Saturday, December 20, 2025

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...

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...

Box Office Blues: Warner’s “Wonder Woman 1984” Is Mostly a Bust in 2,200 Theaters After 5 Weeks in Release

Warner Bros. says it's gone charging into the breach to make a third "Wonder Woman" movie. But the second one, "Wonder Woman 1984," has been...

RIP Composer Perry Botkin Jr, 87, Wrote “The Young and the Restless” Theme, Many Other Hits

Composer Perry Botkin Jr has died at age 87. He's probably most famous for writing the theme music for "The Young and the Restless"...

Sam Cooke, Dead Since 1964, Has Had 20 Million Streams of Songs Since New Year’s Thanks to Movie

The awards haven't even started coming yet, but "One Night in Miami" is doing a lot of one of its characters. The Regina King directed...

Review: In Stunning “Malcolm and Marie,” Zendaya and John David Washington Scorch the Earth Over their Relationship, Hollywood, Race

The raves will pour in this morning for Sam Levinson's "Malcolm and Marie" to be sure, albeit with some caveats.  Sam Levinson is the...

As Predicted: MGM Moves James Bond “No Time to Die” to October, Will “Respect” Get Any Now?

As I told you last week, MGM is on the move again. They've pulled "No Time to Die" from April and sent it to October...

Oscar Buzzed “Nomadland” Coming to Hulu, Theaters on February 19th, Wes Anderson’s “French Dispatch” Remains MIA

Everyone's asking me how they can see Chloe Zhao's "Nomadland." I'm pretty sure this is the Best Picture of 2021. (Funny, this year's Oscars...