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John Oliver took aim at senator Mitt Romney during tonight’s episode of Last Week Tonight. For Halloween festivities, the Utah junior senator was photographed as the titular character from Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso, sporting a thick mustache and yellow lanyard while tapping a sign that reads “BELIEVE.” Mitt Romney dresses as Ted Lasso for Halloween […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3BscKoZ

It is not obvious whether Donald Glover gave us an Atlanta trick or treat. On Sunday, the Atlanta creator tweeted a link to “gilga.com” which contained the teaser for the upcoming third season. In the link, past the splash page, users were welcome to 60 seconds of footage. The video consisted of various b-roll footage, an […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3CD5Le8

Director, producer and screenwriter Michael Laughlin, whose credits include Two-Lane Blacktop, Town & Country and Strange Behavior, died on October 20th at the age of 82. Laughlin succumbed to complications related to Covid-19 and passed in his residence in Honolulu, Hawaii. Michael Stoddard Laughlin was born in 1938 and brought up in Minonk, Illinois. Laughlin […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3CwTcks

Incompetent goodfellas hunting down amateur hour homeboys. A fishing hook cast through the earlobe of an unsuspecting layman. A floatie made entirely of blow-up dolls. Unbridled bridesmaids snatching husbands up off the streets. Small town suspicious types boasting butcher knives. One-eyed maniacs slashing their way through sanctioned buffoonery. Explosions. Eviscerations. Beheadings. Ball-busting. Horse-bucking. Juice cartons slowly stroked a little too enthusiastically. This is "Sweetie, You Won't Believe It," and nothing can prepare you for its chaotic energy. Set on the day that his pregnant wife is scheduled to give birth, "Sweetie" follows Dastan (Daniar Alshinov), a financially struggling scrub who deals with his nagging spouse by ditching her to hang with the boys. With his ball and chain cursing his name as background noise, Das and his buddies, Arman (Azamat Marklenov) and Murat (Yerlan Primbetov), the same dudes he's been riding with since high

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 11 new deaths from Covid-19 on Sunday, along with 1,118 new positive cases. The number of deaths and confirmed cases reported today may reflect delays in weekend reporting. Today’s tallies bring the County to a total of 26,637 deaths and 1,493,170 positive cases. At the time […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3GBOgx7

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that she has tested positive for Covid-19. She issued a statement on Sunday in which she said that she last saw President Joe Biden on Tuesday, “when we sat outside more than six-feet apart, and wore masks.” Psaki decided on Wednesday not to travel with Biden on his […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3nJFaWC

Kal Penn announced his engagement to Josh, his partner of 11 years, in his new book You Can’t Be Serious. The former White House staff member confirmed his relationship in an interview with People on Sunday and gave his reasons for keeping mum all these years. “I’ve always been very public with everybody I’ve personally […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3BuMiL9

Over the years, George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" has been the subject of countless homages, full-on remakes, and critical analyses. In October 2021, a new animated version of it came to home media, and that's just one example of how it's the gift that keeps on shambling. Because its distributor forgot to add a copyright notice to it, Romero's original 1968 film is now in the public domain. It's also in the National Film Registry and has its place in history as well. "Night of the Living Dead" wasn't the first of its kind , but it was instrumental in jump-starting a new sub-genre of horror: the zombie movie. Romero looked to Richard Matheson's 1954 novel "I Am Legend" for inspiration, long before Will Smith ever fought Darkseekers in the loose film adaptation of the same book. Matheson's post-apocalyptic vampires became Romero's world-ending zombies, so you could almost say zombies are vampire offshoots -- th

Fox and chef Gordon Ramsay are shouting “Vive la différence” in a new series, Next Level Chef,. and have released a first-look trailer for the show. The latest in the Ramsay franchise will premiere Sunday, Jan. 2 on the network. Next Level Chef is set on a stage more than three stories high. Each floor […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3pUBlRg

Jerry Remy, a beloved player/broadcaster who was voted the first president of the fan’s “Red Sox Nation,” died Saturday night. He was 68 and his death was the result of a long battle with lung cancer. Remy had taken a leave from his role as a NESN analyst for Red Sox games on Aug. 4 […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3bp6rrE

"Star Trek: Discovery" actor and make-up chair veteran Doug Jones is returning for another All Hallow's Eve in "Hocus Pocus 2." Jones is the fourth original "Hocus Pocus" cast member confirmed to be coming back for the sequel, with Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker also set to reprise their roles as the sinister Sanderson sisters. Directed by Kenny Ortega, "Hocus Pocus" was a flop upon its original theatrical release but has since gained a cult following that's translated into strong home video sales and a surprise comeback at the box office in 2020. In the first film, Midler, Najimy, and Parker play a trio of witches who are inadvertently brought back from the dead when a foolhardy virgin called Max (Omri Katz) lights the Black Flame Candle on Halloween. The upcoming sequel, "Hocus Pocus 2," will be directed by Anne Fletcher ("Step Up," "27 Dresses"), and a slew of new cast members ha

