Saturday, December 20, 2025

Movies

“Bad Boy” Will Smith Added to Cannes Jury Along with Jessica Chastain, Jury President Pedro Almodovar

Cannes takes an odd turn next month. Will Smith, of all people, has been added to the main jury. Hmmm...Not exactly from the "arty"...

Burt Reynolds “Comeback” Film “Dog Years” A Gem That Plays Smartly on Aging, Faded Fame, and Revival

Adam Rifkin's "Dog Years" unspooled last night at the Tribeca Film Festival last night. It's a little gem of a film along the lines...

Spielberg’s Pentagon Papers Movie with Streep, Hanks Set for Oscar Release, But Will It Be “A Bright Shining Lie”?

Fox/Amblin has set December 27th, 2017 -- an Oscar date -- for the release of Steven Spielberg's Pentagon Papers movie. Tentatively titled "The Post,"...

Box Office Bust of $100 Mil for Armenian Genocide Movie May Not Matter: Billionaire Backer Didn’t Care

"The Promise" is pretty much of a box office bust. Terry George's sweeping romance set against the Armenian genocide cost $100 million to make....

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2.” Soundtrack: George Harrison, Sweet, “Brandy,” And Director’s Obscure Finds

Everyone's been waiting to see the run down of tracks from the 1970s for "Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2." This time around Peter...

Superstars from Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin to Sean Combs, Alicia Keys Bear Witness in Moving Movie Tribute to Clive Davis

We are a day and a half away from the opening of the Tribeca Film Festival at Radio City Music Hall and an amazing...

Box Office: “Fate of the Furious” Opens $47 Million Lower than “Furious 7”

It's good news, bad news for Universal this morning. "Fate of the Furious" opened with $100 million this weekend in the US, a worldwide...

Very Expensive ($250 Mil) “Fate of the Furious” Aiming at $100 Mil Weekend

You may be wondering why a car crash movie cost $250 million to make? Who knows? Anyway, "Fate of the Furious," the 8th chapter...