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Following the news that the Arclight Cinemas theater chain will be closed for good as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic, plenty of LA residents in and out of entertainment gnashed their teeth in dismay. But that dismay soon turned into calls from within Hollywood for someone, anyone, to step in and save it.

Who? That’s a question for another time since, as we write this, no one has actually stepped up and no one has seriously proposed any kind of direct action that might encourage a person or organization with deep pockets to do so. But given the theater’s significance, we suspect that will change. For now, the main takeaway is that a whole lot of Angelenos, (at least one of whom is writing this post), many of them famous, would be very happy indeed if one of LA’s most treasured movie landmarks was rescued from oblivion.

Following the surprising news Monday that Arclight Cinemas and its sister chain, Pacific Theatres, will not reopen, L.A. residents and Hollywood creatives alike mourned the movie house chain and its iconic Sunset Blvd location with profanity, shared memories, and calls for someone with money to save it.

“What sad news,” director Jon M Chu wrote. “I loved this theater. And I had my first premiere for my first movie #StepUp2TheStreets there. I snuck out of the movie early so I could cut a piece of the red carpet out and keep it. It sits on my desk. ❤️...

Comedian Matt Oswalt once said, “so far 2021 is just 2020 with bangs.” Perhaps nothing encapsulates that sentiment more than the possibility that MoviePass, the Icarus of subscription services, may rise again from the ashes.

MoviePass launched in 2017 and offered customers the option to see one movie per day for $9.99 a month. Though popular, considering the amount was less than a single movie ticket in most cities, the price proved to be economically ruinous. In early 2020, Helios and Matheson Analytics, which owned MoviePass, filed for bankruptcy after running out of cash.

On Tuesday, a MoviePass website launched a countdown clock — set to end on Monday, March 22 — and a tagline “the movie is about to start.”

What does that portentous message mean? Don’t ask Mitch Lowe, the former CEO of MoviePass.

In an email, Lowe said, “I have no idea. It has nothing to do with me.”

Representatives for MoviePass did not...

High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens has found herself in hot water following a series of videos posted to Instagram. The actress, like many others around the world, is currently practicing social distancing as a means to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Hudgens, however, downplayed the severity of the situation, suggesting that people dying is inevitable.

Vanessa Hudgens has posted several videos during her period of isolation. One, in particular, has garnered a great deal of negative attention on social media. In the video, Hudgens appears a bit out of it and is rambling about the possibility of this lockdown lasting until July. Hudgens said the following, which has resulted in widespread slamming of the actress on social media.

"Um, yeah, 'til July sounds like a bunch of bulls***. I'm sorry, but like, it's a virus, I get it, like, I respect it, but at the same time I'm like,...

Sharon Stone has revealed that she was kicked off popular dating app Bumble. Users casually swiping noticed the actress' profile and automatically believed it was fake, so they reported it numerous times. Bumble's moderators then banned her account.

Sharon Stone took to social media to announce that she had been kicked off the service by sharing her rejection notice, which prompted Bumble to respond twice on social media and then again with a public statement on the matter. Stone is now allowed to do all the swiping she wants. You can read Stone's original post below.

"I went on the Bumble dating sight and they closed my account. Some users reported that it couldn't possibly be me! Hey Bumble, is being me exclusionary? Don't shut me out of the hive."

A lot of Sharon Stone's followers on social media started responding to her Bumble experience. It started with a lot...

People have expressed their outrage over a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee in which 65 women testify that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is a “good person.” The letter, released Friday, came after a women, who remained unidentified, accused Kavanaugh of forcing himself on her sexually while he was a student at Georgetown Preparatory School, an all-boys school in Bethesda, Maryland.

Hollywood figures, including Whitney Cummings and Judd Apatow, argued that the letter from 65 women defied logic. Cummings wrote, “You can treat 65 women with respect and still sexually assault a woman who wasn’t one of those 65 women.” The comedian and creator of CBS’ “2 Broke Girls” added, “Is this actually confusing to people?”

Apatow used fewer words to make his point: “Cosby was really nice to Oprah. So ?” he added to his retweet of Cummings’ post.

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The Academy’s new Oscars popular film category isn’t so popular.

Many have taken to social media to criticize Academy members’ Wednesday announcement to add the new bracket, which some view as an excuse not to nominate critically acclaimed blockbusters like “Black Panther” for best picture.

Variety journalists Meredith Woerner, Stuart Oldham, and Kristopher Tapley were among the first to comment on the news, calling the addition “lazy,” “staggeringly ham-fisted,” and “a Huge step back for genre film.”

“So…does that mean that films like ‘Black Panther’ and ‘Mission Impossible’ can’t compete for Best Picture?” Oldham mused.

So…does that mean films like 'Black Panther' and 'Mission Impossible' can't compete for Best Picture? https://t.co/ed4NfFcflX

— Stuart Oldham (@s_oldham) August 8, 2018

The Academy has a long reputation of snubbing hit films whose genres aren’t usually considered Oscar material. Last year, “Wonder Woman’s...

Hollywood did not waste any time to roll out the welcome wagon for LeBron James after he turned in his Cleveland Cavaliers jersey and signed a 4-year $154 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers Sunday.

