three-day gross was $96.8 million, which is the second-highest Thanksgiving opening ever.

At this point, Zootopia 2 is pretty much guaranteed to join the $1 billion club.

As for Wicked: For Good, Universal's musical sequel is estimated to have grossed $297 million domestically over the 5-day Thanksgiving period, and is...

The final opening weekend numbers for Zootopia 2 are in, and Disney's animated sequel easily won Thanksgiving weekend with a massive $556 million worldwide haul.

This gives the family-friendly adventure the best opening for an animated film ever, as well as the fourth-highest global opening of all time, and the highest of 2025. Domestically, the movie took in $156 million over the 5-day holiday. The three-day gross was $96.8 million, which is the second-highest Thanksgiving opening ever.

At this point, Zootopia 2 is pretty much guaranteed to join the $1 billion club.

As for Wicked: For Good, Universal's musical sequel is estimated to have grossed $297 million domestically over the 5-day Thanksgiving period, and is...

Based in the success and popularity of the first movie, Zootopia 2 always looked likely to be a big hit for Disney, but the animated sequel has surpassed all expectations at the global box office, becoming the first Hollywood movie ever to pass $100 million in a single day in China.

The previous record was held by Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame, which took in $97.5M back in 2019.

We'll have full opening weekend numbers later today, but this puts Zootopia 2 well on track to reach (and pass) its $520M-$575M worldwide debut estimates.

Zootopia 2 and fellow sequel Wicked: For Good have given the box office a much-needed boost after a fairly dreadful few weeks.

2008's "Get Smart" didn't exactly debut to widespread acclaim, but it was a box office success and managed to win over arguably the most important critic of the last few decades. The late great Roger Ebert — who passed away in 2013 at the age of 70 — loved this spy comedy, to the extent it almost secured the elusive perfect Ebert score.

"Get Smart" came in the wake of Steve Carell's ascendence following his role as the lovably clownish Dunder Mifflin boss Michael Scott on "The Office." The one-two punch of that now beloved sitcom and 2005's "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" turned Carell into a full-fledged star. As a result, Carell wound up fronting 2008's "Get Smart,...

Exclusive: Filming has wrapped on comedy Mick Skylark: Mini Golf Prodigy, starring David Koechner (Anchorman), Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost), Robert Knepper (Prison Break), Thomas Lennon (Reno 911!), Patrick Warburton (Get Smart) and Jorge Garcia (Lost).

Mick Skylark: Mini Golf Prodigy tells the story of Mick Skylark (newcomer Brandon Engman), who coached by his mentor Jonsey (David Koechner), quickly rises to the top as a child mini golf prodigy. When a tragedy strikes that he feels responsible for, he quits the sport for good. Above and below are first-look images.

Other cast includes C.S. Lee, Colin Egglesfield, Matt Iseman, Ali Stoner, James Murray aka ‘Murr’, Urijah Faber, Violet Bennett and Ettore Baccari.

Newcomer Brandon Engman plays the lead, Mick Skylark. Producers are Sergio Rizzuto, Tyler Jon Olson, and John Michaels in association with Potato Eater Productions. The script was written by Sergio Rizzuto and co-writer Jett Miller. Rizzuto also makes his directing debut.

After years of giving one hit after another, Tom Cruise has finally won his first Oscar. Well, sort of. The superstar who does his own stunts was awarded the Academy Honorary Award at the 2025 Governors Awards, held at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 16.

Three lifetime achievement awards were presented at the ceremony: the Academy Honorary Award, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, and the Irvin G. Thalberg Memorial Award. While the honorary award is presented every year, the other two are only given in some years.

As per Oscars.org, the Academy Honorary Award signifies the recipient’s

…extraordinary lifetime achievement, exceptional contributions to the...

Dwayne Johnson is opening up about navigating a difficult time in his past.

The 53-year-old WWE star turned actor recently looked back on going through a tough separation and divorce with ex-wife Dany Garcia.

