Movies

Independent Spirit Awards Face Apathy as Nominated Films Had Total $20 Mil Box Office, Last Year’s Telecast Drew Only 95,000 People

We've got the SAG Awards tonight, we're in the home stretch of awards season for movies. All that's left are the Directors Guild, the...

Brilliant Jimmy Breslin, Pete Hamill Doc on HBO Monday Night, “Deadline Artists” Throws Back to NYC Golden Days of Jackie O, Son of Sam, Scandals, Trials

There aren’t any more Breslins or Hamills, exemplars of a masculine New York postwar street journalism. Now these superstars of newsroom culture star in...

“The Mule” Becomes Clint Eastwood’s 6th Movie as Director to Cross $100 Million (15th When All Adjusted for Inflation)

Clint Eastwood has a lot to crow about this morning. As a director, he's now made 6 films that crossed the $100 million mark. Today,...

Amazon Studios Plunks Down Sundance Record $13 Million for Mindy Kaling’s “Late Night” Starring Emma Thompson as Talk Show Host

Amazon Studios is swinging for the fences now. Overnight from Friday they broke a Sundance record and ponied up $13 million for "Late Night," written...

Michael Jackson Criminal Defense Lawyer Thomas Mesereau Is “Shocked” By Claims Made By Wade Robson: “He was adamant that nothing had happened to him. So were his mother and sister”

EXCLUSIVE This morning I spoke with Thomas Mesereau, Michael Jackson's brilliant criminal defense lawyer in his 2005  child molestation and conspiracy trial. Michael was...

Michel Le Grand, Oscar Winning Composer of Much Covered “Windmills of Your Mind,” Dies at 86 in Paris

Michel LeGrand has died at age 86. The Oscar winning composer had dates set up for this spring, but he died peacefully in his...

Four Hour Michael Jackson Documentary “Leaving Neverland” Screens at Sundance, Will Air on HBO This Spring

The controversial documentary about Michael Jackson called "Leaving Neverland" is screening this morning at Sundance. It's four hours long and will air on HBO...

Vanity Fair Annual Hollywood Issue Makes History with Multi-Cultural (and Beautiful) Cover

The new annual Hollywood issue of Vanity Fair is out. I haven't seen the issue yet, but the cover should win a prize. Seven...

(Watch Video) Michael Cohen Won’t Testify in Front of Congress Because Donald Trump Is Threatening His Family

Michael Cohen says he won't testify in front of Congress because Donald Trump is threatening his family. Another Michael, Corleone, knew exactly what to...

Oscar Snubs: “First Man,” “A Quiet Place,” “Mary Poppins” Blanked, Mister Rogers Doc (Shock), Bradley Cooper for Director in “Star is Born,” Nicole Kidman, Emily Blunt

The snubs are always the big story in Oscar nominations. I've included some other milestones here. No nod for Morgan Neville's award winning doc about...