Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Movies

Hollywood Catch Up: Golden Globes President Dead, HBO Chief Ousted, MTV Cancels VMAs at Barclays Center

There's a lot going on, and you will read about it all in various places. But just to recap: Lorenzo Soria, the president of the Golden...

See the Trailer for Charlie Kaufman’s Very Very Dark Comedy “I’m thinking of ending things” Starring Jessie Buckley, Jesse Plemons, Toni Colette

Charlie Kaufman has written and directed a very very dark comedy. Are we surprised? "I'm thinking of ending things" stars Jesse Plemons, Jessie Buckley,...

DisneyPlusPlusPlus: Studio Will Charge 30 Bucks Extra Over Subscription Fee to Stream Long-Delayed “Mulan” Next Month

Disney-- look, they're suffering. The theme parks are losing money, no one's going to movie theaters, Mickey and Minnie can't even get stimulus checks. So...

Whitney Houston Biopic Gets a Studio, After We Told You Exclusively About the Project Last November

I told you on November 19, 2019 that Anthony McCarten was writing the screenplay for the Whitney Houston biopic. Exclusively. I told you in April...

Golden Globes Tarnished by Lawsuit from Rejected Norwegian Journalist Who Claims Conspiracy to Keep Her Out

The Hollywood Foreign Press is being sued by a real, professional Norwegian journalist who claims the group that runs the Golden Globes has done...

New York Film Festival Picks Steve McQueen’s Brit TV Series for “Opening Night,” Will Use Queens, Brooklyn Drive-ins

The New York Film Festival is moving ahead with their plans, but they're not going to be in the Lincoln Center area. Because of the...

Telluride Film Festival Titles Include Frank Marshall’s Bee Gees Doc Plus Awards to Anthony Hopkins, Kate Winslet, Chloé Zhao

The Telluride Film Festival has released a terrific list even if they're not actually having the festival. I'm really looking forward to Frank Marshall's...

“Cocoon” Director Ron Howard Remembers Actor Wilford Brimley: “He asked me to throw out the script & let him improvise”

Ron Howard's 1985 film "Cocoon" is among his best and the very best of all films of the 20th century. >When star Wilford Brimley died...