Movies

Box Office: Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston “The Upside” Surprises Everyone with Number 1 Finish, Clint Eastwood’s “The Mule” Hits $90Mil

The box office this weekend brought a lot of surprises. Neil Burger's "The Upside" finished at number 1, a whisper under $20 million. Kevin Hart,...

Oscar Round Up: Last Minute Campaigning for Votes Means Meeting Brad Pitt and Sitting in Walt Disney’s Chair

Oscar ballots are due back Monday at 5pm, so the last minute campaigning is at an 11 this weekend. Is this the real life,...

Oscar Voters: Tonight’s the Night to Watch the Brilliant, Epic “Never Look Away,” a True Masterpiece

Editor's note: For the Oscar foreign film category, we love "Roma," "Cold War," "Capernaum," and "Shoplifters." But "Never Look Away" is in a category...

Oscar Slagging 2019: Dirt Thrown Against “Green Book,” Other Films, is Carefully Orchestrated and Not a Coincidence

In the past when something ugly was uncovered about an Oscar movie, people pointed to Harvey Weinstein as the culprit. But this season, Harvey is...

Kevin Hart in the Post-Oscar Host Brouhaha Says With “The Upside” He’s Going in a New Dramatic Direction

Kevin Hart was in the “house” Wednesday night before a screening of his new dramatic comedy “The Upside,” in a packed Manhattan theater for...

Disney-Marvel Plans for “Black Panther” Backfire as Directors Guild, British Academy Snub Much Hyped $700 Million Movie

The "Black Panther" awards campaign has gone awry. Disney-Marvel's huge push to get Ryan Coogler's movie into the main awards has failed miserably this week. Despite...

Norman Lear Visits Mt. Olympus, Hosts Swell Evening for Songwriter Diane Warren and her RGB Song “I’ll Fight”

Norman Lear, the man, the legend, is 96. He doesn't go to cocktail parties, let alone...

Must List: If It’s Golden Globe Weekend, You “Hafta” Go to the Annual BAFTA Tea at the Four Seasons

The Golden Globes are over, but the party that wins for the most celebrity well attended and the most enjoyable as the BAFTA tea...

DGA Nominations Clarify Oscars Race: Cuaron for “Roma,” “Green Book,” Spike Lee “Blackkklansman,” “Vice,” Bradley Cooper for “A Star is Born”

The Directors Guild nominations are out, and they clarify the Oscar race tremendously. For one thing, not included is Damien Chazelle for "First Man."...

Lady Gaga’s Classy Tweet: “I could not be happier for Glenn Close winning tonight. She is a true legend and deserves every award”

Lady Gaga is a class act. After losing to Glenn Close last night she sent out a gracious and unexpected Tweet congratulating the winner...