June 24, 2019

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The animated adventure Toy Story 4 is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $118 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.

Coming in at No. 2 is Child's Play with $14.1 million, followed by Aladdin at No. 3 with $12.2 million, Men in Black International at No. 4 with $10.8 million and The Secret Life of Pets 2 at No. 5 with $10.3 million.

Rounding out the top tier are Rocketman at No. 6 with $5.7 million, John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum at No. 7 with $4.1 million, Godzilla: King of the Monsters at No. 8 with $3.7 million, Dark Phoenix at No. 9 with $3.6 million and Shaft at No. 10 with $3.55 million.

Rocketman is the only original film on the list with the nine others sequels, prequels and reboots.

I didn't see Toy Story 4, but I think we're taking the kids on Saturday. I did watch two movies with my oldest over the weekend - Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, both movies were amazing! Click for our reviews.

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Donald Glover, Beyonce sing 'Can You Feel the Love Tonight?' in 'Lion King' teaser

Disney released a new teaser for The Lion King Sunday, featuring pop star Beyonce and rapper Donald Glover singing Elton John's song, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"

The recording artists lend their voices to feline mates Nala and Simba in the photo-real, animated remake of the 1994 cartoon classic.

With a vocal cast that also includes Seth Rogen, Alfre Woodard, Billy Eichner, John Oliver, John Kani and Chiwetel Ejiofor, the new version is due in theaters on July 19.

Sunday's preview showed Simba sitting beside his father Mufasa (voiced by James Earl Jones,) learning life lessons.

Beyonce and Glover can be heard singing "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" in the background.

They are not seen on screen and their animal characters aren't performing the tune.

Towards the end of the video Nala and Simba are spotted cuddling on the top of a mountain.

Jones played Mufasa in the original film, which counted Matthew Broderick, Moira Kelly, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Ernie Sabella, Robert Guillaume, Whoopi Goldberg, Jeremy Irons, Nathan Lane and Rowan Atkinson among its stars.

No one other than Jones participated in the 2019 remake.

'Friends' alums Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow reunite

Former Friends stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow reunited over the weekend.

The former co-stars, who played Rachel Green, Monica Geller and Phoebe Buffay on the NBC series, enjoyed a girls night Sunday.

Cox shared a photo on Instagram with Aniston and Kudrow. The picture shows the trio putting their heads together as they pose for the camera.

"Trying to figure out what to say on Instagram....#gotnothing #friends #girlsnight," Cox captioned the post.

Kudrow posted another picture on her own account and teased a Friends reunion in the caption. The show also starred David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and Matthew Perry.

"Halfway there... #girlsnight #?" Kudrow wrote.

Aniston, Cox and Kudrow also reunited at Cox's 55th birthday party June 15. Cox shared a photo with the pair from the celebration.

"How lucky am I to celebrate my birthday with these two??? I love you girls. So much," she wrote.

Aniston had voiced interest in an official Friends reunion during an interview with The Ellen DeGeneres Show earlier in the month.

"I would do it! The girls would do it, and the boys would do it, I'm sure," the star said. "Anything can happen."

Friends had a 10-season run on NBC from 1994 to 2004. Aniston previously discussed a reunion on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in February 2018, saying, "Anything is a possibility."

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Judith Krantz, best-selling author, dead at 91

Judith Krantz, a best-selling author and columnist known for penning the novel Scruples, has died at the age of 91.

Krantz died on Saturday of natural causes in her Bel Air, Calif., home, her publicist John Tellem confirmed to Variety. She was surrounded by family, friends and her four dogs.

The New York Times also confirmed Krantz's death.

Krantz, before writing novels, was a journalist working for Good Housekeeping and freelancing for Ladies Home Journal and Cosmopolitan, among other publications. Her most famous article was titled "The Myth of the Multiple Orgasm."

She released her first novel Scruples in 1977. The book topped the New York Times bestseller list and was followed up by 1980's Princess Daisy, another bestseller. Her last novel, The Jewels of Tessa Kent, was released in 1998.

Krantz's novels all together have sold more than 85 million copies worldwide and have been released in more than 50 languages. She is also known for penning Scruples Two, Mistral's Daughter, I'll Take Manhattan and Dazzle.

Krantz is survived by her sons Tony and Nicholas and two grandchildren.

Russell Crowe says his transformation to play Roger Ailes was 'freeing'

Russell Crowe says his dramatic physical transformation to play Roger Ailes was a "freeing" experience.

The 55-year-old actor and his co-star Sienna Miller discussed portraying former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes and his wife, Elizabeth Ailes, in the Showtime miniseries The Loudest Voice during Monday's episode of Today.

"It's a lot of fun, actually," Crowe said. "The difficulty of being in the [makeup] chair for many hours and sitting still is not really my thing, but once you have that stuff on it's kind of freeing. You know the makeup's doing a lot of work for you, so you can just relax with it."

Miller shared similar sentiments about her transformation as Elizabeth.

"It's so convincing that it's very strange to look in a mirror and not recognize any part of yourself," the actress said. "It was fun. I found it very liberating once you were in, like Russell said."

Crowe previously said on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that he underwent hours of prosthetics to play Ailes, who died at age 77 in May 2017. Crowe wore two bald caps, a full neck piece and heavy prosthetics to play Ailes.

"When we first started, the prosthetic process was six hours, but then over time we got it down," the actor said. "The quickest we did it one day was two hours and 17 minutes."

The Loudest Voice examines Ailes' life and career, including the sexual harassment allegations that led to him leaving Fox News in July 2016. The miniseries co-stars Seth MacFarlane and Sienna Miller, and premieres June 30.

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Bill Murray will receive a lifetime achievement award at the 2019 Rome Film Festival in October.

Festival organizers announced Monday on Twitter that director Wes Anderson will present Murray with the award during the annual event, which takes place Oct. 17-27 in 2019.

"14th #RomeFilmFest the first sneak previews Lifetime Achievement Award to Bill Murray handed by Wes Anderson, Encounter presented by the director," the post reads.

Deadline said Murray, 68, will take part in an "in conversation" event hosted by Anderson. Directors Hirokazu Kore-eda, Olivier Assayas, Bertrand Tavernier and writer Bret Easton Ellis will also speak during the festival.

Lifetime Achievement Award to Bill Murray handed by Wes Anderson, Encounter presented by the director pic.twitter.com/VkaADelvxp- Rome Film Fest (@romacinemafest) June 24, 2019

Murray has collaborated with Anderson on a number of the director's films, including Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums and Isle of Dogs. Murray is also known for the movies Caddyshack, Groundhog Day and Lost in Translation, and and most recently starred in the Jim Jarmusch film The Dead Don't Die.

The Rome Film Festival also announced its Official Selection will include Ron Howard's Luciano Pavarotti documentary, Pavarotti. Howard will attend the festival to present the film.

The 2019 lineup also includes restored versions of Fellini Satyricon, in honor of the 50th anniversary of its release, and Kapo, as a tribute to director Gillo Pontecorvo a century after his birth. The full lineup will be announced at a press conference Oct. 4.