Friday, December 19, 2025

Movies

Aretha Franklin Biopic “Respect” Moves to Christmas Day from August with Jennifer Hudson Best Actress Buzz Heating Up

The Aretha Franklin biopic "Respect" has been moved to Christmas day from its previous August opening date. This is partially because of the virus situation,...

Universal Problem: Studio Chief Jeff Shell Says He Has Coronavirus, Joining Music CEO Lucian Grainge

It's not a happy scene at Universal Pictures or Universal Music Group. Just revealed this morning: Universal Pictures chief Jeff Shell says he has contracted...

Woody Allen Recalls the Great Restaurant, Elaine’s, Where “I ate dinner with friends every night for ten years…those times were my nicest memories”

Elaine's and Woody Allen resonate in film history. The great clubhouse restaurant started by Elaine Kaufman in 1963 lasted just past her December 2010...

Woody Allen on Harvey Weinstein, Who Distributed But Never Produced His Movies: “We never could have worked together”

In his memoir, "Apropos of Nothing," Woody Allen recalls having some of his films distributed by Harvey Weinstein. Indeed, three of Woody's biggest box...

Exclusive: Woody Allen Dated Diane Keaton and Each of Her Sisters, Plus He Addresses His Reputation for an “Obsession Dating Younger Women”

There is so much in Woody Allen's rich 400 page memoir, you will not be able to put it down. A good read? The...

Cannes Advertising Convention “Cannes Lion” Moves from June to Late October, Film Festival Will Be Next Despite Reluctance

Cannes Lion, the advertising world's Oscars and Super Bowl wrapped in one, has moved from mid June to late October. This was inevitable. And what...

Disney Cancels May Releases Including “Black Widow,” “David Copperfield,” Already Postponed “Woman in the Window”

There's no spring time for Disney. They've removed their main releases from May dates. Those include Marvel's "Black Widow," Searchlight's "Private Life of David Copperfield,"...

Tuesday Virus Entertainment: Watch DA Pennebaker’s Great Short Film, “Daybreak Express,” Set to Duke Ellington

Just thinking of my late friend and mentor, DA Pennebaker. He'd like it if we watched "Daybreak Express," which he shot in 1953 on...