Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Movies

Vanity Fair Oscar Party Welcomes James and Lachlan Murdoch, Eschews Romanticizing of Hollywood Past

Once upon a time. the Vanity Fair Oscar party was "the" place to be after the Academy Awards. It's where Ellen Degeneres met Anne Heche....

Oscar Ratings May Be Lowest Ever, Down 26% from Last Year as Viewers Tune Out

The ratings for the Oscars are, unsurprisingly, pretty awful. Early estimates are that the show was down 26% from last year. And THOSE ratings...

Oscar Parties: Elton John Raises $6 Mil for AIDS Research, Katy Perry & Jamie Foxx Rock Beverly Hills, Fox Celebrates Huge Wins

The swirl of post- Oscar parties wasn't quite what it used to be, but you can count on Elton John to give the night...

Oscars: “Shape of Water” Wins Best Picture, Director But Acting Nods Go to Oldman, McDormand, Rockwell and Janney

No big surprises tonight at the 90th Academy Awards. Guillermo del Toro won Best Director for directing the Best Picture, "The Shape of Water." Acting...

“Get Out” Wins Indie Spirit Awards, Which Are Basically Rehearsals for the Oscars

The sun came out for the Indie Spirit Awards on Saturday in Santa Monica in their famed beach tent. "Get Out" won Best Picture,...

Bruce Willis “Death Wish” Remake, Postponed from Last November, Scores a 15 with Critics, Fans Wonder What’s Wrong with Star?

Bruce Willis's zonked out appearance this week on Jimmy Fallon's Tonight show made fans on social media wonder-- is he on painkillers? Why is...

Oscars 2019 Ramp Up: “This Is Us” Creator Dan Fogelman Getting Early Raves for “Life Itself”– 50% of it in Spanish!

Here's a combo for next year's Oscars-- Amazon Pictures and Dan Fogelman, the creator of network TV's only drama hit, "This is Us." I'm getting...

Searing Big Screen “Chappaquiddick” Thriller: Mary Jo Kopechne as First #MeToo Victim of Kennedy Family Money, Power and Corruption

I think John Curran's masterful "Chappaquiddick" was shown once in Toronto for a handful of critics and distributors. Byron Allen was very smart to...