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Kieran Culkin Admits He Swapped Mark Ruffalo’s Prop Joint for Real Marijuana When He Was 17: ‘I Thought This Was a Good Prank. I’m Stupid’

Kieran Culkin has confessed. The star of “A Real Pain” and “Succession” admitted that he once swapped a prop joint for one spiked with real marijuana when he was cast in a stage production alongside Mark Ruffalo in 2000. “I was 17 and stupid,” Culkin said in a new interview with The Guardian. “I’m like, […]

Box Office: ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ Stays Ahead of ‘Mufasa,’ Crosses $100 Million in North America

The face-off between furry mammals rages on at the holiday box office, with Paramount’s “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” continuing to lead domestic charts. The video game inspired threequel earned another $12.6 million on Friday to boost its North American tally to $112 million. After an underwhelming opening behind “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” last weekend, “Mufasa: […]

‘8 Views of Lake Biwa’ Review: Enigmatic Estonian Romantic Drama Floats on Striking Imagery and Burgeoning Desire

White cherry blossoms descend from the sky just as a tragedy is about to change the course of a uniquely religious fishing community on the shores of Lake Peipsi, the body of water that separates Estonia from Russia. Relatively commonplace as that description may read, writer-director Marko Raat’s “8 Views of Lake Biwa” is closer […]

Lisa Kudrow Surprises Fans at the ‘Friends’ Couch on WB Lot, Tells ‘No Good Deed’ Co-Star Ray Romano ‘Go Sit on Your Own Show’s Couch’

Lisa Kudrow made a stop by the “Friends” couch on the Warner Bros. backlot in Burbank to surprise fans and playfully ward off her new co-star Ray Romano from the iconic fountainside furniture fixing. In an Instagram post from Kudrow and her “No Good Deed” creator Liz Feldman, Romano is seen approaching the “Friends” couch, […]

Box Office: ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ Dashes to $25.7 Million Opening Day, ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Trails With $13.3 Million

He’s the fastest thing alive, after all. “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” is rolling around on top of the box office in its North American opening, collecting $25.7 million from 3,761 locations across Friday and preview screenings. Meanwhile, “Mufasa: The Lion King” will land in second place, having earned $13.3 million from 4,100 sites so far […]

‘Patrice: The Movie’ Review: A Couple With Disabilities Pushes for Marriage Equality in an Inventive Hulu Doc With an Irrepressible Star  

The charms of “Patrice: The Movie” are abundant — which doesn’t mean this inventive, warmhearted documentary, directed by Ted Passon, won’t infuriate. Much of the bristling will be on behalf of titular star, Patrice Jetter, and Garry Wickham, her betrothed. Or, at least, they would be engaged if the government Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits program […]

Montreal Critics’ Week Festival Unveils Inaugural Line-up, With ‘Two Cuckolds Go Swimming’ Premiere, ‘Universal Language’ Closing Night (EXCLUSIVE)

The Montreal Critics’ Week has unveiled the lineup for its inaugural festival, which will feature 19 films across a week of programming. The first-ever edition, an initiative of the Montreal-based online magazine Panorama-cinéma, will be held at the Cinémathèque québécoise and Cinéma Moderne from Jan. 13 to Jan. 19. Along with Q&As with select filmmakers […]

Box Office: ‘Kraven the Hunter’ Preys on Meager $4.7 Million Opening Day, ‘Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim’ Debuting in Fifth

After several delays down the Sony release calendar, the studio’s Marvel spinoff “Kraven the Hunter” is being met by indifference in its arrival to theaters. The antihero actioner earned a feeble $4.7 million across Friday and preview screenings from 3,211 locations. That’s behind the $6 million opening day gross of the studio’s “Madame Web,” which […]

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