Friday, December 19, 2025

Movies

Watch Trailer: George Clooney Sends Himself Up and Looks Awards-Bound in Noah Baumbach’s New “Jay Kelly” with Adam Sandler

Noah Baumbach's "Jay Kelly" looks very, very good. The new dramedy is a satire and "an adult coming of age story" starring George Clooney as...

Marge Simpson aka the Great Julie Kavner Narrates James L. Brooks’s First Feature Film in 15 Years

James L. Brooks is back. No one has a resume like Brooks, creator of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "Taxi," director of "Broadcast News,"...

Box Office: “Fantastic Four” Crossing $200 Mil Today After Rain Drenched Friday Slowed it Down

"The Fantastic Four" would have made $200 million last night had it not been for the weather. Rain was drenching and winds were wild Friday....

Box Office: “Naked Gun” Opens to $6.3 Mil, “Fantastic Four” Still Number 1, “Bad Guys 2” Brings $9.1 Mil

Surely, you jest. "Don't call me Shirley." Alas, in the new "Naked Gun," there is no riff on the famous line from the Zucker-Abrams-Zucker playbook. Still, the...

Liam Neeson-Pamela Anderson Romance Rumor Doesn’t Do Much for “Naked Gun” B.O. Previews Despite “Man’s Laughter”

The best line in the new "Naked Gun" involves Liam Neeson's Frank Drebin not understanding a word he's read. Drebin thinks "manslaughter" is actually "man's...

Motion Picture Academy Elects Top Movie Exec Lynnette Howell Taylor as New — and Youngest Ever –President, Produced 2020 Oscars

Hurrah! Lynnette Howell Taylor is the new president of the Motion Picture Academy. Already a Governor in the Producers' branch, Taylor has great taste. She...

Will the Documentary About Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” Be Bigger than the Film? (See Trailer)

There's a documentary about Francis Ford Coppola's flop film from last year, "Megalopolis." "Megadoc," directed by Mike Figgis, will open in September. "Megalopolis" was a...

Review: “Naked Gun” Lets Liam Neeson Send Up Serious Side, Pamela Anderson Get Kooky, A Silly Summer Relief

Reviewers and bloggers are so happy to have a comedy, and a seemingly irreverent one, that they're jumping up and down for "Naked Gun...