Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark, Begs: ‘Don’t Cancel Halloween’

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaNothing tops falling in love, but as any fan of romantic comedies knows, there are always a few detours and roadblocks on the way to happily ever after. That’s the fun of the genre, and it’s the reason why so many of these films, from “When Harry Met Sally” to “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” remain so endlessly rewatch-able.

Mary J. Blige’s Super Bowl halftime show will be a crazy good time for all involved. The seasoned rapper and performer is one of this year’s halftime performers, alongside Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, and she couldn’t be more excited over the chance to perform in one of the country’s most emblematic events.Every must-see Super Bowl 2022 commercialSuper Bowl 2022: Celebrity sightings in Los AngelesIn an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Blige set a high bar for her performance.

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A woman who thought she had an STI has urged people to watch out for ‘red flags’ after being diagnosed with stage four cancer.

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Cardi B, 29, and Offset, 30, looked like they were having a great time during the Super Bowl LVI halftime show on Sunday February 13. The all-star rapper couple were hanging out in a box while Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar rocked SoFi stadium. The couple looked totally blown away by their peers’ inspiring performance, as they tried to film it on their phones.

Zack Sharf Denis Villeneuve recently told MovieMaker magazine that he is “deeply pleased” with “Dune” landing 10 Oscar nominations, second only to Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” as the most nominated film at the 94th Academy Awards. While “Dune” broke into the best picture race and landed nominations in every craft category, Villeneuve himself got shut out of the best director race.

Zack Sharf The first trailer for Adrian Lyne’s erotic psychological thriller “Deep Water” has debuted, bringing with it confirmation that the movie will go straight to streaming with a Hulu release next month. The movie, based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith, stars Ben Affleck and Ana De Armas as a married couple who play twisted mind games with each other.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorWhat was the most popular Super Bowl LVI ad? According to YouTube, the No. 1 most-watched spot on Sunday was Amazon’s portrayal of Alexa wreaking havoc on the domestic bliss of Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost.Johansson and Jost, who famously wed after meeting on “Saturday Night Live,” imagine what it would be like if Alexa could actually read their minds. In short, the couple discover that the truth hurts.Celebrities also featured prominently in several of Sunday’s other top Super Bowl ads as measured by YouTube views.Those included Zach Braff and Donald Faison (former “Scrubs” costars) and Miley Cyrus in ads for T-Mobile; Eugene Levy, along with Catherine O’Hara, Brie Larson, Danai Gurria and Dave Bautista, for Nissan; Idris Elba for Booking.com; “Ted Lasso” star Hannah Waddington for shopping app Rakuten; and Arnold Schwarzenegger (as Zeus) and Salma Hayek (as Hera) for BMW.

Naman Ramachandran Projects from France-Iran and India were the big winners at this year’s Berlinale Co-Production Market, which is part of the European Film Market.The Eurimages Co-Production Development Award, endowed with €20,000 ($22,628), went to the producers of Caractères Productions from France, and Honare Khiyal from Iran for their project “My Favourite Cake” by directors Behtash Sanaeeha and Maryam Moghaddam. The VFF Talent Highlight Award with prize money of €10,000 went to director Shuchi Talati’s “Girls Will Be Girls.” The film is to be produced by Pushing Buttons Studios, an outfit founded by Indian actors Ali Fazal (“Death on the Nile”) and Richa Chadha (“Gangs of Wasseypur”) and co-produced by Sanjay Gulati and Pooja Chauhan of Crawling Angel Films (2020 Berlinale selection “The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs”) and Claire Chassagne of Dolce Vita Films (2019 Venice and Cairo winner “A Son”).

PlatinumGames has announced that its cooperative action RPG Babylon’s Fall will be getting a playable demo later this month.Releasing on February 25, the PS4 and PS5 demo will allow players to try the game out in four-player co-op, one week ahead of the game’s official release date – March 3.According to GamesTalk (translated by VGC), although the playable demo will only be available on PlayStation consoles, a Steam trial is expected in “late March”.Today (February 14), Square Enix also announced that Babylon’s Fall would also be getting large-scale updates called “seasons” every three months.The first season, named The Eternal Ziggurat, will release the same day as the demo and run until May 31. The season one premium battle pass will be available for free to celebrate the launch.“No powerful equipment will be made available as part of additional purchases,” the developer added.

