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Rotten Tomatoes has pulled together the critical consensus on every horror movie released since January 1, and the film topping the poll is Late Night With The Devil, Colin and Cameron Cairnes’ found footage supernatural horror set on a late night chat show on Halloween 1977.The film stars David Dastmalchian (Prisoners, Blade Runner 2049) as Jack Delroy, the host of the show in question, as he attempts to boost ratings by inviting an allegedly possessed girl onto the show.The film made headlines on its opening weekend in March when it drew exactly $666,666 on its first Sunday of release, contributing to an overall weekend haul of $2.8million (£2.2million). It tops Rotten Tomatoes’ list with a very strong 97 per cent critics score, and is available to stream on Shudder or to rent or buy.The Irish film Oddity makes it into second place with 96 per cent.

Cyndi Lauper teamed up with Sam Smith for a duet of ‘Time After Time’ at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.The pop icon took over the legendary venue on Wednesday (October 30) as part of her ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour’. Lauper kicked off the night with her hit track ‘The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough’ before playing tracks from her career-spanning discography.Towards the end of her set, Lauper busted out ‘Time After Time’ and brought out Smith as a surprise guest.

Rotten Tomatoes has collated the world’s critical consensus and amassed a list of the most acclaimed films in the genre’s century-plus history, in a list that has also factored in the audience-driven ‘Popcornmeter’ into its equation.In a list bulging with 24-carat classics, the prestigious top spot is taken by Steven Spielberg’s 1975 monster hit Jaws. Based on the Peter Benchley novel, it terrified a generation of film-goers enough that people were scared to go swimming at the beach for years after its release.Roy Scheider’s police chief Martin Brody enlists the help of Robert Shaw’s shark hunter to hunt down a man-eating Great White that has been picking off holiday makers on the beach of Amity Island.

Rotten Tomatoes has drawn together the reviews of critics around the world to put together a list of the top 20 horror TV shows of all time, and you can find the full list right here.The number one spot goes to Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story, which has been running for 12 seasons dating back to 2011, the most recent of which aired in April this year on FX. Each season of the show is its own self-contained story, with characters occasionally crossing over, but new casts of characters being introduced each time around.

EXCLUSIVE: Off the success of their viral short film The Crossing Over Express, writing duo Luke Barnett and Tanner Thomason have signed with Kaplan-Stahler for literary representation.

EXCLUSIVE: The Boys spinoff Gen V is rounding out its Season 2 cast with Keeya King (Yellowjackets), Stephen Kalyn (Warrior Strong), Julia Knope (In The Dark), Stacey McGunnigle (This Hour Has 22 Minutes), Tait Fletcher (The Mandalorian), Wyatt Dorion (Eerie Hall) and Georgie Murphy (Accused) in recurring roles. Details of their roles are being kept under wraps.

EXCLUSIVE: Ludwig has taken its first steps to a potential U.S. remake after the David Mitchell cozy crime series became the BBC‘s biggest comedy launch since 2018.

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate has snapped up rights to Three Hitmen and a Baby, an action comedy spec from Dave Matalon (Totally Killer) and Matt Altman (Red Widow), Deadline can exclusively reveal.

EXCLUSIVE: High Potential is off to quite a promising start on ABC.

First footage of mysterious bio-doc In Whose Name?, promising a fresh perspective on Kanye West’s public transformation over the past six years, including his decision to officially change his name to Ye in 2021, will be unveiled at the upcoming AFM.

Oscar winner Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit) is in talks to star in FING!, a family fantasy film based on the bestselling children’s book from David Walliams.

EXCLUSIVE: Following a competitive auction, Amazon MGM Studios has landed American Speed, a package with Tom Holland and Austin Butler attached to star. Oscar-winning producer Charles Roven (Oppenheimer) is attached to produce via his Atlas Entertainment banner alongside RD Whittington and Douglas Banker. Atlas’ Ryan Sanak will executive produce. 

It’s time to break out the funk. Known for directing “Chicago,” “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn” parts one and two, and “Beauty and the Beast,” filmmaker Bill Condon also “Dreamgirls,” which earned Eddie Murphy an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Filmmakers with works selected for the Tokyo International Film Festival’s Nippon Cinema Now section took part in a panel alongside Christian Jeune, Cannes‘ film department director and deputy general delegate.

EXCLUSIVE: Tastemade has renewed Kitchen Glow Up for a second season.

Daniel Hui’s Small Hours of the Night has been removed from the Singapore Film Festival lineup, after the Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore refused classification for the film.

EXCLUSIVE: Legendary Television has acquired the rights to Murdle, a collection of murder mystery puzzles by G. T. Karber, to develop a scripted series based on the best-selling book.

Strictly Come Dancing contestant JB Gill has revealed to fans a the behind-the-scenes glimpse of the training he undertook with Amy Dowden before she collapsed.They performed their dance – a Foxtrot for Toploader's Dancing in the Moonlight – as part of the show’s Halloween special last Saturday.The JLS singer took the pair to his Instagram to show them rehearsing the dance. On Saturday night, Amy fell ill, and was taken to Barnet Hospital as a “precaution”.

Alison Steadman has opened up about the "a nightmare" experience of filming the 'Gavin and Stacey' Christmas special, as enthusiastic fans and paparazzi swarmed the set. At 78, the talented actress, who is fondly remembered for her role as Pam Shipman in the hit BBC Three sitcom, spoke candidly about the challenges they faced while shooting in Barry Island, Wales.

The anticipation for the upcoming Strictly Come Dancing weekend is palpable, but fans are still swooning over Tess Daly's ensemble from last Saturday's show. For the Halloween special, Tess dazzled in an exquisite embellished midi dress complete with a show-stopping cape feature that had admirers pleading for the details on where to buy one.

