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James Caan wasn’t exactly acting when he seemed annoyed with Will Ferrell while filming Christmas classic Elf. In an interview with Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler's Messy podcast, Ferrell revealed that his late co-star Caan didn't "get" his humor at first. Instead, Ferrell drove Caan…

The Alamo Drafthouse movie chain looks set to hit $350,000 in ticket sales this November and December from Jon Favreau's Will Ferrell-starring holiday favorite Elf. The 2003 comedy, about a human baby raised in Santa's North Pole workshop who returns to New York and saves Christmas, is the chain's top…

The late, great James Caan who died today had a career that spanned 55 years and included classic films such as Howard Hawks’ El Dorado, Michael Mann’s Thief, Rob Reiner’s Misery, Jon Favreau’s Elf and, of course, Francis Ford Coppola’s masterpiece, The Godfather. Almost from the start, Caan was working opposite…

James Caan, the tough-guy actor who scored an Oscar nom as mafioso Sonny Corleone in The Godfather and an Emmy nom for playing NFL running back Brian Piccolo in Brian’s Song, among a host of big film and TV roles including Elf and Las Vegas, died Wednesday night in Los Angeles. He was 82. His family confirmed the news…

Imax grossed $95,000 live simulcasting the Kanye West (with special guest Drake) benefit concert at the L.A. Coliseum to 35 Imax theaters — a one-night event Thursday that included seven sellouts despite being available to stream live on Amazon Prime. The show, Imax’ first live concert event, comes as the large format…

‘Tis the season to be political activists, at least from the perspective of the main cast members from the classic Christmas film, Elf. They are on board for a livestreamed table read from the film screenplay in support of the Democratic candidates in the crucial Georgia Senate runoff in January. Will Ferrell…

It was a pre-Christmas miracle. Or maybe a reminder of the line from the classic song “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” to wit: “You better watch out.” In a moment straight outta Hollywood, a man from Maine wore a Buddy the Elf costume like the one actor Will Ferrell's character wore in the 2003 film Elf while…