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Dakota Fanning still carries one particular lesson from her childhood work with Kurt Russell, and she recently recalled just how deeply his words stayed with her.

Entertainment News / Netflix Junkie / August 31

A Look Inside Dakota Fanning’s Family and Her Hollywood Roots

Dakota Fanning did not merely enter Hollywood young; she arrived, stole the room, and made grown-up stars look positively under-prepared. At seven, I Am Sam made her a sensation, while Uptown Girls, Man on Fire, and War of the Worlds proved the charm had staying power.

Entertainment News / Netflix Junkie / August 25

'According to Tom, He Is Involved'- Dakota Fanning Confirms Tom Cruise’s Annual Shoe Tradition Continues

Decades may have passed since Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning shared the screen in Steven Spielberg’s War of the Worlds , but the actor has seemingly never let go of a thoughtful tradition for his co-star.

Entertainment News / Netflix Junkie / August 25

'I Had Never Been More Nervous'- Dakota Fanning Personally Wrote to Quentin Tarantino to Land a Role in His Film

Dakota Fanning has spent years quietly carrying one Hollywood dream that she had never told anyone about. She now admits she had never been more nervous when she personally wrote to Quentin Tarantino, hoping to land a role in his upcoming film.

Entertainment News / Netflix Junkie / August 25

'You Have to...': Dakota Fanning Reveals the Acting Lesson Sean Penn Taught Her at the age of 7

Dakota Fanning learned one of her most lasting acting lessons when she was only seven years old, while working alongside Sean Penn in I Am Sam. Years later, the actor still remembers the advice that changed the way she approached scenes and understood the importance of reacting naturally.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / May 22

Elle Fanning loved working with babies on Margo's Got Money Troubles set

Elle Fanning forged close bonds with the two babies on the set of Margo's Got Money Troubles. The 28-year-old star plays the title role in the Apple TV

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / January 13

Elle Fanning relieved Jack Black doesn't want a 'restraining order' against her

Elle Fanning is relieved Jack Black hasn't got a "restraining order" out against her. The Sentimental Value actress has previously described the School of Rock star - who has two sons with wife Tanya Haden - as "sex on legs" and was relieved by his "very embarrassed" reaction to her crush on him.

Entertainment News / Men's Journal / December 30

Ten best horror movies of 2025 that you can't unsee

The world is terrifying sometimes. But one of the best ways to manage the horrors of the real world is to contain those extremes in a movie. Unlike life, horror movies actually end, and so, even if you're scared out of your mind while watching, there's some kind of mental release when it's over.

The 10 Must-Watch Documentaries of 2025

This 2025 Horror Hit Comes to Hulu on New Year’s Eve

Entertainment News / TV Insider / November 7

‘All Her Fault’: The Biggest Differences Between the Show & Book

[WARNING: This post contains MAJOR spoilers from All Her Fault, the show and the book.] Peacock’s twisty new thriller, All Her Fault, was based on the 2021 novel of the same name by Andrea Mara.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / October 13, 2025

Dakota Fanning's 'lucid dream' influenced Vicious performance

Dakota Fanning's performance in Vicious was inspired by a real-life experience. The 31-year-old actress stars in the new horror film, and Dakota has revealed that a real-life event actually influenced her on-screen performance.

Entertainment News / TV Insider / October 7, 2025

Ultimate Halloween 2025 streaming guide: What's playing on Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max and more

Are you brave enough to hit the play button? Several steaming platforms are serving up thrills, chills, and kills for the Halloween season, and we’ve got a guide to the frightful offerings below.

Thirteen scary and weird films and TV shows to watch in October

Ten epic horror villain monologues that will chill you to the bone

Hot Vamp Halloween: 31 Vampire Films to Stream This October

V/H/S HALLOWEEN Offers Gross Fun With More Treats Than Tricks (Review)

The Black Phone 2 director teases horror sequel has ‘more intensity and more gore’ than first film

Entertainment News / Total Apex Entertainment / August 18, 2025

Vicious Released October 10th Into Paramount+ Stream for a New Life

Well, well, well. It appears that Dakota Fanning’s horror film Vicious is undergoing the traditional theatrical-to-streaming transition. You know, that classic Hollywood move where a movie gets bumped around the release calendar more times than a pinball before finally landing on a streaming service.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / August 7, 2025

Dakota Fanning and Jake Johnson to star in upcoming romance drama from Joe Swanberg

Dakota Fanning and Jake Johnson are to star in an upcoming romance drama for director Joe Swanberg. The 31-year-old actress and the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse star, 47, have signed on to the Uncle Kent filmmaker’s untitled romance movie, Deadline has said.