While speaking on The Hollywood Reporter‘s Awards Chatter podcast, Dwayne spoke about choosing projects that were lighter and didn’t require much of a challenge as he was going through depression amid their divorce.

Keep reading to find out more…

“The truth is — and I can look back on that time with real clarity these days — those days, things were a little cloudy,” he shared. “I loved making those movies. I also think I manifested...

The 1960s Batman and '70s Wonder Woman TV series are a solid foundation of pop culture. In fact, it'd be reasonable to say the two adaptations are two of the most important pieces of fiction in entertainment, period. Even if you didn't watch them when they were originally on, or caught them on streaming or home video, odds are you're familiar with the shows' extremely catchy theme songs, colorful aesthetics, and, specifically on the Batman side, the unmistakable onomatopoeia sound effects.

In particular, one of the most attractive aspects of the shows were their hero costumes, which are now part of Hollywood history. The shows' cultural relevance is still such,...

How much would you pay at auction for Adam West and Burt Ward’s original costumes from Batman? For a Henry Winkler leather jacket from Happy Days? For a Don Adams shoe phone from Get Smart?

Those items and many others from the world of classic television resulted in $3.17 million in sales (with buyer’s premium) on Friday as memorabilia from the famed collection of Dr. Stewart Berkowitz went up for bid via Heritage Auctions.

Batman and Robin outfits donned by West and Ward on their 1966-68 ABC series together sold for $575,000, while one worn by Cesar Romero as the Joker went for $212,000. Other accepted bids were for costumes sported by Yvonne Craig (Batgirl, $87,500), Julie Newmar (Catwoman, $68,750) and Burgess Meredith (the Penguin, $46,250). Add that up and it’s a cool $989,500.

Plus, a Batscanner console from the Batcave and Batman’s Batarang and holster realized another $150,000 and $50,000, respectively. (In fact, seven...

From the Lethal Weapon parody episodes of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, to the Mrs. Doubtfire parody on Arrested Development, to the Die Hard parody in every show made after 1988, sitcoms regularly spoof other media. Only a handful of sitcoms, however, are entirely a parody themselves, as in the premise of the whole series is to spoof another show or some other form of entertainment.

Here are five of the best…

5 Childrens Hospital (2010)

Adult Swim’s parody of hospital dramas like E.R. and hospital-centered movies like Patch Adams is in the running for some of the darkest comedy to ever appear on television and certainly deserves recognition for being...

Disney (via Toonado.com) has released a final trailer for Zootopia 2, and it features plenty of fun new footage from the animated sequel, as well as an all-new original song, “Zoo,” performed by pop superstar Shakira, who also returns as the voice of Gazelle.

The story focuses on returning cop partners Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) as they encounter a mysterious pit viper, Gary De’Snake (Ke Huy Quan).

After coming to realize that Gary means them no harm and is simply trying to make the city a safe place for his extended family, Judy and Nick enlist the aid of an eccentric Beaver named Nibbles,...

A new trailer and poster for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ upcoming animated adventure Zootopia 2 have been revealed. The trailer features an all-new original song, “Zoo,” performed by Shakira, who returns as the voice of Zootopia’s biggest pop star, Gazelle.

In the trailer, audiences get a first look at brand-new characters and a hidden reptile population when rookie cops Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (voiced by Jason Bateman) come face-to-face with a mysterious pit viper, Gary De’Snake (voice of Academy Award-winner Ke Huy Quan).

The film is directed by the Oscar-winning team of Disney Animation chief creative officer Jared Bush and Byron Howard and produced by Yvett Merino.

Legendary television writer and producer Ron Friedman passed away at the age of 93 and leaves behind an incredible television legacy. Variety reported that Friedman died from cardiopulmonary arrest at the Motion Picture and Television Fund in Woodland Hills on Sept. 15, 2025. Freidman had an extensive resume, but to many fans, he was best known as the creator of the popular G.I. Joe series from the 1980s and the writer of the cult-favorite film, Transformers: The Movie.

