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Some of Taylor Swift‘s biggest hits were co-written with her longtime pal Jack Antonoff — and now the superstar is giving fans a behind the scenes look at their writing process.

In the final episode of The Making of a Song series, the entertainers collaborate in the studio on “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things,” which appears to be a song at least partly inspired by her ongoing feud with Kanye West.

People has an exclusive first look at the episode (airing in full Tuesday), which features Swift and Antonoff, 33, creating the sound of a children’s choir.

The Voice‘s season 10 winner Alisan Porter revealed to fans on Monday she and husband Brian Autenrieth ended their relationship earlier this year.

“In a sad and honest note Brian and I ended our relationship in March. We remain close friends and are committed to always doing our best for our amazing kids,” she wrote on Twitter. “Thank you for the support and have a beautiful holiday. Xo A.”

In a sad and honest note Brian and I ended our relationship in March. We remain close friends and are committed to always doing our best for our amazing kids. Thank...

[[tmz:video id="0_lbzi0zfj"]] Allen Iverson says it's "definitely an honor" making Odell Beckham's leg sleeve Hall of Fame ... and he's showing love to Obj for the ink. "I thought that was dope," A.I. told TMZ Sports at Baron Davis' Black Santa Basketball Fundraiser and celebrity game in Santa Monica. "I'm a big fan -- that's my little man." Fyi, Odell finished up his leg mural a couple weeks back ... putting the iconic play where Iverson took...

Reese Witherspoon’s office is all about girl power.

The Big Little Lies star, 41, announced plans to launch her female-driven media company, HelloSunshine last November. She’s since been busy putting her dream in motion, most recently completing a very important to-do: designing the business’s home base in Santa Monica, California.

The goal of the brightly colored space was to encourage empowerment and creativity, according to a post on Crate and Barrel’s blog. With some help from the home decor brand, the actress was able to achieve her vision of whimsical details, inspirational messaging and open rooms ripe...

What Is It: Meghan Markle’s favorite Megaformer class, an hour-long, fat-burning workout following Sebastien Lagree’s Lagree Method on his new Megaformer 3K machine. (Jennifer Aniston, Michelle Obama, Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian West and many more celebrities are also big fans.)

Who Tried It: Julie Mazziotta, People writer and reporter

Level of Difficulty: 9 (on a scale from 1 to 10). I don’t have kids yet, but I couldn’t help but wonder if the burn was similar to the pain of childbirth.

Royal bride-to-be Meghan Markle recently said she loves taking classes at Pilates Premium, a fitness studio in Santa Monica...

If you missed Billy the Puppet's return to the big screen this past Halloween or you want to invite him into your own home, Lionsgate has you covered with their January home media releases of Jigsaw, the eighth film in the slice-and-dice Saw franchise:

Press Release: Santa Monica, CA (December 12, 2017) –The Jigsaw Killer is back and taking his signature brand of twisted scenarios to the next level when Jigsaw arrives on Digital January 9 and on 4K Ultra HD (plus Blu-ray and Digital), Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital), DVD, and On Demand January 23 from Lionsgate. Renown genre directors Michael and Peter Spierig (Daybreakers, Undead) and writers Josh Stolberg and Peter Goldfinger reinvigorate one of the most successful horror franchises of all time with their latest installment starring Tobin Bell (Manson Family Vacation, The Firm, The Saw franchise), Laura Vandervoot (TV’s “Smallville” and “V”), Callum Keith Rennie...

The women vying for Arie Luyendyk Jr.'s heart have finally been revealed!

ABC unveiled the 29 women hoping to find love on The Bachelor in a press release on Friday. Interestingly, shared the women "who can be revealed" -- and 29 is less than the 30 women who competed for Nick Viall last season of The Bachelor. 

The average age of this season's women is 27, nine years younger than Luyendyk. Among them are four Laurens, two Rebeccas (though one spells her name Rebekah), two Brittanys (one spells her name Brittane), a Jenny and a Jenna. Something tells us things will get a little complicated on night one!

Meet Luyendyk's ladies below: 

Ali, 27, personal stylist, Dallas, Texas

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Amber, 29, business owner, Denver, Colorado

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Annaliese, 32, event designer, San Francisco, California

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Ashley, 25, real estate agent, West Palm Beach, Florida

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Rebecca (Becca), 27, publicist, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Rebekah (Bekah), nanny, Los Angeles, California

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Bibiana, 30, executive assistant, Miami...

