Thursday, March 28, 2024

Movies

CNN Announces Paul Newman Doc Directed by Ethan Hawke, Scooped Here Back on December 1st

I told you exclusively about Ethan Hawke directing a documentary series about Paul Newman BACK ON DECEMBER 1st. Now CNN has formally announced "The Last...

Review: Academy Members Must See “CODA.” One of the Top Ten Movies of 2022

“CODA!” If you haven’t yet watched ApplePlus ‘s “CODA” is a must see film especially for Academy voters. “CODA,” skillfully executed by writer-director Sian Heder,...

Oscar Winning Director of “The Artist” Pulls New Film, “Final Cut,” from Sundance Over Virtual Screenings

The Sundance Film Festival has switched from in person to virtual thanks to COVID. So far all the filmmakers who were invited have gone...

Last Night’s Golden Globes: Did They Predict the Oscars or Send the Academy in a Different Direction?

Last night's Golden Globes were...a mess. The awards were Tweeted out, and badly, from the Beverly Hilton ballroom. There was no video. Or stars....

UPDATING Golden Globes Winners: “Power of the Dog,” “West Side Story,” Nicole Kidman, Andrew Garfield, Will Smith, Ariana DeBose, “Encanto,” “Drive My Car,” “Succession,”...

UPDATING the Golden Globes. They're announcing their winners from Hollywood to a small, private crowd. We're not sure how this is going to work,...

Box Office: “Spider Man: No Way Home” Sinks “Titanic,” Moves Up to 6th Place, Eyes “Infinity War” Next

So... "Spider Man" is starting to drain, but not fast. Peter Parker and pals had a boffo $14 million Saturday night and will clear $668...

Three Hour Japanese “Drive My Car” Wins National Society of Film Critics, Group Seeks to Make Awards Even More Irrelevant

I wish I knew what the point was of all this: the National Film Society of Critics voted Best Picture to "Drive My Car,"...

Great News: Penelope Cruz’s Oscar Chances Leap After Winning Best Actress from National Society of Film Critics (Updating)

This is great news. The National Society of Film Critics has voted for Penelope Cruz for Best Actress in "Parallel Mothers." I said from the...