Kobe Bryant, Chris Rock, Ava DuVernay, Chrissy Teigen, Snoop Dogg, and Ice Cube were just some of the big names to congratulate James on his new gig. While some applauded and tweeted celebratory words, some, like Rock, cracked jokes, saying, “Congratulations to the Boston Celtics next years Eastern Conference champions.” Teigen also chimed in with jokes of her own saying, “welcome to LA! Friday is sunset rosé, laser facials on Monday. the rest of the week is running into people you don’t like at soho house.” Even Kathy Griffin sent her congratulations — but she also folded in a jab to Laura Ingraham, who once told Bryant to “shut up and dribble.”

Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger...

Corey Lewandowski is facing the fire and the fury from social media after he mocked a 10-year-girl with down syndrome being separated from her mother at the U.S.-Mexico border during a Fox News panel Tuesday.

While Democratic strategist Zac Petkanas was discussing his views on the family separation policy that has been making headlines as of late, he brought up the aforementioned 10-year-old girl and Lewandowski interrupted with a “womp, womp” to which Petkanas responded with outrage “How dare you!”

Like Petkanas, there were many from the Hollywood community that expressed there opinions about Lewandowski’s choice words about the situation. Actress Ellen Page and One Day at a Time co-creator Mike Royce retweeted video and stories of the incident.

Anna Kendrick was short with her response, calling Lewandowski a “piece of sh*t” and Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn said, “This is who Trump has sticking up for him,...

It doesn’t take much to make President-elect Donald J. Trump appear villainous. Just look at his Twitter profile if you don’t believe us. One Tweet in particular though has caused quite a bit of commotion recently, and has now been turned into something pretty amusing.

The Tweet in question comes from a weirdly-phrased New Year’s Eve message, which is found below:

Happy New Year to all, including to my many enemies and those who have fought me and lost so badly they just don’t know what to do. Love!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 31, 2016

Matt Oswalt, the younger brother of fellow comedian Patton Oswalt, noted that the quote sounded not unlike something Mark Hamill’s Joker would say before attacking one of his poor victims. This led him to suggest a “billion dollar idea,” which would be an app that reads Trump’s quotes via Hamill...

Ask, and Mark Hamill shall deliver.

Hamill has recorded himself in character as The Joker reading a New Year's Eve tweet from president-elect Donald Trump that turned heads at the time.

"Happy New Year to all, including to my many enemies and those who have fought me and lost so badly they just don't know what to do. Love!" Trump tweeted.

The tweet caught the attention of comedian (and brother of Patton Oswalt) Matt Oswalt, who tweeted, "this sounds like something the Joker would say right before releasing a swarm of killer bees into Gotham."

Almost as soon...

Donald Trump‘s tweets are known to sometimes kick up controversy, but Mark Hamill is giving them a nefarious twist.

The Star Wars star, who also voices The Joker in the animated Batman series, used his voice-acting skills to read the president-elect’s eyebrow-raising tweet to ring in 2017.

“Happy New Year to all, including to my many enemies and those who have fought me and lost so badly they just don’t know what to do. Love!” Trump wrote on Dec. 31.

As Gotham’s greatest villain, Hamill dubbed the business mogul’s words.

The idea came from comedy writer Matt Oswalt.

Mark Hamill has made no secret of his disdain for Donald Trump, frequently airing his grievances about the president-elect via social media and even referring to his proposed cabinet as “a who’s-who of really despicable people.” Now, the “Star Wars” actor and “Batman: The Animated Series” voice actor is expressing his dissent in an unusual, albeit entertaining way: by recording a selection of Trump’s tweets in the voice of the Joker.

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Hamill first began voicing the character in 1992 and has since done so in a number of films and video games as well; his performance as the iconic Gotham City villain is highly regarded. His new form of protest was first suggested by Matt Oswalt on Twitter, who referred to the prospect of an app featuring Hamill reading Trump’s tweets as the Joker a “billion dollar idea.

Donald Trump is constantly coming under fire for his Tweets (even from his own supporters on occasion) but his rather depressing new year's "wishes" in particular came in for some serious backlash. Following the Tweet, Matt Oswalt (brother of actor/comedian Patton Oswalt) suggested it sounded more like something The Joker would say than the President Elect of the USA, and sure enough, Mark Hamill obliged him with a reading in the style of his take on Batman's most nefarious foe, who he has voiced numerous times in various animated TV shows and features over the years. The Trumpster quote #1#ANewJeersToast https://t.co/qZQEGU18r6 — Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) January 8, 2017 If you liked that be sure to keep an eye on Hamill's Twitter account, because there's bound to be more to come.

Star Wars actor Mark Hamill, who also voices the Joker in animated Batman series, is using his take on Gotham's most famous villain to make Donald Trump tweets sound even more nefarious.

Hamill tweeted an audio clip Saturday of the Joker reciting Trump's infamous December 31st tweet, "Happy New Year to all, including to my many enemies and those who have fought me and lost so badly they just don't know what to do. Love!"