Born on Aug. 1, 1932, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Friedman would go on to write for some of the most beloved television series of the 1960s and '70s, including Gilligan's Island, Get Smart, Bewitched, Wonder Woman, All in the Family,...

Ronald I. Friedman, a television and film writer and producer known for his work on “G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero,” the 1986 “The Transformers: The Movie” and “Marvel Action Hour,” died Sept. 15. He was 93.

Friedman died from cardiopulmonary arrest at Motion Picture and Television Fund in Woodland Hills.

Born in West Virginia in 1932, Friedman was raised in Pittsburgh, Penn. where he earned his B.A. in Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University.

As a member of the WGA, Friedman amassed over 700 hours of written content for primetime television with his work on shows such as “The Andy Griffith Show,” “Bewitched,” “Gilligan’s Island,” “The Odd Couple,” and “Happy Days.” As a writer, Friedman worked on various other projects like “My Favorite Martian,” “Get Smart,” “I Dream of Jeannie,” “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir,” “The Partridge Family,” “The Good Guys” and “That’s My Mama.”

In 1966, Friedman was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award...

When Steve Carell left "The Office" in 2011, the show immediately struggled to maintain its high quality in the wake of losing the man who so memorably portrayed Michael Scott. The actor departed at the end of season 7, but by that point, he'd established himself as a bonafide movie star, having starred in the 2005's "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" before making some of his biggest cinematic hits, from 2008's "Get Smart" to 2010's "Despicable Me." But during that time, it seems the actor also had ambitions to break away from comedy and family-friendly fare by playing Batman's most infamous rogue.

According to Vulture, Carell was rumored to be in the running...

Dave Ketchum, who played the exasperated, always-hidden Agent 13 on the beloved 1960s comedy Get Smart, has died. He was 97.

Our sister publication THR reported that Ketchum died August 10, but the family did not provide details.

Born on February 4, 1928, Ketchum toured with Uso and had a local radio show in California before getting his acting start in the early 1960s with guest roles on such TV series as The Jim Backus Show, Angel and The Real McCoys. He then landed a series-regular role on I’m Dickens — He’s Fenster, an ABC sitcom starring Marty Ingels and John Astin. It lasted one season in 1962-63.

Around that time, Ketchum released a comedy album titled The Long Playing Tongue of Dave Ketchum. Despite arriving during the Golden Age of recorded comedy, it failed to chart.

Ketchum continued to do TV guest stints before being cast to lead Camp Runamuck. He played...

David Ketchum, the goofy comic actor and prolific TV writer best known for squeezing into such stuffy spaces as vending machines, trash cans and airport lockers as Agent 13 on the fabled sitcom Get Smart, has died. He was 97.

Ketchum died Aug. 10 in a care facility in Thousand Oaks, California, his daughter Nicole Madden told The Hollywood Reporter.

Ketchum also played carpenter Mel Warshaw opposite John Astin and Marty Ingalls on the 1962-63 ABC sitcom I’m Dickens, He’s Fenster and starred as Counselor Spiffy on the 1965-66 NBC comedy Camp Runamuck.

In notable guest-star turns, he portrayed salesmen selling real estate and petroleum on The Andy Griffith Show in 1967 and was a member of a divorce club that offers great vacation rates on The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1970.

Said fellow Camp Runamuck actor Dave Madden in Robert Pegg’s 2015 book, Comical Co-Stars of Television: “Dave was a naturally funny guy.

It’s with heavy hearts that we acknowledge the passing of Terence Stamp, the iconic British actor who brought gravitas to every role, no matter how brief. While many remember him for his famous role as General Zod in Superman, his role in Star Wars may have been small, but it carried quiet significance both onscreen and behind the scenes.

In Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), Stamp, who passed on August 17, 2025 at age 87, portrayed Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum, the beleaguered leader overthrown just as the Republic began its collapse. Though Valorum appears only fleetingly, the role anchors the start of Palpatine’s sinister rise, marking the turning point of the galaxy.

