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| Universal Studios Hollywood announces New Year's Eve event | Universal Studios Hollywood announced a New Year's Eve event on Tuesday. EVE will run from 9 p.m. PST to 2 a.m. Fireworks will be set off at midnight. DJs and themed photo ops are family friendly. Theme park attractions will continue to run through the EVE event. Tickets range from $154 to $329 with Express Pass privileges to quickly access each attraction once per night. Guests who purchase tickets for Universal Studios earlier in the day will have EVE included. Annual passes can also be used to attend EVE. Universal Studios previously held Halloween Horror Nights in the fall and Fan Fest Nights in the spring. A Fast and the Furious roller coaster opens at Universal Studios Hollywood next year. |
| 'Sesame Street' parodies 'Knives Out' in 'Forks Out' short | Netflix and the Sesame Workshop released a Knives Out parody video on Tuesday. Forks Out features a spoof of Daniel Craig's Detective Benoit Blanc in puppet form. Somebody has eaten Cookie Monster's pie, so he calls Beignet Blanc, who speaks in a Southern drawl and has blonde hair like Craig's character in the Knives Out series. The Hollywood Reporter confirms Sesame Street performer Mike Vogel voicing the impression. Beignet rules out Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch. Grover even names Knives Out creator Rian Johnson as a suspect. Elmo and Zoe gasp at Beignet's revelations. Sesame Street announced its move to Netflix in May following its years on HBO Max. The latest live-action film, Wake Up Dead Man, is in theaters now ahead of a Dec. |
| Chappell Roan, Post Malone slated to perform at 'Rockin' Eve' | Chappell Roan, Post Malone and the singers behind KPop Demon Hunters will ring in the New Year on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026, among more than two dozen performers announced Tuesday. With four countdowns this year in New York City, Puerto Rico, Chicago and Las Vegas, organizers said the New Year's telecast will be the longest in history with the most performers ever featured. In total, 85 songs will be performed in the broadcast, which begins at 8 p.m. EST and ends at 4 a.m. EST. |
| 'Mother Mary' trailer: Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel have uneasy reunion | Anne Hathaway plays a pop star on the precipice of a comeback in a trailer for Mother Mary released Tuesday by A24. Michaela Coel also stars as a fashion designer and the singer's former friend. The trailer features clips of Hathaway as pop singer Mother Mary performing on stage interspersed with scenes reuniting with Coel's Sam Anselm after 10 years apart. "Long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary (Anne Hathaway) reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer Sam Anselm (Michaela Coel) on the eve of her comeback performance," a synopsis of the film reads. Hathaway tells Coel she's come to her for a dress. "So, you've come crawling back to me," Coel says. |
| Filmmaker Kevin Smith mourns the death of his mother Grace | Clerks, Chasing Amy and Dogma filmmaker and actor Kevin Smith has announced the death of his mother, Grace. "The bill for 55 years of unconditional love came due on December 1st, and the costly price was having to watch the strongest person I've ever known -- my absolute favorite person in the world -- exit the stage after a lifetime of setting it for her children," Smith wrote on social media. "My Mom is gone. At 8:34 last night, Grace V. Smith -- the first person I ever loved -- took her last breath," he added. |