“The Conjuring: Last Rites” True Story: Inside the Real Demonic Haunting That Inspired the Franchise's Final Movie

"The Conjuring: Last Rites" True Story: Inside the Real Demonic Haunting That Inspired the Franchise's Final Movie

AP Photo/Wilkes-Barre Times Leader/Carolyn Bauman The Conjuring: Last Ritesis based on the alleged 1986 haunting of the Smurl family Janet and Jack Smurl claimed a demonic presence had terrorized their home and sexually assaulted Jack for over a year Ed and Lorraine Warren investigated the haunting and concluded there were four demons who terrorized their home The real account behindThe Conjuring: Last Ritesis almost as terrifying as the film itself. Released on Sept. 5, the final film in the horror franchise is set five years after the events ofThe Devil Made Me Do Itand tackles one of the most prominent real-life cases from paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. As the Warrens contemplate retiring from the demon-hunting business, a desperate Pennsylvania couple reaches out for help with a violent presence hellbent on destroying their family. Reluctantly, they agree to lend their exorcism expertise one last time. Patrick WilsonandVera Farmigahave played Ed and Lorraine, respectively, sinceTheConjuringpremiered in 2013. The franchise announced in 2022 that another installment was in the works, and Wilson confirmed withEntertainment Weeklythat it would be his last. The actor said that he didn't want his character to be "on death's door" for the final movie, considering that the real-life Ed didn't die until 2006. "But retirement was interesting to me," Wilson said in a May 2025 interview. "It was important to show the skeptics. We're not in the middle ofAmityville, when [hauntings were] everywhere. What is it like when they're not playing to big crowds? What does that do to them?" In reality, the self-professed demonologists continued their paranormal work up until their deaths (Lorraine died in 2019). One of their most prominent cases to date was that of the Pennsylvania-based Smurl family, who reached out to the Warrens in 1986 and claimed that a demonic presence had been terrorizing their home for over a year. Here's everything to know about the real-life Smurl family haunting that inspiredThe Conjuring: Last Rites. Warner Bros. Yes,The Conjuring: Last Ritesis based on the real-life alleged haunting of the Smurl family that the Warrens investigated in 1986, perPenn Live. Executive producer Peter Safran toldEntertainment Weeklythat the case had "percolated on a regular basis" as a potential plotline since the beginning of the franchise, as it's "one of the more Googleable ones." "We've known about this one for a long time," Wilson told the outlet. "Then writers are playing around with how it affects the family and what's going on in the family's life. That's where we can really theatricalize it. We're not making a documentary." AP Photo/Wilkes-Barre Times Leader/Fred Adams Jack and Janet Smurl were parents who moved into a duplex in West Pittston, Pa., with their two young daughters in 1976. Jack's parents later moved in and occupied the other half of the duplex. The couple also eventually welcomed twins. Life in the house was mostly uneventful — until one night in 1985, when a light fell from the ceiling and left their daughter, Shannon Smurl, with a gash on her forehead. Over the next year and a half, the Smurls claimed to experience a range of supernatural activity from blood-curdling screams and odd smells to witnessing their German shepherd, Simon, get thrown against the wall and their daughters pushed down the stairwell. Jack also claimed that a demonic presence had sexually assaulted him. "Up until a year ago, I thought that these type of things only happened in movies," Jack told Lorraine ina 1986 interview. "And I always felt, of course, that movies were, you know, always overstated to begin with, so I wasn't really a believer." InLast Rites, Rebecca Calder and Elliot Cowan play Janet and Jack, respectively. AP Photo/Wilkes-Barre Times Leader/Carolyn Bauman After two allegedly failed exorcisms, the Smurls decided to go public with their story in hopes of attracting more help in ridding their home of demons. They were interviewed on TV programs likeLarry King LiveandEntertainment Tonightand their alleged paranormal nightmare was covered closely by national media. Their efforts paid off in 1986, when their case caught the attention of Ed and Lorraine. The famed paranormal investigators concluded that the Smurls' home had been invaded by four spirits: an elderly woman, a young girl with the potential for violence, a man who died in the home and a demon. According to theNew England Society for Psychic Research— Ed and Lorraine's organization, now run by their daughter and son-in-law,Judy Speraand Tony Spera — the demon was using the other three spirits to "destroy" the Smurls. Ed told theTimes Leaderin 1986 that he encountered the presence during his first night in the Smurls' home and that furniture began to jump around when he tried to expel the demon with holy water, holy oil and a crucifix. "I did not have to wait moments when the very thing I felt was a drop in temperature of at least 30-some degrees," he said. "Then, a dark mass formed about three feet in front of me. There was a sound in back of me, I could hear rattling around." Warner Bros. With the help of the Warrens, the Smurls wrote a book about their story in 1986 titledThe Haunted: One Family's Nightmare. Five years later, it was adapted into a TV movie starringSally Kirkland. As for the demon, it wasn't Ed and Lorraine who allegedly rid it from the family's home but a pastor of a nearby church. Rev. Joseph Adonizio told theTimes Leaderin October 1986 that "intense prayers" are what "chased the foul smells and violent demons from the West Pittston home." However, Janet told the outlet in 1987 that she still heard knocking around her home and occasionally saw shadows. The following year, the Smurls moved to Wilkes-Barre, Pa. In 2017, Jack died from diabetes complications at the age of 75. Though his daughter, Carin Smurl, told thePocono Recordthat her dad had put their supernatural nightmare behind him, she occasionally worked as a paranormal investigator. "We had such a hard time and nobody to turn to," she told the outlet in 2017. "He was happy I was a voice out there for people who need help." Google Maps In 1987, the family put the house up for sale, per theObserver-Reporter. After they moved out, a man named Richard Bridle purchased it as a rental, but claimed to have difficulty finding a tenant because of the residence's haunted history. That same year, Debra Owens moved into the duplex in West Pittston and told theTimes Leaderthat she never encountered anything supernatural. Read the original article onPeople