Terence Stamp, the Oscar-nominated British actor who starred in The Limey, Billy Budd, and as General Zod in Superman, has died at the age of 87.

Stamp’s death was announced Sunday by his family, who said in a statement, “He leaves behind an extraordinary body of work, both as an actor and a writer that will continue to touch people for years to come,” the BBC reports. No cause of death was provided.

The actor’s six-decade film career began in 1962 with the titular role in Billy Budd, which earned...

Anne Hathaway has proven to be one of the greatest actresses of her generation. She rose to fame in the Disney comedy, The Princess Diaries (2001), before taking on more serious roles in Brokeback Mountain (2005) and The Devil Wears Prada (2006). However, it was her powerful performance as a recovering addict in Rachel Getting Married (2008) that earned her first Oscar nod.

She continued to star in comedies, such as Get Smart (2008) and several rom-coms, including Bride Wars (2009), Valentine's Day, and Love & Other Drugs (both 2010). In 2012, she starred as Selina Kyle/Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises and played Fantine, a sex worker dying of tuberculosis, in the musical Les Misérables, winning an Academy Award for the latter.

Hathaway reunited with Christopher Nolan for Interstellar (2014), and will once again for The Odyssey (2026), and continued to showcase her versatility in the comedy The Intern (2015), the heist movie Ocean's 8 (2018), and the romantic comedy The Idea of You (2024). However,...

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Who would have wondered that Liam Neeson would be the perfect son to Leslie Nielsen‘s hilariously chaotic cop, Frank Drebin, in an all-new The Naked Gun? The 2025 film follows Lieutenant Frank Drebin Jr, who must solve a hilariously convoluted case to stop his police department from shutting down. The Naked Gun also stars Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Danny Huston, Cch Pounder, and Kevin Durand. So, if you loved the hilarious comedy, never-ending jokes, and entertaining characters in The Naked Gun, here are some similar movies you should check out next.

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The Other Guys is a buddy cop action comedy film directed by Adam McKay, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Chris Henchy. The 2010 film follows Terry and Allen, two overlooked cops who must work together...

A family comedy starring Anne Hathaway has been resurrected on streaming 14 years later. Known for portraying Mia Thermopolis in The Princess Diaries and for rom-coms, notably The Devil Wears Prada and Bride Wars, Hathaway has been featured in many cherished and commercially successful movies throughout her career.

Hathaway has appeared in several comedy films, starring opposite Steve Carell and Robert De Niro in Get Smart and The Intern, respectively.She also joined the ensemble cast of Ocean’s 8and played the White Queen in Disney’s live-action Alice in Wonderland movies, the first of which generated over $1 billion.

Selina Kyle from The Dark Knight Rises and Fantine from Les Misérables, which earned Hathaway an Academy Award, are among her most acclaimed roles. The action film and musical adaptation went on to become blockbusters, and Hathaway has continued collaborating with Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight trilogy) on Interstellar and the highly anticipated The Odyssey.

Nicholas Clapp, a documentarian, author and amateur archaeologist who studied, filmed and wrote about the deserts of the world as a “modern-day Indiana Jones,” has died. He was 89.

Clapp lived in Anza Borrego State Park in Borrego Springs, California, and died Wednesday after a stroke, his daughter Cristina Clapp told The Hollywood Reporter. He had been out hiking the day before.

Clapp started out at the National Geographic Society in the 1960s and was a producer and production manager, respectively, on two Oscar-nominated documentaries released in 1973 and 1975: the Leslie Nielsen-narrated Journey to the Outer Limits, which revolved around a climb of the Santa Rosa Peak in the Peruvian Andes, and the E.G. Marshall-narrated The Incredible Machine, a “journey” inside the human body.

Clapp served as an editor in 1968 on the ABC series The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau and produced and directed 1971’s The Great Mojave Desert,...

