Chainsaw Man Movie On Course to Top Friday

 

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc surged to the front of the U.S. box office, pacing $8–$9 million Friday from 3,003 theaters and a better-than-expected $14–$15 million opening, after $3.4 million in Thursday previews. The R-rated MAPPA release holds a 100% critics score and 99% audience score on Rotten...

Chainsaw Man Reze Arc Leads Box Office

 

Sony/Crunchyroll’s Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc slashed to No. 1 with about $8 million Friday and a projected $14 million-plus weekend, despite the World Series opening night in anime-strong Los Angeles. Its online footprint is enormous: RelishMix estimates a half‑billion social reach and 351 million YouTube views, with fans praising MAPPA’s...

Cameron Crowe Recounts Fast Times Origins

 

Cameron Crowe’s memoir The Uncool revisits his years as a wunderkind rock journalist and the unlikely making of Fast Times at Ridgemont High. He recalls a family-shaped draft, a withering early rejection, editor Susan Bolotin’s support, and a title change from Stairway to Heaven. Hollywood chapters follow: producer Art Linson’s...

Netflix Orders 26-Episode Victorious Spinoff Hollywood Arts

 

Netflix has licensed Hollywood Arts, a Victorious spinoff starring Daniella Monet as Trina Vega, ordering 26 episodes for a 2026 global Netflix debut, followed by a second window on Nickelodeon and Paramount+. Developed at Nickelodeon and now produced by Paramount Television Studios, the multi-camera series follows Trina’s return to her...

AI Threatens Hollywood’s Animal Actors, Trainers Warn

 

In a breezy valley north of Los Angeles, Rocco — a dog with credits from Veronica Mars to The Morning Show — still trains and poses, but work is thinning. Trainers say advancing AI lets productions build animal performances in post, squeezing a business already hit by COVID, 2023 strikes...

Jelly Roll admits affair, says marriage stronger

 

Jelly Roll revealed on the "Human School" podcast that he had an affair, calling it one of the worst moments of his adulthood that "really, really, really blew me back." He said he has worked hard to repair his marriage to Bunnie XO, describing the "special" recovery and saying they're...

Dispatch reframes superheroes with stylish, limited interactivity

 

AdHoc Studio’s debut, Dispatch, reframes superheroes from behind a desk: you play Robert Robertson III, a powerless dispatcher managing reformed villains. The first two of eight animated episodes—rolling out two per week through Nov. 12—offer striking visuals and a notable cast (Aaron Paul, Laura Bailey, Jeffrey Wright, Travis Willingham), but...

Late-night mocks Trump ballroom, donors, demolition

 

Late-night hosts skewered President Trump’s plan for a 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom, citing a donor list that includes Amazon, Apple, Comcast, Google, Microsoft, T-Mobile, Meta Platforms and Hard Rock International. They riffed on a $100 million cost jump to $300 million and cracked that East Wing demolition has become a...

Experts weigh realism of nuclear thriller

 

Kathryn Bigalow’s A House of Dynamite imagines a lone nuclear missile racing toward the U.S., then locks viewers inside the real-time decisions of the president, generals and staff. Experts say the surprise single-warhead attack and two-interceptor response strain credibility, even as the “doomsday” conference call, authentic settings, and ever-present nuclear...

Humorous Wildlife Photos Reach Nikon Comedy Finals

 

Wildlife photographer Bret Saalwaechter captured a tense, comic scene in Tanzania’s Serengeti: hungry lion cubs hounding heat-weary mothers during the dry season. His image, I Just Can’t Wait to Be King, reached the final round of this year’s Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards. Other selected finalists include a gannet smacked by...