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Matthew Lillard is crediting his recent resurgence in Hollywood to nostalgia. The 56-year-old actor, best known for his 90s and early 2000s roles in the live-action Scooby-Doofilms and the Scream franchise, opened up on the Phase Hero podcast about why he feels he’s been booking more roles recently. “Scooby-Doo one and two are more popular now than they ever were when they came out. So I do think there’s a weird nostalgia thing happening in our industry and in the zeitgeist because I think that people are longing for ye olde times,” Lillard explained. “I think that’s one of the…
John Hockridge, an accomplished first assistant director who collaborated with director Peter Segal on eight films, including the Adam Sandler starrers Anger Management, 50 First Dates and the remake of The Longest Yard, has died. He was 79. Hockridge died April 17 of liver cancer in Portland, Oregon, his daughter Lindsey Hockridge told The Hollywood Reporter. He was diagnosed at stage 4 in December. Hockridge also teamed with John Badham on Drop Zone (1994) and Nick of Time (1995), with Jerry Zucker on Ghost (1990) and Rat Race (2001) and with David Zucker on Scary Movie 3 (2003). His A.D.…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Maitland Ward was just 21 years old when she was cast on the beloved ABC sitcom Boy Meets World. But while the role might have earned her instant fame, it seems that it didn’t bring the career security or financial freedom that Ward was seeking. For that, she needed to turn to the world of adult film. Maitland Ward attends the 2025 Adult Video News Awards at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on January 25, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Yes, Ward has abandoned mainstream Hollywood for the world…
The Overlook Film Festival, held in New Orleans earlier this month, didn’t simply cast looming shadows with its feature film selection. The festival also offered bite-sized terror with an array of short films that brought a sense of unease to the Big Easy. Of course, short films have become the lifeblood of the horror industry and blockbuster filmmakers like Fede Alvarez and David Sandberg made names for themselves in that medium. Because of the accessibility of hosting sites like YouTube and Vimeo, short films, and the filmmakers behind them, have developed increasingly loyal fanbases, with viewers going back through the…
Reading Time: 2 minutes This could ruin much more than the tour. Justin Timberlake’s infamous DUI arrest became a meme, but it wasn’t the last time that he embarrassed his wife. Now, Jessica Biel has reportedly “had it” with these humiliations. Their marriage could end after 13 years if he screws up again. Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake attend the 2022 Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Gala at the Barker Hangar on October 08, 2022. (Photo Credit: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles) She has reportedly ‘had it’ with his screwups In June of 2024, Justin Timberlake was arrested…
Mariclare Costello, a lifetime member of The Actors Studio who recurred as the schoolteacher Rosemary Hunter on The Waltons and played a hippie vampire in the cult horror film Let’s Scare Jessica to Death, died April 17 in Brooklyn, her family announced. She was 90. A native of Illinois, Costello was an original member of the Lincoln Center Repertory Company, and she appeared four times on Broadway, including in a 1970 revival of Harvey that starred Jimmy Stewart and Helen Hayes. In 1974, she portrayed the wife of Martin Sheen’s title character in the Emmy-winning ABC telefilm The Execution of…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Last month, Britney Spears’ DUI arrest was a low point. She felt scared. She felt embarrassed. And she wisely checked herself into rehab. However, some who care about her worry that there are other parties hoping to take advantage of her. Alleged “shady characters” could be just as much of a problem after rehab as they were before. Singer Britney Spears performs onstage at the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 24, 2016. (Photo Credit: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for iHeartMedia) ‘Britney’s in a dire situation’ RadarOnline reports on Britney’s alleged state of mind…
So you’ve been warned: The trailer for the final Jackass film features, among other gross-out stunts, a robot giving Steve-O a prostate exam with its metal “claw,” an electric shock collar on a cast member’s genitals and an “escape room from hell” that includes an electric chair. The first look (below) at the final film in the hit franchise, Jackass: Best and Last, features 55-year-old Johnny Knoxville and his masochistic crew enduring a last round of physical suffering for our entertainment. The trailer was first shown at CinemaCon earlier this month. The Paramount and MTV Entertainment Studios release is the…
Reading Time: 2 minutes We have sad news to report from the world of music today. Nedra Talley Ross — the singer best known as a founding member of the legendary group the Ronettes — has passed away. News of Ross’ death comes courtesy of a statement from her daughter: Nedra Talley of The Ronettes and Keith Richards. (Photo by Brian Ach/WireImage for ON 3 PRODUCTIONS) “At approximately 8:30 this morning our mother Nedra Talley Ross went home to be with the Lord. She was safe in her own bed at home with her family close, knowing she was loved.…
The Oprah Podcast is joining Wondery. Per the deal, announced Monday, The Oprah Podcast will expand to two episodes per week starting this summer, with Wondery gaining exclusive distribution and advertising rights to the show’s audio and video. The deal also includes rights to The Oprah Winfrey Show library, and Oprah’s Book Club and Oprah’s Favorite Things, with the opportunity to integrate the two further across Amazon. Starting in July, Wondery will distribute The Oprah Podcast across Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Music, Fire TV Channels, and Audible. The show will also continue to be available on YouTube and wherever podcasts…