Sunday, December 21, 2025

Movies

Box Office: “Hidden Figures,” “La La Land” Cross $100 Mil Line, Unusual for Original Drama or Musical

There's a little bit of a silver lining at the box office this week. Both "La La Land" and "Hidden Figures" have crossed the $100...

Denial: White House Statement on Holocaust Excluding Jews Echoes Mel Gibson’s “Numbers Game” Assertion

This week, the Trump White House issued a statement on the Holocaust without mentioning the 6 million Jews who were murdered at the hands...

“La La Land” Wins Producer’s Guild Award, Hollywood Rebukes Trump at Ceremony: “We are all refugees”

"La La Land" won the Producers Guild award last night, and headed to the Oscars. But the Beverly Hilton ballroom was abuzz with talk...

Producers Guild Awards Get Political: Trump Jokes, and No Applause for “Voice” Producer Mark Burnett

The Producers Guild is handing out awards right now at the Beverly Hilton. It's a political night as nearly everyone in the room is...

Trump’s New Immigration Blockage Could Keep Iranian Oscar Nominee (and Former Winner) Out of U.S.

Iran's Oscar winning director Asghar Farhadi, an Iranian and a Muslim, will likely be prohibited from attending this year's ceremony. Farhadi is nominated once...

“La La Land,” “OJ,” “Arrival,” Pick up ACE Eddie Editing Awards on the Way to Oscars,

Martin Scorcese doesn’t care what you think.  Well, at least about his fifty-four year-and-counting working and friend relationship with his esteemed editor Thelma Schoonmaker,...

Iranian Actress Taraneh Alidoosti Says She’s Boycotting Oscars Instead of Coming Here and Protesting

Taraneh Alidoosti made a big splash this morning. The Iranian star of "The Salesman," nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Film, decided to...

Mary Tyler Moore Remembered by Her Cast Members: “She was America’s Sweetheart” Says Cloris Leachman

Twitter and Facebook are full of memorials and toasts to the great and beloved Mary Tyler Moore. Some people have yet to weigh in...