Thursday, May 2, 2024

Movies

“Spider Man” On His Way Home: The Web Starts to Unravel as Mega Hit in Daily Box Office Decline

The great, dizzying success of "Spider Man: No Way Home" is coming to an end. Yesterday the mega hit earned just $3.925 million, which is...

RIP Sidney Poitier, 94, Award Winning Actor and Activist, First Black Hollywood Superstar

Sad news: the death of Sidney Poitier, the first Black superstar in Hollywood. Oscar winner, activist, trailblazer, Poitier's importance to the history of Hollywood...

2022 Golden Globes Decision: The Resolution Will Not Be Televised

The 2022 Golden Globes will not be televised. Or even live streamed on Sunday night. The Hollywood Foreign Press persisted in giving awards despite losing...

Saying Goodbye to Peter Bogdanovich, 82, A Great One of a Kind Director and Film Historian

I'm very saddened by the news of the passing of Peter Bogdanovich. Rarely has a key director and film historian had so many friends...

Review: Jessica Chastain Assembles Her Own Mission Impossible Team in Swingy “355”

There have been what they call distaff "Mission Impossible" movies before today. I'm thinking of "Ocean's 8," which was more fun than expected albeit...

Showbiz in Distress as Critics Choice, Grammys Go Up in the Air, Sundance Goes Into the Air, and Panic is In the Air

Showbiz is now in disarray thanks to COVID. The Grammy Awards are postponed indefinitely. The Critics Choice Awards haven't annonced a new date. The Sundance...

Sundance Film Festival Cancels In Person Events, Goes All Virtual To Avoid Super Spreader

Sundance is going virtual. The Park City film festival set for later this month will be all virtual, no in person events or screenings. Luckily,...

WATCH the Full Trailer for the Janet Jackson Documentary: Says She’s “Guilty by Association” with Brother Michael

The Janet Jackson documentary is set for January 28th on A&E and Lifetime. It looks pretty good considering I was expecting a big whitewash....