David Harbour and Lily Allen lead the stars at the premiere of his holiday comedy Violent Night

December is a joyous time for cinephiles. With awards season in full swing, studios are rolling out long-awaited prestige projects and stuffing audiences’ stockings with previews of next year’s shiniest offerings.

Cecily Strong is reflecting on her time on Saturday Night Live after an emotional last show on the sketch show following 11 seasons.

Bertha Barbee McNeal, whose Motown group The Velvelettes had hits with“Needle in a Haystack” and “(He Was) Really Saying Something,” died Thursday in hospice in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She was 82 and had colon cancer.

Elon Musk is putting his future as CEO of Twitter in the hands of the platform’s users. The owner of the social network created a poll asking if he should remain at the helm of the company.

Mason Disick was feeling the love at his birthday party over the weekend!

A two-year-old boy survived a hippopotamus attack in Uganda after being partially swallowed!

Celebrities are lighting up social media with comments about Argentina's thrilling victory over France in the 2022 World Cup on Sunday.Reese Witherspoon shared a short reaction video with her 28.6M Instagram followers where she was literally biting her nails as she watched the game.The 46-year-old Oscar winner captioned the video, 'Watching World Cup,' with a dancing soccer ball emoji that spelled out 'Let's go' as she sat on her couch in a red turtle neck sweater. Amazing game: Reese Witherspoon was literally biting her nails as she watched the gameIn what might have been the best World Cup final ever, the close match ended in a nail-biting shootout with penalty kicks.

Ray Liotta's fiancée Jacy Nittolo took to Instagram to mark what would have been the actor's 68th birthday Sunday, more than six months after he died at the age of 67 in the Dominican Republic.Nittolo, 48, posted a slideshow of family photos of the late Goodfellas star - who can be seen in the upcoming film Cocaine Bear - set to the tune of In My Life by The Beatles.She captioned the post with a quote from writer Chuck Palahniuk that read, 'The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.' The latest: Ray Liotta's fiancée Jacy Nittolo, 48, took to Instagram with a slideshow to mark what would have been the actor's 68th birthday Sunday, more than six months after he died at the age of 67 in the Dominican RepublicNittolo said, 'Today Ray would have been 68. I believe he created a lot for everyone that will live on forever, especially in the hearts of Ray’s sister Linda, his daughter Karsen and myself.'She wrapped up the post in saying, 'Today we celebrate you.' The slideshow featured pictures including the late actor's daughter with ex-wife Michelle Grace, Karsen Liotta, 24; and Nittolo's four children, Dax, Chazz, Jade and Joey.Karsen, who introduced her father to Nittolo, has remained close to her late father's love, as they were seen in June at the premiere of his film Black Bird.

In the debate over whether to get a real or a fake tree, Brooke Shields and her family chose to go with a fresh pine for the holidays. The 57-year-old actress led the way as she, her husband, Chris Henchy, 58 and their daughters walked home with their new Tannenbaum Sunday in  New York's Greenwich Village. Brooke looked warm, but casual in a black leather fleece linked jacket, jeans, black boots and a gray crew neck sweater. Fresh: Brooke Shields and her family chose to go with a fresh pine for the holidays.

Salma Hayek is joining the world of Magic Mike in Magic Mike’s Last Dance. When the teaser trailer dropped for the Steven Soderbergh film, the steamy scenes between Hayek and Channing Tatum got major buzz.

.Lucky for you, we've gone ahead and done the work for you, rounding up a mix of Christmas brunch recipes—from showstoppers, to dishes you can prep and make ahead, to no-fuss brunches you can whip up in 15 minutes when you need to feed a ravenous crowd.Whatever your holiday morning looks like, it should be enjoyable ('tis the season of comfort and joy, after all). That might mean greeting your family with a jaw-dropping Great British Bakeoff-worthy creation that will have them singing your praises through the New Year. Or perhaps, it means doing as little as humanly possible to feed your guests so you can put your feet up and enjoy a mug of hot chocolate.

