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- 'Star Wars' Fan Arrested for Threatening to Shoot Friend Over Spoilers
- Miss Universe Wants Steve Harvey to Host Again Next Year
- Johnny Depp Is 2015's Most Overpaid Actor, According to Forbes
- Critics' Choice Awards Add 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' to Best Picture Nominees
- The 10 Most Successful Celebs of 2015
- 7 Things That Need to Happen in 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
- 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Crushes Monday Box Office Record With $40 Million
- 'Everybody Wants Some' Trailer Is the Spiritual Cousin of 'Dazed and Confused'
- 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Salaries: Harrison Ford Reportedly Paid 76 Times More Than Daisy Ridley
- 22 Best TV Shows to Binge Over the Holidays, Ranked by Time Commitment
- Jennifer Lawrence Is Team Gale, Kissed Liam Hemsworth in Real Life
- The 10 Best TV Shows You (Probably) Didn't Watch in 2015
| 'Star Wars' Fan Arrested for Threatening to Shoot Friend Over Spoilers Posted:  We all know people on social media who get a little overzealous about spoilers, threatening to unfriend or unfollow those who break the honor code of the internet. One Montana teen took things a bit too far, though, when he allegedly said he'd shoot his friend for revealing plot points from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."The Associated Press reports that Arthur Charles Roy, of Helena, Montana, was charged with felony assault with a weapon on Monday following the incident. Here's the breakdown of Roy's alleged acts, according to the AP: The friend, who is underage, reported Roy's alleged threats to school officials, leading to a lockdown on Friday morning after fellow students said they feared Roy would make good on those threats. Roy was arrested Friday afternoon. Following his arraignment Monday, Roy remained jailed with his bail set at $10,000. [via: The Associated Press] %Slideshow-347367% This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Miss Universe Wants Steve Harvey to Host Again Next Year Posted:  Despite making the biggest mistake you can make as an awards show emcee, Steve Harvey has a shot at redemption: The Miss Universe pageant wants him to return to host the show again in 2016.Harvey, who made headlines the world over thanks to accidentally announcing the incorrect winner of the 2015 Miss Universe title (and letting the second runner-up don the crown and sash before the snafu was corrected), was the target of much mockery for his blunder. But according to pageant officials, it was an honest mistake -- and they "absolutely" want him to return to try the hosting gig again. " ... [H]e did a great job. He was funny, he was informative, he's high energy, he's got a great following," said Mark Shapiro, an executive for Miss Universe owner WME|IMG, in an interview with The Jim Rome Show on Tuesday. "I definitely want him back, and I would hate to see him not come back. He's going to want a shot to redeem himself." Shapiro added that while Harvey felt "humiliated" by the error, the blunder should be forgotten because the host "was so well-intended, and he's such a good guy." "It could happen to the best of us," Shapiro added. Here's hoping it doesn't happen to Harvey again, though. No word yet from the host on if he'll accept the gig again. [via: The Jim Rome Show] Photo credit: Getty Images %Slideshow-268133% This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Johnny Depp Is 2015's Most Overpaid Actor, According to Forbes Posted:  Johnny Depp may have stored up lots of moviegoing goodwill thanks to his iconic work as Captain Jack Sparrow in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, but that sentiment didn't translate into box office dollars in 2015: Depp's inability to earn much money at the multiplex this year has earned him the dubious title of Hollywood's most overpaid actor.Forbes put out its annual list of overpaid performers this week, and Depp's 2015 numbers are especially dismal (yes, even for the star of notorious flop "The Lone Ranger"): According to the magazine, Depp made only $1.20 for every $1 he was paid for films including "Mortdecai" and "Transcendence," which earned just $47 million and $100 million, respectively. (For comparison, Chris Evans returned $181.80 for every dollar he took home in 2015, making him Hollywood's best bargain, according to Forbes.) While 2016 does look brighter for Depp (he has another "Pirates" flick on the horizon, as well as "the Alice in Wonderland" sequel "Through the Looking Glass"), he still has to worry about the underwhelming box office for "Black Mass," which may mar his numbers next year. (Forbes looked at each actor's three most recent wide-release films that debuted before June 2015 for its list, meaning "Black Mass" will be eligible for Depp's 2016 calculation.) The rest of Forbes's list is peppered with similarly-big name stars, including Denzel Washington, Will Ferrell, and Will Smith. The full top 10 most overpaid list is below. Hollywood's Most Overpaid Actors of 2015: 1. Johnny Depp ($1.20 for every $1 paid) 2. Denzel Washington ($6.50 for every $1 paid) 3. Will Ferrell ($6.80 for every $1 paid) 4. Liam Neeson ($7.20 for every $1 paid) 5. Will Smith ($8.60 for every $1 paid) 6. Christian Bale ($9.20 for every $1 paid) 7. Channing Tatum ($10.80 for every $1 paid) 8. Brad Pitt ($12 for every $1 paid) 9. Ben Affleck ($12.30 for every $1 paid) 10. Tom Cruise ($13.60 for every $1 paid) [via: Forbes] Photo credit: Getty Images %Slideshow-347637% This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Critics' Choice Awards Add 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' to Best Picture Nominees Posted:  The 2016 Critics' Choice Awards nominations may have come out more than a week ago, but that hasn't stopped "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" from nabbing a Best Picture nomination from the organization anyway.The Broadcast Film Critics Association announced on Tuesday the unusual decision to award a late nomination to the flick, which opened on December 18, well after other nominees had screened for and been nominated by the organization. Nominations were originally announced on December 14, but the BFCA called an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss the possible last-minute inclusion of "The Force Awakens," and held a vote to determine whether or not to hand the film a nomination. Results of the vote were not revealed, but the count was enough to make "The Force Awakens" the Critics' Choice Awards' 11th Best Picture nominee. All 10 previously-announced nominees will remain in contention. Though it's certainly odd for a movie to nab an awards nomination after nominations have already been announced, Variety notes that this isn't an unprecedented move by the BFCA: The organization did the same thing in 2000, when "Cast Away" screened too late for initial nomination consideration, but was later handed an 11th slot among the already-selected Best Picture nominees. Considering all the craziness that this awards season has already produced, we'd expect nothing different from the Critics' Choice Awards. Here's to more movie-related shenanigans ahead. [via: Variety] %Slideshow-280563% This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The 10 Most Successful Celebs of 2015 Posted:  Wow. That was one helluva year for Hollywood's hottest stars.While some celebs went from relative unknowns to household names, others rose from the ashes and found fame anew. Whatever the case, these 10 famous faces kicked all kinds of ass in 2015.  %Slideshow-347056% This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 7 Things That Need to Happen in 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' Posted:  "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is old news now (right?), so let's talk rabidly about 2016's "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."Spinoffs can be a risky proposition. Although, when you set one in the Star Wars universe, odds are you're probably going to do OK. So, even though giant bags of money will be rolling in for the first in a sure-to-be-decades-long series of Star Wars standalone movies, there are more than a few things fans want -- no, demand -- to see. Here are seven of them.  %Slideshow-347367% This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Crushes Monday Box Office Record With $40 Million Posted:  Another day, another "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" box office record.The movie earned $40.1 million in North America Monday, completely crushing the previous record of $27.7 million held by 2004's "Spider-Man 2." Analysts expected a big Monday for "The Force Awakens," as 70 percent of schools are on holiday. The movie has now accumulated $610 million worldwide. It shattered several records with a boffo opening weekend: $248 million domestic debut and a $529 million global launch. Undoubtedly more records will fall, too: "The Force Awakens" should easily best the record held by "Jurassic World" for the fastest movie to cross the $300 million mark. The dinosaur sequel took eight days to reach that figure; "Star Wars" likely will only need five. Box office experts also predict that "The Force Awakens" will join "Titanic" and "Avatar" as the only films to make more than $2 billion worldwide. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Everybody Wants Some' Trailer Is the Spiritual Cousin of 'Dazed and Confused' Posted:  Richard Linklater captured the essence of '70s-era high school life with the classic "Dazed and Confused." Now, he's turning his unique perspective onto '80s-era college life in "Everybody Wants Some," which has been dubbed the "spiritual sequel" to his earlier movie.The first trailer definitely gives off the same relaxed, easygoing vibe. The movie follows college baseball players as they drink, smoke, party, and flirt their way through life. "This ain't high school man. You're at a new level here," one player tells newbie Jake Bradley (Blake Jenner). "Everybody Wants Some" is essentially what a "Dazed and Confused" follow-up would be, if Linklater had followed those characters to college. You've got a lot of male camaraderie, the mood can best be described as "super chill," and there's pot smoking. Nobody could mistake this for anyone else's film but Linklater. "Everybody Wants Some" premieres at SXSW in March, then opens in theaters April 15. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted:  "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is raking in the $$$ at the box office, but not all of its stars have the paycheck to reflect the windfall.An initial report from the Daily Mail outlined the salaries of the major actors in "The Force Awakens." Variety checked those figures and here's what sources told them: That would mean Ford possibly made a whopping 76 times more than Ridley and Boyega. Of course, Ford is a huge star, while the younger actors are relative newcomers. Plus, Disney and Lucasfilm opted to create a "legacy pay scale" for returning actors from the original "Star Wars" movies. And the storyline of "The Force Awakens" depended heavily on Han Solo's involvement. ""Harrison is the key to making this movie work. He's the link between the old generation and the new," a source told the Daily Mail. "Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher were good to get, but the film could have lived without them. You couldn't make it without Harrison Ford." Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 22 Best TV Shows to Binge Over the Holidays, Ranked by Time Commitment Posted: %Slideshow-348587% Got some downtime over the holidays? It's the perfect opportunity to catch up with all that TV you missed, like Marvel's "Daredevil" and "Jessica Jones." Exactly how much time do you need? We've organized these great TV shows on Netflix streaming by how long it'll take you to get through a season (or, in some cases, like "Sherlock," 2 or 3 whole seasons!) Take your pick from several great crime dramas (most of them British -- the UK excels at delivering great drama in concentrated doses), comedies from Aziz Ansari and Tina Fey, and cool sci-fi series like "Black Mirror."  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Jennifer Lawrence Is Team Gale, Kissed Liam Hemsworth in Real Life Posted:  The odds were in Liam Hemsworth's favor."Hunger Games" superstar Jennifer Lawrence stopped by Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live" and spilled quite a lot of beans during Andy Cohen's famous "Plead the Fifth" segment. The Oscar winner confessed that she's Team Gale, in real life. In fact, she and co-star Hemsworth have kissed — off camera! "Liam's real hot. What would you have done?" Lawrence laughed. Cohen replied, "I mean, I pick Gale over Peeta any day." "I did, at one point!" Lawrence said, adding that she planned to call Hemsworth at the commercial break. The actress also addressed juicy rumors about her life, such as her relationship with Coldplay singer Chris Martin and her use of marijuana at awards shows. Watch what happens live:  Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook.%Slideshow-348004% This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The 10 Best TV Shows You (Probably) Didn't Watch in 2015 Posted: %Slideshow-349115% Quality doesn't always mean popularity, as the following gallery of 10 currently underrated, little-watched series demonstrates. Granted, it's hard to make an emotional investment and time commitment to a show that might be on the cancellation bubble. So enjoy these while you can. Or watch them in loving memory...  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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