The Trumpster quote #1#ANewJeersToast https://t.co/qZQEGU18r6

— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) January 8, 2017

Hamill's Joker...

Monday night marks the moment armchair pundits everywhere have been waiting for: the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Rather than sitting back and letting the presidential candidates do all the talking, politically minded social media users took it upon themselves to join the conversation, offering up their sharpest commentary and funniest reactions - with GIFs aplenty - for all to see. The fun began in the hours leading up to the debate and continued throughout the 90-minute showdown, with celebrities, regular folks and the candidates themselves taking to Twitter and Instagram to share their feelings about the big event.

Twitter is having a bit of an intergalactic field day with the racially-motivated #BoycottStarWarsVII social media movement.

In case you've been off Twitter today (October 19), a group of conservative 'activists' are vowing to boycott Star Wars: The Force Awakens because its top two stars are John Boyega and Daisy Ridley rather than white males – in addition to the film apparently promoting 'white genocide'.

Needless to say, this clusterf**k is going down about as well as a scruffy-looking nerf-herder... as you'll see below:

Racists are planning to #BoycottStarWarsVII due to black actors. Meanwhile here is a pic of the creator & his wife pic.twitter.com/kwTXnZRNsZ

— Yorkshire Problems (@yorkshireprobs) October 19, 2015

#BoycottStarWarsVII too many green people on there pic.twitter.com/0wSPcyPkrA

— Dylan (@Dylan__Dylan) October 19, 2015

And still no cats? #BoycottStarWarsVII pic.twitter.com/Bn2D0ljuvv

— Skyhawk1 (@Skyhawk1) October 19, 2015

#BoycottStarWarsVII Lando just dropped this... pic.twitter.com/p0i...

Back in the day, awards shows were a chance to get together with friends on the couch to simultaneously celebrate and mock pop culture. Nowadays, the couch has given way to the soft, loving glow of the laptop monitor and our friends populate Twitter. One thing that remains the same? The snark. Here’s some of the best jabs at the 2014 American Music Awards. Amish dreams do come true. Bless your stylists heart @harry_styles pic.twitter.com/qzBC6cKj8L #AMAs2014 — helen castillo (@designer_helen) November 24, 2014 Pop starlets’ blinged-out in-ear monitors are the equivalent of suburban moms’ bedazzled iphone cases. #AMAs — Emily Volman (@emilyvolman) November 24, 2014 More real singing, less pole dancing please. #AMAs — Sheryl Crow (@SherylCrow) November 24, 2014 Hope Iggy Azalea wins for Best Rap That Sounds Like Gagging. #AMAs2014 — Todd Spence (@Todd_Spence) November 24, 2014 Katy Perry put more effort into her fruit and vegetable costume than conveying any sincerity in her thank you message.

There are few things in pop culture that have a softer spot in ’90s kids hearts than Toy Story and its subsequent sequels. And after the reaction to the two-Oscar winning, Best Picture nominated Toy Story 3 was essentially, “Oh my God, that was a million times better than I would’ve ever expected and now I’m super sad, I mean didn’t you think the toys were going to get incinerated? How effed up would that have been?!?”, you can bet the Internet would just about explode if a fourth Toy Story were to be announced.

Well according to Deadline, Toy Story 4 is officially in the works at Disney and Pixar, with John Lasseter (director of Toy Story 1 and 2, but not 3) set to direct. The film is set for a June 16, 2017 release date, and Rashida Jones and Will McCormack (Jones of Parks and Recreation, and the writing pair...

News broke this morning that CBS has snagged Stephen Colbert away from Comedy Central to replace David Letterman when he retires next year. Obviously the Internet immediately exploded. Here are some of the best reactions! #1 - Some questioned if Colbert can handle the hard-hitting questions. I pray Stephen Colbert is the right choice, I shudder to think of someone unqualified asking Katherine Heigl about her summer plans — Matt Oswalt (@Puddinstrip) April 10, 2014 #2 - While others quickly discovered his secret to success. The cancel Colbert controversy worked out pretty well for him. Well I happen to despise Asians. That is the Worst race! #cancelreview — Andy Daly (@TVsAndyDaly) April 10, 2014 #3 - Some speculated on the fate of 'The Colbert Report'. [S] Plot twist: Letterman will be taking over "The Colbert Report". — Paul and Storm (@paulandstorm) April 10, 2014 #4 - While others just wanted to be guests…eventually. .@StephenAtHome I’m flattered but network will prob...

I ♥ celebrities. Always have. Always will. Even when I find them insufferable I have to stargaze. Having met so many of them now I'm fully aware that they are only people just like you and me that but for one lucky break or important connection or family wealth or extraordinary quirk of DNA or once-in-a-lifetime talent or deals with Beelzebub or being in the right place at the right time or any number of reasons, they'd be on this side of the 'net obsessing on celebrities just like you and I. Well, actually in the age of twitter, the lines are ever blurring and who is on what side anyway. Everyone loves celebrity. Even celebrities. Here's a sampling of some celebrity or celebrity-adjacent tweets I enjoyed from this year's very memorable Golden Globes.

Zachary Levi (Chuck)

I wanna be the illegitimate offspring of Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell in my next life.