Taylor Swift is continuing to control the narrative of her Reputation-era public persona.

To accompany her British Vogue cover story and fashion shoot, the “Look What You Made Me Do” singer wrote a revealing new poem, which the U.K. outlet published in its January 2018 issue.

The prose — titled “The Trick to Holding On” — finds Swift, 27, reflecting on reinvention and growing up.

In the first stanza, she references people you remove from life over time that have caused you harm. “Let go of the words they hurl your way,” she writes, adding: “Their words will cut, but your tears will dry.

Hilary Duff has added a new design to her extensive tattoo collection.

The Younger star’s new tattoo was created by celebrity tattoo artist Dr. Woo, who shared the photo on his Instagram on Thursday.

The design, a tribute to film and TV actress Bette Davis, was in a simple, elegant script which read “Take Fountain.”

Davis famously uttered the line when Johnny Carson asked her for the best way an actress starting out could get into Hollywood, and, not missing a beat, she replied, “Take Fountain!”

The advice is useful to those stuck in Los Angeles traffic, as Fountain Avenue is in Hollywood,...

Game of Thrones fever continues this month with special season 7 fan screenings in select Us cities. Also in today's Horror Highlights: a new episode of the Splathouse podcast, home media release details for Tyler Perry's Boo! A Madea Halloween 2, info on the short film Night of the Witch's Amazon debut, and a trailer for the video game The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker.

Game of Thrones Season 7 Fan Screenings: Press Release: "New York, NY December 6, 2017 – To celebrate the release of Game of Thrones: The Complete Seventh Season on Blu-ray and DVD, HBO® is bringing this season’s most action-packed episode plus never-before-seen bonus content to the big screen for exclusive fan screenings in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Fans will have the opportunity to experience Daenerys’ dragons in full force as she rains down fire and blood on the Lannister army in the jaw-dropping episode,...

Hey, Khloe ... Tristan Thompson called and he wants his trench coat back. Khloe was out in Santa Monica Wednesday for a doctor's appointment and it just seems like she's wearing her 6-foot-9 Bf's drab to hide what the world knows is a very obvious baby bump. It's clear she wanted to go to great lengths to hide the ever elusive sign of pregnancy. She tried the ol' hide-the-bump-with-this-huge-bag-and-loose-sweater play the other day. But this is something else.

Don't expect the famed Getty Center Museum to pack up its billions of dollars worth of art as a raging wildfire gets closer ... because the museum might be the safest place in L.A. to survive a fire. Getty spokesman Ron Hartwig tells TMZ ... The Getty was built and designed to withstand fires given its fire-prone location on a ridge of the Santa Monica Mountains. The exterior is made of travertine stone and metal, which...

Nominations for the 2018 Critics' Choice Awards were announced Wednesday. The CW will broadcast the 23rd Annual Critics' Choice Awards live on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, from 8-10 p.m. Pt. The show will again take place at The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. "We are delighted to welcome the Critics' Choice Awards back to The CW, and showcase the best of both film and television during this live event in January," Gaye Hirsch, The CW's head of development, previously told E! News. "As award season kicks into high gear, we're thrilled we can bring viewers an exciting night filled with the biggest and brightest stars in Hollywood." The Shape of Water leads the pack with 14...

Funko is diving into the violent world of Greek mythology with their new God of War Pop! vinyl figures, including the warrior Kratos and a few other familiar faces from the popular video game series.

From Funko: "Funko is excited to announce a new series of Pop! vinyl for the upcoming video game God of War from Santa Monica Studio and Sony Interactive Entertainment!

This series includes fearsome enemies Draugr and Fire Troll, and father and son duo, Kratos and Atreus! Add them to your collection this Winter!

Coming in March!"

Images via Funko:

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Miranda Kerr is showing off her pregnancy glow!

The star, 34, made her first official public appearance on Sunday at Kora Organics line at Sephora in Santa Monica, California, two weeks after announcing she and husband Evan Spiegel are expecting a child together.

The model kept her bump under wraps, wearing a white empire waistline dress which hung loosely around her expectant figure. The Australian beauty also draped a denim jacket over her shoulders.

Kerr was promoting the brand’s new line of Noni Glow products and took selfies with 150 lucky fans.

