Saturday, April 27, 2024

Movies

Diane Warren First Songwriter To Get Oscar Lifetime Achievement, Joined by Michael J. Fox, Peter Weir, Euzhan Palchy

Our long national nightmare is over: Diane Warren is getting her Oscar. After a record 13 nominations, Warren is the first songwriter ever to receive...

Nia Vardalos Announces She’s Directing “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3” Right Now, In Greece

Big surprise announcement today from Nia Vardalos: She's directing the third installment of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding." The cast and crew is in Greece...

January 6th Filmmaker Will “Fully Cooperate” with Subpeona from Committee, Releasing Film This Summer

FIlmmaker Alex Holder, subpoenaed by the January 6th committee in Congress, says he will "fully cooperate" and appear before the group with his footage.....

Review: Jennifer Lopez’s Netflix Film “Halftime” is an Infomercial, Not a Documentary, a Half Notion

Jennifer Lopez is a hard worker, there's no question about it. Can she sing? Eh, not so much. Can she dance? She can, and...

SUNDAY UPDATE Disney Disappointment as “Toy Story” Prequel “Lightyear” Has Anemic $51 Mil Opening Weekend

SUNDAY UPDATE: Total for the weekend is $51 million. I'm told Chris Evans is just great as young Buzz, the Tim Allen argument is...

Box Office: “Lightyear” Opens to 60% Lower Ticket Sales in Previews Than Last “Toy Story”

Three years ago, "Toy Story 4" had a preview night of $12 million. Last night, "Lightyear," the prequel to the four Toy Story movies,...

Review: Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” is a Unique Combination of Moving and Repelling, With Oscar Level Performances

So much has been written already about Baz Luhrmann's "Elvis," I went in with a lot of expectations and none. The result though is...

Flashback: Kurt Russell Starred as Elvis Presley Directed by John Carpenter in a 1979 TV Movie That Earned 3 Emmy Nominations

Long before Baz Luhrmann went to Memphis and made his "Elvis" movie, there was another, much praised film bio of the King. "Elvis" was a...