Movies
Review: Jennifer Hudson Gives an Oscar Worthy Performance as Aretha Franklin in “Respect,” But Movie is Full of “Alternative Facts”
I can't say whether or not Aretha Franklin really handpicked Jennifer Hudson to play her in her biopic, but she certainly was persuaded to...
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RIP Jane Withers Who Turned Acting Career into Gold with Josephine the Plumber Commercials, Dies at 95
Anyone who was alive and watching television from 1963 to 1974 approximately knows Josephine the Plumber. Jane Withers played character in Comet commercials, possibly...
Music
New Orleans Jazz Fest Canceled for October, Moved to Next April 2022, Beginning of End for Festivals This Year
There will be no New Orleans Jazz festival this October. It's been cancelled because of the rise of COVID in Louisiana. This is the...
Movies
Box Office: Critically Praised “Suicide Squad” Bombs with $26 Mil Opening, Over $100 Mil Less Than Original
Very, very disappointing.
There will be a lot of Monday morning quarterbacks discussing the fate of James Gunn's "The Suicide Squad."
The second SS movie, and...
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RIP Markie Post, 70, 80s and 90s Fixture on Prime Time, Known for Being Plucky and Sexy
Sad news: terrific actress Markie Post has died after a long fight with cancer. She was 70 years old.
For almost two decades, Markie Post...
Movies
Review: Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard Wasted Their Time Making “Annette,” Don’t Waste Yours
Let's cut to the chase.
The duo called Sparks was never popular. I don't know how they resurrected themselves this year with a documentary and...
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RIP Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas, Second Founding Member of Kool & The Gang to Die in Last Year
This is really sad and alarming. Dennis Dee Tee Thomas, a founder of Kool & the Gang, died in his sleep overnight. He was...
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Chasing Cuomo: NY Post Confuses Harvard Economist Jeffrey Sachs with Long Island Dentist of Same Name
In their piece today about where NY Governor Andrew Cuomo would live if he were expelled from the governor's mansion, the NY Post has...