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A Tuesday in March, just past 9 p.m., on Lafayette between Houston and Bond. Merge Pilates is still lit — bodies folded into expensive discomfort behind glass. The bar on the corner has space; the coed bathhouse next door has a line. Across the street, a club takes phones at the door — sticker over…

In a battle of the genders, New Line’s video game adaptationMortal Kombat II and 20th Century’s The Devil Wears Prada 2 are in a close race for No. 1 at the domestic box office. The Mortal Kombat sequel, fueled by males, topped Friday with an opening-day gross of $17 million range, including $5.2 million in…

Ben Marshall’s first meeting in Hollywood did not go as expected. It was only a year after college, during the early days of his comedy career, when he and friends Martin Herlihy and John Higgins were starting to make names for themselves with their sketch videos on YouTube. The three had just signed a manager,…

Nate Bargatze — one of the world’s top-selling stand-up comedians — wants to make his upcoming family movie The Breadwinner affordable for everyone to watch on he big screen. The TriStar and Sony release opens in theaters on May 29, and marks his most high-profile project sincehosting the Emmy Awardsceremony in September. Based on an…