Movies

Andra Day Releases “Tigress and “Tweed” New Single from “United States vs. Billie Holiday” Film

Andra Day is about to become an overnight sensation after a decade, at least, making beautiful music as a jazz and R&B singer. Isn't...

“Promising Young Woman”: Emerald Fennel is More than That After Directing Carey Mulligan, Running “Killing Eve,” and Acting in “The Crown”

Carey Mulligan stars as Cassie, a woman out for revenge in “Promising Young Woman.” Directed, produced and written by female director Emerald Fennell, the...

God Bless Cloris Leachman: Oscar and Emmy Winning Actress Known for Caustic Hilarious Performances Dies of Natural Causes at Age 94

She won every award. She was hilarious, caustic, a genius actress, and will be so sorely missed. Cloris Leachman has died of natural...

Cannes 2021: Hope Springs Eternal as Famed Film Festival Plans for July, Not May, on the Croisette

Hot, hot, hot. Let's hope heat and sunlight kill COVID because that will be the weather for this year's Cannes Film Festival. The famed film fest...

Billie Holiday’s Signature Song, “Strange Fruit,” Has a Strange Backstory Tying Her to Executed Spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

As we prepare for Lee Daniels' "The United States of America vs. Billie Holiday," here's a little backstory almost no one knows. Holiday's signature song,...

Catch Up Review: “Never Rarely Sometimes Maybe” Is an Intimate, Indie Gem with Knockout Performances

Eliza Hittman's "Never Rarely Sometimes Maybe" came out literally as the pandemic hit. It went around me, over me, by me, but I don't...

LOL: Screwy National Board of Review Goes Big For Spike Lee and “Da 5 Bloods,” Spanks “Mank,” Ignores “Nomadland,” “The Father”

The totally screwy National Board of Review named "Da 5 Bloods" best film and Spike Lee best director today. Reliably screwy, the NBR is run...

Indie Spirit Award Nominations aka Oscars Junior: “Nomadland,” “Minari,” “Ma Rainey” Lead, “One Night in Miami” Best Ensemble

The 2021 Indie Spirit Award nominations are here. They're like Oscars Jr. or Gotham Awards, part 2. The good news is that no one...

Triumph: Jane Fonda to Receive Golden Globes’ Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award for Acting, Activism, Philanthropy

Triumph! Jane Fonda will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award from the Golden Globes on February 28th. The two time Oscar winner will...

American Film Institute Made a Mistake Omitting “Billie Holiday” Movie, Andra Day in Oscar Buzzed Performance

There's an embargo on reviewing "The United States vs. Billie Holiday" until February 19th. I'm not sure why. Usually that means a movie isn't...