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She's got that pregnancy glow! Two weeks after announcing her pregnancy, Miranda Kerr stepped out to promote her Kora Organics line at Sephora in Santa Monica on Dec. 3. This marks her first public appearance since she revealed she's expecting baby No. 2. For the beauty event, the beauty donned a kicky white (and loose) A-line dress, silver heels and a jean jacket. The dress wasn't form fitting, so fans could only glimpse a peek at her tiny bump, but the star was all smiles, just drinking bottled water at the event, reveals an insider. The 34-year-old supermodel is expecting her first child with Snapchat CEO and founder Evan Spiegel, whom she wed in May. Kerr also shares...

Miranda Kerr's pregnant again -- only this time it's with her hubby and Snapchat co-founder Evan Spiegel ... and her baby bump is looking mighty rich. Miranda was seen out Sunday in Santa Monica to promote her beauty line, and her pregnant belly was really starting to show. This is Miranda's second kid, but her first with Evan.  The couple -- who together are worth billions of dollars -- tied the knot in May after getting engaged last summer.

Are ’70s auteur pictures liberated and loose, or flaky and undisciplined? Bob Rafelson’s Alabama escapade places Jeff Bridges amid a wide range of choice-quality nuts, with both Sally Field and Arnold Schwarzenegger staking their claim on the big screen. What do the changing face of The South and competition-level body building have to do with each other? You tell us!

Stay Hungry

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Olive Films

1976 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 102 min. / Street Date October 31, 2017 / available through the Olive Films website / 29.95

Starring: Jeff Bridges, Sally Field, Arnold Schwarzenegger, R.G. Armstrong, Robert Englund, Helena Kallianiotes, Roger E. Mosley, Woodrow Parfrey, Scatman Crothers, Kathleen Miller, Fannie Flagg, Joanna Cassidy, Ed Begley Jr., Joe Spinell.

Cinematography: Victor J. Kemper

Film Editor: John F. Link II

Original Music: Byron Berline, Bruce Langhorne

Written by Bob Rafelson, Charles Gaines from his novel

Produced by Bob Rafelson, Harold Schneider

Directed by Bob Rafelson

Some movies are ahead of their time,...

Suzanne Somers has still got it!

At 71, the actress hasn't looked better -- and that's not even the half of it. Somers invited Et into her luxe Malibu, California, home, where she dished to Keltie Knight about her new book, Two's Company: A Fifty-Year Romance With Lessons Learned in Love, Life & Business, and revealed how how she manages to do it all. 

Check out the secrets to living life the Somers way. 

1. Take Vitamins -- a Lot of Them. 

"[I take] maybe 60 vitamins a day," Somers reveals while giving Et a tour of her kitchen. "You know, I'm in optimal health, so whatever it takes." 

Among the actress' supplements are hydrochloric acid and digested enzymes, which she uses to help digest her food after going through radiation to treat breast cancer in 2000. One thing you won't see her taking, however, is aspirin. 

"I don't take any drugs at all, nothing...I don't have a medicine cabinet. Neither of us do," she...

Jim Nabors, known for playing the good-natured if slow-witted bumpkin Gomer Pyle on “The Andy Griffith Show” and “Gomer Pyle: Usmc,” has died, Fox 8 reported. He was 87. Nabors, an Alabama native, was discovered by Griffith during a nightclub stint in Santa Monica, and appeared on “The Andy Griffith Show” as Pyle from 1962 to 1964. His starring vehicle “Gomer Pyle: USMC” ran from 1964 to 1969. Nabors’ other credits include “The Carol Burnett Show,” “The Love Boat” and “The Lucy Show.”

Along with Nabors’ many screen roles, he was also an accomplished singer,...

We recently shared the exciting news that Daily Dead Managing Editor Heather Wixson will be at a special Los Angeles screening of Hounds of Love this December to host a live Q&A with director Ben Young, and we've been provided with two pairs of tickets to the screening to give away to lucky Daily Dead readers.

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Prize Details: (2) Winners will receive:

(2) tickets to the 7:30pm Pst screening of Hounds of Love on Tuesday, December 12th at the Laemmle Royal theater in Los Angeles (11523 Santa Monica Boulevard, 1st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90025), including a live Q&A with writer/director Ben Young.

How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject "Hounds of Love Contest". Be sure to include your name, guest's name, and your mailing address.

Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01pm Pt on Monday, December 11th. This...