One of the most recognizable stars of the century has shared his real feelings about one of the momentous moments in modern TV history.

This year, the most popular American sitcom of the 2000s celebrated its 20th anniversary. While the original British version of certainly made a significant impact in the comedy landscape, the American adaptation has more than usurped it in terms of its ubiquity and recognizability in the popular culture zeitgeist, much of which is due to the series' ensemble cast. During what is widely considered its golden era, the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company was led by its regional manager, Michael Scott (Steve Carell). Although the character began the series with a more abrasive, odious demeanor, Michael was rewritten to be more likable, while keeping many of his eccentricities. Even with some of his bizarre methods of leadership, Michael became one of the...

After "Gunsmoke" paved the way for adult westerns on television, the floodgates opened up with every network trying to ride the success wave with oaters of their own like "Rawhide," "Bonanza," and "Wagon Train." Chief among them was "The Virginian," which holds the honor of being the third longest-running network western of all time. The NBC series ran for nine seasons and 249 episodes from 1962 to 1971. The distinction it holds over most of its cowboy television counterparts is that it was the first 90-minute Western series, with episodes running for 75 minutes plus commercials.

Loosely based on Owen Wister's 1902 novel "The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains," "The Virginian" had been adapted four times into feature films, with the version starring Gary Cooper considered among his best movies. Almost three decades later, James Drury performed a test drive for the character in a 1958 episode of the half-hour anthology series "Decision." Considerable...

Forty years ago, reruns became cool. Before that, they were just considered filler for when TV networks couldn’t afford to run anything else.

But then, on July 1, 1985, Nickelodeon launched their overnight programming block — which ran from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. the next day — and became the first network to present reruns as more than just time killers. They called it Nick-at-Nite. They ran good, classic television shows that were worth revisiting, offering adults comfortable familiarity as they drifted off to sleep or battled insomnia. It was “Good TV for the TV Generation” as one of their slogans put it. And it was a smash hit that made Nick-at-Nite the largest cable network during primetime.

The initial lineup wasn’t even anything all that exciting either: the live-action Dennis the Menace from the 1950s and 1960s, The Donna Reed Show, which ran during the same era, and the 1960s drama Route 66.

Rainn Wilson recently talked about how things changed on The Office after Steve Carell left. He was a guest on the “Good Guys” podcast with Josh Peck and Ben Soffer, and said it wasn’t easy for the cast or the crew to keep the show going after Carell’s exit in 2011. Wilson, who played Dwight Schrute for all nine seasons, said it was a tough adjustment.

“When Steve left, then it was a little bit chaotic of trying to figure out the tone of the show and who’s the lead,” he said. “How are we telling these stories without, you know, the comic engine of the show, which is Michael Scott? That was also a struggle.”

Even though it was hard, Wilson said Carell’s exit didn’t catch anyone off guard. “We knew it was coming for a long time,” he said.

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Rainn Wilson is looking back at what it was like to be part of The Office after Steve Carell left, and he’s not sugarcoating anything. During an appearance on the “Good Guys” podcast with Josh Peck and Ben Soffer, Wilson said things got pretty rough on set after their leading star said goodbye in 2011.

Wilson, who played fan-favorite Dwight Schrute for all nine seasons, said losing Carell really shook up the whole series. “When Steve left, then it was a little bit chaotic of trying to figure out the tone of the show and who’s the lead and, how are we telling these stories without, you know, the comic engine of the show, which is Michael Scott,” he said. “That was also a struggle.”

According to Wilson, Steve Carell’s exit wasn’t a surprise to anyone on set. He said the cast knew it was coming for...

Rainn Wilson recently appeared on the “Good Guys” podcast and opened up about the difficulties filming “The Office” after Steve Carell left the show in 2011.

Wilson, who played Dwight Schrute, discussed his experience working on the comedy series for nine seasons with podcast hosts Josh Peck and Ben Soffer. “The Office” co-star admitted in the interview that it was challenging for the cast and production to continue the show after they lost their leading man.