New details are emerging regarding the investigation into Liam Payne‘s passing.

who stalked the red carpet with her mom for years, approached Hirsch with a better idea: Get Joan’s foul-mouthed friends, admirers and 1,500 fans together for a night of inappropriate laughs. “It’s a lot of comedians who Joan was really close with,” Hirsch said.The lineup includes Sandra Bernhard, Patton Oswald, Matteo Lane, Jeff Ross, Randy Rainbow and, in a clever nod to Joan’s enduring impact, Rachel Brosnahan from “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”“You have to remember we have two TV shows that have won a number of Emmys that were really about Joan,” Hirsch said.

Ryan Reynolds is sharing his appreciation with fans!

“Brat” has been named the word of the year!

Just like so many, Kelly Osbourne was heartbroken by the news of the death of her good friend Liam Payne earlier this month.

The Queen of Christmas has spoken!

Tom Hanks revealed the one age he wouldn’t choose to be again.The actor was recently asked by “Entertainment Tonight” if there was a specific age he portrayed in his new movie “Here” that he’d want to relive. “No. Look, I’m 68 years old.

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Jamie Foxx is back in action.On Friday, Netflix released the teaser for the comedian’s comedy special “Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was …” which drops on December 10.In the 18-second clip, Foxx is heard saying, “I said, ‘If I can stay funny, I can stay alive.’ I’m back.”The news comes on the heels of a report that the “Soul” actor spoke about Sean “Diddy” Combs being “responsible” for his hospitalization, which occurred last year during filming of the Netflix show.However, three eyewitnesses who attended tapings of Foxx’s comedy show had different recollections of what the star said.Earlier this month, Choke No Joke, who is a videographer, told Comedy Hype he attended two of Foxx’s three shows, which filmed on Oct. 4, 5 and 6 at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta.The next day, Comedy Hype uploaded a YouTube video in which Choke said, “Jamie has a special coming out on Netflix called ‘What Had Happened Was,’ and I went to the taping of it.

Ruffalo wrote, encouraging people to vote for Harris and Democrats.In the video, they jokingly suggested Harris needed a catchphrase, referencing their past movies.“How about this? I’m just off the top of my head: ‘I can do this all day,’” Evans said.“What about something punchier like—” Downey said.“Boom! You looking for this?” Cheadle finished.“Kamala forever,” Gurira added.Bettany remarked, “How about ‘I’m down with democracy’? It’s clean and simple.”“I’m Kamala Harris and I say down with democracy,” Cheadle joked, adding, “Yeah, together we got to tear down democracy.”Near the end of the video, he phrased it saying, “I’m Kamala Harris, and I am down with democracy.”The video was roasted by other X users who saw it as an embarrassing and indirectly tone-deaf ad for Harris.“New cringe just dropped,” Washington Examiner contributor Kimberly Ross wrote.Conservative commentator Carmine Sabia wrote, “I believe we can safely say Vice President Kamala Harris has secured the Hollywood douchenozzle vote.”Texas Sen. Ted Cruz commented, “Um, a little too much honesty here….Kamala Harris ‘tearing down democracy!’”“This is my fight song,” The Spectator contributing editor Stephen Miller joked, referencing a 2016 video stuffed with liberal celebrities for former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.Former member of the U.S.

A woman’s whole idea of her relationship was turned on its head after her fiancé made a shocking revelation to her… SIX YEARS into their engagement.

Tyler, The Creator won’t have much free time next year.The former Odd Future frontman just announced 16 additional dates to his globe-trotting ‘Chromakopia World Tour’ in support of his recently-released album with the same name.New Yorkers and New Jerseyans are in luck, too.Post-tour extension, the two-time Grammy winner has doubled up on his Big Apple and Garden State gigs.Now, he’ll headline at NYC’s Madison Square Garden on Monday, July 14 and Tuesday, July 15. Two days later, he’ll head to Brooklyn for a pair of Barclays Center gigs on Thursday, July 17 and Friday, July 18.He’ll wrap the Northeast run at Newark’s Prudential Center on Sunday, July 27 and Monday, July 28.At all shows, the 33-year-old Hip-Hop pioneer will be joined by Lil Yachty and Paris Texas.If you can’t wait until summer 2025, we recommend heading to the west coast to catch Tyler at his self-curated Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival in Los Angeles on Nov.

Vanity Fair’s “Scene Selection,” Shailene Woodley, 32, confessed that she didn’t know who Molly Ringwald was at the time that Ringwald played her TV mom. “I didn’t know who Molly Ringwald was,” the “Big Little Lies” actress said about the ‘80s teen movie icon. “I was 15, didn’t grow up with a TV.

the Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking probe claims he saw a handful of sex tapes featuring eight different celebrity “victims” — including at least two underage male stars, a new report says. Courtney Burgess, who testified before a grand jury in Manhattan on Thursday, claimed in an interview with NewsNation’s “Banfield” that he saw six males and two female celebs engaging in sex acts with the disgraced music mogul.Asked how many of the stars appeared to be under the influence or inebriated on the tapes, Burgess alleged, “All of them.”He went on to claim that “all” appeared to be “victims.”Of the eight celebs, Burgess initially claimed two were male minors before later saying that “two to three” were likely underage.

Fitness influencer Jessica Freitas, 33, was left shocked after being kicked out of her gym for 'showing too much skin' in her workout gear.The Brazilian beauty revealed that she was approached by a gym employee just minutes into her workout who criticised her sportswear as "embarrassing" for being too revealing. She expressed her frustration at not being given the opportunity to discuss the matter and believes she's been discriminated against. Jessica pointed out that there were "other women in the gym dressed the same as me but weren't subjected to the same restrictions".