If you missed the latest film from director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster) in theaters, don't despair, because Lionsgate is brining The Killing of a Sacred Deer (read our own Ben Larned's review here) to Digital HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on January 23rd:

Press Release: Santa Monica, CA (November 27, 2017) – Director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster) reunites with Golden Globe® winner Colin Farrell (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, In Bruges, 2009) in one of this year’s most frightening thrillers, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, arriving on Blu-ray (plus Digital) and DVD January 23 from Lionsgate. Co-starring Oscar® winner Nicole Kidman (Best Actress, The Hours, 2003), the 2017 Cannes Film Festival® Best Screenplay winner is an unforgettable thriller about the sacrifices one man has to make in order to protect his family.

Dr. Steven Murphy (Farrell) is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon presiding over a spotless household with his ophthalmologist wife, Anna...

Mubi is hosting the exclusive global premiere of Gary Walkow's Radio Mary (2017), which will be showing November 28 - December 28, 2017.Gary Walkow’s filmmaking career has a peculiar shape. For a while he looked like a low-key American indie success story waiting for his breakthrough. His first feature The Trouble With Dick shared the Grand Prize at the 1987 Us Film Festival, which was renamed to Sundance a few years later. Notes From Underground (1995), a modern-day Dostoyevsky adaptation, premiered at Toronto and got good reviews and a modest bit of distribution; but Beat (2000), with Kiefer Sutherland and Courtney Love as Bill and Joan Burroughs, had a rocky reception at Sundance and seemed to mark the end of Indiewood’s flirtation with Walkow. After a hiatus that included an unfinished film, Walkow’s career began a second, more clandestine phase with Crashing (2007), a very low-budget comedy that eventually received DVD distribution, boosted...

Get Out began with a phone call from Blumhouse producer Phillip Dawe — a call Abels sent straight to voicemail.

"It's L.A. You don't pick up calls from strange numbers," says Abels, who, while known for his genre-bending orchestral works, hadn't scored a film since his student days at USC. His day job, which he still has, is music director of New Roads School in Santa Monica.

Dawe told Abels that director Jordan Peele had found Abels' orchestral work "Urban Legends" on the internet and wanted to send him the screenplay.

“The script I...

It used to be that the toughest thing about visiting the global cinematic bazaar known as the American Film Market was squeezing in as many movies as humanly possible before your eyes exploded like Cameron Vale’s in Scanners. At this year’s 38th annual Afm, held November 1-8 in Santa Monica, CA, I watched 17 movies […]

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Spend a little time with Valerie Harper and the topic of Mary Tyler Moore is bound to come up.

For good reason. The 78-year-old actress made her debut as Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1971, playing a character that led to Harper getting her own hit sitcom, Rhoda, which made her a 1970s icon.

“She was such a giving person,” Harper—who has been battling incurable brain cancer for past four and a half years—tells People in an exclusive interview in this week’s magazine.

“She used to sit on the set there on the set...

Singer/reality TV personality Nick Carter has been accused of rape by former Dream singer Melissa Schuman. He denies the allegation. Schuman, now 33, alleged in a blog post that Carter raped her in his Santa Monica apartment when she was 18 and he was 22, on a day off from shooting The Hollow in 2002, in which they both starred. "I am shocked and saddened by Ms. Schuman's accusations,” Carter told People in a statement. “Melissa never expressed to me while we were…...

Drew Scott is saying “I do” to his most important outfit ever.

On tonight’s premiere of Property Brothers at Home: Drew’s Honeymoon House, Drew’s identical twin and costar, Jonathan, and their older brother, J.D., join the Hgtv realtor as he tries on tuxedos for his wedding to fiancée Linda Phan in May.

Upon arrival to The Black Tux in Santa Monica, California, Jonathan and J.D. don two very different, but equally over-the-top, first looks. Jonathan’s references the family’s Scottish heritage with a two-toned plaid number, while J.D. opts to omit a shirt under his blush pink blazer.

Nick Carter is denying he raped former Dream singer Melissa Schuman, and claims they only had consensual sex. Nick says, "I am shocked and saddened by Ms. Schuman’s accusations. Melissa never expressed to me while we were together or at any time since that anything we did was not consensual. We went on to record a song and perform together, and I was always respectful and supportive of Melissa both personally and professionally.” Carter added,...