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“The Conjuring: Last Rites” True Story: Inside the Real Demonic Haunting That Inspired the Franchise's Final Movie

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'Garland Jeffreys: The King of In Between': How to watch, stream new documentary

'Garland Jeffreys: The King of In Between': How to watch, stream new documentary

Music legendGarland Jeffreysdreamed of a more inclusive, less racist society and delivered his vision via song. His mission lives on a new documentary, "Garland Jeffreys: The King of In Between," now streaming. Despite being a legendary talent, you may never have heard of Jeffreys, now 82, who retired from performing in 2019. But some big musical names you have heard of revere him.Bruce Springsteen, in the documentary, places Jeffreys in "the great singer-songwriter tradition of Dylan and Neil Young ... one of the American greats." Others who sing his praise in the film: guitaristVernon Reid(Living Colour), actorHarvey Keitel, musiciansGraham ParkerandAlejandro Escovedo, as well asLaurie Anderson, widow of the lateLou Reed(he's seen in photos and heard in the movie, too). Reed, a New Yorker like Jeffreys, "Lou really admired Garland, as well as loved him," Anderson says in the film. Jacob Elordi plays the Creature in Guillermo del Toro's take on "Frankenstein." Check out our exclusive peeks at Netflix's monster movie and all the other new films you need to see in theaters and on streaming services this fall. Radiohead:Band announces first tour dates since 2018: See the dates and how to get tickets The film is still playing some festivals; the schedule is onthe movie's website. But it recently became available for streaming onAmazon Prime Video,Apple TV,Google PlayandYouTube(rental prices start at $2.99). Born in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, the son of mixed race parents – Jeffreys is part Black, part Puerto Rican and part white – he met Reed at Syracuse University and began performing in the late 1960s. His 1973 self-titled debut, which included the song "Wild in the Streets," and the 1976 album "Ghost Writer" were both critically acclaimed. "In the late 1970s, many of music's top tastemakers felt sure Garland Jeffreys would become the next big thing," notedRolling Stone storyin a June 5, 2025 on the documentary. Five decades ago, the magazine named Jeffreys "the most promising artist " of 1977. But Jeffreys' music, a mélange of rock, R&B, reggae, soul, folk, dance music and even doo-wop, made him a tough fit for record labels looking for artists easy to categorize. He considered himself the "king of in between" and went on to use that as a title for a 2011 album. His 1981 highly acclaimed "Escape Artist" album yielded the single "96 Tears," a cover of the 1966 song by ? and the Mysterians, which earned Jeffreys a top 100 hit in the U.S. Another song on the album, "R.O.C.K.," also earned airplay. Jeffreys continued to put out albums, with 2017's "14 Steps To Harlem," his most recent release. While promoting the album at the South By Southwest Festival that year, he toldUSA TODAY, "You are looking at a guy who is eternally grateful. I've been blessed. I could cry over it." Despite those early career accolades, Jeffreys never broke through to the mainstream – an artist ahead of his time – instead becoming a revered underground legend. But his music is still relevant today and the documentary can elevate his legacy. With his songs about race and social issues, Jeffreys told USA TODAY he hoped to help "to facilitate a change. … I think I have done some good work. People have told me how grateful they are, white people and black people." Jeffrey's album "Don't Call Me Buckwheat," released in 1992, "could've come out 30 minutes ago," Springsteen says in the film. There's also footage of the two performing together at Christmas concerts fundraisers for Asbury Park, New Jersey. "I don't know anybody who was writing about race as directly as Garland was in the early '90s." Literally a labor of love, the documentary is directed by Jeffreys' wife Claire. (Full disclosure: this reporter made a minor crowdfunding donation to the film after interviewing Jeffreys.) Among its co-executive producers: filmmaker Samuel Pollard ('4 Little Girls' and 'When the Levee Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts'), Steven Van Zandt and wife Maureen, and the Jeffreys' daughter Savannah, who also appears in the film. During filming, Jeffreys' health declined; he's in the late stages of Alzheimer's Disease at his Manhattan home. "It's almost as if his decline has kept pace with the completion of the film, and now that it's streaming, he doesn't have any grasp of how well it's being received," Claire Jeffreys told USA TODAY. Response to the film has been "fantastic, with lots of fans streaming it, and taking the time to communicate their appreciation and how much they enjoyed it," she said. As Springsteen is seen saying, "a powerful story well told does not go away so easily or so quickly. It remains even if it's in the shadows. ... People find that kind of work and are drawn to it." Mike Snider is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY. You can follow him on Threads, Bluesky, X and email him atmikegsnider&@mikegsnider.bsky.social&@mikesnider& msnider@usatoday.com What's everyone talking about?Sign up for our trending newsletter to get the latest news of the day This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:How to watch, stream the new music documentary on Garland Jeffreys

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'Unconstitutional' and 'unlawful': Judges push back on Trump's expanding power

