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Tom Hanks may be an Oscar-winning American movie icon. But as a Hollywood patriarch who heads a family of established and up-and-coming nepo babies, he’s delivered mixed results. The epic, public meltdown of Hanks’ niece Carly Reeves, while she appeared on ABC’s reality-competition series, “Claim to Fame,” shows why Hanks’ problematic son Chet Hanks may not be the only embarrassing member of his family. HOLLYWOOD, CA – JUNE 27: Actress Carly Reeves arrives at the Premiere of Universal Pictures’ ‘Larry Crowne’ at Grauman’s…

Tom Hanks’ wife Rita Wilson reveals why he rejected ‘When Harry Met Sally’ (Picture Credit: Instagram & IMDB) Acclaimed star Tom Hanks and actress Meg Ryan teamed for two rom-com classics: 1993’s ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ and 1998’s ‘You’ve Got Mail’. So why wasn’t he also a part of 1988’s ‘When Harry Met Sally’? Tom Hanks’ wife Rita Wilson, revealed the secret reason on iHeart Podcast’s Table for Two With Bruce Bozzi, reports Deadline. “People probably don’t know this, but Tom Hanks was offered When Harry Met…

Screengrab via YouTube Asking a Wes Anderson fan if they’re stoked to see Asteroid City is like asking a little kid if they’re excited for Christmas — of course they are. Although, to be fair though, I get pretty jazzed for the holidays too. Now, where was I… Asteroid City is going to be an absolute banger. Mark my words, Wes Anderson’s upcoming alien-themed romp through the American West is shaping up to be unlike anything the eccentric filmmaker has ever done. Check out the trailer below, it’s about as Wes…

If fate had it, the 1989 classic "When Harry Met Sally" would have starred Tom Hanks instead of Billy Crystal. In a recent interaction on "Table for Two with Bruce Bozzi" podcast, Hanks' wife, Rita Wilson revealed that the Hollywood superstar was offered the movie but he turned it down. Actor Tom Hanks attends the Photo Call for ''A Man Called Otto'' at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California.(Reuters) Wilson also shared the reason due to which Hanks didn't do the movie. Had Hanks done…

Hollywood star Tom Hanks feels that not every film he did was great. In an interview published with The New Yorker, Hanks said: "Let`s admit this: We all have seen movies that we hate. I have been in some movies that I hate. You have seen some of my movies and you hate them." Hanks was speaking on how a film should be judged. Instant reactions are common, he noted, reports deadline.com. "Someone is going to say, `I hated it.` Other people can say, `I think it`s brilliant.` Somewhere in between the two is what the movie…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeTom Hanks has made a candid admission about several films he’s starred in.The actor has been a permanant fixture on the Hollywood scene since the late 1980s, starring in acclaimed movies including Big, Toy Story, Saving Private Ryan and Catch Me If You Can.Hanks won two Oscars back-to-back in 1994 and 1995, for Forrest Gump and Philadelphia, with the Captain Phillips actor being…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeTom Hanks has made a candid admission about several films he’s starred in.The actor has been a permanant fixture on the Hollywood scene since the late 1980s, starring in acclaimed movies including Big, Toy Story, Saving Private Ryan and Catch Me If You Can.Hanks won two Oscars back-to-back in 1994 and 1995, for Forrest Gump and Philadelphia, with the Captain Phillips actor being…

via Disney There are plenty of high-profile filmmakers out there who’ve blasted the unstoppable rise of streaming, with Quentin Tarantino most recently singling out Ryan Reynolds’ Netflix vehicles for criticism. However, that hasn’t stopped many of the industry’s biggest names from either making or starring in them, which has left Tom Hanks sounding a tad hypocritical. A staunch supporter of the theatrical experience and its unique beauty, the two-time Academy Award winner recently opined to The New Yorker on…

ALAN DANCES WITH TOM ( Photo Credit – Bang Showbiz ) Alan Carr was stunned to find himself dancing to ABBA next to Tom Hanks. The 46-year-old comedian had taken his mother to see ‘ABBA Voyage’, the Swedish group’s hologram show, for a Mother’s Day celebration and while he was initially surprised to see two empty seats next to him, he was even more shocked when the chairs were eventually filled by the Oscar winner and his wife Rita Wilson. Alan Carr recalled to Heat magazine, “I took my mum to see ‘Abba Voyage’ on…

As the US grapples with a disinformation crisis, Tom Hanks told graduates of Harvard on Thursday to be superheroes in their defense of truth and American ideals, and to resist those who twist the truth for their own gain.“For the truth to some is no longer empirical. It’s no longer based on data, nor common sense, nor even common decency,” the two-time Academy Award winner said during his keynote address. He invoked the Latin word for truth, “veritas”, Harvard’s motto.“Telling the truth is no longer the benchmark for…