Lasso, a horror film starring Sean Patrick Flanery (The Boondock Saints, Saw 3D), was in attendance at this year’s American Film Market in Santa Monica and it seems to have made quite the impression! The film is currently in the middle of several distribution offers, some of which include theatrical distribution plans. No choice has […]

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Former Dream singer Melissa Schuman claims Nick Carter raped her back in 2002 ... when she was 18 and he was 22. Melissa says she and the Backstreet Boys singer started talking because their managers suggested they date -- presumably for good PR -- even though she says she already had a boyfriend. She claims Carter invited her and a friend to his Santa Monica apartment for what she calls a "casual hangout" -- and after some boozing he started making out with her.

On a recent afternoon, Valerie Harper kicks back on a sofa in her Santa Monica, California, condo overlooking the Pacific, happily chewing gum and talking matter-of-factly about the disease that should have killed her four years ago.

“I’m still here,” Harper tells People in an exclusive interview in this week’s issue. “I still have cancer, but I’m okay and most of my days are good.”

Nearly a half century has passed since Harper made her debut as Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, a character that gave the actress her own hit sitcom, Rhoda, and made her a 1970s icon.

On Sunday October 29th, Topa Mountain Winery hosted the 10th Annual Concert Fundraiser for local nonprofit, Safety Harbor Kids (Shk) to support music education programs for orphans, foster and homeless children.

The event, sponsored by Ventura Land Rover Jaguar and Maserati of Bakersfield, was emceed by actor/comedian Hal Sparks and featured music by Chicago co-founder and drummer Danny Seraphine, Kiss guitarist Tommy Thayer, Jeff Beck bassist, Phil Chen, singer Tony Grant of Az Yet and Shk Music Director and band leader, Edward Roth.

The evening began with a special performance by Italian actress/singer, Maria Elena Infantino whose infectious personality and song got people out of their seats to dance. Then, as the sun set creating an Ojai “pink moment”, American Idol top four finalist Jessica Meuse took to the stage to keep the crowd going for the All Star Band to follow.

Enter The All Star Band with Danny,...

[[tmz:video id="0_a5z7voo9"]] Dave Bautista says Donald Trump is such an awful president (and human being) ... he might just bounce on the Us of A if Potus gets re-elected. "If he lasts his full term, I may grab my wife and my dogs and pack up and move to Europe," Bautista told TMZ Sports in Santa Monica ... and he wasn't joking.  Bautista says his old WWE buddy, The Rock, would make a waaay better candidate ... 'cause A) he's...

It’s one small paw-step for cats, and a giant leap for felines in Denver, Colorado.

The Denver Post reports that a bill proposing to ban the declawing of cats was passed unanimously by the Denver City Council on Monday.

Declawing, known as “onychectomy” to veterinarians, is a surgical procedure that removes a cat’s claws. The surgery consists of removing all or the majority of the last bone of each of the ten toes in a cat’s front paws. The tendons, nerves and ligaments which provide normal functioning for a cat’s paw are often completely severed. Once...

Social media can be a real time killer in everyday life, but in the horror film Friend Request, it kills more than just time. Following its September theatrical release (read our review here), Friend Request is coming to digital platforms this December and Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD in January from Lionsgate:

Press Release: Santa Monica, CA (November 14, 2017) – The consequences are deadly when black magic mixes with social media in Friend Request, arriving on Digital December 19 and on Blu-ray (plus Digital), DVD and On Demand January 9 from Lionsgate. Alycia Debnam-Carey (“Fear the Walking Dead,” Into the Storm) leads the terrifying feature, which also stars William Moseley (The Chronicles of Narnia franchise, “The Royals”), Connor Paolo (“Revenge,” “Gossip Girl”), Brit Morgan (“Supergirl,” “Graceland”) and Liesl Ahlers (The Challenger Disaster).

Laura (Alycia Debnam-Carey) is a popular college student who lives her college life to the fullest and gladly shares it with her 800 Facebook friends.

Jake Paul's beleaguered West Hollywood neighbors can rejoice: The YouTube star is moving out. Paul, whose pranks, personality, and terrible rapping skills have made him into a lightning rod for controversy, has purchased a new home in Calabasas, California for a reported price of $6.925 million.

Paul's new home, the Los Angeles Times reports, is situated on 3.5 acres of land, and features amenities like a theater, a gym, and an office. Outside, Paul will be able to enjoy a pool, a spa, and two waterfalls.

