Movies
Sundance: Lena Dunham’s First Big Project After “Girls” is About Porn And All Its Glories
First let me say that I think Lena Dunham is an excellent writer. Between "Tiny Furniture" and many episodes of "Girls," I was always...
Celebrity
RIP: Meat Loaf Leaves Us Like a “Bat out of Hell” A Week After Ronnie Spector, a Year After Jim Steinman
Meat Loaf has left the building. He was 74.
Back in 1977, Meat Loaf was at the center of the rock culture universe. Two things...
Business
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
Media
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...