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When actor Fred Williamson and director Jack Arnold came together to make “Black Eye” in 1974, it wasn’t an obvious match.

Williamson was the retired pro football player who, after making his feature film debut in Robert Altman’s “M*A*S*H” in 1970, had skyrocketed to blaxploitation stardom in “Hammer” and a pair of Larry Cohen knockouts, “Black Caesar” and “Hell Up in Harlem.” Arnold was a reliable Hollywood journeyman best known for directing Universal sci-fi flicks like “It Came From Outer Space,” “The Incredible Shrinking Man,” and “The Creature From the Black Lagoon” before spending the 1960s knocking around from studio to studio, genre to genre, with a financially lucrative but creatively static sojourn in episodic television.

Williamson was a rising star of the New Hollywood and Arnold a more or less discarded remnant of the old, but their collaboration yielded one of the most underrated films of its era. A...

Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.

Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!

28 Days Later Apparel from Alternate Ending

In honor of the 28 Years Later trailer drop, Alternate Ending has been infected by 28 Days Later apparel.

The end is nigh with two promo-style T-shirts ($28), a hat ($27), four 12×18 posters ($10), and three stickers ($4).

Pre-orders run through December 22 and will ship 4-8 weeks later.

Jack Frost Figure from Distinctive Dummies

‘Tis the season for holiday horror, so Distinctive Dummies has crafted a 1:9 scale Jack Frost figure.

The 9″ collectible comes with two swappable heads (regular and melted), four swappable arms, axe, stop sign, and display base are included.

Limited to 50, the killer snowman costs $129.99 at Monsters in Motion. Shipping is slated for early January.

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Vinyl from...

Kirsten Storms worried fans over the weekend after she posted a photo on social media. The snapshot made it look like the General Hospital star had a wicked black eye. It had fans asking, “Who would give Maxie a black eye?” in the comments. So, what happened to Kirsten? Continue reading to find out.

What Happened To Maxie’s Face?

A photo posted by the Gh star had fans doing a double-take to make sure Kirsten Storms was okay. The actress, who plays Maxie on the ABC soap opera, shared the picture on Instagram, showing off her unexpected black eye.

In the black-and-white selfie, Kirsten appeared to be pouting. Her whole eye and one side of her face seemed to be covered in a black powder. Many fans wondered what happened to the General Hospital star and if she was hurt.

However, in the caption, the 40-year-old actress revealed what really happened.

Monica Garcia is exiting The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City after one season.

The Bravo reality star found herself at odds with her co-stars when it was revealed she was behind an Instagram fan account that trolled her fellow housewives.

Andy Cohen, who is an executive producer on the show, explained the reasons for why producers opted to put Garcia on pause.

“The news is out that we are going to have a cooling-off period,” Cohen said on his SiriusXM show Andy Cohen Live.

He continued, “I think the reunion is the chance to come out [and] say why you did what you did on the season. It’s the Supreme Court of public opinion. And so Monica had the opportunity, not only to explain herself to the audience but way more importantly, in this case, to the other women. And I don’t think she successfully swayed any of them to her side.

Just days before The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City celeb Jen Shah was supposed to report for her prison sentence, fans learned that she branded herself with a new tattoo. The mother of two has been lying low since her January 6 court date revealed her fate. Now, Jen is preparing for a life behind bars. Her sentence will start tomorrow, on Feb. 17.

In January, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City's Jen star was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison, after pleading guilty to felony fraud and money laundering charges. At the trial, multiple witnesses spoke out about how her scheme had hurt them. Around the same time, one of the witnesses accused Jen of having an affair with her husband. Jen allegedly harassed and stalked the man's wife, after the spouse showed text messages to Coach Sharrieff Shah.

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Congratulations are in order for Mandy Moore!

The This Is Us star is engaged to her boyfriend of two years,Taylor Goldsmith, entertainment journalist Marc Malkin reported on Facebook on Wednesday.

Exclusive! Mandy Moore is engaged! I can exclusively reveal that The This Is Us star’s musician boyfriend Taylor...

Posted by Marc Malkin on Tuesday, September 12, 2017

More: Mandy Moore Says She Had 'Nothing Left to Give' After Shooting '47 Meters Down' in Exclusive Bonus Feature

After the report, the 33-year-old actress was spotted out and about rocking what appears to be an engagement ring on that finger.

Photo: Poersch / Backgrid

Et has reached out to Moore’s reps.

Exclusive: 'This Is Us' Cast Dish on Mandy Moore's Black Eye and How Makeup Crew Covers Blemishes

This is just about the only thing that can excite us more than season two of Moore’s show, This Is Us!

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Universal’s Dark Universe could be in trouble before it even starts because things aren’t looking good for “The Mummy.” The cart before the horse approach to Hollywood is not really a novel concept any longer. Studios routinely reverse engineer their movies, announcing a release date first, often before a screenplay is finished let alone gone into production. This strategy keeps evolving, often for the worse. Now, studios carve out release dates for movies that don’t exist yet — mystery movies or ones they hope/intend to make.

