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NEED TO KNOW Chad Michael Murray says being Lindsay Lohan’s first onscreen kiss, which took place in 2003’s Freaky Friday, was “nerve-racking”Murray says costar Jamie Lee Curtis helped the actors feel more comfortable, sharing, “I remember her being playful and bright”Murray, Lohan and Curtis all reprised their roles for the film’s sequel Freakier Friday Chad Michael Murray says his smooch with Lindsay Lohan in 2003’s Freaky Friday was important not just for their characters, but for the actress herself — since it was her first-ever onscreen kiss. “I remember Lindsay and I were kids. I mean Lindsay was probably 16,…

NEED TO KNOW A24’s If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, in theaters Oct. 10, has released its trailerThe psychological drama from writer-director Mary Bronstein stars Rose Byrne as a wife and mother unraveling It costars Conan O’Brien, Danielle Macdonald, Ivy Wolk, A$AP Rocky, Christian Slater and Delaney Quinn Rose Byrne is a woman in over her head in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. The nerve-rattling new A24 drama from writer-director Mary Bronstein, in theaters Oct. 10, stars Byrne, 46, as Linda — a therapist with mental health struggles, a wife to an absent husband and mother to their…

Joan Baez, Graham Nash, Sean Ono Lennon, Allison Russell, Auli’i Cravalho and Josh Gad are among dozens of notables from the worlds of film, television, music and related industries who have signed an open letter warning about the rising nuclear threat that appears Wednesday (Aug. 6) in The New York Times and Variety. Under the headline “No More Hiroshimas, No More Nagasakis: Cultural Leaders for a Future Without Nuclear Weapons,” the letter begins: “Eighty years ago, atomic bombs destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killed hundreds of thousands of people, and changed the course of history. … Today, experts believe the risk that…

NEED TO KNOW Kelly Ripa has been absent from Live with Kelly and Mark since Monday, Aug. 4Ripa’s absence comes one week after her husband and co-host Mark Consuelos’ break of his ownA rotation of guests have been stepping in to co-host, including Jackie Tohn and Jenna Dewan Live with Kelly and Mark is missing one half of its duo this week. Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos have been co-hosting the daytime talk show together since 2023. This week, however, Ripa, who has been a permanent co-host since 2001, has been absent, with a rotation of guests stepping in. After…

A week after heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne was laid to rest, the singer’s son Jack Osbourne has shared the grief, heartache and beautiful memories he’ll keep of his famous father in a touching Instagram post. “I haven’t really wanted to post anything since the passing of my father. My heart has hurt too much. I’m gonna keep this short because he certainly hated long rambling speeches,” wrote Jack, 39, one of three children Ozzy shared with wife/manager Sharon Osbourne. “He was so many things to so many people, but I was so lucky and blessed to be apart of…

NEED TO KNOW Seth Rogen tells PEOPLE exclusively about how he spent his first big paycheck as a paid actorThe Canadian actor, who stars in Platonic with Rose Byrne, made his acting debut on Freaks and Geeks in 1999Season 2 of Platonic premiered its first two episodes on Wednesday, Aug. 6, on Apple TV+, and new episodes will arrive weekly through its Oct. 1 finale It’s safe to say Seth Rogen is an industry heavyweight. However, he wasn’t always so certain that the success he’s achieved over the years was a real possibility for him. Joined by his Platonic costar…

NEED TO KNOW Wednesday season 2 premiered on Aug. 6The Netflix series welcomed new Nevermore students and teachers, including Steve Buscemi’s Principal Dort and Billie Piper’s Isadora CapriLady Gaga will guest star as Rosaline Rotwood, a chilling instructor Things are getting even spookier — and more star-studded — at Wednesday’s Nevermore Academy. Netflix’s Addams family spinoff is back with new mysteries and a stacked lineup of new cast members for season 2, which premiered on Aug. 6. In May 2024, Netflix confirmed that Oscar nominee Steve Buscemi had joined the show in a mysterious new role, kicking off a wave…

Film noir was one of the most popular movie genres in the 1940s and 1950s, and some of the most important films in this genre remain known as masterpieces to this day. The genre drew on German expressionist filmmaking techniques to tell stories in the hard-boiled detective and thriller genres, thrilling fans looking for great mysteries. The films owed a great deal to the pulp novels of the era, with authors like Raymond Chandler (The Big Sleep) and Dashiell Hammett (The Maltese Falcon) not only influencing the movies but also having their stories adapted into film noir classics. The original…

NEED TO KNOW Michael B. Jordan is directing and starring in a new remake of The Thomas Crown AffairThe previous versions of the heist thriller were released in 1968 and 1999Jordan’s Thomas Crown Affair is currently filming, and is set to hit theaters in March 2027 The Thomas Crown Affair is back for another heist as Michael B. Jordan remakes the classic crime caper for a new generation. On Aug. 6, 1999 — 26 years ago — The Thomas Crown Affair starring Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo was released in theaters. It wasn’t the first time audiences were introduced to…

NEED TO KNOW The former trustees of Prince Harry’s African charity Sentebale are speaking out in the wake of the ruling by the Charity CommissionIn a statement, the trustees — who resigned in March along with Harry and his co-founder Prince Seeiso — said they are “gravely concerned’ for the future of the charity Prince Harry sees no way back to the charity while the current chair is in place, a source tells PEOPLE The former trustees of Prince Harry’s African charity are speaking out after an official inquiry found fault on all sides following a bitter internal conflict. The…