'Unconstitutional' and 'unlawful': Judges push back on Trump's expanding power

After a slew of high-profilesuccesses in the U.S. Supreme Court, the Trump administration found key parts of its agenda blocked in federal court this week, with judges criticizing its actions as "unlawful" and "unconstitutional." Judges issued orders blocking the president's use of the wartimeAlien Enemies Actto speed deportations, thefederal deploymentof the National Guard for law enforcement purposes in California, the freezing of $2 billion infederal fundsto Harvard, and the termination of protected legal status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Venezuelans. It was theworst week in the courtsin months for President Donald Trump and his administration — and came after another major loss last week, when an appeals court struck down some of his tariffs. Trump isalready appealingthat ruling to the Supreme Court and has said it would be a "disaster" if it's not overturned. The high court has granted the Trump administration's emergency requests in 17 of 22 cases to date, a recentNBC News analysisfound. The flurry of appeals comes as the president has issued an unprecedented number of executive orders aimed at transforming the federal government. "The courts aren't going to strike down all that they're doing, and, at the end of the day, they'll end up accomplishing more by flooding the zone," a lawyer who is close to the White House said in May in reference to theadministration's strategy. Asked to comment on the rulings, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said in a statement Friday that "Fake News NBC is trying to push the left's narrative in a new way." "Here's the reality: with almost 20 Supreme Court victories, the Trump Administration's policies have been consistently upheld by the Supreme Court as lawful despite an unprecedented number of legal challenges and unlawful lower court rulings. And the winning will continue," she said. Here's a look at the string of legal losses: The judge presiding over Harvard's lawsuit on the government's gutting of its federal funding found the administration's actions were "violative of the First Amendment" and "unconstitutional coercion." The administration had said it was freezing over $2 billion in funds because of Harvard's failure to combat antisemitism. U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs said in her Wednesdayrulingthat the claim "reeks of pretext." She said that while the school has been "plagued by antisemitism" in recent years, it's taken several steps since early 2024 to combat the problem. Burroughs also said the majority of the changes the White House was seeking to make at the school had nothing to do with the issue, and neither did the grants it was canceling. "The terminated grants related to all manner of medical, scientific, technological, and other projects," she wrote, pointing to research on breast cancer, antibiotic resistance and veterans' health. The judge accused the administration of using "antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country's premier universities, and did so in a way that runs afoul of the APA, the First Amendment and Title VI," referring to theAdministrative Procedure Actand a Civil Rights Act statute that prohibits discrimination based on race, color or national origin. The White House said it will appeal Burroughs' ruling. On Tuesday, a federal judge in California found the administration was violating a 19th-century law barring the domestic use of the military for civilian law enforcement activities. The administration activated the National Guard and sent hundreds of Marines to the Los Angeles area in June, after thousands of protesters took to the streets to rally against Trump's immigration policies. The administration said the move was necessary because some of the protests had turned violent and the troops were needed to protect federal property and personnel. In his 52-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said the troops did more than that — a violation of the Posse Comitatus Act. The 1878 statute prohibits the president from using the military as a domestic police force without approval from Congress. The government "systematically used armed soldiers (whose identity was often obscured by protective armor) and military vehicles to set up protective perimeters and traffic blockades, engage in crowd control, and otherwise demonstrate a military presence in