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Can one man save Christmas? Chris Carver will do anything to make the holiday memorable in “Candy Cane Lane.” The Prime Video film offers a light-hearted spin on the usual seasonal madness, with families competing for the best decorations. Carver is willing to make a deal with an elf this time that could spell trouble for the entire town.

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Selome Hailu The second annual edition of “Byron Allen Presents TheGrio Awards” will air on CBS on Nov. 25 at 8 p.m. after recently being recorded in Beverly Hills.

Byron Allen Presents theGrio Awards special, honoring African American excellence, is returning to CBS for its second year. Co-hosted by The Talk‘s Sheryl Underwood and comedian Roy Wood, with honorees including Mariah Carey, Don Cheadle and Misty Copeland, the event will air on Saturday, November 25 from 8-10 PM on CBS and will stream live on Paramount+.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Ultra-prolific writer-director, fiercely independent producer, pioneering entrepreneur, self-made studio chief. Any and all of these labels apply to Tyler Perry, though the one he chooses for himself is “Maxine’s Baby” — the same moniker that documentary duo Gelila Bekele and Armani Ortiz opted to give their motivational profile of the boundary-obliterating multi-hyphenate, who comes off disarmingly humble for someone who’s achieved so much.

Shrek premiered in 2001 and created a legacy that still exists in 2023. The first movie launched a mega-successful franchise fronted by some of the industry’s most beloved actors.

Jada Pinkett Smith‘s book is already the most controversial memoir this side of Prince Harry‘s Spare thanks to the mind-blowing revelation she and Will Smith have been separated for going on seven years now.

Angelique Jackson The American Cinematheque awards, scheduled for November 4, has been postponed due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike. Helen Mirren was previously announced to be the recipient of the 37th American Cinematheque Award, with Kevin Goetz and Screen Engine set to be honored with the Power of Cinema Award, presented by Hill Valley. The new date for the annual awards ceremony, held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, will be announced in the coming weeks.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large “Saturday Night Live” opened this week’s Season 49 premiere without a skit, but instead with host Pete Davidson discussing “the horrible images and stories from Israel and Gaza.” Said Davidson: “And I know what you’re thinking, Who better to comment on it than Pete Davidson? Well, in a lot of ways, I am a good person to talk about it because when I was seven years old, my dad was killed in a terrorist attack. So I know something about what that’s like. “I saw so many terrible pictures this week.

Saturday Night Live departed from its usual cold open with a heartfelt message from Pete Davidson about Israel’s war with Hamas.

‘Tis the season for a first look at Prime Video’s upcoming Christmas movie, Candy Cane Lane, starring Eddie Murphy!

Can holiday decorating go too far? Eddie Murphy stars in his first holiday-themed film, “Candy Cane Lane.” The project sees Murphy portray a father going overboard to win a neighborhood contest: what he doesn’t count on is an elf intent on causing trouble. Together, they set in motion events that will push the entire town into chaos.

Eddie Murphy is getting us so excited for Christmas!

immediately noticed that they bear a resemblance to the curtains their idol (and mine, TBH) sat in front of while announcing the tracks from her last album, Midnights.On October 8, the fashionable jock, who plays for the Kansas City Chiefs, was photographed wearing said pants just before taking on the Minnesota Vikings. Kelce paired his pants (which are, in my opinion, probably velour) with a white shirt and high-top Nikes, accessorizing with sunglasses, a gold watch, and a Louis Vuitton bag.

Glasgow contestant Florence joined Michael Mcintyre's new game show The Wheel on Saturday night, as a fresh batch of celebrity guests joined the BBC programme to help members of the public bag a fortune of life-changing money.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director When Jimmy Fallon returns to the air in Oct. following the end of the WGA strike, it will continue his 14th year as the host of an NBC late night talk show. The “Saturday Night Live” alum got his late night start by taking over for Conan O’Brien as the host of “Late Night,” which Fallon led from March 2, 2009 to Feb.

Shrek fans can rent out a recreation of the character’s swamp in the Scottish Highlands.The listing appeared on Airbnb on Tuesday (September 26), with guests able to stay within the swamp for a two-night stay for free from Friday, October 27 to Sunday, October 29.According to the listing, hosted by Eddie Murphy’s character Donkey from the film series, the swamp is a “mud-laden, moss-covered, murky-watered oasis” where guests can “relax in the ambiance of ‘earwax candlelight’”.“I have to be honest – I love everything about the swamp: the boulder out front, the modest interiors, the seclusion (ideal for singing karaoke late into the night), you get the picture,” Donkey writes. “I can’t wait for guests to experience this muddy slice of paradise for themselves.”To coincide with the swamp’s launch, Airbnb will make a one-time donation to HopScotch Children’s Charity, who provide Scotland’s most vulnerable children with respite through holiday breaks.As noted on the listing, the two-night stay is “not a contest” and guests are responsible “for their own travel to and from Scotland”.

Tracee Ellis Ross is stepping out during Milan Fashion Week.

Michaela Zee “Haunted Mansion” is ready to spook Disney+ customers in October. Disney’s kid-friendly horror comedy, which is inspired by the classic theme park attraction, will hit the streamer on Oct. 4.