(Welcome to The Daily Stream , an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they've been watching, why it's worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Movie: "Seven" Where You Can Stream It:  Peacock (starting November 1, 2021 ) The Pitch:  Two detectives in an unnamed city investigate a series of gruesome murders symbolizing the seven deadly sins: gluttony, greed, sloth, lust, pride, envy, and wrath. The killer delivers each one as a "sermon," where the punishment suits the sin in the contrapasso mode of Dante's "Inferno." But they're just as much like art installations in a museum of death. Director David Fincher takes you on a flashlight tour of different rooms, with fat men face-down in spaghetti bowls, UV-light messages finger-printed on the wall, and a lifetime's supply of air fresheners hanging from the ceiling. He also stages shootouts and takes you out on the street in foot chases through the rain, wh

There's a point in William Peter Blatty's incendiary 1971 horror novel "The Exorcist" when Father Karras asks Father Merrin what the purpose of possession might be -- if, according to their religion, a demon cannot touch a victim's will. Merrin considers this question, then thoughtfully replies:  "I think the demon's target is not the possessed; it is us ... the observers ... every person in this house ... I think the point is to make us despair; to reject our own humanity, Damien: to see ourselves as ultimately bestial; as ultimately vile and putrescent; without dignity; ugly; unworthy. And there lies the heart of it, perhaps: in unworthiness. For I think belief in God is not a matter of reason at all; I think it finally is a matter of love; of accepting the possibility that God could love us". Most people forget that Blatty wrote "The Exorcist" as a testament to the existence of Jesus Christ: a way to prove that Christianity is real

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has warned public safety will be threatened by a “mass exodus” of employees from his department caused by the vaccination mandate. Villanueva previously said he would not enforce the mandate. However, he addressed the issue again on his social media last week. “I have repeatedly stated the dangers to […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3jUODJr

Who says people don’t want to go to the movies and are complete lemmings for streaming? Comscore this morning reports that the October domestic box office clocked $638M, the highest month to date during the pandemic beating July’s $583.8M. Seventy-five percent of October’s figure was driven by major studio event pics Sony’s Venom: Let There […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3BvSdQq

Refresh for latest…: MGM/Eon/Universal’s No Time To Die, as projected, crossed the $600M global mark this weekend, leading international box office play with an additional $51.9M from 72 combined Universal and MGM markets. That lifts the offshore cume to $472.4M and worldwide to $605.8M. The bulk of the weekend’s business came from China where 007 […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3nHdWjr

The horror comedy film Hocus Pocus 2 has added Tony Hale, Sam Richardson, and Hannah Waddingham to its cast, and has set a fall 2022 premiere date on Disney+. Hocus Pocus 2 is directed by Anne Fletcher, written by Jen D’Angelo, and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. A sequel to the 1993 film Hocus Pocus, the film […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3GCYIo2

We have been downright lousy (and I mean that lovingly) with "Star Wars" stuff over the past few years, be it things that have already been released or the many projects that are in the works. It is a plentiful time for fans, that much is certain, but it can be easy for some things to slip through the cracks.  Such might be the case with "Star Wars: A Droid Story," a new animated adventure making its way to Disney+. For those who might have forgotten about this one, or those just looking to know more, we're here to go over everything we know about the latest story set in a galaxy far, far away. What Is A Droid Story? "A Droid Story" was initially announced during Disney's absolutely massive investor presentation in 2020. It was revealed as part of an unexpected avalanche of projects in every corner of the Disney empire, with Lucasfilm unveiling a huge number of things , including the upcoming "Rogue Squadron" movie, an "Ahsoka&q

As police and reporters begin to piece together the events that led to a lethal shooting on the set of Alec Baldwin-led Western "Rust," it remains uncertain who was primarily to blame. However, crew members who previously worked with first assistant director Dave Halls say that they had previously flagged his poor safety track record to the movie's producers -- and that their warnings were ignored. Director of photography Halyna Hutchins and director Joel Souza were both hit by a bullet fired by Baldwin during rehearsals, with Hutchins sadly dying from her injuries. She is survived by her husband and nine year-old son. Accounts from crew members and other people with knowledge of the shoot have so far suggested that the shooting was not simply a freak accident, but the tragic end result of a production that had been cutting corners in terms of both budget and on-set safety protocols from the start. On the day of the incident, much of the camera department had staged a