Thursday, January 1, 2026

Movies

Peter Jackson Box Office This Season: Ranges from $82K to a Billion Dollars

Peter Jackson can take pride in having the widest range of box office this season. His "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," has made just...

“Argo”: A Best Picture Without a Best Director or Best Actors?

Ben Affleck's "Argo" won the SAG award for Best Ensemble tonight. It's now set up to win the Oscar for Best Picture in a...

Ergo, “Argo”? Ben Affleck Film Wins Producers Guild, Along with “Sugar Man,” “Homeland”

Ben Affleck's "Argo" won the Producers Guild Awards on Saturday night for Best Picture. If "Argo" wins the Screen Actors Guild tonight, it will...

Box Office: “Silver Linings” Kicks “Zero Dark Thirty,” Hansel and Gretel Hunt Number 1

An odd turn of events: playing in 300 fewer theaters, "Silver Linings Playbook" is now outdrawing "Zero Dark Thirty." Friday's box office shows "SLP"...

Sundance Snoozer: Steve Jobs Biopic Gets Lukewarm Reviews as Fest Ends

I told you a few weeks ago: when they announce that a movie is closing a film festival, it's no good. It usually means...

Jessica Chastain “Mama” Does 4 Times the Business of Arnold’s “Last Stand” in 6 Days

Arnold Schwarzenegger is taking a beating at the box office. And it's not from  robot or android or massively muscled rival. Petite red headed...

Oscars Will Toast Last 10 Years of Musicals–Jennifer Hudson, Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep Could Be Singing

UPDATE: The Academy just sent out a press release confirming the story. So nice. Everybody wins. It's going to be a very good show....

“Star Wars” New Director, J.J. Abrams, Started Career with Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg

Wunderkind J.J. Abrams is the new director of "Star Wars." It makes sense. One of his first big film assignments was writing "Regarding Henry,"...