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Adam Driver is back to barking in an Italian accent after the heinous “House of Gucci,” only this time he sounds a lot less Russian and thankfully did not take Lady Gaga along for the ride.Running time: 124 minutes. Rated R (some violent content/graphic images, sexual content and language). In theaters Dec.

seasonal classic “A Christmas Story” has its marathon on TNT and TBS. For 24 hours straight on Christmas Day, the networks will air and re-air and re-air “A Christmas Story.” The tradition has been around since 1997, a source from the network told The Post. The source said that the annual tradition “showcases the power of nostalgia.” The 1983 movie, directed by Bob Clark and based on Jean Shepherd’s 1966 book “In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash,” follows Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsley, now 52, who also appeared as one of the elves in another seasonal classic, “Elf”), a boy who wants a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle for Christmas — but everyone from his mom to a department store Santa Claus warns him, “You’ll shoot your eye out!” Sure enough, he does have an eye-related mishap after getting the rifle for Christmas, but as an adult, he reflects that it was the best present he ever got.Other vignettes in the movie follow his dad, or “the Old Man,” played by Darren McGavin, who died in 2006 at age 83.

the popular 2018 original.DC heads Peter Safran and James Gunn are hard at work on revamping the entire stumbling franchise, starting with a shiny new “Superman,” but first they had to waste precious time finessing the problem-plagued and oh-so-five-years-ago “Aquaman 2.”Adding to their headaches, the studio was forced to deal with Amber Heard, who played A-man’s girlfriend, Mera, in the first film, but is now best known for her pass-the-popcorn Johnny Depp defamation trial. What did director James Wan do? He kept Heard, but gave her character a sidelining injury within the first 40 minutes.The lazy “Lost Kingdom” is built on such compromises and dodges.

the 2005 Broadway musical and a perfect 2015 revival of that same stage show.Running time: 140 minutes. Rated PG-13 (mature thematic content, sexual content, violence and language).

Margot Robbie’s Barbie exposed all of his “blond fragility” on the big screen in the summer blockbuster that brought the iconic Mattel doll to life, it’s “the man behind the tan” — as memorably Kenoughed by Ryan Gosling — who is having the last laugh in 2023.“I’m Just Ken (Merry Kristmas Barbie)” — a new holiday rendition of his signature number in Greta Gerwig’s box-office smash — dropped from the hunky heavens on Wednesday.The Yuletide twist arrives just five days before Santa will be delivering Barbies and Kens to little girls and boys all around the (snow) globe.The “Kristmas” makeover of “I’m Just Ken” puts a sweeping, Phil Spector-esque spin on the song that was written by “Barbie” music supervisors Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt. And the string-laden setting decks the ditty in seasonal splendor as Gosling ever-so-earnestly sings lines such as “Am I not hot when I’m in my feelings?”Clearly still hopelessly devoted to his dream doll — who leaves him behind for the real world at the end of the film — Gosling ends with, “Merry Kristmas, Barbie / Wherever you are.”The “I’m Just Ken” revamp comes ringing in with a video of the song featuring Ronson and Wyatt.

see my happier list for those), to find them, I had to sift through piles and piles of dirt.Here are some of the films released in 2023 that had me typing “bars nearby” into Google Maps afterwards.The power of Christ compelled me to give this film one star. There have been bad “Exorcist” sequels before — “II” is right up there with the worst movies ever — but I held out hope for this one because “Believer” was directed by David Gordon Green, who expertly revitalized the “Halloween” franchise. Big mistake.

reach the point of climax — alongside “CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King. “I haven’t been here since we actually shot the movie,” Crystal told King, 68, as they went into the iconic Manhattan landmark during a recent episode.“When Harry Met Sally . .

recently received a star on the iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame.The actor, who is best known for his role as Kevin McCallister, was joined by Catherine O’Hara, 69, at the ceremony, who famously played his on-screen mom in the films.“ ‘Home Alone’ was, is and always will be a beloved global sensation,” O’Hara said in her speech.