Eddie Murphy is coming to town this holiday season, bringing his comedic chops to his first-ever holiday film.

Comedian Eddie Murphy and Tracee Ellis Ross star in holiday comedy Candy Cane Lane. In addition to Murphy and Ross, the film also stars Jillian Bell, Ken Marino, Nick Offerman, Robin Thede, Chris Redd, D.C. Young Fly, and Anjelah Johnson-Reyes.

Jaden Thompson Prime Video has announced that Christmas movie “Candy Cane Lane,” starring Eddie Murphy and Tracee Ellis Ross, will be released exclusively on the streaming platform on Dec. 1. Directed by Reginald Hudlin, “Candy Cane Lane” follows Murphy as Chris, a man who is determined to win his neighborhood’s annual Christmas home decoration contest.

The spoils of July are spilling over into August as Warner Bros.’ Barbie after a $11.8M Thursday, jetted across the four-century mark at the domestic box office in her 14th day –faster than Top Gun: Maverick and Super Mario Bros Movie– with a running total of $406.4M at 4,337 locations.

J. Kim Murphy “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” ain’t afraid of no ghost. Disney’s new “Haunted Mansion” is settling for third place behind the formidable pair of blockbusters.

Jordan Moreau “Barbenheimer” fever shows no signs of slowing down. The combined forces of Warner Bros.’ “Barbie” and Universal’s “Oppenheimer” are setting up another huge weekend at the box office, but Disney’s new release “The Haunted Mansion” will have to settle for third place. The kid-friendly horror film made $3.1 million in Thursday previews at the box office.

Shrek premiered in 2001 and launched a mega-successful franchise fronted by some of the industry’s most beloved actors.

the execrable 2003 effort starring Eddie Murphy.Running time: 122 minutes. Rated PG-13 (some thematic elements and scary action.) In theaters July 28Twenty years later, the reboot directed by the talented Justin Simien (“Bad Hair”) is at least better than that aughts Hollywood horror show, if somehow 32 minutes longer.

We knew Warner Bros’ Barbie and Universal’s Oppenheimer were going to be big, but not this big.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic For a few years there back in the early ’80s, Disney took a turn to the dark side, releasing live-action movies like “The Watcher in the Woods” (featuring a creepy late-career Bette Davis) and “Something Wicked This Way Comes” (from the mind of Ray Bradbury) that were intense enough to inspire nightmares — in kids, at least. The youngsters of that time are now parents, and some are surely asking themselves how far they can trust Disney not to traumatize another generation when a movie like “Haunted Mansion” comes along.

Spice Girls star Mel B has admited that she sees "dead people" as she has opened up about her comforting talent. Next year marks 30 years of the Spice Girls, and since they took off Mel, 48, has been in the spotlight. Once she hit the big time with the band Mel admitted that she needed to use reiki healing.That was to help Mel with her anxiety before heading out on stage with her band.

Akon has confessed to lying about being an “African prince” when he was younger in a recent podcast appearance.The pop-rap star – real name Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam – was born to Senegalese parents in St. Louis, Missouri before relocating to New Jersey. However, due to his family spending a lot of his childhood in Senegal, he thinks of the country as home.Whilst talking to N.O.R.E and DJ EFN on Drink Champs, he revealed that he would lie about being an “African prince” while living in New Jersey because “he wanted to feel accepted.”“I used the excuse that I was a survivor because it made me feel better about it,” he said.

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Charna Flam Comedian Mark Normand has announced his first hourlong special for Netflix, “Soup to Nuts,” which will hit the streaming site on July 25. Since he was a kid, Normand knew he was interested in comedy. But once his mother doled out VHS tapes of the Marx Brothers, it became an integral part of his life. After watching it, he soon discovered comedians, films, shows and specials from the past, all due to his mother’s suggestion. “I thought, ‘This is great. It’s all jokes. This is hilarious. Still holds up.’ Then I went into a deep dive, where you find Jerry Seinfeld, George Carlin, Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy,” Normand told Variety. “And then it was my whole world.”

Quentin Tarantino’s original cast list for Pulp Fiction has resurfaced online, with both John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson billed as second options.In the 1994 film, Travolta and Jackson played Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield respectively, alongside supporting cast members Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth and Amanda Plummer.While many of Tarantino’s first picks ended up in the film (including Roth, Plummer, Keitel, Ving Rhames and Christopher Walken), some have different first options.

Trading Places now.Speaking to The Daily Beast, Aykroyd recently reflected on the John Landis-directed film in which he starred in with Eddie Murphy back in 1983. In one scene, his character appears in Blackface and adopts a Caribbean accent.“I was in Blackface in that film, and I probably couldn’t get away with it now,” Aykroyd told the publication. “Eddie and I were improvising there.

The Daily Beast about the film, which follows his character, a wealthy investment broker, switching places with a broke con artist (played by Murphy, 62).In one scene of the R-rated comedy, Aykroyd appears in blackface while wearing dreadlocks and speaking in a Caribbean accent.“I was in blackface in that film, and I probably couldn’t get away with it now,” Aykroyd told the outlet last week. “Eddie and I were improvising there. Eddie is a black man, and his entourage were all black people, and I don’t think they batted an eye.