Saturday, December 20, 2025

Movies

Gotham Awards Nominees More Indie than Spirit Awards, All Nominees for Breakthrough Actor are…Actresses

The nomination for the IFP Gotham Awards are more indie than the Spirit Awards (on the West Coast, next February) but still include some...

Bob Dylan’s “Blood on the Tracks” Album Getting a Whole Movie Made by “Call Me By Your Name” Director

I really wanted to call this story "Mumble Me By Your Name." Luca Guadagnini, the man who made "Call Me By Your Name," is set...

Critics Choice Awards Will Give Michael Moore Lifetime Achievement, “Free Solo” Lead Nominations

The Broadcast Critics have announced the nominations for their third annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards, in November. Michael Moore is receiving the Lifetime Achievement...

Oscar Prognosticating in Mid October: A Star is Born Isn’t the Only Movie Out There But it’s The One to Beat

I see all the Oscar prognosticators are drawing up their lists for 2019. It's only mid October, and there are several things no one...

Oracle-Backed Annapurna Pictures Takes $38 Million Bath with Box Office Flop “Sisters Brothers”

It's all over for the movie no one saw but got great reviews: Jacques Audiard's "The Sisters Brothers." The movie cost $38 million and...

Richard E. Grant, Now Starring with Melissa McCarthy, on Making “Logan”: “I felt like a dandelion in the wind”

Melissa McCarthy and Richard E. Grant play fabulous duo in crime, Lee Israel and Jack Hock, in “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” The film...

Box Office: Ryan Gosling’s “First Man” Has a Soft Landing with $5.8 Mil Friday Night, Oscar Chances Slow

What happened to Damien Chazelle's "First Man"? There so much enthusiasm for it in Venice and Toronto. I still think it's a terrific film,...

Oscars: “Cold War” Stars Heat Up New York with Polish Film That Took Cannes, Festivals By Storm

This may be premature — 'Cold War'” is going to become a musical,” said Oscar-winning Polish director (“Ida”) Pawel Pawlikowski this past Sunday evening...