Entertainment News / Total Apex Entertainment / July 13, 2025

Top 10 Movies To Watch This Week on Disney Plus | July 13-19, 2025

So you’re stuck in scrolling purgatory again, huh? Endlessly thumbing through Disney Plus, hoping something jumps out. We’ve been there. That’s why we pulled together the Top 10 Movies you would actually want to watch this week—no fluff, no filler.

Entertainment News / Yardbarker

20 child actors who should have won an Academy Award

Since the ‘70s, not many younger thespians have been recognized by the Academy, with the occasional nominee here and there. This means that over the years, way too many performances by kids have been overlooked for an Oscar nomination, and in some cases, a win.

Entertainment News / Nerdist / June 6, 2024

THE WATCHERS Is Unwatchable in Almost Every Way

The first hour of writer-director Ishana Night Shyamalan’s debut film The Watchers is instantly forgettable and totally uninteresting in almost every way.

The 20 most anticipated movies of the summer

20 movies you should avoid spoilers for

20 stupid movies that are actually genius

Entertainment News / Men's Journal / April 23, 2024

The Watchers Trailer: Dakota Fanning Leads Ishana Shyamalan’s First Film

Ishana Shyamalan's directorial debut, The Watchers, is edging closer to its theatrical release, and Warner Bros has shared the first full trailer, which previews what the first-time director has in store for us.

Entertainment News / Men's Journal / April 15, 2024

Tom Cruise Gave Dakota Fanning Her First Cell Phone

Netflix's latest series sees Andrew Scott star as Tom Ripley opposite a host of spectacular talent, including Dakota Fanning as Marge Sherwood. Fanning and Scott are on the rounds promoting the show, and in a brand new interview with Harpers Bazaar, Scott guessed something fans might not know about his co-star.

Entertainment News / Nerdist / February 27, 2024

THE WATCHERS Trailer Puts Voyeuristic Creatures in the Irish Woods

It’s an unnerving feeling when someone is watching you. Even if they are not in your eyesight (or your eyes are closed), that strange tingle in your spine that alerts you to their surveillance is chilling.

The movies, TV shows, albums, and video games we're looking forward to in 2024

20 movies you should avoid spoilers for

25 movies that will really mess with your head

Entertainment News / Yardbarker

The best two-season TV shows

Often, we hear about the one-season wonders in television. People espouse a Freaks and Geeks or a My So-Called Life. What about the two-season wonders? Some were canceled too soon, others wrapped up of their own accord.

Entertainment News / Yardbarker

20 of the best 2000s movie duos

A pair of actors need to have that extra something special between them to make their friendships believable, and no one did it quite like the twosomes sprinkled throughout cinema in the days of frosted tips and Pepsi Blue.

Entertainment News / Yardbarker / July 10, 2021

Reese Witherspoon & Dakota Fanning fuel 'Sweet Home Alabama' nostalgia with this Instagram post

Josh Lucas recently cited Reese Witherspoon's hectic schedule as the reason there hasn't been a Sweet Home Alabama sequel, but she's not too busy to reminisce on the 2002 romantic comedy.

Jason Momoa says he 'fangirled out' the first time he saw Liam Neeson

The ultimate country summer playlist

20 of our favorite celebrity fashion lines

Entertainment News / Yardbarker

20 popular films that have truly terrible endings

Some movies end with a bang, others end with a whimper. Or maybe they end with you rolling your eyes or letting out a heavy sigh. The movie may have been good to that point, but failed to stick the landing.

Entertainment News / Yardbarker

The most talented actresses 30 or younger

Ah, to be young, talented and famous. Hollywood is a place where you see a lot of working people of vastly different ages. Here, though, we are going to focus on the young actresses of Hollywood who have made an impact. These are the most talented actresses who have not yet turned 31.

Entertainment News / Yardbarker / May 29, 2018

June entertainment planner: 'Jurassic World,' 'Sense8' and Kanye bring the summer heat

Summer officially arrives in June, and although you should probably be outside enjoying the warm weather and associated activities, there’s still plenty of TV shows to catch at night, movies to watch on hot or rainy days, and new music releases that can be the soundtrack to your summer.

The 20 movies you shouldn't sleep on this summer

Five emerging artists to catch at Governors Ball 2018

Potential summer anthems for 2018