“When Steve left, then it was a little bit chaotic of trying to figure out the tone of the show and who’s the lead and, how are we telling these stories without, you know, the comic engine of the show, which is Michael Scott, and without one of the greatest comic actors in American history at the center of our show. That was also a struggle.” Wilson explained.

However, Wilson shared that Carell’s...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock in an uncombed desert, you’ve probably heard that we’re getting a sequel to Mel Brooks’ classic Star Wars spoof Spaceballs. But that isn’t the only decades-old Brooks movie that’s being mined by Hollywood right now.

It was recently reported that the producers of What We Do in the Shadows are working on a spin-off of Young Frankenstein, which is to be called Very Young Frankenstein. And of course, just two years ago, the Hulu series History of the World: Part II belatedly sequelized Brooks’ beloved anthology film. It wasn’t great either.

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This has prompted some critics to suggest that Brooks, who turns 99 years young this Saturday, is actively ruining his comedic legacy by allowing other filmmakers and comedians to fumble his brand. But this argument doesn’t really hold up – not just because Spaceballs 2 and...

Mel Brooks has a goal in life. It’s to be funny and make people laugh. In his book, “All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business,’ he wrote, “Comedy is a very powerful component of life. It has the most to say about the human condition because if you laugh you can get by. You can struggle when things are bad if you have a sense of humor. Laughter is a protest scream against death, against the long goodbye. It’s a defense against unhappiness and depression.”

It’s a mantra that has served Brooks well since it broke into show business as a writer on NBC’s The Admiral Broadway Revue on 1949. He followed that up by working with some of the funniest people in the early years of TV on Your Show of Shows (1950-’54) with his lifelong friend Carl Reiner, The Imogene Coca Show...

How do you keep a beloved show going after its equally beloved star decides to take their career in a new direction? It’s a question that “Grey’s Anatomy” has been navigating for several years after Ellen Pompeo dialed back her leading turn as Meredith Grey. And before that, “The Office” lost its comic center when Steve Carell exited completely to focus on film work.

“The Office” co-star Rainn Wilson admitted in a podcast this week that it was a struggle for the cast and creative team behind the NBC sitcom to keep it going after they’d lost its star.

During a Monday appearance on the “Good Guys Podcast,” Wilson told hosts Josh Peck and Ben Soffer that “The Office” became “a little bit chaotic” in the aftermath of Carell’s departure.

“When Steve left, then it was a little bit chaotic trying to figure out the tone of...

Of all the members of Saturday Night Live’s Five Timers Club (those celebs so hilarious that SNL asked them back to host at least five times), Buck Henry is clearly the most obscure. While Henry did his share of acting, he’s most well-known as a comedy writer, the pen behind classics like The Graduate, Catch-22 and Get Smart. But besides Steve Martin, Henry was the original cast’s most popular host, headlining the show 10 times between 1976 and 1980.

In 1979’s Rolling Stone Visits Saturday Night Live, Henry introduced the Not Ready for Prime Time Players. “Personally, I have never thought that they were very funny,” he explained. “What they have engaged, by doing whatever it is that they do, is not so much my admiration as my sympathy.”

Here are Henry’s scorching-hot roasts of each of the early SNL comedians…

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Deep Cover is a British action comedy film directed by Tom Kingsley from a screenplay co-written by Colin Trevorrow, Derek Connolly, Ben Ashenden, and Alexander Owen. The Prime Video film is set in London, and it follows three improv actors who are recruited by the police to infiltrate the criminal underworld of London. Deep Cover stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom, Nick Mohammed, Paddy Considine, Ian McShane, and Sean Bean. So, if you loved the hilarious comedy, entertaining characters, and compelling story in Deep Cover, here are some similar movies you should check out next.

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Lionsgate

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is an action comedy film directed by Tom Gormican, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Kevin Etten. The 2022 film follows a fictionalized Nicolas Cage who...

