Since it’s almost Halloween, here’s a list of the 15 scariest movies of the past 15 years, courtesy of “Entertainment Tonight”, the undisputed authority on horror movies. (???)

The list, which is actually pretty good, is in no particular order. How many have YOU seen?

1. “The Babadook”, 2014

2. “Let the Right One In”, 2008

3. “The Conjuring”, 2013

4. “The Woman in Black”, 2012

5. “28 Days Later”, 2002

6. “It Follows”, 2014

7. “Shaun of the Dead”, 2004

8. “Saw”, 2004

9. “The Strangers”, 2008

10. “Corpse Bride”, 2005

11. “The Descent”, 2005

12. “The Cabin in the Woods”, 2012

13. “Goodnight Mommy”, 2015

14. “Hostel”, 2005

15. “Paranormal Activity”, 2007

Fans are SUPER EXCITED about the new trailer for the Hunger Games. Are you? Check it out!

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Sometimes it really IS about the art. Lots of actors take massive pay cuts to make movies they’re passionate about. Here are seven actors who did.

Although we should probably mention that pretty much all of them were already rich, and in many cases, they made out on the back end, taking a percentage of the movies’ profits in exchange for their low up-front salaries.

JONAH HILL was paid $60,000 BEFORE TAXES for “Wolf of Wall Street”, because he wanted to work with Martin Scorsese that badly. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, so it was worth it.

Two years after turning down $15 million to star in a “Magnum P.I.” movie, MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY was paid $200,000 for “Dallas Buyer’s Club”. The gamble resulted in a Best Actor Oscar.

Maroon 5 singer ADAM LEVINE was paid NOTHING to star opposite Keira Knightley in “Begin Again”. His philosophy was basically that he doesn’t NEED the money, so he can dip his toes into acting slowly, in small projects.

TOM CRUISE took almost no salary for “Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol”. But he made huge money off the back end, so this one’s kind of a cheat.

RYAN GOSLING was hot after “The Notebook” . . . but instead of cashing in, he took a salary of $1,000 a week to play a drug-addicted teacher in “Half Nelson”. He got an Oscar nomination for Best Actor out of it.

ETHAN HAWKE took little salary and a percentage of the profits for the horror flick “The Purge”. He even claimed he slept on the director’s couch because he didn’t have a trailer. But the movie was enough of a hit that he made a few bucks.

GEORGE CLOONEY only took $120,000 to write, direct, and star in “Good Night, and Good Luck”. And he was paid $300,000 for “The Descendants”. Both movies scored multiple Oscar nominations.

(CheatSheet.com)

As we get ready to close out another year, we wanted to take a minute to look back and review what happened. Here are The Top Things We Learned in 2014.

Ebola is a horrible, terrifying disease that you need to spend every waking hour worrying about, even though there’s almost no chance you’ll catch it and even if you do, you’ll probably survive.

“Ms. Doubtfire 2″ definitely ain’t happening.

Emails from Sony are almost as easy to intercept as Jay Cutler.

If you’re near Russia, you’ll soon be part of Russia.

People will actually watch CNN when a plane disappears.

If you want to meet the president, just hop the White House fence. It’s that easy.

If you like your doctor . . . tough luck.

Jennifer Lawrence really hates wearing clothes.

In the NFL, you can hit someone and get away with it. But in NASCAR, you can KILL someone and get away with it.

If everyone would just take a second to dump a bucket of ice water on their head, ALS would vanish forever!

People will drop a small fortune on a new Apple product that’s essentially just a slightly bigger version of the old one, simply because there’s a “6” after the name.

People in Colorado REALLY like weed.

You can give away a U2 album for free, and people still think it costs too much.

Don’t drink anything Bill Cosby hands you. Unless you’re down for anything.

If you’re a movie studio, there may be better ways to spend your money than waiting 20 years to do a sequel to a dated Jim Carrey movie that wasn’t that funny in the first place.

As a pro quarterback, Johnny Manziel comes up “short” on many levels.

Some Americans may have talent, but many more have diabetes.

Radio stations hated Pharrell’s song “Happy” and refused to ever play it.

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According to a new survey, the “most liked” celebrity of 2014 is a 77-year-old African American man. And I know what you’re thinking . . . but no, it’s NOT Bill Cosby. (???) It’s Morgan Freeman. 1,100 people ages 13 to 49 were surveyed by E-Score . . . a consumer research service that provides information to media and entertainment companies. It has nothing to do with Facebook “likes.” Here’s the Top 25:

1. Morgan Freeman

2. Tom Hanks

3. Sandra Bullock

4. Betty White

5. Will Smith

6. Clint Eastwood

7. Bruce Willis

8. Julia Roberts

9. Leonardo DiCaprio

10. Jennifer Aniston

11. Ben Stiller

12. George Clooney

13. Ellen DeGeneres

14. Eddie Murphy

15. Dolly Parton

16. Nicolas Cage

17. John Travolta

18. Whoopi Goldberg

19. Sylvester Stallone

20. Taylor Swift

21. David Letterman

22. Oprah Winfrey

23. Jay Leno

24. Alec Baldwin

25. Arnold Schwarzenegger

It’s interesting that this data was collected presumably for marketing purposes . . . and 19 of the 25 celebrities listed were at least 50 years old, including the Top Four. So, they’re OLDER than the demographic that participated in the survey.

