Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Movies

New York Film Festival Picks Steve McQueen’s Brit TV Series for “Opening Night,” Will Use Queens, Brooklyn Drive-ins

The New York Film Festival is moving ahead with their plans, but they're not going to be in the Lincoln Center area. Because of the...

Telluride Film Festival Titles Include Frank Marshall’s Bee Gees Doc Plus Awards to Anthony Hopkins, Kate Winslet, Chloé Zhao

The Telluride Film Festival has released a terrific list even if they're not actually having the festival. I'm really looking forward to Frank Marshall's...

“Cocoon” Director Ron Howard Remembers Actor Wilford Brimley: “He asked me to throw out the script & let him improvise”

Ron Howard's 1985 film "Cocoon" is among his best and the very best of all films of the 20th century. >When star Wilford Brimley died...

Wilford Brimley, Character Actor Who Conyeyed Old School Warmth, Star of “Cocoon,” Dies At Age 85

When Ron Howard's great movie, "Cocoon" was a massive hit in 1985, Wilford Brimley seemed like he was 85 years old. He was just...

Great British Director Alan Parker Dies At 76, Gave Us “Fame,” “The Commitments,” “Midnight Express,” “Mississippi Burning” and More

You'll realize what an impression the great British film director Alan Parker made on the culture when I tell you just that he made...

Beyonce’s “Black is King” Has Stunning Visuals and a Strange Dedication Only to Her Son, Not His Twin Sister Rumi or Blue Ivy

Beyonce has made a stunning visual album with "Black is King," now showing on the DisneyPlus channel. She's taken the songs she and her...

(Watch) Beyonce Releases Music Video Called “Already” But Her “Black is King” Is Slow to Appear on DisneyPlus

It's 12:48am on Friday July 31st. No sign of Beyonce's 85 minute "visual album" called Black is King, on DisneyPlus. But she has released a...

Amazon Studios Bolsters Its Failing Movie Company with Regina King’s Directing Debut “One Night in Miami”

Amazon Studios is flailing. They haven't been able to turn their well intentioned releases into hits. In the process, talented people like Ted Hope...