The Marvel blockbuster Black Panther: Wakanda Forever reminded in the top spot at the domestic box office for its fourth-straight week, totaling $17.6 million on what was a down weekend at the box office to kick off the year's final month, while the holiday horror comedy Violent Night made an impressive $13.3 million.Wakanda Forever remained in the top spot, as its made $733 million total at the global box office, with $339 million in sales overseas.The Ryan Coogler-directed movie features an ensemble cast including Angela Bassett, Lupita Nyong'o, Letitia Wright and Danai Gurira. The latest: The Marvel blockbuster Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, starring Angela Bassett, reminded in the top spot at the domestic box office for its fourth-straight week, totaling $17.6 million on what was a down weekend at the box office to kick off the year's final month Violent Night - which stars David Harbour as Santa Claus and features a cast including John Leguizamo, Alex Hassell and Alexis Louder - made $13.3 million in its first frame, as it cost Universal about $20 million to make.'Violent Night had a terrific debut this weekend,' Universal Domestic Distribution Chief Jim Orr told Deadline Sunday, adding, '87North, director Tommy Wirkola, and the incomparable David Harbour as Santa crafted an incredibly original, fun, irreverent take on the ultimate superhero that thrilled audiences this weekend and will for many weeks to come.' The entertainment analytics company RelishMix reported that Violent Night was buoyed by buzz on social media.'David Harbour is the hot-trending theme in much of the chatter on Violent Night, and bringing his Stranger Things audience to the comments,' according to RelishMix.

Good things come to those who wait. David Harbour found love with Lily Allen, but it took him a while to find The One.

EXCLUSIVE: Sony and PlayStation Productions have rounded out the cast for their Gran Turismo film, based on the hit racing video game series of the same name, with six additions. Those joining the ensemble are Max Mundt (How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)), Mariano González (O11CE), Harki Bhambra (This Is Going to Hurt), Lindsay Pattison, Théo Christine (Suprêmes) and Nikhil Parmar (Foundation).

David Harbour has revealed that Madonna called him to audition for one of the flop movies she directed after finding him 'sexy.'The heartthrob played Wallis Simpson's discarded husband Ernest in W.E., Madonna's 2011 film about the love affair that led to Edward VIII's abdication. In a new interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, David, 47, dished that Madonna was enticed after she saw his steamy love scene with Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road.He referred to his 'crazy' audition process as 'a real cloak-and-dagger type of experience' due to the enforced confidentiality around the film.  Heartthrob: David Harbour has revealed that Madonna called him to audition for one of the flop movies she directed after finding him 'sexy' Apparently a female casting director rang him up and said: 'They're putting together a top-secret movie read-through, but you just have to show up at the St. Regis and like go into this room and all will be revealed.'David, who regarded the prospect as 'weird and creepy,' wondered why 'they want me' and the casting director initially refused to say.Then she revealed: 'Well, the director really liked you in this movie Revolutionary Road.

Al Pacino's ex Beverly D'Angelo brought their twins Olivia and Anton, 21, to the Hollywood premiere of her new film this week.The 71-year-old posed up a storm with her children and her niece Courtney at the TCL Chinese Theatre in aid of her Christmas movie Violent Night.'Of course, they've been to the Oscars and various premieres with their father,' Beverly told TooFab after the red carpet: 'but this was the first time it was mom's turn and we just had a fantastic time together. It was so great.' Family: Al Pacino's ex Beverly D'Angelo brought their twins Olivia and Anton, 21, and niece Courtney at the TCL Chinese Theatre for the premiere of her Christmas movie Violent Night Violet Night stars Stranger Things beefcake David Harbour as Santa Claus amid a cast that includes Ice Age voice actor John Leguizamo.Beverly 'had the best time' with her children at the premiere.

Before Disney’s 20th Century Studios’ Avatar: The Way of Water floods the box office with a potential $200M opening on Dec.16, Universal might have a surprise this weekend in the 87North holiday action movie Violent Night, starring David Harbour. Universal is hoping for $10M, maybe $12M on the Tommy Wirkola-directed movie for a second place take. However, rivals are truly excited by it, thinking it could do much more.

David Harbour, Connie Britton and a number of other stars showed their support for the New York Rangers at Saturday night's match in New York City.Harbour, 47, donned a blue and red Rangers t-shirt under a black coat. He was joined by his step-daughters 11-year-old Ethel and nine-year-old Marnie, the daughter of his wife Lily Allen.Britton, 55, also wore a blue, red and white cap and a gray t-shirt with the Rangers symbol emblazoned upon her chest. Cheering on: David Harbour, Connie Britton and a number of other stars showed their support for the New York Rangers at Saturday night's match in New York CityShe was joined by her son Eyob, who she adopted from Ethiopia in 2011.

John Leguizamo recently said that he based his character in The Menu on 'horrible human' Steven Seagal.The 62-year-old character actor plays a has-been action star in the black comedy horror film and he didn't shy away from revealing his source of inspiration. Leguizamo, who has worked in Hollywood for three decades, blasted the 70-year-old martial arts icon in a new interview last week.  His secret ingredient: John Leguizamo, 62, recently said that he based his character in The Menu on 'horrible human' Steven Seagal, 70 Unsavory: 'I kind of based mine on Steven Seagal,' John told Entertainment Weekly, opening up about how he prepared for his washed-up action star in The Menu. 'I had a bad run-in with him,' he explained.