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"Christmas Vacation" cast reunion/Photo by Jean Baptiste Lacroix/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- The Griswolds are hitting the road again, and this time, they're headed to HBO Max.  The streamer is developing a half-hour comedy series from The Big Bang Theory alum -- and Vacation series veteran -- Johnny Galecki titled The Griswolds, based on National Lampoon’s Vacation films, according to Deadline. Galecki will develop the series with The Middle writer Tim Hobert […]

Frank Masi(NEW YORK) -- Opening nationwide on Friday: * Jumanji: The Next Level -- Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan and Jack Black return in this follow-up to 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, this time to rescue the grandfathers of two original players who accidentally get sucked into the video game.  Danny DeVito transports into The Rock’s body, while Danny Glover becomes Kevin Hart’s character, thus making the jungle adventure a whole lot more complicated.  Nick Jonas and Awkwafina also star.  Rated PG-13. * Richard […]

Mike Smith/NBC(LOS ANGELES) -- Richard Jewell is out in theaters now, but it was making headlines long before its theatrical release due to a controversial scene that had journalists crying foul. The Clint Eastwood-directed film tells the true story of the 1996 Centennial Park bombing where security guard Richard Jewell discovers a backpack containing bombs and evacuates the park -- saving countless lives.  However, his hero status is revoked when the FBI considers him a prime suspect. A […]

ABC/Heidi Gutman(NEW YORK) -- The Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition heats up for a brand-new season tonight on ABC. Once again, hosts Emma Bunton and Anthony "Spice" Adams guide 10 bakers as they run a gastronomic gauntlet, showing their skills to expert judges Sherri Yard and Paul Hollywood. "My job is usually easy on the show," Spice tells ABC Audio. "I try to lighten the mood and I'll tell […]

Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) -- At the end of every year, Google crunches the numbers to see what we've been searching for in the past 12 months -- yes, they keep track, duh -- and celebrities were on our minds. The company has compiled search results for this year, and it's likely no surprise that the biggest movie of all time, Avengers: Endgame, spiked the biggest surge of searches in the […]

L-R: John Boyega and Oscar Isaac in "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker"; Lucasfilm/Disney(LOS ANGELES) -- While Star Wars is one of the biggest fandoms in pop culture, it also can be the most divided.  For example, fans either loved or completely despised Marie Tran's character, Rose, in The Last Jedi. Tran was famously bullied off Instagram by angry fans after the film hit theaters.   In an interview with Variety, John Boyega didn't hold back on how […]

Amanda Edwards/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Hayden Panettiere, who stopped posting to her social media last February, made an unexpected return to Twitter by showing off a shocking new look. The Nashville actress traded her long blonde locks for a silvery buzzcut.  "Channeling my inner #Kirby #Scream4," the 30-year-old wrote.  Kirby is the character she played in the 2011 horror flick.   She also thanked "my boys" at AnthonyLeonard Salon in NYC for completing her transformation. Panettiere's […]

ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) -- The all-star cast of ABC's Live in Front of a Studio Audience: All in the Family, which aired back in May, are set to return for the next installment, the network announced on Wednesday. Woody Harrelson, Marisa Tomei, Ellie Kemper and Ike Barinholtz will be reprising their respective roles as Archie and Edith Bunker and Mike and Gloria Stivik.  They'll be joined this time around by Kevin Bacon, Jesse Eisenberg and Justina Machado. The first special […]