Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Movies

Aretha Franklin Doc “Amazing Grace” Removed from Toronto Film Festival, Too

I told you when this started it would end badly. "Amazing Grace," the 1972 documentary about Aretha Franklin, has been removed from the Toronto...

Martin Milner, Star of “Adam 12,” “Route 66,” and “The Sweet Smell of Success,” Dies

Marty Milner starred in one of the great movies of all time, "The Sweet Smell of Success," with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis. He...

Mission Impossible Eyes $200Mil, Best of Entire Franchise, as “War Room,” “Compton” Fight it Out

Interesting, interesting. "Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation" is at $180 million as of today. Paramount is looking at $200 million soon, making Tom Cruise's fifth...

2nd UPDATE Aretha Franklin Telluride Doc Screening Cancelled As Singer Gets Injunction

2ND UPDATE No Screening tonight. Aretha got Respect and an an injunction. Next step: Toronto. UPDATE Aretha has filed for injunctive relief in Colorado to...

Johnny Depp: Early Reviews Put Him In Oscar Contention Playing Whitey Bulger in “Black Mass”

Johnny Depp is making a resurgence. Early reviews are in and he's looking good for Oscar contention in "Black Mass." In Scott Cooper's movie, Depp...

Andrew Garfield’s Hobbies Post-Spider Man: “Carpentry, Surfing, Reading About Hitler”

Andrew Garfield is by every definition, an intense, serious actor. At the age of 32, he brings all he has to every role...

Songwriting Legend Valerie Simpson Debuts New Song with Letterman Band’s Felicia Collins

If you don't know this already, Ashford and Simpson's Sugar Bar on West 72nd St. is the place to hear great live music. Last night,...

Oscars: Best Actor Eddie Redmayne Looking for Second Win in Year of Caitlyn Jenner as “Danish Girl” (Watch)

Eddie Redmayne is on a roll. He won the Oscar last winter for playing Stephen Hawking in "The Theory of Everything." Now comes the...