Who dey? Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow reflected on his NFL season after losing Super Bowl LVI to the Los Angeles Rams.

Broadway’s upcoming Macbeth, starring Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga, has completed its cast, with Hadestown‘s Amber Gray, Billions‘ Asia Kate Dillon and Phillip James Brannon from M. Night Shyamalan’s Servant among those joining the production.

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Back-to-back wins! After the Los Angeles Rams won the 2022 Super Bowl, receiver Van Jefferson rushed to the hospital as his wife, Samaria Jefferson, was in labor with their second child.

Yakuza series, has shared information on how his new company, Nagoshi Studio, will approach making games.In a recent interview with IGN Japan, Nagoshi explained the decision to leave SEGA and the Yakuza series behind and form his own new studio.“Well, when the team and I decided to start a new studio, we knew we’d be leaving the content we had previously been working on behind,” Nagoshi said. “But I also have a strong mental attitude and a lot of ideas I would like to try, which could even surpass my previous work, so I was confident that leaving the old series behind will afford the chance to try new things.”Nagoshi wouldn’t share any details of the studio’s debut title but did share some of the inspirations and goals. “We are influenced by movies and are interested in creating games that offer a high level of human drama,” he continued.

94th Academy Awards will see different hosts every hour at this year’s ceremony.The event has been hostless since 2018, but according to The Hollywood Reporter, a new plan is being put in place which will give the Academy an opportunity to hire hosts who can attract different demographics.This year’s ceremony, which will see the Oscars return to Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, will be held on March 27.Those attending the ceremony will also not have to show proof of vaccination against COVID.Nominations for this year’s Oscars were revealed last week, with Jane Campion’s The Power Of The Dog and Denis Villeneuve’s Dune leading the nods. Belfast and Guillermo Del Toro’s Nightmare Alley have also chalked up some nominations.Lady Gaga congratulated the 2022 Oscar nominees after House Of Gucci received only one nomination.The singer and actor, who played Patrizia Reggiani in House Of Gucci, was left out of the Best Actress race at the Oscars despite earning nominations at other major award shows including the BAFTAs, Golden Globes, SAG Awards and Critics Choice Awards.Meanwhile, Kevin Smith also recently responded to Spider-Man: No Way Home being snubbed for Best Picture at the 2022 Oscars.The blockbuster Marvel film, which is currently the sixth biggest movie of all time at the box office, was nominated for one Oscar this year, for Best Visual Effects.

The 1975 have deleted their social media accounts and turned their website blank, hinting at the imminent arrival of new music.As of today (February 14), the band’s official Instagram and Twitter accounts have both been deactivated, while their official website purely features a blank white page.In the past, when teasing new material, the band deleted all traces of themselves from social media. Now, as they did before announcing 2018 album ‘A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships’, 2019’s ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’ and with their second album ‘I Love It When You Sleep For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It’, the band have now erased their entire social media presence.// Here we go again // #The1975 pic.twitter.com/DssGMmuOT4— The 1975 Updates (@The1975_Tour) February 14, 2022Last month, it appeared that the band were back in the studio working on new music, with frontman Matty Healy sharing black-and-white footage shows Healy strumming an acoustic guitar as instruments and recording equipment are set up around him.

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With Halloween likely going to be very different this year thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark has returned with a simple plea: 'Don't Cancel Halloween.'The iconic horror character, played for nearly 40 years by Cassandra Peterson, debuted a new song on Tuesday entitled Don't Cancel Halloween.The parody tune, set to Madonna's 1983 classic song Holiday, offers some levity about trick or treating and other Halloween activities being canceled due to the pandemic. debuting Tuesday on the Elvira, Mistress of the Dark YouTube channel.