and around Los Angeles," the judge wrote. Breyer's order blocks the administration "from deploying, ordering, instructing, training, or using the National Guard currently deployed in California, and any military troops heretofore deployed in California, to execute the laws, including but not limited to engaging in arrests, apprehensions, searches, seizures, security patrols, traffic control, crowd control, riot control, evidence collection, (or) interrogation." He stayed his order until Sept. 12 to give the White House time to appeal, which it said it will do. Also on Tuesday, an appeals court in Louisiana issued an order blocking the administration from deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members using theAlien Enemies Actof 1798. Trump invoked the rarely used wartime power in an executive order in March to deport alleged members of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang, an organization he said was "perpetrating, attempting, and threatening an invasion or predatory incursion against the territory of the United States." The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which had been tasked with reviewing the issue by the Supreme Court, found the government had not shown there was a warlike invasion going on. "Our analysis leads us toGRANT a preliminary injunctionto prevent removal because we find no invasion or predatory incursion," the panel's majority wrote. The judges also noted that TdA has been designated as a foreign terrorist organization and "there are other provisions that would allow the Government to promptly remove precisely those individuals whom it seeks to remove under the President's Proclamation." Jackson, the White House spokesperson, in a statement following the ruling, defended the president's actions and said administration officials "expect to be vindicated." "The authority to conduct national security operations in defense of the United States and to remove terrorists from the United States rests solely with the President," she said. "President Trump exercised this lawful authority and employed the Alien Enemies Act to remove enemies of the United States, including vicious TdA gang members, from the country." The ruling the president has expressed the most concern about was handed down on Aug. 29, when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found he hadexceeded his authoritywhen he imposed tariffs using an emergency powers statute. "Tariffs are a core Congressional power," it said, upholding a lower court's finding that Trump's orders are "invalid as contrary to law." The ruling affects two sets of tariffs Trump has sought to impose, but not others imposed under other laws. The tariffs are still in effect and will remain in place until at least Oct. 14 to give the government time for further appeals. The administration asked the Supreme Court to hear the case in anemergency filingon Wednesday. "Swift review of that decision is necessary to avoid derailing critical ongoing negotiations with our foreign trading partners and threatening broader U.S. strategic interests internationally," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wrote in a declaration supporting the appeal. In a ruling late Friday,a federal judge in the Northern District of California ruled that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's actions "in vacating the orders of the prior administration and terminating" Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of people from Haiti and Venezuela exceeded her statutory authority and must be set aside. "The Secretary's action in revoking TPS was not only unprecedented in the manner and speed in which it was taken but also violates the law," U.S. District Judge Edward Chen wrote in his 69-page order. "For 35 years, the TPS statute has been faithfully executed by presidential administrations from both parties, affording relief based on the best available information obtained by the Department of Homeland Security in consultation with the State Department and other agencies, a process that involves careful study and analysis," he wrote. "Until now." The Supreme Court had stayedan earlier order in the case, but Chen said this ruling is different. "The Supreme Court's order only concerns the preliminary relief ordered by this Court in postponing agency action," he wrote. "The Supreme Court's order did not bar this Court from adjudicating the case on the merits and entering a final judgment."

