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Bad Billionaires Trying for Makeovers, Will It Work? James Murdoch with Tribeca Festival, Steve Cohen Sponsors Love Rocks

Some bad billionaires are trying like crazy to reform themselves in public. Next week, Steve Cohen, who paid the government $1.8 billion in fines a...

Box Office: Paramount’s “A Quiet Place” Scores $5 Mil, But Cruella Is a Dog With $1.5 Mil Previews

I told you yesterday that "Cruella" was in trouble. Now it's come true. Thursday previews were just $1.5 million. Disney may be barking up the...

Oscars Surprise: Academy Chooses Late March 2022 Date for Show Despite Regular End of Year Eligibility

Color me surprised. The 2022 Oscars will be held on March 27, 2022, much later than I thought or anyone else did. The cut off is...

UPDATE: Misery Loves Company As John Mulaney Sells Out 23 More Shows at City Winery

UPDATE Mulaney sold out all his shows through the middle of June. They're all gone. He's really lemonade from lemons, turning his drug and...

Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch” Finally Gets an Opening Date and a Confirmation for Cannes Film Festival

Yes, it's finally here. Wes Anderson's "The French Dispatch" has an opening date: October 22nd. It will also play the Cannes Film Festival in July after...

Review: “In the Heights” Is a Big Buoyant Valentine from Lin Manuel Miranda to the City He Loves

The first time I saw "In the Heights" was in the spring of 2007 at a little theater on way west 37th St. It...

The “Friends” Reunion on HBO Max Will Drop at 3AM And You’d Better Be Asleep Then

Set your alarm clocks for 3am Eastern time. Not to watch the lunar eclipse or blood moon. No! To watch the "Friends" reunion. I will...

Oscars News: Motion Picture Academy Will Cut Back on New Members This Year After Huge Growth Spurt

It's time to slow down and reflect. The membership of the Motion Picture Academy has grown by a third in the last few years. So...