Matt Singer is the editor and critic of the website ScreenCrush.com. For five years, he was the on-air host of IFC News on the Independent Film Channel, hosting coverage of film festivals and red carpets around the world. A member of the New York Film Critics Circle, he’s been a frequent contributor to the television shows CBS This Morning Saturday and Ebert Presents At the Movies, and his writing has also appeared in print and online at The Village Voice, The Dissolve, and Indiewire. His first book, Marvel’s Spider-Man: From Amazing to Spectacular, is on sale now.
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Norm Macdonald, ‘SNL’ and ‘Weekend Update’ Star, Dies at 61
Macdonald passed away after a long, private battle with cancer.
Jeff Bridges’ Cancer is in Remission
Today, Bridges left a long post on his official site revealing that almost one year later, his cancer is now in remission. “The 9” x 12” mass has shrunk down to the size of a marble,” he wrote.
‘The Wire’ Actor Michael K. Williams Dies at 54
Williams’ body was found in his Brooklyn apartment by his nephew on Monday. He was only 54 years old.
‘Shang-Chi’ Shatters Labor Day Box Office Record
It also had the second-biggest opening of the pandemic.
Francis Ford Coppola Ready to Spend $100 Million Of His Own Money to Fund Dream Movie
His financial situation has improved considerably in recent years thanks to the enduring popularity of his classic films and now he says he’s ready to stake another large personal fortune on a dream project he’s wanted to make for decades.
Mike Richards Out as ‘Jeopardy!’ Executive Producer
It’s the end of an era that frankly didn’t even last long enough to qualify as a full-blown era. Whatever you want to call it, it’s over now.
Disney Is Making a ‘Jungle Cruise’ Sequel
Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson will both return.
Ed Asner, Star of ‘Mary Tyler Moore’ and ‘Up,’ Dies at 91
The world lost one of its most-beloved screen icons this weekend when multiple Emmy winner Ed Asner passed away.
Mike Richards Quits As the New Host of ‘Jeopardy!’
He had the job for just nine days.
Disney Plus is Making a New ‘Home Alone’
The new film is titled 'Home Sweet Home Alone,' and it features a new cast in basically the same scenario as the very first 'Home Alone' from 1990.