Thursday, March 28, 2024

Movies

More Oscar Short Lists: Foreign Film, Best Score, Documentary Feature, Animated Short, Live Short, Visual Effects

Here are the shortlists for more categories. I've boldfaced my choices. Frankly, "Maiden" was my favorite doc all year. But all others are top...

Taylor Swift Snubbed on Oscars Short List for Her “Cats” Song, Elton John Gets A Surprising 2 of the 15 Slots

Taylor Swift's life is like a master chess game at this point. Yesterday she found out late in the day that her song, "Beautiful Ghosts,"...

(Watch) New Trailer for Tom Cruise’s Sequel to “Top Gun: Maverick,” Coming Next Summer, with Val Kilmer

Peter Maverick is back. Yes, his name is actually Maverick. Anyway, Tom Cruise returns 34 years after "Top Gun" solidified his stardom for "Top...

Jamie Foxx Celebrates Birthday with Cast of “Just Mercy,” Michael B. Jordan Says: “This is the movie I am most proud of”

Destin Daniel Cretton's "Just Mercy" is sort of the forgotten movie of the season. I put it on my top 10 list when I...

The Rock Keeps Rocking: “Jumanji” Sequel Over Performs with $60 Mil Weekend, Saving Sony’s Bottom Line

So, who cares about "Charlie's Angels"? Or the underperforming "Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood"? Or the Sony Walkman, for that matter? "Jumanji: The Next Level"...

UPDATE “Charlie’s Angels” Ends Its Ignominious Run After 26 Days, with Less Than $18 Mil: Producer Leonard Goldberg Dead at 85

UPDATED ON DEC 18, 2019: I didn't realize that "Charlie's Angels" producer Leonard Goldberg, a force in Hollywood and TV, passed away recently at...

Box Office UPDATE: Clint Eastwood’s Excellent “Richard Jewell” Has $5 Mil Weekend, Killed by Controversy Over Real Life Female Reporter

UPDATE: "Richard Jewell" was killed at the box office with just a $5 mil weekend. The movie is excellent, and the whole thing is...

RIP Danny Aiello, the Great Actor, Loved by Everyone, Known for “Do the Right Thing,” “Moonstruck,” “The Professional”

Danny Aiello was like the New York actor. He was a hit here before he was a hit anywhere. Everyone in New York knew...