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‘Joker’ setting October records for Fandango

Niko Tavernise/© 2019 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved(NEW YORK) -- Joker, the new R-rated take on the Batman villain, opening nationwide on Friday, is shaping up to be Fandango's biggest October pre-seller of all time, outpacing previous champs Venom and Halloween.  According to a Fandango survey of 1,000 moviegoers, 93 percent said they couldn't wait to see Joaquin Phoenix in the title role; 85 percent are looking forward […]

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‘Boy Meets World’ star goes from family friendly to full frontal in new porn film

Raluca Ioana Cohn(NEW YORK) -- (NOTE CONTENT) One former Boy Meets World star hung up the family friendly image and bared it all in her first porn film -- which came out last Friday In Touch Weekly reports that Maitland Ward, who played Eric Matthews' redheaded roommate Rachel McGuire, made her official XXX debut in the adult film Drive.    So, why did she decide to pivot from wholesome family shows to the adult film industry?  Turns out that it's […]

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A Song of Ice and “Firewater”: Top off your tankards with new ‘Game of Thrones’-inspired whiskies

Photo: Diageo(NEW YORK) -- With New York Comic Con in full swing this weekend, there are many opportunities for people to show their fandom -- but Johnnie Walker is giving Game of Thrones fans a chance to drink theirs. The company, which toasted the eighth and final season of the Emmy-winning HBO drama last year with its White Walker by Johnnie Walker Scotch whisky -- has now come out with […]

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Todd McFarlane sets Guinness World Record with ‘Spawn’

Carmen Bryant/Image Comics(NEW YORK) -- In 1992, Image Comics published the first-ever issue of SPAWN, the eponymous, supernatural anti-hero created by famed Spider-Man artist Todd McFarlane. 27 years later, McFarlane has earned a Guinness World Record title. Spawn #1 sold more than 1.7 million copies, and is still one of the most popular independent comics of all time. A new feature film is in development with Jamie Foxx attached.  A […]

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Diahann Carroll, pioneering African-American actress, dead at 84

Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Diahann Carroll, who made history in 1968 as the first African-American woman to star in a television series in a non-stereotypical role, passed away today at 84, Variety reports. Her daughter, Suzannne Kay, confirmed that she died from cancer. Carroll was a trailblazer who opened the door for black women on TV by starring as the title character in the sitcom […]

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New Ryan Reynolds movie ‘Free Guy’ takes opening day of New York Comic Con by storm

Getty Imgaes/Ilya S. Savenok(NEW YORK) -- Prior to Thursday, nobody had really ever heard of a movie called Free Guy.  But following a panel focused on the action comedy at New York Comic Con, it was all people were tweeting about. Directed by Shawn Levy, Free Guy stars Ryan Reynolds as Guy, a banker who realizes a background character -- known as a non-player character or NPC -- in a […]

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‘Big City Greens’ creators get animated about real-life inspiration behind Disney Channel series

Disney Channel/Aaron Poole(NEW YORK) -- Brothers Shane and Chris Houghton [HOE-tun] have taken their small town sensibilities to the big city with their animated Disney Channel series, Big City Greens. The series, heading into its second season next month, was inspired by their own childhood in the rural St. Johns, Michigan and their eventual move to a concrete jungle. “We just lived in this little oasis and our parents would […]

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Alleged ringleader in GoFundMe scam that raised $400,000 now facing federal charges

Marilyn Nieves/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A New Jersey man accused of pulling off a GoFundMe scam that raised $400,000 for an invented feel-good story is now facing federal charges, officials said. Mark D’Amico, 40, was charged with one count of conspiring to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiring to commit money laundering, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. D’Amico, a Bordentown resident, has already been charged in state court […]

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Dashcam video shows escaping suspect fire at officers before fleeing into forest

Raleigh Police Department(RALEIGH, N.C.) -- The city of Raleigh, North Carolina, has just released dashcam footage that shows a suspected kidnapper firing on police as he flees into a forest after a high-speed chase. The Raleigh Police Department had been notified of a vehicle description relating to a kidnapping case Sept. 24. An ensuing police chase on local highways led to the exchange of gunfire between Sgt. R.L. Warner and […]

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