SNL Reveals An Alternate Ending To Casablanca, And It Is Perfection

J.K. Simmons stopped by Saturday Night Live last night and performed a range of characters on the late night sketch comedy show. Among the many skits, were a mock version of his latest film Whiplash, where he reprised his role of the notorious sadomasochistic band conductor Fletcher, and a rendition of Casablanca, where he gave fans his best rendition of Humphrey Bogart. Watch him work the silver screen with Kate McKinnon in an alternate ending to the 1942 Best Picture Oscar-winning classic. Those familiar with the 73-year-old romance drama Casablanca probably remember the ending to the film quite well. For ...

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Why Spider-Man Movies Struggle, According To The First Spider-Man Screenwriter

David Koepp is one of the more accomplished screenwriters in all of Hollywood, writing for a range of genres including comedies, dramas and crime films. Most notably however, he is known for his crafting the scripts for some of the hugest summer action blockbuster movies of all time including Jurassic Park and its sequel The Lost World, and of course the ultra-successful 2002 Spider-Man. In other words, when he talks people tend to listen. Well, he recently discussed his work as screenwriter of Spider-Man and decided to share some thoughts as to why the Peter Parker franchise seems to struggle so ...

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Watch J.K. Simmons Reprise His Whiplash Role By Yelling At SNL Cast Members

J.K. Simmons hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time last night, and for his opening monologue he did what every fan of his hoped for: reprised his terrifying Whiplash role. Watch as he rips apart drummer after drummer (played by SNL cast members) until a special guest star sets the harsh band conductor straight. In order to prove that he is not nearly as mean and offensive as his conductor character, Fletcher, J.K. Simmons puts together an opening number with cast members, Kyle Mooney and Aidy Bryant. And while there was no chair throwing, or bleeding on ...

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Report: Bobbi Kristina Brown Is in a Coma

Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown was placed in a medically-induced coma over the weekend, after she was found unresponsive in a bathtub, CNN reports. However, a source close to the family tells People magazine that the 21-year-old's condition is "stable."

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Jessica Biel Is Pregnant, Justin Timberlake Confirms

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are eagerly awaiting the birth of their first child, but they're apparently holding off on finding out the sex.

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After months of unofficial reports, Timberlake confirmed that Biel is indeed pregnant with an Instagram post on Saturday

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SNL Rewrites Rap History with The Jay Z Story; J.K. Simmons Mocks Whiplash Character

Saturday Night Live put forth its strongest show of the season this weekend, with host J.K. Simmons at the helm.

The Whiplash star parodied his Oscar-nominated turn as a sadistic music teacher for his opening monologue (featuring a special guest appearance by Fred Armisen), and even played rapper Nas

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Brad Pitt May Team With Angelina Jolie To Fight Poachers In His Next Movie

Brad Pitt fought the undead in 2013's World War Z then more recently German soldiers in his epic World War II action-drama Fury. Now with piles of dead zombies and Nazis behind him, he may be ready to team-up with wife Angelina Jolie to battle animal poachers. The word on the street is that Pitt is in negotiations to embody the character of Richard Leakey in Jolie's fourth directorial effort Africa. According to The Wrap, the biopic will follow the highly-respected archaeologist, Leakey, who became famous for his devoted commitment to defending elephants from Kenyan poachers in the late 1980s. ...

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