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For some reason, Will Smith thought everyone wanted a new rap album from him. It turns out, they did not. Smith's "Based on a True Story," is dead on arrival, DOA. Currently, number 11 on iTunes, "Based on a True Story" is number 2 of all rap albums. ...

There's been a lot of talk in the last 24 hours about the Michael Jackson biopic, "Michael." Both Deadline's Anthony D'Alessandro and TheInsneider's Jeff Sneider have been on the track of this movie since Lionsgate made no mention of the potential .. ...

Val Kilmer has died at age 65 from pneumonia after his long, valiant battle with cancer. The beloved star was 65 years old. Kilmer had a long, successful career before his fight with throat cancer sidelined him. He should have had an Oscar nomination ...

The Beatles will get four simultaneous films three years from now, from Sony Pictures. They were announced at CinemaCon 2025. The four films are each directed by award winner Sam Mendes, and be billed as "The Beatles - A Four-Film Cinematic Event." I ...

Warner Bros. didn't want "Coyote vs, Acme." But Ketchup Entertainment does. They're going to distribute the live action saga of Wiley Coyote. The film features a stellar cast, including Will Forte, John Cena, Lana Condor and Tone Bell. The film ...

"Snow White" is pretty much dead now. No friends from the forest can save her. Yesterday, the Disney debacle finished in third place, losing to two new releases, "Working Man" and "The Chosen." These two are B movies at best, but managed to trounce ...

I reviewed Peter Cattaneo's "The Penguin Lessons" for Neil Rosen's PBS show, "Talking Pictures" and raved about it. (Should air in about 10 days.) The extremely charming and well made film stars Steve Coogan, Jonathan Pryce, and an actual penguin. .. ...

How's the old box office doing? "Snow White" was number 1 on Thursday night, with $1.8 million. Nipping at its heels is 1999's "Princess Mononoke," with $1.2 million. The 1999 (US release) Japanese animated film was directed by famed filmmaker Hayao ...

The Sundance Film Festival is about to create social cavity. The news comes just in time as Utah, where film festival goers have suffered colds and pneumonia for 43 years, has today banned fluoride in the drinking water. Sundance will head to Boulder ...

Warner Bros. is betting big time on a huge fall release. Paul Thomas Anderson directs Leonardo DiCaprio and Sean Penn in "One Battle After Another." This is PTA's biggest gamble since "Boogie Nights." So far, it looks pretty exciting. "One Battle ...