Thursday, April 25, 2024

Movies

Doris Day Turns 97 Today: Here’s My 2011 Interview with the Movie and Music Legend

Doris Day never gave a lot of interviews in her later years. Today she turns 97. I was lucky to speak with her on...

Mel Gibson Fans Would Have Be “Dragged Across Concrete” to See Latest Film, Not Playing Anywhere, Made $137K Abroad

Mel Gibson has fallen a distance since the days of "Braveheart" or "Lethal Weapon." According to available numbers, his latest movie, "Dragged Across Concrete," has...

Matthew McConaughey Going the Way of Johnny Depp? “Beach Bum” is Lowest Opening of Career, Latest Box Office Failure

It's been five and a half years since Matthew McConaughey starred in "Dallas Buyers Club" and won an Oscar. It was not a hit...

LGBTQ Boycott of Beverly Hills Hotel is Revived After Celebs Like Miley Cyrus, Kristen Stewart Were Unwittingly Guests at Recent Events

In 2014, the Sharia Law that promised to not just torture but kill LGBTQ people under the Sultan of Brunei brought an immediate protest...

UPDATE: Disney Struggles with Live Action Movies as “Dumbo” Disappoints with $45 Mil Weekend, Far Below Expectations

UPDATE SUNDAY: "Dumbo" earned just $45 million over the weekend, far below expectations. EARLIER: It was only a few months ago that Disney crash landed...

Pioneering French New Wave Filmmaker Agnes Varda Dies at 90, Nominated for 2017 Oscar with “Faces/Places”

So sad to see that Agnes Varda has died. She was 90 and suffered from breast cancer but was nonetheless a spitfire. Two years...

Don Imus Flies in From Texas for Memorial Service for New Line Co-Chief Michael Lynne, “A Whirling Dervish”

Most of Thursday was taken up with saying goodbye to a spectacular person, Michael Lynne, the co-chief of New Line Cinema. Bob Shaye started...

Review: In the Disney Live Action “Dumbo,” No One Wants to Talk about the Elephant in the Room

Seventy-six years ago, Disney released the animated classic “Dumbo,” which has been a mainstay for children and weepy adults alike.  Tim Burton’s live action...