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Beetlejuice's Return Fails to Live Up to the Hype
Beetlejuice's Return
Fails to Live Up to the Hype
MOVIE REVIEW
Sep 6, 2024 10:42 AM CDT

Beetlejuice's Return Fails to Live Up to the Hype

Michael Keaton is great, as are most cast members, but something's missing, critics say

(Newser) - If you haven't seen Tim Burton's Beetlejuice of 1988, go back and watch it because critics say it's significantly better than Burton's Beetlejuice Beetlejuice of 2024, with a 68% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes . Returning are Michael Keaton as the wild-haired titular demon and Winona Ryder...

Here's How Badly Winona Wanted to Be in Beetlejuice Sequel

It was mentioned in her Stranger Things contract

(Newser) - The Venice Film Festival kicks off for the 81st time Wednesday night with the world premiere of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Tim Burton's sequel brings back several key players from his 1988 original, including Michael Keaton, Catherine O'Hara, and Winona Ryder as Lydia, a widowed mother to daughter Jenna...

Winona Ryder Doubles Down on Mel Gibson Claims

She reiterates allegations of homophobic, anti-Semitic comments by the actor

(Newser) - Echoing claims she first made in 2010 , Winona Ryder is once again accusing Mel Gibson of anti-Semitic and homophobic remarks. In an interview with the Times on Sunday, Ryder recalled, without specifying a date, "We were at a crowded party with one of my good friends, and Mel Gibson...

Johnny Depp's Former Lovers Rally Around Him

Winona Ryder, Vanessa Paradis speak up

(Newser) - Two former romantic partners of Johnny Depp came to his defense Wednesday in his libel suit against British newspaper the Sun, dismissing claims that he was violent or abusive. Actresses Vanessa Paradis and Winona Ryder offered supportive statements for the actor, who's suing the tabloid paper's publisher, News...

Winona to Keanu: Hey, I Think We Got Married

Francis Ford Coppola kind of agrees, thanks to authentic scene in 1992 movie

(Newser) - Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves are doing publicity for their fourth movie together, Destination Wedding, and Ryder suggests they might accidentally be more than co-actors. “We actually got married in Dracula," she tells Entertainment Weekly , referring to the 1992 movie. "No, I swear to god I think...

Stranger Things Cast Gets Huge Pay Bump

Adult stars reportedly making $350K per episode; kids at $250K

(Newser) - The cast of Stranger Things will be making a lot more for the third season of the hit Netflix show. Sources tell the Hollywood Reporter the adult stars, Winona Ryder and David Harbour, will make up to $350,000 per episode (up from $100,000 and $80,000, respectively), while...

Johnny Depp Has Another Tattoo Tweaked

Remember 'Wino Forever,' anyone?

(Newser) - Back in the day, Johnny Depp loved Winona Ryder so eternally that he had "Winona Forever" tattooed on his body. When that love turned out to have an expiration date in 1993, he had the tattoo changed to have a boozier note: "Wino Forever." Apparently not one...

11 Celebs Who've Never Been Married

Most of them don't see walking down the aisle in their future

(Newser) - Daryl Hannah is supposedly dating rocker and fellow activist Neil Young—and if they were to, say, get married, it would be a first for Hannah, 53. But she's not the only Hollywood star to have never wed:
  • Oprah Winfrey has never married, though she's been with Stedman
...

Nude-Photo Hackers Hit 1st Male Celeb

Hulk Hogan's son Nick targeted in 4th round of photos

(Newser) - The hackers who bombarded the Internet with naked photos of hundreds of celebrities ranging from Jennifer Lawrence to Kim Kardashian have released their fourth round and it is notable for a couple of reasons. First, as TMZ reports, they've at last targeted their first male victim in Nick Hogan,...

4 Celebs With Cults in Their Pasts

Michelle Pfeiffer isn't the only one

(Newser) - Michelle Pfeiffer recently revealed she was in a cult before she became famous—and she's not the only celebrity with a cult or commune in her past. The Stir rounds up five more. A sampling:
  • Joaquin Phoenix and his family (including brother River) were involved with the well-known Children
...

10 Celebrity Couples You Never Knew About

Really? Charlie Sheen dated Robin Wright?