Calabasas, located next to the Santa Monica Mountains, is about 40 minutes from the West Hollywood neighborhood where Paul's antics have become infamous. Back in July, the former Vine standout made headlines after Ktla sent a reporter to shed light on his loud, over-the-top parties and the constant gaggle of girls who lingered by his home, hoping to catch sight of him. These activities annoyed his neighbors,...

Ben Affleck enjoyed keeping it mellow at the star-studded Justice League premiere.

Et spoke with the 45-year-old actor on Monday night in Los Angeles at the big event, where he walked the red carpet without girlfriend Lindsay Shookus. Affleck said he wanted to keep the spotlight on him and his fellow co-stars, including Ezra Miller (The Flash), Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman), Jason Momoa (Aquaman), Ray Fisher (Cyborg) and Henry Cavill (Superman).

"I'm afraid I'm solo tonight, but tonight's all about the team -- the group, the Justice League -- and the movie, and I'm just so excited," Affleck told Et's Carly Steel. "We've been working on this movie for so long, so hard -- that it gets a release and the fans get to see it is really, really exciting."

Affleck also joked about his co-stars showing Et their go-to dance moves on the red carpet.

Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and More Act Out J.J. Abrams-Directed Comic Book...

Ben Affleck enjoyed keeping it mellow at the star-studded Justice League premiere.

Et spoke with the 45-year-old actor on Monday night in Los Angeles at the big event, where he walked the red carpet without girlfriend Lindsay Shookus. Affleck said he wanted to keep the spotlight on him and his fellow co-stars, including Ezra Miller (The Flash), Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman), Jason Momoa (Aquaman), Ray Fisher (Cyborg) and Henry Cavill (Superman).

"I'm afraid I'm solo tonight, but tonight's all about the team -- the group, the Justice League -- and the movie, and I'm just so excited," Affleck told Et's Carly Steel. "We've been working on this movie for so long, so hard -- that it gets a release and the fans get to see it is really, really exciting."

Affleck also joked about his co-stars showing Et their go-to dance moves on the red carpet.

Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and More Act Out J.J. Abrams-Directed Comic Book...

Is Disney about to start a price war in Over-The-Top streaming video? Probably.

The Mouse House dropped plenty of clues the past several days about where it wants to go. And that has implications for nearly everyone else in Ott, a business already bracing for the arrival of multiple Disney streaming channels in the next 18 months.

First, word leaked out that Disney had been negotiating to buy Fox’s film and TV production operations. A completed deal could have brought back Disney’s prodigal Marvel franchises for X-Men and Fantastic Four as well as rights to distribute the first six Star Wars films. Disney would have picked up a huge library of quality content from cable channels such as FX and National Geographic, though as owner of ABC, Disney is legally barred from buying Fox’s broadcast network. Fox news and sports channels were not part of negotiations.

Importantly, the...

There’s a new addition to the Survivor family!

Earl Cole, who won Survivor: Fiji in 2007, has become a father for the first time. His wife, Shelley Lee, gave birth to daughter Kaia JoAnn Cole on Friday, Nov. 10, at UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, California.

Kaia weighed in at 8 lbs., 14 oz., and was 20.5 inches long.

Cole tells People that the name has a special significance.

“Kaia means ‘ocean’ in Hawaiian,” Cole says. “My wife, Shelley, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and we got married on the island of Kauai seven years ago. Her middle name, JoAnn, is the first...

Tagline: "Vacations Can be Deadly." The Toybox is an upcoming horror film from director Tom Nagel (Clowntown, 2016). Denise Richards and Mischa Barton will star. In the film, a family is travelling crosscountry, when they break down in the desert. Out in the desert, they find terrible secrets and something that is hunting them. Recently, the film was at the American Film Market, in Santa Monica. The Toybox will be completed this year. And, an early concept poster is hosted here, along with a few behind-the-scenes stills. The roles for the two main actresses have been announced. In the film, Richards will play a mother "stranded with her family in the desert." Meanwhile, Barton will play a "traveler who joins the group and gets caught up in the an otherwodly evil (Uhm)." Matt Mercer (Contracted, 2013), Katie Keene and the director also star. A release date has not been announced for the film.

Courtesy of Rlje Films, Bloody Disgusting is giving away (2) PAIRs of tickets to the opening night screening of Mayhem followed by a Q&A with director Joe Lynch on Friday, November 10th at the Laemmle Monica Film Center (1332 2nd St., Santa Monica, CA 90401) at 7:20 Pm. To RSVP for tickets, please send your name and contact info to kwprgiveaways@gmail.com. Winners will be […]...

