At The Movies

A Dog's Way Home
Separated from her owner, a dog sets off on a 400-mile journey to get back to the safety and security of the place she calls home. Along the way, she meets a series of new friends and manages to bring a little bit of comfort and joy to their lives. Bryce Dallas Howard and Ashley Judd star in this heartwarming tale that is an ideal family trip to the movies.

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Hell Fest
A traveling horror theme park called Hell Fest features a plethora of rides, mazes, and other spooky attractions offered up to those that enjoy a good fright. Unfortunately, this Halloween, there is a very real threat at Hell Fest, a masked serial killer known as The Other. On Halloween night, Natalie and her friends go to Hell Fest for an evening of spooks, but as The Other picks them off one by one, they will be lucky this Halloween if they are able to get out of this carnival of horrors with their lives.
 

The Buzz...

On the heels of the will he, won't he host the Oscars imbroglio, Kevin Hart returns to theaters this weekend in The Upside. The dramedy, also starring Bryan Cranston, goes up against fellow new offerings A Dog's Way Home and the sci-fi thriller Replicas, starring Keanu Reeves. None of the three films are likely to unseat ruling champ Aquaman, which will swim past the $1 billion mark in global ticket sales sometime on Saturday or Sunday.

Lady Gaga has spoken out about the sexual abuse allegations toward R. Kelly in a statement on social media. The singer and award-winning actress worked with R. Kelly on the song Do What U Want (With My Body) in 2013 but has said she now intends to remove it from streaming services. The documentary Surviving R. Kelly has shone new light on the extent of the allegations against R. Kelly, and Gaga is one of a number of past collaborators who have chosen to clarify their position.

One of the potential TV series that Marvel Studios is developing for Disney’s upcoming streaming service has landed a writer, and its from another Marvel Studios property. Jac Schaeffer, one of the writers for Captain Marvel has been brought on board to write and executive produce the pilot for the series based on Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch, which will also feature Paul Bettany’s Vision.

Taylor Sheridan has come on board to rewrite Paramount’s adaptation of the Tom Clancy novel Without Remorse, with Michael B. Jordan starring as operations officer John Clark.

Anne Hathaway and Tim Robbins have joined the cast of the next movie from Todd Haynes, an environmental drama about the chemical company DuPont starring and produced by Mark Ruffalo.

After being ousted from Pixar (a company he co-founded), following Disney becoming aware of multiple misconduct allegations, animation pioneer John Lasseter has landed on his feet, as he has just been named the head of Skydance Animation.

I Love You, America, Sarah Silverman’s Hulu late-night talk show, has been canceled after two seasons. Silverman made the announcement on Twitter, saying, "Well, Hulu cancelled 'I Love You, America' and we’re all pretty damn heartbroken."

The Sundance Film Festival has added the world premiere of the documentary Leaving Neverland, which focuses on sexual abuse allegations against the late pop star Michael Jackson. The movie, produced and directed by Dan Reed, describes how Jackson allegedly began long running relationships with two boys, aged 7 and 10, and their families while at the peak of his fame.

Cristiano Ronaldo has called in his lawyers after a British reality star made serious allegations against him on social media this week, and CR7 adamantly denies all wrongdoing.

Daniel Bryan is not down with Nikki Bella's relocation plans. In this clip from Sunday's premiere of Total Bellas, Brie Bella tells her hubby (real name Bryan Danielson) that newly single Nikki wants to leave San Diego and his reaction is less than excited.