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Broadway: “To Kill a Mockingbird” Hibernating, Will Return in Smaller Nest, “Girl of the North Country” Shutting Down

Broadway is suffering. The theaters are half full. Last week's total gross was $18 million. It's supposed to be $32 million. At least. Now "To...

Seth Meyers Tests Positive for COVID-19, Week of “Late Night” Shows Cancelled

Seth Meyers has tested positive for COVID. The rest of the week of shows is cancelled after last night's return. The show will return...

Movie Season’s Biggest Shock: “King Richard” Is Will Smith’s Lowest Grossing Film Ever, Even with Awards Buzz

The pandemic claims another victim today. Will Smith's "King Richard" is lost most of its theaters. After a month in release, "King Richard" is wrapping...

RIP Leslie Briscusse, Age 90, Composer of Great Songs for Films Including “Goldfinger,” “Pure Imagination,” and “Talk to the Animals”

Leslie Briscusse co-wrote so many famous songs from movies, Oscar winners, nominees, chart hits and so on. He died on Tuesday at age 90. His...

RIP Jane Powell, One of the Last Great Real Hollywood Musical Stars, Dies at 92

Jane Powell, maybe the last of great Hollywood musical stars, has died at age 92 at her home in Wilton, Connecticut. Married five times, Powell...

Showtime’s Cindy Adams Gossip Series: Tom Cruise’s Two Front Teeth Fell Out at Lunch with Newspaper Editor

Showtime's four part "Gossip" series dropped last night, a rarity since they put it all on their On Demand channel. I guess, better get...

Box Office UPDATE: Oscar Buzzed “Stillwater” Crashes in Debut with $5 Mil Weekend, Deep Sixed by Amanda Knox Complaints That Film Was About Her

SUNDAY AM: "Stillwater" was deep sixed by Amanda Knox. Total weekend, four days incl. Thurs previews, came to $5.1 million. Terrible. This is such...

Adele is Four Months Away from Her Sixth Year of No New Music, Has Sold Just 27K Albums This Year

I've no doubt Adele is rich as Croesus, the famed ancient Greek king. She's got a bunch of houses in Beverly Hills, and everything...

HBO’s “White Lotus” — “Fantasy Island” with Balls — Fails to Find an Audience on Its First Outing

HBO's "White Lotus" was no "Mare of Easttown" on Sunday night, more of a deputy mayor. The first episode of the limited series pulled in...

Black Widow Review Embargo Lifts at Noon Eastern: Until Then, Everyone Can Just Simmer Down

There's so much to unpack at 12 noon eastern regarding "Black Widow," I'll need a team of porters. Come back then. My one takeaway...