Oppenheimer”).During the simultaneous Screen Actors Guild and Writers Guild of America strikes, the sagging box office was boosted, like NFL ratings and the economy of East Rutherford, New Jersey, by Taylor Swift.Marvel Studios, which used to be the surest thing in Hollywood, began to underperform (“Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania”) and then downright flop (“The Marvels”).And DC was revealed to actually stand for Dud Central, with all of the studio’s comic-book films of 2023 (“Shazam! Fury of the Gods,” “The Flash” and “Blue Beetle”) turning out to be financial failures.In a win for Gen Z, studio execs determined Zendaya’s star wattage is so huge now that two of her movies — “Dune: Part 2” and “Challengers” — were delayed a year due to the strikes, so she can promote them to her hoards of fans. And baby boomers were dinged by the big-time tanking of the nostalgic “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” starring a now 81-year-old Harrison Ford who schlepped around New York and Europe.Despite all the madness — and a sea of schlock — some excellent films hit theaters this year.

conviction Monday on charges of misdemeanor assault and harassment — and his resulting ouster by Marvel Studios — should be a wake-up call to Disney.That message from Captain Obvious? Start over completely. The need for a reboot of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been apparent for years now. Disney’s “Don’t let the door hit you on the way out” firing of Majors, who played the villainous Kang the Conqueror in the painfully stupid “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” was really just the straw that broke the Marvel’s back.

had a very awkward interaction with Jason Momoa after the “Aquaman” star began performing a NSFW movement during an appearance on her talk show.Momoa, who was on to promote “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,” gave Clarkson, 41, a behind-the-scenes look at one of the sequences that had the action star gyrating atop a saddle of an invisible creature that would be generated into the film. “What training was that for?” the “American Idol” alum asked. “That’s how you go faster.

Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal.Fans of the beloved 1990 film “Home Alone” went wild after a trailer was dropped on YouTube for an alleged third film starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern.The fake trailer, which features a grown up Kevin McCallister (Culkin), reportedly takes place 30 years after the events of “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” and shows the rapscallion facing off with the Wet Bandits one final time. In the opening scene, Culkin, 43, opens the door to his home and spots a little red bag on his doorstep. Bending down, Culkin opens the card to reveal a photo of his arch-nemeses Harry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern) with the words: “We’re back little buddy.” Looking out at his neighborhood, Culkin spots the familiar battered “Oh-Kay Plumbing and Heating” van parked nearby — a sign that trouble is about to ensue.

Entertainment Tonight” at the LA premiere for his latest film, “The Boys in the Boat.” Clooney, who took over the role of Gotham’s darkest knight from Val Kilmer after the 1995 film “Batman Forever,” made a brief cameo as Bruce Wayne at the end of this year’s “The Flash” movie, starring Ezra Miller. In the scene, Barry Allen (Miller) can be seen staring at a black town car as it gets swarmed by reporters.

Kevin Bacon. The plot follows a family on vacation to a rental house in Long Island, who get interrupted by strangers showing up, amid a mysterious blackout and technology glitches. Both families work together to decide how to survive as technology such as phones and television break down, and airplanes start crashing.

Sean Connery’s friend is opening up about the famed actor’s final days in the new book, “Connery, Sean Connery,” where author Herbie J. Pilato also spoke to sources and former co-stars of the late Oscar winner.The original James Bond died in his home in the Bahamas on Oct. 31, 2020 at 1:30 a.m.

Dick Van Dyke may have hit the gym before his 98th birthday, but the iconic actor admits he’s a “pretty lazy” person by nature.“As a businessman, I’m not much good. I would do a movie or something and come home and just sit down and wait for the phone to ring. I wasn’t aggressive, so I was out of work a lot because I didn’t go out and look for it,” Dyke said in a new interview on “CBS Sunday Morning.”“I didn’t mind it.

obtained by TMZ, the “Creed” star, 36, is seen speeding down the street in his blue Ferrari. After a quick move left, the vehicle takes a sharp right before hitting a parked Kia.

