Movies
Fox Searchlight, In First Big Disney Purchase, Takes a $13 Million Gamble on A Film With No Stars, And Partly In German: Terrence Malick’s...
Fox Searchlight has rolled the dice on its first big purchase under the Disney umbrella.
For $13 million, they've bought Terrence Malick's "A Hidden Life,"...
Music
Whitney Houston’s Family Finds New Ways to Cash in On Her Death: Hologram Tour with Band Led by Her Brother is Planned
Is there nothing else Whitney Houston's family can do to her now that she's dead?
You think, no, what else could there be? She's dead,...
Movies
Quentin Tarantino Posts Open Letter, Asks for Discretion with Spoilers in New Movie: Is It Possible Sharon Tate Lives After Manson Botches Killings?
I have no clue and no spoilers about Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood." But it's written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, so...
Television
“Game of Thones” Finishes with Unhappy Endings, An Inside Joke About George RR Martin, and Jon Snow, Our Hero, Banished to Siberia
And so, it's over.
"Game of Thrones" has finished up with unhappy endings. Jon Snow killed his crazy lover and was banished to Siberia. He...
Celebrity
“SNL” Star Colin Jost Wins Iron Throne, Will Marry Movie Star Scarlett Johansson, Publicist Upstages “Game of Thrones” with Announcement
Do you think anything could upstage the "Game of Thrones" finale?
How about this? "SNL" star Colin Jost and movie star Scarlett Johansson are getting...
Movies
France, Italy, now the US: Woody Allen’s “Rainy Day in New York” is Going to Be Released Here by Someone This Fall
First, I told you that French distributor MARS would release Woody Allen's "Rainy Day in New York" this fall.
Then news broke that an Italian...
Movies
Box Office: “Avengers: Endgame” Is Now the 2nd Highest Film of All Time, “John Wick 3” Wins The Weekend
As we surmised yesterday, "Avengers: Endgame" is now the 2nd highest grossing film of all time. It knocked off "Avatar." We're waiting for James...
Books
Book Publishing: Gary Fisketjon, Editor Who Glamorized Sex, Drugs, Rock ‘n’ Roll in 1980s, Fired by Knopf for “Policy Breach”
I'm late catching up with some good news. Alfred A. Knopf has fired editor Gary Fisketjon for "breach of policy." It was reported first...