Business
Box Office: “Michael,” “Prada” Draw Huge Audiences Despite Poor Reviews Fan Service Brings Big Numbers and Audiences to Theaters
"Michael" and "The Devil Wears Prada 2" are very big at the box office.
It doesn't matter that they're not great movies, and that they...
Business
Met Gala Under Siege from Social Media: For Years I Wrote About the Greed and Stupidity, And Now It’s All Over the Internet
For years and years I wrote about the Met Gala aka the Met Ball, all about the greed, and stupidity.
Now it's burst onto social...
Movies
Michael Jackson Business Update: Movie Sets Music Charts Ablaze in All Formats as Singles, Albums, Sales, Streaming All Boom
The Business of Michael Jackson is booming.
The "Michael" movie may not be artistic cinema, but its box office success is causing "records" to fly...
Celebrity
Did the Devil Wears Prada Filmmakers Pull A Fast One on Anna Wintour? New Movie Mocks Jeff Bezos, Her Met Ball Sponsor — And...
I finally went to see "The Devil Wears Prada 2" tonight. Disney did everything to keep me from seeing it, but who cares?
My theater,...
Crime
LOL John Travolta Stars in a JFK Assassination Movie Written by Nephew of Mobster Sam Giancana, Often Rumored to Order the Hit
OK, come on, this is stretching.
For decades one theory about the JFK assassination was that it was a mob hit. Both Jack and Bobby...
Theater
Broadway: Drama Critics Skip Best Musical Category in Disappointing Year, Gives Alden Ehrenreich Best Overall Performance
It's been a terrible year for original musicals on Broadway.
"Lost Boys," "Beaches," carrying the cake across Central Park, and so on barely hold...
Movies
Box Office: “Michael” Falls Again as Biopic That Took Off Like a Rocket Shows Fatigue Even Among the Faithful
There's no question that the Michael Jackson movie, "Michael," has a wild launch.
Making $97 in the first five days of release is pretty extraordinary.
But...
Movies
Oscars Make New Rules About AI, Humans, Songs, and the Number of Times An Actor Can Be Nominated In the Same Category in One...
Lots of new rules for the Oscars.
For one thing, no more nominated songs that only appear after the credits roll. Studios and producers can...