Movies
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...
Movies
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,...
Movies
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...
Movies
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...
Movies
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...
Celebrity
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...
Movies
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...
awards
American Film Institute Picks Top 10 Movies and TV Shows of 2020, Gives Special Award to Filmed “Hamilton”
The American Film Institute has announced its choices for top 10 movies and films of 2020. They gave a special award to the filmed...