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The Isaac Awards 2022: Showbiz Cheat Sheet Announces the Winners

The 2022 Isaac Awards are Showbiz Cheat Sheet’s unique spin on the Academy Awards. Here are the winners for the first-ever Isaac Awards. → Read More

Chris Tucker Almost Died While Filming a Tupac Music Video

Chris Tucker nearly died during an appearance in a classic Tupac Shakur music video. Here’s the full story. → Read More

‘Marry Me’: Jennifer Lopez's Glorious Blast of Rom-Com Nostalgia

Jennifer Lopez stars as a pop star who marries a stranger, played by Owen Wilson, in the new romantic comedy ‘Marry Me.’ Here’s our review. → Read More

Oscars 2022: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Could Win This Award

Fans might want ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ to win Best Picture. But its best shot at winning Oscars is in this category. → Read More

Oscars 2022: Why ‘Encanto''s Biggest Hit Won’t Be Nominated

“We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from Disney’s ‘Encanto’ is burning up the charts. But here’s why it won’t be nominated at the Oscars. → Read More

‘Friday’: Chris Tucker Made a Shockingly Small Amount to Play Smokey

Chris Tucker landed his breakthrough role in 1995’s ‘Friday,’ and he earned a startlingly tiny paycheck for the project. → Read More

Michael Keaton Just Revealed His Secret to Playing Batman

Michael Keaton remains a fan-favorite Batman even decades later. Here's his secret to playing the DC Comics superhero. → Read More

Betty White Played Herself in 1 of Eddie Murphy’s Biggest Flops

Betty White made a rare movie cameo as herself in this critically maligned Eddie Murphy comedy from the late 1990s. → Read More

Betty White Was Wickedly Funny in This Cult Horror Movie

Betty White surprised fans by delivering a standout performance in this cult favorite horror movie from the late 1990s. → Read More

Gwyneth Paltrow Nearly Lost Her Oscar-Winning Role to 2 Bigger Stars

Gwyneth Paltrow nearly lost the chance to play her acclaimed role, due to the advances of two other, more famous female stars. → Read More

‘Evil Dead’: Bruce Campbell’s Salary Ballooned Past the Cost of 1st Film

Bruce Campbell -- Ash in the ‘Evil Dead’ movies. -- earned more on 'Army of Darkness' salary than the total cost of the original film. → Read More

Sylvester Stallone Was Hospitalized After a ‘Rocky’ Fight Went Wrong

During the ‘Rocky’ franchise, Sylvester Stallone once took such a bad beating that he had to be hospitalized for over a week. → Read More

‘Saving Private Ryan’ Inspired Steven Spielberg to Create a Video Game

Steven Spielberg directed an unforgettable war movie in 1998’s ‘Saving Private Ryan,’ which inspired him to create this popular video game. → Read More

Emma Stone’s ‘La La Land’ Performance Cost More than the Movie Itself

Emma Stone earned such a hefty paycheck for 'La La Land' that it even exceeds the movie's full production budget. → Read More

Rihanna Agreed to Let This Actor Slap Her Butt on Camera on 1 Condition

Rihanna once let an actor slap her butt on camera. But she had a single condition before she gave the person in question permission to do so. → Read More

‘Indiana Jones’: How Harrison Ford’s Iconic Hero Got His Name

Indiana Jones is among Harrison Ford's most beloved characters. But how did the hero get his distinctive name? Here's the story behind that. → Read More

‘The Suicide Squad’: James Gunn Revealed a Secret Marvel Connection

'The Suicide Squad' director James Gunn just teased a secret Marvel connection in his latest comic book movie. → Read More

Steven Spielberg Made $250 Million from Just 1 Movie

Steven Spielberg has one of the most impressive filmographies in cinema history. But the director managed to earn a fortune with just one. → Read More

Christian Bale Played Back-to-Back Villains Before Becoming a Hero

Christian Bale is perhaps best known for 'The Dark Knight' trilogy. But the actor's breakthrough year saw him play back-to-back villains. → Read More

Is ‘The Next Karate Kid’ Canon to Netflix's ‘Cobra Kai’?

'Cobra Kai' has not yet acknowledged 1994's 'The Next Karate Kid.' But is the movie -- which stars a young Hilary Swank -- still canon? → Read More