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NEED TO KNOW Dead Man’s Wire tells the real-life story of Tony Kiritsis abducting mortgage broker Richard O. Hall in 1977Kiritsis, who is played by Bill Skarsgård, placed a gun attached to a wire around Hall’s neck and held him hostage for daysThe film, which hit theaters on Jan. 16, also stars Dacre Montgomery as Hall and Colman Domingo as Fred Temple Dead Man’s Wire is based on a shocking true story. The film, which premiered in theaters on Jan. 16, follows Tony Kiritsis (Bill Skarsgård), a disgruntled property owner who kidnaps his mortgage broker Richard O. Hall (Dacre Montgomery).…

NEED TO KNOW Mel Brooks and Oscar winner Anne Bancroft were married from 1964 until her death in 2005“She was his best friend. It was the two of them against the world,” Brooks and Bancroft’s son Max saysThe new documentary Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! premieres Jan. 22 on HBO More than two decades after the death of his wife Anne Bancroft, Mel Brooks is opening up about how life has changed without his beloved partner. In the new two-part documentary Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!, premiering Jan. 22 on HBO Max, friends and family reflect…

NEED TO KNOW Lina Esco revealed to PEOPLE that she and Ben Affleck “were giggling” through the intimate scenes in their new movieThe pair star in the new Netflix crime thriller The RipThe Rip — which also stars Matt Damon, Kyle Chandler and Teyana Taylor — is available to stream on Netflix Lina Esco says she and costar Ben Affleck had a serious case of the giggles while filming intimate scenes for their new movie, The Rip. The actress, 40, caught up with PEOPLE exclusively while on the red carpet for the action thriller’s New York premiere at Alice Tully Hall on…

A fashion stylist once told me to always buy new jeans with coordinating pieces for a ready-to-wear outfit — and thanks to Ali Larter, I know exactly which ones I need to get next. The Landman star recently posted a ’90s-inspired turtleneck and jeans look on her Instagram, which she styled with oval sunglasses and a burgundy clutch bag. Needless to say, I ran to Amazon to see how I could recreate her “it girl” look on a budget. Luckily, I spotted four lookalike pieces that I scooped up for under $50, including her top, jeans, and two retro-coded accessories.…

NEED TO KNOW Saturday Night Live is new on Jan. 17Finn Wolfhard is serving as host and A$AP Rocky will be the musical guestSNL airs at 11:30 p.m. EST / 8:30 p.m. PST on NBC Saturday Night Live is on tonight! After the late-night comedy sketch series saw Ariana Grande serve as host and Cher perform as the musical guest on Dec. 13, SNL is back for another episode on Saturday, Jan. 17. SNL went through a cast shakeup following its milestone 50th season. Devon Walker, Emil Wakim, Michael Longfellow, Heidi Gardner and Ego Nwodim all announced their exits, and the television series added some fresh faces to the mix for season 51, with Tommy Brennan,…

NEED TO KNOW Prime Video announced in 2022 that a God of War series adaptation was in the worksStar Trek producer Robert D. Moore signed on as showrunner in 2024 and has promised to “emulate the tone of the game”Ryan Hurst was cast as the lead role of Kratos in January 2026 Prime Video added another game adaptation to its lineup — and this one is extra brutal. In December 2022, the streamer greenlit a series based on God of War, a 20-year-old PlayStation franchise about Kratos, a Spartan warrior who trades his soul to Ares, the Greek god of war,…

NEED TO KNOW John Mellencamp tells PEOPLE exclusively that he talks to daughter Teddi Mellencamp “every day” amid her stage 4 cancer journeyTeddi still has “10 lesions in her brain,” he says, and while they aren’t cancerous, they “interrupt her thinking”Mellencamp is preparing to go out on his Dancing Words Tour — The Greatest Hits this summer John Mellencamp says he talks to his daughter Teddi Mellencamp “every day” amid her treatment for stage 4 cancer — and that she struggles with the side effects of “10 lesions in her brain.” “She’s been going through hell the last year,” the…

NEED TO KNOW Alison Arngrim, who played Nellie Oleson on Little House on the Prairie, recalled finding the humor in her character during her auditionArngrim was 11 when her take on Nellie brought Michael Landon and the show’s producers to joyful tearsArngrim was among the cast members who reunited at the Little House on the Prairie Final 50th Anniversary Reunion on Dec. 12 Alison Arngrim says her big break on Little House on the Prairie felt like her last chance to continue her acting career. During the recent Little House on the Prairie Final 50th Anniversary Reunion, Arngrim looked back at landing the role…

NEED TO KNOW Priscilla Presley revealed what she thinks Elvis Presley would be doing if he were still alive in 2026The music legend would have turned 91 on Jan. 8Priscilla and Elvis met in 1959 and were married for six years from 1967 to 1973 Priscilla Presley revealed what she thinks Elvis Presley would be doing if he were still alive today. The groundbreaking singer, who died on August 16, 1977, at age 42, would have been 91 years old on Jan 8. “I think he’d be doing the same thing in life – singing and touring. He loved it,”…

NEED TO KNOW The Cult Behind the Killer: The Andrea Yates Story examines why Andrea Yates drowned her five children in 2001The docuseries introduced Michael Woroniecki and explained his connection to Andrea and her husband, Russell YatesThe three-part Investigative Discovery docuseries premiered on HBO Max on Jan. 6 Andrea Yates made national headlines when she confessed to drowning her five children on June 20, 2001. However, the docuseries The Cult Behind the Killer: The Andrea Yates Story examines the story from a new point of view and introduces the possibility that she acted out of religious extremism because of the…