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What is YOUR favorite holiday classic to rewatch every season?? The top answers were Elf, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Christmas Story and the number one pick? Home Alone! Die Hard was listed at number 10…SO, that confirms in someway that it IS a Christmas movie…”Come out to the coast, we’ll get together, have a few laughs”.
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Disney might be in trouble…they haven’t released a movie this year that’s cracked $1 billion at the box office, and that’s not good. It’s the first time this has happened since 2014 . . . not counting the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021. Major releases like “The Marvels”, “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”, and the live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid” all failed to meet expectations.
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77-year-old Cher hates aging so much that she’d give anything just to be 70 again. She’s also not thrilled about her song “Believe” turning 25…well congrats anyway…
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Everyone’s got a catchy name for their fanbase…Luke Bryan’s is called ‘The Nuthouse’… “That’s the name of my fan club – the Nut House, because they’re nutty and my Daddy’s a peanut farmer. I figured I spent my whole life hauling around peanuts, I would name…just a play on words, you know.”…Are YOU part of “The Nuthouse”?
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BuzzFeed News says Taylor Swift’s fans are calling her out for charging $20 to rent her Eras Tour concert film for 48 hours. Many are accusing her of being greedy and exploiting them with her excessive limited edition merchandise drops…these are the same people who dropped up to $1200 for tickets to the shows.
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Quick reminder: “Christmas at Graceland” airs live tonight at 10:00 p.m. on NBC and Peacock. It’ll honor Elvis Presley with performances from Lainey Wilson, Kane Brown, Kacey Musgraves, Post Malone, and more…
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Welcome to ‘At the Movies’ Brought to You by North Grand Cinema in Ames…
In theaters this weekend: “Wicked”
The untold story of the witches of Oz, before the story YOU know of with Dorothy…and how they FIRST met… One raised by privilege and ambition who has yet to discover her true heart and the other a social outcast who has yet to discover her true power…and the choices they make will separate them, and will set them on different destinies that will change them, and Oz, for good.
https://youtu.be/6COmYeLsz4c?si=lteQIk3QQbkuVvvj
“Wicked” is rated: PG
Stars: Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo
At the Movies’, Brought to you by North Grand Cinema, in Ames. Listen Friday during the Morning Kickstart to win a Family Four Pack of tickets to a movie of your choice from North Grand Cinema and Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1.
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Here's who won big at last night's CMAs: Morgan Wallen won Entertainer of the Year . . . Lainey Wilson was named Female Vocalist of the Year . . . and Chris Stapleton won Male Vocalist of the Year, Best Song, and Best Single of the Year with "White Horse"…
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If you ever want to know more about Dylan Scott simply go to his socials…He was recently doing an interview with People magazine and said he loves to share his home life on social media. Saying “I want to keep things real and always show people who I am and what is happening in my life.”
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Denzel Washington tells Esquire Magazine that he would love to play Robert McCall in two more ‘’Equalizer’’ sequels. "I told them I would do another Equalizer, and we’re doing four and five. More people are happy about that - I know I am…
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And lastly, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi have reportedly moved to England to escape incoming president Donald Trump. They already have a home near London, and are selling their California estate….Bye Felicia!!
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