Celebrity
Michael Jackson Flashback: King of Pop Paid Marlon Brando $1 Million to Appear, and Speak, at His 30th Anniversary Show
Editor's Note: Today would have been Michael Jackson's 61st birthday. I wrote this back on July 18, 2002. Michael and Brando had a complicated...
Music
Rolling Stones Don’t Want Fans Caught in “Crossfire Hurricane” at Miami Show, Move Final Concert of This Tour to Friday
The Rolling Stones don't want their fans caught in a literal "crossfire hurricane." So they've moved the final show of this tour from Saturday...
Celebrity
Hollywood Political Apathy: After Bruising Campaign Only 21% of SAG-AFTRA Members Bother to Vote in Election
Gabrielle Carteris vs. Matthew Modine. A heavyweight fight. The winner is...Carteris.
The campaign for president of SAG-AFTRA is over. It was bruising, with both sides...
Movies
Telluride Film Festival Announces List: Includes Toronto and Venice Choices “Aeronauts,” “Hidden Life,” “Two Popes,” “Marriage Story,” and Michael Apted’s “63 Up”
We are now in full festival swing. Venice has begun, and tonight so does Telluride. The latter fest is a pricey confab for those...
Music
Will Taylor Swift’s 1 Mil Sales Debut Streak End Today? With Just Today Remaining, “Lover” Album Falling Short
This is going to be a long day for Republic Records.
They've got to find 230,000 more people to buy or stream Taylor Swift's "Lover"...
Movies
Joaquin Phoenix’s “Joker” Is Oscar Material, References Martin Scorsese’s “King of Comedy” with Robert De Niro Character
We're about to have a big season of Robert De Niro. He seems to play a talk show host in Todd Phillips' "Joker," referencing...
Movies
Donald Trump Mentor Roy Cohn Gets 2 Documentaries This Fall, One from Granddaughter of Convicted Spies He Sent to Electric Chair
I told you last week that I'd seen the new documentary, "Where's My Roy Cohn?" Matt Tyrnauer's incendiary film, which debuted at Sundance, lays...
Books
Fox News’s Judge Jeanine Welcomes Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump Jr. to Book Party at Comedy Club Whose Owner Was Just Murdered
The Stand comedy club on East 16th Street has already had enough misery: recently their owner was killed in his New Jersey home by...