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LOS ANGELES  — Hollywood studios are shuffling more release dates as a result of the coronavirus, including sequels to “Doctor Strange,” “Spider-Man: Far From Home” and “Into the Spider-Verse.” Late Friday, both Sony Pictures and The Walt Disney Co. announced updated theatrical release schedules that significantly delay some of their marquee superhero films. Marvel’s “Doctor …

She pulled a Gwyneth Paltrow. Allison Janney seemed to forget that she appeared in “10 Things I Hate About You” (1999), which starred Julia Stiles and the late Heath Ledger. Janney, 60, made the startling comment on Instagram after a fan paid tribute to one of her character’s iconic lines in the film: “I’ve got …

A24 is hoping you’ll take a cut of their gems — for charity. The indie production company responsible for movies such as ”Uncut Gems,” “Midsommar” and “Mid90s,” plus the hit HBO series “Euphoria,” is auctioning off props and costumes online to benefit local charities and hospitals providing COVID-19 relief. The virtual auction will give “movie …

Amid the jocks, nerds and shoulder pads of the ’80s teen rom-com landscape, a dark horse emerged: 1985’s “Just One of the Guys,” which wore its feminist agenda lightly. In a riff on Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” high-schooler Terry (Joyce Hyser Robinson) goes undercover as a boy at a rival school after deciding she’s been discriminated …

Nightlife guru-turned-indie movie producer Noel Ashman is on the mend after battling COVID-19 and is working on a new film. He’s teaming up with Damon Dash and Julie Pacino to produce a short filmed called “For NYC.” “I had an epiphany while I was battling the virus and I wanted to do something to give …

“Big Little Lies” star Shailene Woodley opened up about a health scare that almost ended her career in her early 20s. In an interview with The New York Times, Woodley revealed that she missed out on a lot of early roles because she was “very, very sick.” “I haven’t spoken much about this yet publicly, …

Lots of us have been bingeing pandemic movies, understandably: It’s perversely comforting to see that things could be worse. But what else, I wondered, did film envision for us in 2020, specifically? I looked at five sci-fi movies set this year (and available for rent on Amazon, among other platforms) to see if things were …

Theatrical movies are making a comeback on broadcast television. With the networks’ original series’ production halted and people looking for comfort-food entertainment while sheltering at home amid the coronavirus pandemic, popular movies are becoming a viable programming option. CBS will launch a Sunday movie night on May 3 for a five-week initial run. Tapping into …

The high-camp psycho thrillers must go on. Bizarro movie director Eric Rivas, the man behind the Vamp Biker series, tells us that he’s started filming a movie about the coronavirus pandemic — in spite of his actors being in isolation. Rivas says he shot footage of the empty city over the weekend from his car, …

No sports, no problem — bookies are now betting on “Tiger King” instead. Online sportsbook Sportsbetting.ag usually helps wager bets on poker, horse racing, baseball, basketball and other live sports, but in their absence, it’s now taking bets on who will be cast in a future movie based on the hit Netflix docuseries. Currently, the …