Theater
UPDATE: Sorting Out the Mysterious Announcement of an Unlikely “West Side Story” Sequel as Told in Forbes.com
UPDATE 12/30/21: Marc Hershberg wrote a follow up story to his original one about all this. Here's the link. Hershberg tells me he wrote...
awards
Oscars: French “Horror” Film “Titane,” Submitted by France Fails to Make Short List, Almodovar Missing for A Stupid Reason
The Academy has spoken. The Foreign Film branch has announced its shortlist and left off Julia Ducournau's "Titane," unlikely winner of this year's Palme...
Movies
Oscars: Academy Short List for Best Songs Includes Diane Warren, Beyonce, Lin Manuel Miranda, JHud, Van Morrison
Here's the Academy short list for Best Song. Included are some perennials like Diane Warren for her great song, "Somehow You Do" from a...
awards
COVID ‘Cron Starts Causing Trouble: New York Film Critics Postpone January 10th Ceremony
The New York Film Critics Circle has postponed its January 10th awards ceremony.
“Out of safety concerns for our award winners and our members, we’ve...
Theater
Broadway: “The Lion King” Pawses Performances Until December 27th, Joins a Long List of Shows
That's it for Simba and friends.
"The Lion King" on Broadway is paws-ing performances until December 26th because of COVID.
The long running hit joins a...
Business
“Spider Man: No Way Home” Will Clear $300 Mil in the US Today After Huge $37 Mil Monday
Just in case you were worried about Sony, Columbia Pictures or Marvel:
"Spider Man: No Way Home" made a whopping $37 million on Monday, just...
Television
Sunday Ratings: “Yellowstone,” Spin Off Score 14 Mil Viewers, “SATC” Surprise Showings Fail to Register
Sunday's cable ratings were stunning as usual for the Paramount Network, less thrilling for HBO.
"Yellowstone" on Paramount continued steady at the rate of 7.8...
Television
“Sex and the City” Stars Deal Chris Noth a Blow, Support the Women Who Made Accusations
The women from "Sex and the City" have posted this statement to their Instagram accounts. They have dealt Chris Noth a fatal blow supporting...