(Newser) - "Really? They were together?" That'll probably be your reaction to these celebrity couples rounded up by ETOnline . A sampling:
  • Not only did Charlie Sheen date Winona Ryder, he says he picked her stage name. She was born Winona Horowitz, but while listening to "Riders on the Storm"
...

Shocking Celeb Hookups
 Shocking Celeb Hookups 
Feb 10, 2013 2:15 PM CST

Shocking Celeb Hookups

'Really? They dated?'

(Newser) - Chances are you were not shocked when Rihanna and Chris Brown got back together . But you may be surprised to hear that Marlee Matlin dated John Stamos back in the '80s. Such is the nature of the 161 (yes, really) surprising celebrity hookups rounded up by ET Online :
  • Before
...

Winona: I Saw Drunk Mel Gibson Rip on Gays, Jews

He said something about 'oven dodgers'...

(Newser) - GQ admits, right off the bat, to having an eternal crush on Winona Ryder. But there's one person out there who probably doesn't echo that sentiment: Mel Gibson. In an interview with Alex Pappademas, the 39-year-old actress tells the tale of a 15-year-old encounter with Mel at a Hollywood...

'00s Biggest Celeb Scandals
 '00s Biggest 
 Celeb Scandals 
BEST OF THE DECADE
Dec 30, 2009 4:30 PM CST

'00s Biggest Celeb Scandals

Jon and Kate Gosselin haven't always dominated the headlines

(Newser) - You may have forgotten all about it, thanks to the neverending coverage of the Gosselin divorce or Tiger Woods’ mistresses, but there was a time—in the last 10 years—when Winona Ryder’s shoplifting was the story of the hour. The Frisky lists the top 10 celebrity scandals of...

Wright Penn Lifts Pippa Lee
 Wright Penn Lifts Pippa Lee 
MOVIE REVIEW
Nov 27, 2009 9:32 AM CST

Wright Penn Lifts Pippa Lee

Strong cast boosts 'highbrow chick flick'

(Newser) - The ensemble melodrama The Private Lives of Pippa Lee is receiving largely lukewarm reviews, but most critics agree that star Robin Wright Penn's top-notch performance gives it a vital lift.
  • Wright , as a former wild child turned desperately bored middle-aged housewife, "is the miracle this picture needs, helping the
...

Winona Talks Jolie, Comeback
 Winona 
 Talks Jolie, 
 Comeback 



INTERVIEW
Nov 4, 2009 9:36 AM CST

Winona Talks Jolie, Comeback

After 9 years, Ryder is back—and setting the Jolie record straight

(Newser) - After two decades in Hollywood, a string of high-profile romances and even higher-profile troubles, Winona Ryder is “the happiest I’ve ever been,” she says. In a wide-ranging interview with BlackBook , Ryder discusses her return to the spotlight in The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, her disdain for...

Winona Still Remembers Pain of Depp Breakup

She's back after 7 years off screen

(Newser) - Winona Ryder says she's getting her act together at the age of 37, but she still vividly remembers being thrown for a loop after her teenage breakup with Johnny Depp. In an interview with the UK edition of Elle, as reported by People, Ryder says the breakup occurred at the...

Gwyneth Goops All Over 'Frenemy'

Unnamed meanie was 'hell-bent on taking me down'

(Newser) - Don’t cross Gwyneth Paltrow or she’ll slam you in her online newsletter, Us reports. In her latest installment of Goop, Paltrow discusses an unnamed “frenemy” who was “hell-bent on taking me down.” When the mysterious frenemy had an “unfortunate and humiliating” experience, Gwyneth reacted...

Surprise! Matching Tattoos Still a Bad Idea

Yet couples, including Sam and LiLo, continue to get them

(Newser) - Even though it’s no shocker that getting matching tattoos is a bad idea, celebrities keep on doing it. The latest drama-ridden couples to get ill-advisedly inked? LiLo and Sam, Rihanna and Chris Brown, and Britney and K-Fed. “It’s a terrible idea,” a doc at New York’...

Heathers Musical Bound for Broadway

(Newser) - The high-school comedy/murder cult film Heathers is set to be reborn—as a Broadway musical, the Hollywood Reporter notes. Readings have already happened with the likes of Kristen Bell, and much of the original production team is on board. “‘I love my dead gay son,’” the...

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