It’s no secret that the Brad Furman-directed City of Lies has had a rocky journey to the big screen. It’s played an exhausting game of musical chairs with distributors and a lawsuit involving the film’s location manager and the film’s star Johnny Depp. Through all, it still managed to make a theatrical debut as theaters begin to open the doors after a year of navigating the pandemic. Based on the book, LAbyrinth, by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Randall Sullivan and adapted by Christian Contreras, Saban Films released City of Lies on 501 screens across the country and the dramatic crime thriller revolving around the…
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Since 1993’s Cronos, filmmaker Guillermo del Toro quickly became synonymous with horror hailing from Mexico. More recent releases like Issa Lopez‘s Tigers Are Not Afraid, Emilio Portes‘s Belzebuth, and even Gigi Saul Guerrero‘s Culture Shock indicate an emerging new class of talented genre contemporaries. While that’s exciting for horror’s future, there’s already a vast, rich history of Mexican horror worth exploring—a world of genre films that reinterpret culture, history, and national traumas through the horror lens. El Santo and his respective film series that saw the luchador take on vampires, mummies, and monsters made luchadores famous on a broader scale. Still, for every…
Peering through the thick bars cutting a horizontal strata in the window, I watch the streams of fog soften the edges of the housing unit’s silhouettes lined up outside. Towering stadium lights illuminate the prison grounds when it is dark; this morning they beam a soft light through the mist. This is what mass incarceration looks like at 5:00 am. Turning on the lamp that’s fastened to the metal frame of my prison bunk, I adjust the coarse, orange fabric of the prison-issued face mask I’ve tied over it. Transformed from Covid-19 mitigation, it’s now infusing my bunk area with…
Sandra Oh spoke about fear in the Asian community for only about a minute-and-a-half, but it was emotional and downright stirring. Sandra grabbed a bullhorn and addressed a crowd in Pittsburgh Saturday at the Stop Asian Hate Rally in the wake of the Atlanta massacre, and her words fired up the crowd. BREAKING: Sandra Oh speaks at a “Stop Asian Hate” demonstration in Oakland to about 250 people. “I am proud to be Asian,” she says. “We belong here.” pic.twitter.com/BCAtBpn4QQ— Rebecca Johnson (@rebeccapaigejo) March 20, 2021 @rebeccapaigejo She acknowledged the fear … saying, “many in our community are very scared,”…
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Abby Lee Miller says her dancing tip for Britney Spears was well-intentioned, and she thinks Brit would understand … and Abby’s offering more advice if she wants it! The “Dance Moms” star tells TMZ … she loves Britney and just wants her to be her best, which is why she critiqued the singer’s video with “Close your rib cage!” … a recommendation she says is pretty basic stuff in the dance world. Abby explains she had much more to share, but decided to keep it simple because she knows Britney’s going through a lot ……
Rick Moranis seems to be wanted by the FBI for storming the Capitol — at least that’s what a lot of people are thinking based on photos the agency posted of the actual guy they’re after. Check out this dude that the FBI flagged and posted pics of on Sunday — he’s one of the several unidentified rioters who have since flown under the radar and escaped justice (for now) following the Jan. 6 insurrection. He’s still out there, and Uncle Sam wants a chat. The feds need help finding him, so they threw up a digital WANTED poster, writing…
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Zak Bagans’ Haunted Museum attracts all kinds of strange activity, like this car that came barreling through the gates before plowing into a security guard’s car … and it’s on video. The scary incident went down last week on a rainy night in Las Vegas, and you see a car traveling on the wrong side of the road come smashing through the museum’s outer fence. The car is moving at a pretty fast clip when it smacks into security’s parked car, and the impact sends the parked car flying into a museum sign, causing even…
Atlus and Sega have announced that the upcoming Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster will finally arrive in the West on May 25. Pre-orders are now available, including a new Digital Deluxe Edition that allows players to get early access to the game. Available on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC via Steam, the Standard Edition of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster will set you back $49.99, while the Digital Deluxe Edition is $69.99. In addition to being able to play the game on May 21 instead of May 25, pre-ordering the Digital Deluxe Edition includes…
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A Louisiana man has been charged over claims he used Grindr to prey on unsuspecting gay men — one of whom he’s accused of gruesomely torturing … almost to the point of death. The suspect’s name is Chance Seneca, who was arrested last summer over the alleged incidents — which authorities say amount to three total … an attempted kidnapping and two actual kidnappings … one of which prosecutors claim led to an 18-year-old getting choked and having his wrists sawed down to the bone in what sounds like a horror movie. According to newly released docs that go into…
NewsRakewon and Ghostface Killah’s VERZUZ: Here’s What HappenedThey ran through Wu-Tang hits and favorites from their solo catalogs, with appearances from Inspectah Deck, RZA, Cappadonna, and moreBy Allison HusseyMarch 20, 2021FacebookTwitterRaekwon and Ghostface Killah, February 2020 (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)FacebookTwitterRaekwon and Ghostface Killah went head to head for a Wu-Tang family showdown on VERZUZ Saturday night (March 20). See the round-by-round breakdown below.During their time together, the two reminisced about a trip they took together to Barbados. RZA stopped by to say hello at one point, as Young Dirty Bastard, the son of late Wu-Tang associate Ol’ Dirty Bastard.…
Over the last several decades, Sylvester Stallone and Rocky Balboa have truly become synonymous with each other. Stallone’s scappy fighter has faced multiple adversaries over the franchise’s storied history, including professional wrestling icon Hulk Hogan. Hogan entered the fray in Rocky III as wrestling champ Thunderlips and, recently, Stallone decided to pay tribute to their iconic fight on social media with a cool post.
Godzilla fever is sweeping the nation on the road to Godzilla vs. Kong‘s release, and today we’ve got a sneak peek at an upcoming King of the Monsters collectible from Mondo. Being put up for pre-order next week, Mondo’s officially licensed “Godzilla 89” Premium Scale Statue measures a towering 18″ tall, with pre-orders kicking off on 3/23/21. As for how much it’s gonna cost you, those details haven’t been announced at this time. While we wait for more, check out your first-look below!
We got backstabbing, sex, shocking family secrets, rags to riches, and a little incest for spice. Oh yes, Fanatics, the wildly entertaining collaborative forces of V.C. Andrews and Lifetime are back for another backwoods saga, and bloody hell, for better or worse, so is TV Fanatic with its coverage. So much for cancel culture, am I right? Lifetime has taken on The Landrys Series with V.C. Andrews’ Ruby. After the experience covering The Casteel Series (Heaven, Dark Angel, Fallen Hearts, Gates of Paradise, and Web of Dreams) credit where it’s due, Ruby was tame in comparison. Sure, she has the…
It’s been a few years since Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s October 2018 Australia royal tour, but one accessory to emerge from the trip has remained steadfast: the effortlessly chic Veja sneakers the Duchess of Sussex sported on a boat in Sydney. As anyone else who’s ever waited for a restock of Veja’s core styles will know, the celebrity-loved brand still sells out of sizes three years later. This brings very good newsfor those of you who’ve long awaited an online shopping miracle. Bandier currently has a handful of Veja styles on sale for 30 percent off as part of…