Movies

Oscar Prognosticators Were Wrong About Most Everything: SAG Winners Lose, Stalwarts Win, Show was Refreshing

All the Oscar prognosticators were wrong. Frances McDormand and Anthony Hopkins won Best Actress, old stalwarts who already had Oscars. The Academy added thousands of...

Oscars Winners: “Nomadland” Best Picture, Frances McDormand Wins Third Oscar, Best Actor Anthony Hopkins, Best Director Chloe Zhao, Daniel Kaluuya, Youn Yuh-jung, “Soul”

UPDATE: Nomadland wins Best Picture. Producers give Best Picture before best actor and actress for the first time in modern memory. Frances McDormand speaks...

Anthony Hopkins Not at the Oscars, But Quoting Dylan Thomas at His Father’s Wales Graveside

Where is Oscar nominee Anthony Hopkins? Getting ready for the Oscars? No. He posted a Tweet from his father's graveside in Wales. He's quoting...

Tonight’s Oscars Are About Great Movies, Not Box Office: It Was the Same in 1980 and Always Has Been

I'm seeing articles lamenting that the Best Picture nominees for tonight's Oscars weren't popular or didn't have big box office numbers. The Oscars are not...

Scott Rudin’s Biggest Mistake: Insulting Rita Wilson, aka Mrs. Tom Hanks, Making Her Feel “Worthless, Unvaluable, and Replaceable”

Rita Wilson speaking on the record about Scott Rudin. Don't take this lightly. This is a major headline. Rita Wilson tells the New York Times...

Remembering “Midnight Cowboy,” The Only X Rated Film to Win Best Picture (and 2 Other Oscars As Well)

The Academy Museum sent out a Timeline featuring many “firsts:” among them citing "Midnight Cowboy" (1969), the first X-rated film to win Best Picture....

“Star Trek” Writer Michael Chabon Recalls Producer Scott Rudin “Demeaned My Wife” Among “Fury, Vitriol and Vituperation”

Before author Michael Chabon got involved as a writer on the recent "Star Trek" TV off shoots, he was a very acclaimed literary novelist....

Awards Show Ratings Disaster as Indie Spirit Special on IFC Fails to Make Top 150 Cable Shows of Thursday

Is it possible? I actually had a feeling this would happen. With little promotion or attention, the 2021 Independent Spirit Awards shown live last night...

Oscars: Netflix Faces Another Year of Many Nominations, No Wins, and Millions of Dollars Spent in the Process

How will Netflix fare on Sunday at the Oscars? Right now, it's not looking too good. Though the streaming platform came with quality movies poised for...

Independent Spirit Awards LIST of Winners: “Nomadland” Wins Best Feature, Director, As Black Actors Strike Out

The Independent Spirit Awards managed to avoid all the Black actors tonight. Not one of them won. In a big upset, the late Chadwick...