Movies
Box Office Blues: “Avatar 2” and “Black Panther Wakanda Forever” Suck Up All the Air, Whitney Houston Beats Brad Pitt
It was two nights before Christmas and not many people went to the movies.
Of course, really, the weather is terrible. A lot of people...
Movies
Barack Obama Picks Best Movies, Music of 2023, Skips “Nope,” “Emancipation,” “Wakanda,” Drake, Lizzo, Cardi B
Barack Obama's favorite movie of the year was Steven Spielberg's "The Fabelmans." On his annual list of films, Obama did not include "Nope," or...
Business
“Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody” Scores a 95% With Audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Hollywood “Trades” Give Thumbs Up
When I saw the Whitney Houston biopic last week, I really liked it and said so.
Since then, both of the Hollywood trades -- Variety...
Music
The Writer Behind Mariah Carey’s “Christmas” Says Her Story About Writing it Herself as a Teen is “A Tall Tale”
Mariah Carey's long ago co-writer of her many hits says on a podcast today: "She doesn't play anything, she doesn't play keyboard or piano....
Theater
Review: Wendell Pierce’s Willy Loman Reinvents Greatest American Drama, “Death of a Salesman”
Almost four years ago I ran into the great actor Wendell Pierce sitting in the lobby of the Four Seasons hotel in Los Angeles...
Movies
Bill Nighy Actually: The British Star of “Living,” On His Way to An Oscar, Has Seen All of Adam Sandler’s Films
“It’s kind of my area. Repressed men, or at least suppression. Useless with women. All of that. That’s what they call me for,” said...
Music
RIP Legendary Songwriter Thom Bell, 79, Wrote Dozens of Classics for Spinners, Stylistics, Dionne Warwick, Philly Soul Groups, Elton John
I am really sad to report the death of Thom Bell, the Gershwin of Philly soul. Bell wrote so many hits, especially with his...
Movies
Oscars Telecast Could Include Performances from Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, But Nothing from “Matilda” the Musical
The Best Song short list came out yesterday from the Motion Picture Academy.
The artists who made the list could turn the Oscars into the...