“The Drew Barrymore Show” to promote his AppleTV+ series, “Slow Horses,” Oldman, 65 – who is father to sons Alfie, Gulliver and Charlie and step-son William – said that he was cast in the “Harry Potter” movies shortly after divorcing his ex-wife, Donya Fiorentino, in 2001.“At 42 years old, I woke up divorced and I had custody of these boys and so that, in itself, was hard because there was a shift in the industry where a lot of productions were being [filmed in], it was Hungary, Budapest, Prague, Australia, you know, all of these places,” he told Drew Barrymore, 48. Barrymore interjected to explain that global filming locations shifted because of “tax reasons.” As a result, Oldman said he “turned down a lot of work” in order to be with his children.“Thank God for ‘Harry Potter,’” he said.

the OG murderer Stu Macher doesn’t think he’ll ever come back to kill again.Actor Matthew Lillard starred as the killer in 1996’s “Scream,” setting off an iconic horror franchise that most recently hit the big screen with the sixth installment earlier this year.The “Scooby-Doo” star, 53, told Entertainment Weekly that he probably won’t return to the series following stars Jenna Ortega and Melissa Barrera’s “Scream 7” departures.Barrera, 33, and Ortega, 21, who both starred as Samantha and Tara Carpenter in “Scream 6,” left the upcoming film last month. “I don’t think so.

Uproxx while promoting his latest film, “The Boys in the Boat,” on Wednesday. “It’s actually a great script,” Clooney added.The new storyline is reminiscent of the 1979 comedy “Going in Style,” which starred George Burns and Art Carney as elderly bank robbers. Based on the 1960s Rat Pack film of the same name, the “Ocean’s” franchise began in 2001 with the release of “Ocean’s Eleven” starring Clooney, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle, Andy Garcia and several other high-profile celebrities.

hooker with a heart of gold in 1990’s “Pretty Woman,” but she doesn’t believe that her character’s love story would have survived 2023.In the rom-com, the Oscar winner, 56, played stripper Vivian Ward, who falls in love with businessman Edward Lewis (Richard Gere) after he hires her for a week.The “Erin Brockovich” actress chatted with “CBS Mornings” on Tuesday, where she was asked where Edward and Vivian’s romance would be today. “I think he passed away peacefully in his sleep from a heart attack, smiling,” Roberts told host Gayle King.

pop star posted on social media. “Very happy to be able to tell you that the extended version of the film including ‘Wildest Dreams,’ ‘The Archer’ and ‘Long Live’ will be available to rent on demand in the US, Canada & additional countries to be announced soon starting on … you guessed it, December 13.” The songs that Swift named — “Wildest Dreams,” “The Archer” and “Long Live” had originally been cut from the theatrical release of the concert film, which recently earned a Golden Globe nomination for box office achievement — having raked in over $250 million at the global box office. The tour itself is reportedly the first to cross the billion-dollar mark.

blockbuster first release, “Barbie,” Mattel Films is prepping some 14 live-action films, including movies based on Hot Wheels, Magic 8 Ball, Polly Pocket, Rock ‘Em Sock ’Em Robots and UNO.“Saturday Night Live” has already spoofed the idea of an American Girl doll movie. In April, the NBC sketch comedy show aired a parody trailer with Ana de Armas in which a handful of American Girl dolls from disparate eras of history are brought into modern day but keep dying of cholera.“Come for the fun,” the trailer announces.

is being decided this month in a Manhattan courtroom.That’s where Jonathan Majors, the 34-year-old actor who played Kang the Conqueror in 2023’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” is on trial for misdemeanor assault and harassment after being accused by his ex-girlfriend, actress Grace Jabbari, of abusing her in the back seat of a chauffeured SUV in March. He’s pleaded not guilty.The domestic violence trial is expected to last several weeks, with prosecutors set to call about a dozen witnesses before Majors’ defense case starts — which could be in days.

Love Actually,” “Two Weeks Notice” and “Bridget Jones’ Diary.”“I got a bit better,” the British native said regarding his acting abilities. “I got a little less bad after I had children, got married, got happier.”Despite Grant’s pleasure at finally starting to focus on character roles, including the primary villain of the 2017 film “Paddington 2,” Barrymore is reportedly holding out hope that Grant will return to the realm of rom-coms. “We should do another one,” the “Charlie’s Angels” alum, who worked with Grant in 2007’s “Music and Lyrics,” said.

didn’t party. Oscar winner Anne Hathaway revealed that she felt “lucky” that her “Barbie” film never got unboxed. “What’s so exciting about what Greta [Gerwig] and Margot [Robbie] and that phenomenal team [did] is they hit a bullseye,” Hathaway explained during an appearance on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast Monday.“The bullseye caused the entire world to reach this level of ecstasy,” the “Devil Wears Prada” actress continued.

