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We already know from the first few teasers for Macon Blair’s reimagining of The Toxic Avenger that the movie is funny. We also know it’s gory. But we didn’t realize just how of-the-moment it would be in terms of social commentary.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / April 8

Kevin Bacon first met wife Kyra Sedgwick when she was 12

Kevin Bacon first met his wife Kyra Sedgwick when she was 12 years old. The 66-year-old 'Footloose' actor - who has been married to Kyra, 59, since 1988 - has admitted it wasn't "love at first sight", and he has absolutely no recollection of the first time they crossed paths.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / April 5

Hollywood star Kevin Bacon 'is more driven than ever'

Kevin Bacon is "more driven than ever". The 66-year-old actor has already enjoyed a hugely successful career in Hollywood - but Kevin doesn't have any intention of slowing down.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / April 4

Hollywood star Kevin Bacon: Horror projects disrupt my sleep

Kevin Bacon has trouble sleeping when he makes horror projects. The 66-year-old actor has starred in a number of horror-themed films and TV shows over the years, and Kevin has admitted that his work life can sometimes spill over into his real life.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / April 3

Kevin Bacon doesn't let stardom affect him: 'It passes pretty quickly...'

Kevin Bacon doesn't let fame affect him. The 66-year-old actor has been a mainstay in Hollywood for decades but joked that he is "still waiting" to make it and it doesn't matter just how big things get when he makes a movie, he just has a "desire" to move on from the glamour of it all and get on with his job.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / April 2

Footloose star Kevin Bacon: I've tried to shield my kids from fame

Kevin Bacon has tried to shield his children from fame. The 66-year-old actor - who has son Travis, 35, and daughter Sosie, 33, with his wife Kyra Sedgwick - never took his kids to movie premieres during their younger years and he's always tried to shield them from the pressures of fame.

Entertainment News / TV Insider / March 31

How ‘The Bondsman’ Brings Together Kevin Bacon’s Acting & Music — With a Devilish Twist

The Bondsman is coming to raise some hell on Prime Video. The horror-comedy series, which premieres in full on Thursday (April 3), features Kevin Bacon as Hub Halloran, a divorced ex-musician-turned-bondsman who is murdered in cold blood but gets brought back from the dead to do the devil’s bidding.

Entertainment News / Nerdist / March 19

New THE TOXIC AVENGER Teaser Is Hilariously Gory in the Best Way

The remake of the Troma Films’ 1984 cult classic The Toxic Avenger is a movie we’ve been anticipating for a long time now. We finally got our first good look at the new Toxie recently, who has the amazing real name of Winston Gooze, played by the iconic Peter Dinklage.

Entertainment News / Nerdist / March 14

New Images of the Titular Hero in THE TOXIC AVENGER

Macon Blair’s reboot of Troma Pictures’ cult classic The Toxic Avenger has been one of the most anticipated movies on our list for the past couple of years.

Entertainment News / Nerdist / January 21

THE TOXIC AVENGER Reboot Will Hit Theaters 2025

The Toxic Avenger is one of the pillars of ’80s horror and remains a splatter classic to this day. That’s why we were so excited when Macon Blair of all people signed on to write and direct a remake.

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The 20 most iconic dance films in cinema history

If you're in need of some dancing inspiration, watch these 20 films.

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Let's role: Cinema's 20 most adaptable actors

Versatility is one of the most sought-after qualities of a Hollywood star. These talented individuals are reminders of how rewarding it can be not to be limited to a certain kind of role and how a career can flourish when the industry avoids typecasting.

Entertainment News / TV Insider / July 16

‘Lucky 13’ Host Gina Rodriguez Teases ‘You Get to Bet on Yourself’ in New ABC Game Show

Not Dead Yet’s Gina Rodriguez returns to primetime to cohost a new game show alongside basketball icon Shaquille O’Neal. The high-stakes competition series, Lucky 13, executive produced by Kevin Bacon, focuses on contestants’ knowledge — but just because you’re confident about your answer, it doesn’t mean you’re safe.

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The 20 best movies and shows about trans identity

Whether in the form of documentary, drama, or comedy, popular culture has tremendous power in shifting people’s awareness of the joys, struggles, and power of the trans experience, so it is worth highlighting those that have had a particular impact.

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The 20 best movies about cryptids

It’s no secret that Hollywood — and audiences — love a good monster movie, and it’s even better when the monster is a cryptid. Whether it’s the Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster, the Yeti or the Wendigo, cryptozoology has much to offer the movies.

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20 terrifying films and TV shows about stalkers

As the success of such fiction demonstrates — including the hit series Baby Reindeer on Netflix — there is an audience hungry to experience, if just vicariously, the thrill and the danger of obsession.

Kevin Bacon Returns to Payson High School for 40th Anniversary of "Footloose"

In honor of the 40th anniversary of the iconic 80s film "Footloose," actor Kevin Bacon is set to return to Payson High School in Utah, where the movie was originally shot.

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20 holiday movie lines that warm fans’ hearts

People love the end of the year because it usually means that schools are out and work is on autopilot until the new year — and because of the holidays. No matter the reason, these are the best lines from holiday movies.

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20 movies that did the work to be scientifically accurate

From the beginning, the film industry has been obsessed with science. Many films, even fictional ones, have drawn on scientific facts to ground fictional realities and grant them a greater verisimilitude.

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25 best movies about American history

More than anything else, the best movies about American history allow for a keener, more complex understanding of how those living in the present make sense of what has come before as they try to figure out where to go in the future.

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The 25 best Christmas TV specials

What does Christmastime bring? Trees, gifts, and, of course, TV specials. There have been dozens of Christmas specials over the decades of television in America. These are the 25 best of the bunch.

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25 bands & musicians with food in their names

Here are 25 bands & musicians with food in their names.

Entertainment News / Yardbarker / April 23, 2021

Kevin Bacon details how his marriage survived quarantine

The parlor game "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" has been around for nearly three decades, but the 62-year-old actor reiterated his relatability by bemoaning quarantine during his interview on Thursday's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. "Oh, quarantine," Bacon said, sighing.

George Clooney jokes his wife watching 'ER' reruns has been 'disastrous'

Kevin Bacon's most memorable co-stars and collaborators

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The most memorable songs from '80s movies

The image is indelible. John Cusack standing with a boom box over his head...

Entertainment News / Yardbarker / January 20, 2020

On the perfection that is "Tremors"

Hollywood has traditionally treated the month of January as a cinematic landfill, so when Universal unloaded “Tremors” in the first month of 1990, there