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Fubar is a spy action comedy-drama created by Nick Santora. The Netflix series follows Luke Brenner, a top CIA operative who’s about to retire from the field, but when he discovers that his daughter is also in the CIA and is currently in a dangerous situation, he is forced to return to the field. Fubar stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Monica Barbaro, Milan Carter, Gabriel Luna, Fortune Feimster, Travis Van Winkle, Fabiana Udenio, Jay Baruchel, Barbara Eve Harris, Aparna Brielle, Andy Buckley, Guy Burnet, and Carrie-Anne Moss. So, if you loved the explosive action, hilarious comedy, and entertaining characters in Fubar, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

True Lies (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – CBS

True Lies is a short-lived spy action comedy-drama series created by Matt Nix. Based on the 1994 film of the same name,...

Stars: Anthony Eisley, Thordis Brandt, Alvy Moore, Shelby Grant, Tony Benson, Robyn Millan, Warrene Ott, Helene Winston, Burt Mustin, Rudy Haydel | Written and Directed by William O. Brown

In the 1960s, horror films made a pivot from monsters and evil scientists to supernatural evil. The 60s saw witches and warlocks, satanic rituals and human sacrifices. This was a new decade and a more real threat. These films felt real. That neighbour down the street that you seemed to never see could be that threat.

Well, at the end of the decade in 1969, director William O. Brown brought the world The Naked Witch. But this film is also known under a bunch of other names as well, including The Witchmaker, Witchkill, The Legend of Witch Hollow or The Witchmaster. Rapidly approaching its 60th anniversary, the film has been restored and released on Blu-ray thanks to the good folks at Vci Entertainment and Mvd Visual.

The 2022 mega hit Top Gun: Maverick has been hit with another lawsuit – this one involving its screenwriter’s cousin.

A year after one case was dismissed, Paramount Pictures again finds itself in court in a lawsuit related to its 2022 blockbuster, Top Gun: Maverick. This time, the cousin of one of its credited screenwriters is suing the studio, alleging that he carried out uncredited – and unpaid – work on its script.

The lawsuit’s plaintiff is Shaun Gray, the cousin of screenwriter Eric Singer. Gray’s better known for his digital effects work on such films as Get Smart and Piranha 3D, but according to his complaint, Gray spent “five months” working on the Maverick script at the invitation of his cousin.

Maverick’s script was ultimately credited to Singer, Christopher McQuarrie and Ehren Kruger, but Gray alleges that he “wrote key scenes for the screenplay that became the film’s central edge-of-your-seat dramatic action sequences.

Celebrate 30 years of gut-busting laughs with the 90s classic Tommy Boy, arriving for the first time ever on 4K Ultra HD™ March 25, 2025 from Paramount Home Entertainment. Tommy Boy stars “Saturday Night Live” alumni Chris Farley and David Spade in one of cinema’s funniest on-screen pairings as two drastically different personalities on a hellish road trip to save a family business. Produced by Lorne Michaels and directed by Peter Segal, Tommy Boy scored with audiences when it debuted in 1995 and continues to attract new fans three decades later. Newly remastered under the supervision of director Peter ... Read more...

Blake Lively has been embroiled in a legal drama and ‘war of narratives,’ and her reputation has taken the most hit. The internet is full of videos of the actress dating years back showcasing her alleged rude and insolent behavior, making it even harder for the public to accept her views and narrative. While Lively is figuring her way out, another actress has been dragged into the limelight for being rude: Anne Hathaway.

Blake Lively in A Simple Favor | Credit: Starz Entertainment Corp

Recently, a video of a celebrity hairstylist has been going viral for revealing his worst encounters with actors and apparently, so while Hathaway tops the list, Lively is close behind.

Celebrity hairstylist reveals how it was working with Blake Lively and Anne Hathaway Anne Hathaway in a still from Get Smart | Credits: Warner Bros. Pictures

Emanuel Miller has been in the film industry for decades and has...