Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Movies

7 Name Black Actors Give Mighty “Thor” a Run for His Money at the Box Office

"Thor" may have been defeated this weekend. On Friday night it was beaten by "The  Best Man Holiday," a warmhearted romantic comedy. Even if...

Best Supporting Actor: Clooney, Hanks Could Be Superstar Nominees

Now that we're into the heat of Oscar nominee speculation, let's posit this: George Clooney and Tom Hanks could each be superstar nominees in...

Oprah Winfrey: “I Held a Grudge for a Long Time” About the Failure of “Beloved”

Oprah Winfrey says she "held a grudge" about the failure of her 1998 film "Beloved" directed by Jonathan Demme and based on Toni Morrison's...

Emma Thompson Leads a Mary Poppins Sing-a-Long at New York’s Four Seasons

Oscar winner Emma Thompson is not Julie Andrews, and P.L. Travers was not Mary Poppins. At Wednesday afternoon's lunch time singalong for "Saving Mr....

Mark Wahlberg Film “Lone Survivor” Could Be This Year’s “Hurt Locker”

Could "Lone Survivor: be "The Hurt Locker" of 2013? Maybe so. Peter Berg's intense war film had its premiere at the AFI in Hollywood...

Scorsese Film Gets Latest Premiere Possible; “50 Shades” Moved to 2015

Martin Scorsese and co. are working like crazy to finish "The Wolf of Wall Street." I can tell you that the movie will get...

Judi Dench is M, Steve Coogan is Double-Oh-2: See the New Philomena Video

Thank god there's some fun this Oscar season. "Philomena" with an R rating? F that. Leave it to Harvey Weinstein and crew to come...

“Thor” No Bore: $86.1 Mil US, $327Mil Worldwide–Could Loki Get His Own Movie?

"Thor: The Dark World" didn't hit that $90mil mark in the US this weekend, but its take was good enough. The hammer swinger took...