Movies

“Nomadland” Wins National Society of Film Critics, Actors Frances McDormand, Delroy Lindo, “Borat” Actress, Actor from “Sound of Metal”

The National Society of Film Critics has been voting this afternoon. Their choices are solid, and not far from other critics' groups. Best Picture, Director,...

Thinking Oscars in Odd Year: If This Were A Regular Season, Today Would Be November, Not January, 8th

If this were a regular year for the Oscars, today would be November 8th, not January 8th. You see the Oscars will take place...

Monty Python Hit Broadway Musical “Spamalot” Will Be a Movie, But Will Original Cast (Hank Azaria, David Hyde Pierce, Tim Curry) Return?

The hit Monty Python musical, "Spamalot," played to sold out Broadway audiences for four years, from 2005 to 2009. It accrued 1,575 performances and...

Copyrights End for 1925 Hits “The Great Gatsby,” “Mrs. Dalloway,” Songs by the Gershwins, Irving Berlin, Ma Rainey, “Sweet Georgia Brown”

1925-- it was a very good year. It was the year F. Scott Fitzgerald published "The Great Gatsby," Virgina Woolf issued "Mrs. Dalloway," Theodore...

Box Office: “Wonder Woman 1984” Crashes to Earth, Falls 67% In Second Weekend Flight

Last Sunday we knew that "Wonder Woman 1984" was flying high at the box office. Today we know she has crashed to Earth, falling 67%...

Joan Micklin Silver, Trailblazing Writer Director of “Crossing Delancey,” “Between the Lines,” “Hester Street,” Dies at 85

Joan Micklin Silver, the great, trailblazing writer and director, has died at age 85. Those three names, said fast, were part of an incredible legacy...

The Best Movies of 2020 Including Some You Didn’t See Starting with “Nomadland,” “Minari,” and “A Quiet Place Part 2”

The best movies of 2020 included a couple I saw but most people didn't. They were John Krasinski's "A Quiet Place, Part 2" and...

Review: Steve McQueen’s “Mangrove” Would Have Been An Oscar Contender and a Hit On its Own, But It’s Not

I'm sure the average person is totally confused by Steve McQueen's "Small Axe" series on Amazon Prime. It consists of five films made for...

Netflix Has Really Erased Shia LaBeouf from All Promotional Materials for “Pieces of a Woman,” After FKA Twigs Lawsuit

You're guilty until proven innocent and your life is over. That's the signal sent to Shia LaBeouf since his ex-girlfriend, FKA Twigs, filed a...

Review: “Soul” Has Plenty of Soul, In its Music, Story, Heart, A Rare Piece of Art in this Pandemic Year

A few animated films I thought could get Best Picture nods-- "Wall E," "Inside Out," now "Soul." Playing now on the Disney Plus channel, I...