Odds are, if you celebrate Christmas, you’re well aware of the lore surrounding the holiday, specifically the story of Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus. But just how well do you know about Belsnickel? Well, the upcoming Netflix holiday film, “The Christmas Chronicles: Part 2” pits the most badass Santa around (Kurt Russell) against his anti-holiday foe, Belsnickel, with the fate of Christmas hanging in the balance.

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As seen in the trailer, Belsnickel is far from the character Dwight Schrute portrayed in “The Office.” Instead, the villain is played by Julian Dennison.

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Tomorrow morning, the Oscar nominations will be announced, but as is tradition, the folks at the Razzie Awards are riding the Academy’s coattails. The group has issued their nominations for the worst that 2017 had to offer, and everyone will argue about these entirely meaningless and pretty dumb awards anyway.

Certainly, you can’t debate their selections for Worst Picture: “Baywatch,” “The Emoji Movie,” “Fifty Shades Darker,” “The Mummy,” “Transformers: The Last Knight” (which earned the most nods with nine) were indeed all regrettable pictures.

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Travelling with parents can be trying in the best of moments, and “Snatched” is going to build a whole comedy around that concept. Goldie Hawn returns to the big screen to co-star in Amy Schumer‘s latest vehicle, which is aiming to give audiences big, broad laughs this summer.

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Directed by Jonathan Levine (“50/50,” “The Night Before“) and penned by Katie Dippold (“The Heat,” “Ghostbusters“) the movie follows a mother and daughter who take a trip to Ecuador, where things very quickly, go very wrong.

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After a certain age, going on vacation with you parents seems like the worst idea ever. But it’s funny that as middle-age approaches, hanging out with your Mom and Dad in an exotic location doesn’t seem so bad anymore (at least for some people). And that seems to be the kernel from which the upcoming “Snatched” unfolds.

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Teaming up Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn, the comedy follows a woman who travels to South American with her Mom after her friend bails, and soon they’re caught up in a truly inconceivable adventure.

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While Warren Beatty rightfully earned a lot of ink for his return to the big screen in “Rules Don’t Apply,” he isn’t the only one who’s been away from the big screen. Next year will mark a full 15 years since Goldie Hawn graced multiplex screens in “The Banger Sisters,” but she makes her comeback alongside one of the hottest talents in comedy at the moment.

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It’s hard to believe, but Goldie Hawn hasn’t been in a feature film since 2002’s “The Banger Sisters.” Next year, however, she’s coming back to the big screen and starring with Amy Schumer in an as-of-yet untitled action comedy. Not much has been revealed about the movie, other than it’s written by “The Heat” and “Ghostbusters” scribe Katie Dippold and directed by Jonathan Levine, who brought us “Warm Bodies,” but now a few more details have spilled out.

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18 Great Comedy Lead Performances By Women

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They’re producing a remaking with the new Goldie Hawn, Anna Faris. We like Faris a lot, she’s funny and can elevate mediocre comedy material with her sheer force of charming will, but doesn’t this sound a little beneath her?

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Penelope Cruz With Best Supporting for “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”

Heath Ledger’s Family accepts his award for Best Supporting Actor

Kate Winslet wins Best Actress for “The Reader”

Sean Penn wins Best Actor for “Milk”

Dustin Lance Black wins Best Original Screenplay for “Milk”

Some of these videos via /Film.

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