1+ hour, 18+ min ago  (174+ words) Minions & Monsters" opened with $36. 4 million this weekend to lead all films in North American theaters, according to industry estimates released Sunday. The seventh film in the animated franchise from Illumination and Universal Pictures " which began with 2010s Despicable Me" " beat out…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (253+ words) Anime Expo, North America's largest celebration of Japanese pop culture, will open Thursday for a four-day event expected to draw tens of thousands of fans to downtown Los Angeles for anime, manga, music, fashion, video games and cosplay. Now in…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (230+ words) The "Hellraiser" horror franchise will be featured for the first time at Halloween Horror Nights this fall, with haunted houses based on the original film trilogy opening at Universal Studios Hollywood, officials announced Tuesday. The attraction will debut Sept. 3, transporting…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (134+ words) Thieves smashed their way into a Pok'mon merchandise shop in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles Tuesday, taking trading cards worth some $10, 000. The break-in occurred at about 3 a. m. Tuesday at the Poke Mall shop at 1107 S. Robertson Blvd. , near Whitworth Drive north…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (328+ words) Insurers sued by Justin Baldoni for allegedly refusing to pay his legal bills during litigation with Blake Lively are asking a judge to dismiss the actor's claims wholly or in part, but Baldoni's attorneys are seeking, through their own motion,…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (254+ words) More than a dozen films and filmmakers were honored with cash prizes totaling $30, 000 during the 32nd iteration of the Palm Springs International Short Fest, organizers said Monday. The awards ceremony was held Sunday at the Hilton Palm Springs. Out of hundreds…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (254+ words) More than a dozen films and filmmakers were honored with cash prizes totaling $30, 000 during the 32nd iteration of the Palm Springs International Short Fest, organizers said Monday. The awards ceremony was held Sunday at the Hilton Palm Springs. Out of hundreds…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (364+ words) Daveigh Chase, a former child actress who gained early fame as the voice of Lilo in Disney's 2002 animated hit film "Lilo & Stitch" and also portrayed the nightmarish Samara Morgan in the horror film "The Ring," died of AIDS, the Los…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago  (204+ words) Toy Story 5" has kept its spot atop the box office, grossing an impressive $70 million in its second weekend in North American theaters, according to industry estimates released Sunday. Pixar's latest edition in the saga of Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Jesse and…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (757+ words) Mel Brooks, the legendary writer, director, producer and performer whose irreverent humor re-shaped American comedy on television, in movies and on Broadway, turns 100 Sunday. One of only a handful of entertainers to achieve EGOT status by winning Academy, Emmy, Grammy…...