Continue reading ‘Dark Universe:’ Is The ‘Mummy’ About To Receive A Dceu-Like Black Eye? at The Playlist.

Tuesday marks Betty White's 95th birthday, and Et is celebrating the milestone by looking back at some of the most special moments we've shared with the Hollywood icon.

White has been famous longer than most people have been alive, and she's been on television for almost as long as the invention has existed, but last month, she revealed to Et's Kevin Frazier one thing she still hasn't done in her life.

Read: Betty White Celebrates 95th Birthday in 'Good Health,' Talks 'Golden Girls' Reboot

"Robert Redford," White joked on the set of Freeform's Young & Hungry.

When Frazier brought up the possibility of arranging a meeting between the two, White turned shy.

"Oh no!" she said. "If I ever met him, I would faint."

With seven decades of show business experience under her belt, White has won five Primetime Emmy Awards, one Grammy, was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame...

Like many of her fans, Betty White "can't believe" she's celebrating her 95th birthday.

"I keep thinking, 'Betty, you’re 95 years old,'" she told Yahoo's Katie Couric in an interview posted on Tuesday. "I’m so blessed with good health and faculties and I’ve got memories and all that. You can’t really expect that at 95."

White quipped, "I am the luckiest old broad on two feet!"

Photos: Betty White's Best Moments

The Emmy-winning actress offered up advice for living a fulfilled life, telling Couric, "Keep busy and don't focus everything on you."

As for what she would tell her 25-year-old self, White didn't have any specific wisdom to impart. "I've been married three times and I probably still would've been married three times," she said. White married and divorced Dick Barker and Lane Allen in the 1940s, before marrying Allen Ludden in 1963. They were together for 18 years until his death in 1981.

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Now well into its second decade, the Slamdance Film Festival is gearing up for its 2017 edition. Mostly taking place at the Treasure Mountain Inn at top of Park City, Utah’s busting Main Street, Slamdance is dedicated to presenting a festival and a community designed “for filmmakers by filmmakers.”

In previous years, projects from directors like Christopher Nolan, Marc Forster, Jared Hess, Oren Peli, Benh Zeitlin, Seth Gordon, Lynn Shelton and Lena Dunham have bowed at the festival, and it’s become a fertile — if offbeat — proving ground for fresh talents. This year looks to be yet another banner one for the fest, and as such, we’ve gone on a little trip through the Slamdance slate to dig up some prime possibilities for must-see films (shorts and features!).

Ahead, check out 13 titles we’re...

Don't expect to be seeing Jennifer Lopez "on the floor" this New Year's Eve.

The 47-year-old singer has canceled her upcoming plans to ring in the new year at E11even in Miami, Florida, Lopez's reps told Et in a statement. 

Watch: Jennifer Lopez's Twins Support Her In Style as She Returns to Las Vegas

"Citing personal and family time, Jennifer Lopez's manager Benny Medina has cancelled her Miami appearance on New Year's Eve. Having attended the event last year, artist and management look forward to rescheduling the appearance at E11even in the future," the statement read.

It's no surprise Lopez would want to spend a little extra time with family, especially given her busy year.

"She just finished an incredible year," a source tells Et. "[She] wrapped Shades [of Blue] season two a few weeks ago, and then went right back to Vegas to finish her 2016 [residency] dates [at Planet Hollywood]. Not to mention the conclusion of American Idol this year...

Jennifer Lopez's 8-year-old twins are definitely taking after their parents in the style department.

The 47-year-old singer took to Instagram ahead of her return performance of her Planet Hollywood residency in Las Vegas to show off Emme and Max killing the fashion game as they supported her backstage.

Watch: Jennifer Lopez Posts Adorable Photo of Her Look-Alike Daughter Emme

"They wanted to come support mama on her first show back in Vegas!! #Allihave #weinthistogether #mylilcoconuts #styleon1000," she captioned the chic shot of Emme sporting black leather leggings, and a furry coat and Max rocking printed jeans and black button up.

Emme and Max were clearly their mama's good luck charms.

"I felt Gods light shining down on me tonight!!! Thank you Lord for getting me thru this show and every moment of my life. Thank you to my fans for always posting the most amazing pics! #Love #Allihave #jlovegas #weinthistogether," Lopez wrote alongside...

Where could this mesmerizing photo come from?

The answer exists and Joe has it below. But, first, just look at this magical image. Just look at it!

So…from where could this evocatively arty still originate?

Surely it’s a Euro Art Film!

Is it…Last Year at Desert Rock by the Italian auteur Giacomo Arnoldo?

Well… no. But almost.

It’s actually a memorable visual from a 100% Amurkan Hollywood movie– Jack Arnold’s 1953 3-D classic It Came from Outer Space.

I was fortunate enough to get to know Jack during the 70s, as his daughter Susan was the casting director of Piranha, The Howling and Gremlins. She had also acted for her dad (along with Piranha star Belinda Balaski) in the Fred Williamson vehicle Black Eye as well as Al Adamson’s The Female Bunch. Truth be known, I had kind of a crush on Susan during Piranha, but...