Emma Stone was a sex comedy MVP.The “La La Land” actress got her start in raunch-fests such as 2008’s “The House Bunny,” in which she played the leader of a sorority that invited a retired Playboy Playmate to be its house mother, and she took on the part of a teen outcast who faked hooking up with nerds for a quick buck in “Easy A” in 2010.Running time: 141 minutes. Rated R (strong and pervasive sexual content, graphic nudity, disturbing material, gore, and language).

“Home Alone” actor Ken Hudson Campbell, who played Santa in the 1990 classic, is “overwhelmed” by the generosity of fans and even some famous faces who contributed to funding his cancer surgery. His daughter, Michaela, started a GoFundMe page for the 61-year-old actor after he was diagnosed with cancer on Oct. 27.She explained that a tumor had “elusively grown on the bottom of his mouth and it began encroaching on his teeth,” and he was scheduled for a 10-hour surgery on Dec.

Golden Globe Awards were officially announced Monday with Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” topping taking the lead with a whopping nine nominations. The nominees were revealed at a press conference hosted by “That ’70s Show” alum Wilmer Valderrama and comedian Cedric the Entertainer. The official Golden Globes ceremony is set to take place on Jan.

“Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic.”The “Bye Bye Birdie” star, who turns 98 on Dec. 13, looked dapper in a charcoal grey suit jacket and slightly lighter dress pants while showing off his dance moves in a behind-the-scenes clip posted to Christina Karlin’s Instagram Story, who appears to be involved in the production of the special. A lively Van Dyke playfully performed a jazz square, using a cane for balance.

Meryl Streep was not everyone’s first choice when it came to casting for “The Devil Wears Prada.”The actress has received a record-breaking 21 Academy Award nominations and played impeccably dressed boss-from-hell Miranda Priestly expertly in the 2006 fashion comedy, but according to the film’s producer Wendy Finerman, Streep wasn’t a shoe-in for the role. “And Meryl, people thought we were crazy.

“Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen.”“That’s a really good question, and I’ve never been asked it,” she said when questioned which of her films she would like to revisit. Her answer was “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” where she starred as a food writer named Jules who is in love with her best friend, Michael (Dermot Mulroney), and rushes to tell him before he ties the knot with his girlfriend Kimmy (Cameron Diaz).In the sequel, the “Erin Brockovich” star noted that because “there are so many people” in the first movie, she would want “to see what they’re doing and how Kimmy and Michael’s marriage is going.”A caller then asked Roberts who she believed Michael should have ended up with.“Well, I mean, of course, Jules.

“Home Alone” actor Ken Hudson Campbell was recently diagnosed with cancer, and has launched a GoFundMe to help pay for surgery. Campbell played Santa in the beloved 1990 holiday classic opposite Macaulay Culkin.Campbell, 61, was diagnosed with cancer on Oct.

Wonka” was another “cynical money grab” by Hollywood amid the film industry’s ongoing reboot trend. “Like many people, when there are remakes, I feel very protective over the original character and versions you love,” Chalamet, 27, told GameRadar+ on Monday.

raining on everyone’s parade.Barbra Streisand revealed that she most likely won’t make another film due to the fact that she finds the process, well, tiring.“It gets exhausting, trying to come up with the structure of the movie and then have it not happen,” Streisand, 81, told People magazine.“I had many movies that I wanted to make, and then I get lazy,” she continued. “I go, ‘Oh yeah, to do this one, I have to have all these fittings for period clothes. This one, I’d have to live in Arkansas to do this one.’ I don’t know.

Margot Robbie revealed Tuesday that one of the producers for the film “Oppenheimer” once tried to convince her to push the release date of ‘Barbie” back. “One of your producers, Chuck Roven, called me, because we worked together on some other projects. And he was like, ‘I think you guys should move your date,’ ” Robbie, 33, told Cillian Murphy during their chat on Variety’s Actors on Actors.