Do you think older crime thrillers weren’t violent enough? This shocker from 1948 shook up America with its true story of a vicious killer who has a murderous solution to every problem, and uses special talents to evade police detection. Richard Basehart made his acting breakthrough as Roy Martin, a barely disguised version of the real life ‘Machine Gun Walker.

He Walked by Night

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ClassicFlix

1948 / B&W /1:37 flat full frame / 79 min. / Street Date November 7, 2017 / 39.99

Starring: Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Roy Roberts, Whit Bissell, James Cardwell, Jack Webb, Dorothy Adams, Ann Doran, Byron Foulger, Reed Hadley (narrator), Thomas Browne Henry, Tommy Kelly, John McGuire, Kenneth Tobey.

Cinematography: John Alton

Art Direction: Edward Ilou

Film Editor: Alfred De Gaetano

Original Music: Leonid Raab

Written by John C. Higgins and Crane Wilbur

Produced by Bryan Foy, Robert T. Kane

Directed by Alfred L. Werker

Talk about a movie with a dynamite...

After jumping ahead of much of the awards season fray for their 2016 awards, the Broadcast Film Critics Association (Bfca) and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (Btja) have now officially moved their annual awards ceremony back to the mid-January slot it for so long occupied. Last year, the Critics’ Choice Awards took place on December 11, a very early date that may have given the ceremony a jump on their competitors, but left some members scrambling to watch all of the year’s movies and series in time for voting. This year, things go back to relative normal.

The 23rd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards will take place on January 11, 2018. The show will continue its combined Film and Television awards format, honoring the finest in both cinematic and televised/streaming achievement, and take place once again at The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica.

Read More:Film Critics Groups Disqualify Disney Movies From Awards Eligibility...

The Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association said that their 23rd annual Critics’ Choice Awards ceremony will air live from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on January 11 at 8 Pm Pt on the CW. The show will continue its combined film and television awards format. Last year, the awards show aired on A&E on December 11, jumping from its traditional date of January 17. The move came in hopes to get ahead of the Golden Globes…...

The Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association said that their 23rd annual Critics’ Choice Awards ceremony will air live from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on January 11 at 8 Pm Pt on the CW. The show will continue its combined film and television awards format. Last year, the awards show aired on A&E on December 11, jumping from its traditional date of January 17. The move came in hopes to get ahead of the Golden Globes…...

The Walking Dead's Steven Yeun faces a different kind of infection—albeit one just as deadly—in Joe Lynch's Mayhem. Beginning this Friday, Rlje Films will unleash the office-set horror thriller on VOD platforms and in select theaters, including a special screening at the Laemmle Monica Film Center followed by a live Q&A with director Joe Lynch. To celebrate the upcoming release, we've been provided with two pairs of tickets to the Santa Monica screening and Q&A to give away to lucky Daily Dead readers.

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Prize Details: (2) Winners will receive:

(2) tickets to the 7:20pm Pt screening of Mayhem at the Laemmle Monica Film Center in Santa Monica (1332 2nd St., Santa Monica, CA 90401), followed by a live Q&A with director Joe Lynch (and potentially cast members as well)

How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject "Mayhem...

Setting: Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel Time: 8:30am Mood: “We’re all ready to party tonight, right?” Smell: Overwhelming amounts of cologne Another early morning in Santa Monica and everyone seems terribly excited that it’s Saturday. For most of these people,… Continue Reading →

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Morgan Freeman's hometown comes under siege by the living dead in Attack of the Southern Fried Zombies, and at American Film Market, Gravitas Ventures acquired the action horror film for domestic distribution:

Press Release: Santa Monica, CA (November 4, 2017) - Director Mark Newton's Attack of the Southern Fried Zombies, winner of "Goriest Film" at last week's FANtastic Horror Film Festival in San Diego, has been acquired by Gravitas Ventures for domestic distribution, announced Daniel Wood, Executive Producer.

"Attack of the Southern Fried Zombies has a great Southern vibe and gives a unique twist to the zombie film genre, with a little Zombieland and Shaun of the Dead in the mix. Plus, there's a zombie horde, carnival mayhem, Southern rock, and mad scientists. It's a fun ride!" said Joshua Spector, Director of Acquisitions for Gravitas Ventures.

The deal was brokered by Wood on behalf of the film, and by Spector for Gravitas Ventures.