Thursday, May 2, 2024

Movies

Oh, the Horror! “Invisible Man” Aims at $30 Mil Weekend as Niche Movie is One of 10 Hits Already in 2020

The only thing really selling right now in movie theaters is horror. Yes, you can say it: "Oh the horror!" "Invisible Man" directed by Leigh...

“Les Miserables” Is Best Picture, Roman Polanski Wins Best Director, Screenplay at the Cesar Awards, with His “An Officer and a Spy”: Will We...

Roman Polanski is cleaning up at the French version of the Oscars, aka the Cesar Awards. His "An Officer and a Spy" has gotten...

Film Review: The Slightly Unvarnished Truth of 70s Pop Singer Helen Reddy, How She Gave the Women’s Movement Its Anthem and Survived a Coked...

Helen Reddy's "I Am Woman" came out in 1971. I was 14 and didn't care about it one minute. But "I Am Woman" fast...

Gloria Steinem is Celebrated for Julie Taymor’s “The Glorias,” Beanie Feldstein Recalls a “Hello, Dolly!” 3rd Birthday Party

With an ebullient crowd cheering her on, Gloria Steinem took the stage at Barnard College at a special awards dinner celebrating the 10th Athena...

Exclusive: Harvey Weinstein, Oscar Expert, Expected “Marriage Story” Would Win Best Picture Because “It Was Short, and Easy to Get”

Now that the Oscars are over, and Harvey Weinstein is cooling his heels, as it were, at Bellevue Hospital, here's some news of interest. Harvey...

Surprising Move: Steven Spielberg Abdicates from “Indiana Jones 5,” Turns Beloved Franchise Over to New Director

This is a surprising move: Steven Spielberg is turning over the direction of "Indiana Jones 5" to James Mangold, most recently the man behind...

The Bruce Willis $100 Million Chinese Movie Art Directed by Mel Gibson Actually Was Released Last Year–in Three Countries, Made Half a Million Bucks

You may recall mention of "The Bombing," a Chinese movie made with Bruce Willis and Adrien Brody. In Chinese. It was art directed by...

Jamie Foxx, Michael B. Jordan Win NAACP Image Awards Along with “Just Mercy” as Best Picture, Ensemble

After being basically abandoned, Destin Daniel Cretton's excellent film, "Just Mercy" won Best Picture and Best Ensemble, rightly so, at last night's NAACP's Image...