Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Movies

Great News: Penelope Cruz’s Oscar Chances Leap After Winning Best Actress from National Society of Film Critics (Updating)

This is great news. The National Society of Film Critics has voted for Penelope Cruz for Best Actress in "Parallel Mothers." I said from the...

Sidney Poitier’s Family Official Statement: “our guiding light who lit up our lives with infinite love and wonder”

Here's the official statement from the family of Sidney Poitier who died today at age 94. PS I really hope Poitier's publisher, Knopf, will...

“30” (End): Lin Manuel Miranda Ends Adele’s Six Week Run at Number 1 with Disney “Encanto” Soundtrack

Adele's six week run at number 1 on the album charts is over. The singer's "30" finished in second place this week with 56,283 copies...

“Spider Man” On His Way Home: The Web Starts to Unravel as Mega Hit in Daily Box Office Decline

The great, dizzying success of "Spider Man: No Way Home" is coming to an end. Yesterday the mega hit earned just $3.925 million, which is...

RIP Sidney Poitier, 94, Award Winning Actor and Activist, First Black Hollywood Superstar

Sad news: the death of Sidney Poitier, the first Black superstar in Hollywood. Oscar winner, activist, trailblazer, Poitier's importance to the history of Hollywood...

2022 Golden Globes Decision: The Resolution Will Not Be Televised

The 2022 Golden Globes will not be televised. Or even live streamed on Sunday night. The Hollywood Foreign Press persisted in giving awards despite losing...

Saying Goodbye to Peter Bogdanovich, 82, A Great One of a Kind Director and Film Historian

I'm very saddened by the news of the passing of Peter Bogdanovich. Rarely has a key director and film historian had so many friends...

Review: Jessica Chastain Assembles Her Own Mission Impossible Team in Swingy “355”

There have been what they call distaff "Mission Impossible" movies before today. I'm thinking of "Ocean's 8," which was more fun than expected albeit...