It seems like movies, TV shows, and commercials are always focusing on young stars to attract a younger audience . . . but of the 25 most liked celebrities by people ages 13 to 49, only ONE was younger than 40: Taylor Swift, who’s 25. After that, the next youngest is Leonardo DiCaprio, and we’re all well aware of how he’s beloved by young people . . . particularly models, who like to ride on yachts.

NICK CANNON really, really wanted to play RICHARD PRYOR in an upcoming movie based on his life, but he didn’t get the part. Instead, the producers, including OPRAH WINFREY, selected MIKE EPPS to play Pryor.

But Nick isn’t giving up yet. Now, he’s reportedly shopping his own version of Pryor’s life story to TV networks. It’s not a show . . . it’s some sort of TV special. And apparently, NBC is interested. A “source” says, quote, “Nick was devastated when he found out that he didn’t get the part . . . it’s been Nick’s dream to play Richard Pryor in a movie because he was his inspiration growing up.” We will keep you posted as it happens.

The first trailer for the next “Fast and the Furious” movie,“Furious 7″, was released over the weekend. The movie will mark the final time PAUL WALKER is seen onscreen, following his death last November. The movie was in the middle of production when Paul died. Computer-generated effects and his real-life brothers were used to help complete his work. “Furious 7″ hits theaters on April 3rd. Check it out!

Jennifer Lopez heats up the screen in this thriller that also co-stars Sacramento native Ryan Guzman. Premise; Shortly after her divorce, a woman falls for handsome younger man who just moved in across the street, though their torrid affair that takes an obsessive, dangerous turn. Look for this to hit theaters January 2015, but in the meanwhile, check out the trailer.

The unstoppable list makers at Buzzfeed.com put together a list of 68 facts from various ’80s movies. Some you probably already knew. But here are a few you probably didn’t.

The cake in the final scene of “Sixteen Candles” was made out of CARDBOARD.

John Cusack almost got the part of Bender in “The Breakfast Club” before it went to Judd Nelson.

Robert Downey Jr. was considered for the role of Duckie in “Pretty in Pink”. Jon Cryer ended up getting the part.

Harrison Ford had a cameo as Elliott’s principal in “E.T.”, but it was cut.

The reason Han Solo was frozen in carbonite at the end of “The Empire Strikes Back” was because Harrison Ford hadn’t signed on for the third movie yet. They needed an excuse to kill him off if he ended up backing out.

Disney passed on “Back to the Future” because of the quasi-incestuous storyline involving the younger version of Marty McFly’s mother falling in love with him.

Both Mickey Rourke and Sylvester Stallone passed on “Beverly Hills Cop” before it was offered to Eddie Murphy.

Burt Reynolds turned down the Jack Nicholson role in “Terms of Endearment”.

In the first draft of “When Harry Met Sally”, Harry and Sally didn’t end up together.

Charlie Sheen turned down the lead in “The Karate Kid”.

Actresses who tried out for Buttercup in “The Princess Bride” included Courteney Cox, Meg Ryan and Uma Thurman. Robin Wright got the part.

The cigarettes the boys smoked in “Stand By Me” were made of cabbage leaves.

Richard Gere got the lead in “American Gigolo” because Christopher Reeve turned it down and John Travolta backed out at the last minute.

Brad Pitt was turned down for Christian Slater’s part in “Heathers” because he looked TOO NICE.

Warner Brothers got 50,000 angry letters when Michael Keaton was cast as the lead in Tim Burton’s “Batman”.

More interesting facts HERE

SCARLETT JOHANSSON beat THE ROCK at the box office this weekend, by a pretty wide margin. “Lucy” brought in a better-than-expected $44 million, compared to just $29 million for “Hercules”. It’s even more impressive when you consider the budget for the two movies: “Lucy” cost an estimated $40 million to make, which means it’s already made back its entire budget . . . while “Hercules” cost $100 million, so it hasn’t even made a third of that yet.

Here are this week’s Top 10 movies:

1. NEW: “Lucy”, $44 million.

2. NEW: “Hercules”, $29 million.

3. “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”, $16.4 million. $172 million in its 3rd week.

4. “The Purge: Anarchy”, $9.9 million. Up to $51.3 million in its 2nd week.

5. “Planes: Fire & Rescue”, $9.3 million. Up to $35.1 million in its 2nd week.

6. “Sex Tape”, $6 million. Up to $26.9 million in its 2nd week.

7. “Transformers: Age of Extinction”, $4.6 million. $236 million in its 5th week.

8. NEW: “And So It Goes”, $4.55 million.

9. “Tammy”, $3.4 million. Up to $78.1 million in its 4th week

10. NEW: “A Most Wanted Man”, $2.7 million.