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Chicago leaders, residents brace for Trump troops deployment

Chicago leaders, residents brace for Trump troops deployment

CHICAGO — The Illinois governor is threateningPresident Donald Trump. The Chicago mayor urged the feds to "invest, not invade." And organizers of a festival celebrating Mexican Independence Day canceled their events. Chicagoans are bracing for a potential surge in federal immigration agents and National Guard troops that could begin as soon as this weekend – despite vocal protests by state and local leaders and Chicago residents. "There is no emergency here that warrants the deployment of troops," Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, saidin a Sept. 4 poston the social media site X. Hetold reportersthe state is prepared "to immediately go to court" if National Guard or other military troops are deployed to the city. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said there is no emergency in the city and urged the Trump administration to use its resources to help the city solve other issues, such as housing affordability and homelessness. "If the federal government wants to help they should invest, not invade,"he said on X. Meanwhile, the popular two-day El Grito Chicago festival was put on hold due to reports that a ramping-up of ICE raids could come along with the anticipated deployment of the National Guard. It was "a painful decision," organizers saidin a post to the festival website, but holding the event "at this time puts the safety of our community at stake – and that's a risk we are unwilling to take." Trump has waffled in recent days about whether he will deploy troops to Chicago. On Sept. 2, he said,"We're going in,"before walking back the statement a day later when he said he was still in the process ofmaking a determination. He suggested he'd like Pritzker to invite him to send the National Guard to Chicago, but the governor has resisted the idea. "I want to go into Chicago, and I have this incompetent governor who doesn't want us," he said. The mayor of a Chicago suburb that's home to the area's primary Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center is warning residents to expect a "large-scale enforcement campaign" that will bring federal agents as well as protesters aiming to disrupt immigration enforcement. "The Village of Broadview is committed to keeping you informed and engaged in matters regarding federal government and ICE activities that may impact our community. Recently, a situation has arisen that requires clear and timely communication with both our residents and our local businesses," Broadview Mayor Katrina R. Thompson said to residents in aletter. "Federal officials have informed us that a large-scale enforcement campaign will soon be underway." ICE's facility in Broadview is about 13 miles west of Chicago's iconic downtown Loop neighborhood. Immigration enforcement detainees are expected to be held there briefly before being moved to a detainment center. Thompson's letter said that the processing site will soon be up and running seven days a week for anywhere from 45 to 60 days in a row. Department of Homeland Security officials have responded to multiple questions about upcoming immigration enforcement actions in and around Chicago with the same statement: "President Trumphas been clear: we are going to make our streets and cities safe again. Across the country, DHS law enforcement are arresting and removing the worst of worst including gang members, murderers, pedophiles, and rapists that have terrorized American communities. Under Secretary Noem, ICE and CBP are working overtime to deliver on the American people's mandate to arrest and deport criminal illegal aliens and make America safe again." A significant number of the people arrested by ICE under Trump haveno charges or convictionsbeyond immigration violations, according to agency data obtained by theDeportation Data Projectat University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. Crime in Chicago has been trending mostly downward since the early 1990s, according to a review ofChicago Police Department annual crime reports. Most violent crimes and property crimes declined in 2024, the latest period for which annual data is available, compared with the prior year. And violent crimes are down dramatically from their peak three decades ago. In 1992, Chicago police recorded 940 murders and more than 41,000 aggravated assaults. Last year, there were 580 murders and fewer than 8,000 aggravated assaults, according to the annual reports. "One homicide is one too many," Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said ina post on X. "But we can continue this historic decline in violence if we keep doing what works: investing in our communities." More:'Keep it peaceful,' Chicago top cop warns ahead of Trump National Guard deployment The Chicago Police Department has been operating under a consent decree with the Illinois Attorney General to improve policing practices to "keep both community members and officers safe, and restore and build the community's trust in the department." The agreement requires a focus on community policing, improved crisis intervention and use-of-force training compliance. Trump has made liberal use of the National Guard to achieve his immigration enforcement and crime-fighting plans. He ordered the National Guard to Los Angeles earlier this yearto quell protests against immigration raids there, and he deployed National Guard troops into Washington, DC,in a bid to fight crime. The capital city deployment has been extended to Nov. 30, but it's not clear if troops will patrol the city for the entire time. The public safety emergency that Trump declared for DC in August is due to expire on Sept. 10. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Chicago braces for possible National Guard deployment

