Friday, May 3, 2024

Movies

Oscars: Apple’s “CODA” Wins Hollywood Critics Award for Best Film. Leaps Ahead in Streamers’ Race for Gold

If "CODA" were a racehorse it would be on its way to the Triple Crown. Last night Sian Heder's beautiful film won the Hollywood Critics...

Madonna, Helmer and Star of Flops, Will Direct Her Life Story If Someone Will Agree to Play Her

How many bad movies has Madonna, the performer, directed? Two: the dreadful "W.E." and the forgettable "Filth and Wisdom." (Domestic gross for the former...

Review: “The Batman” Brings David Fincher-Like Darkness to a Young, Goth Bruce Wayne and a Woke Catwoman

Stately Wayne Manor is no more. Neither is stately Bruce Wayne. In the latest iteration of the saga of the orphaned zillionaire turned caped crusader,...

Apple (TV Plus, Studios) Wins Four Big Awards at SAG, May Beat Netflix, Amazon to Oscar

Apple -- what do I call it? TV Plus? Studios? -- whatever it is, Apple won four huge SAG Awards tonight and may beat...

UPDATING SAG Awards: “CODA,” Will Smith, Jessica Chastain, “Succession,” “Squid Game” Actors, Jean Smart, Ariana DeBose, Troy Kotsur, Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso”

Biggest surprise so far at the SAG Awards: The Korean stars of Netflix's "Squid Game" won Best Actor and Actress in a Drama. Respectively...

Jennifer Hudson Wins Best Actress, Entertainer of the Year at NAACP Image Awards, “Harder They Fall” Best Picture

The NAACP Image Awards just ended and the big winner was Jennifer Hudson. It's the best news of a bleak week! JHud won Best Actress...

Surprise! Omen? Apple Plus’s “CODA” Wins NAACP Award for Best Indie Film, Has One Black Actor

Here's a shock that may be an omen for Sunday night's SAG Awards. Last night "CODA" won Outstanding Independent Motion Picture at the NAACP Image...

Friday Box Office: “Cyrano” Loses By More Than a Nose with Just $470K Opening Night

Which headline is best here? "Cyrano Loses By More Than A Nose"? Or "Cyrano Comes Up Short"? Either way, "Cyrano" starring Peter Dinklage as Monsieur...