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Jamie Lee Curtis shocked by mom Janet Leigh's romantic connection to her new movie: 'Born from something much bigger'

Jamie Lee Curtis shocked by mom Janet Leigh's romantic connection to her new movie: 'Born from something much bigger'

Rodin Eckenroth/Getty; Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Jamie Lee Curtis spoke about "The Lost Bus" at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival. The Oscar winner revealed that she was stunned to learn that mom Janet Leigh had a romantic connection to the real person who inspired the film. Curtis said it was proof that the inspirational film was "born from something much bigger." Working as a producer onMatthew McConaughey's new movie,The Lost Bus,ledJamie Lee Curtisto find a stunning connection between the material and her late mother,Janet Leigh, who died in 2004. The Oscar-winning actress revealed Friday night at the film's world-premiere screening at the 2025Toronto International Film Festivalthat, after boarding thePaul Greengrass-directed project alongside producerJason Blumin 2021, she wanted to meet with the real-life people who inspired the film's story. Curtis recalled to the audience her first meeting with the real Kevin McKay (McConaughey), a bus driver who, alongside teacher Mary Ludwig (America Ferrera), navigated to safety a school bus packed with children during California's deadly 2018 Camp Fire. Dia Dipasupil/Getty She said McKay informed her of "the last happy memory" he had with his mother prior to the fire, which he said involved taking his mom out to see Curtis in 2018'sHalloweensequel. "That was very moving," Curtis observed. "Immediately, I felt a kinship. Then, I spoke to Mary. Mary was much more guarded than Kevin. Kevin was gregarious. Mary was a little more concerned." Curtis remembered that Ludwig, too, recalled a "weird connection" to the actress. "She said, 'My father dated your mother.' [I asked], 'For real?' I said, 'Where?' She said, 'Merced, Calif.," Curtis recounted. "Now, you guys know my mother as Janet Leigh, but before she was Janet Leigh, she was Jeanette Helen Morrison from Merced, Calif., and Mary Ludwig's father dated Jeanette." The audience inside the city's Princess of Wales theater gasped at Curtis' admission, with the performer noting that the connection surprised her as well. Curtis stressed that "this moment with Kevin and Mary was born from something much bigger," and celebrated "the fact that we're all here together with you at the world premiere of a movie about their story told by a master produced by a master, is just a thrilling, weird, connect-the-dots [moment]" before the event ended. Brendon Thorne/Getty In an exclusive interview withEntertainment Weekly, McConaugheyopened up about making the movie. "Hellyeah!" the Oscar-winningDallas Buyers Clubstar said when asked about experiencing any close calls with actual flames during production. Sign up forEntertainment Weekly's free daily newsletterto get breaking news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. "I got to know that damn bus real well, and I actually drove it," he continued. "I'm proud to say I could drive that bus, and I did all the driving and that stuff, and I loved doing that driving 'cause it was urgent. It was fun. It was actually scary because flames and dead ends and stuff were popping up all over. The Lost Busenters limited theatrical release on Sept. 19, before streaming Oct. 3 on Apple TV+. Read the original article onEntertainment Weekly

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Jamie Lee Curtis shocked by mom Janet Leigh's romantic connection to her new movie: 'Born from something much bigger'

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