Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Donate
Home Blog Page 15

UPDATE Hilton Hotels Are Cowards After All, Disavow Minneapolis Hotel Manager Who Wouldn’t Let ICE Thugs Stay There

Roger Friedman
-
0
UPDATE Hilton Hotels Are Cowards After All, Disavow Minneapolis Hotel Manager Who Wouldn’t Let ICE Thugs Stay There

That was fast.

Hilton Hotels prove themselves to be cowards, too.

They’ve disavowed the Minneapolis hotel and franchise that tried to ban ICE immigration thugs from stay at their place.

The hotel refused to put up ICE agents and yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security went public whining they couldn’t get rooms.

The internet cheered Hilton for denying entry to these violent, cruel agents of Kristi Noem.

But now Hilton corporate has pulled the plug with the franchise, declaring they refuse to deny anyone a room, even if they’re in town to harass and separate families.

Hilton said: “We have been in direct contact with the hotel, and they have apologized for the actions of their team, which was not in keeping with their policies. They have taken immediate action to resolve this matter and are contacting impacted guests to ensure they are accommodated. Hilton’s position is clear: Our properties are open to everyone and we do not tolerate any form of discrimination.”

Uh huh. So all those people who cheered Hilton and said they were signing up for Hilton Honors can forget it.

CBS Evening News Debut of Tony Dokoupil Goes Sideways After 15 Minutes with Unsure Anchor Battling Broadcast

Roger Friedman
-
0
CBS Evening News Debut of Tony Dokoupil Goes Sideways After 15 Minutes with Unsure Anchor Battling Broadcast

You had to feel bad for Tony Dokoupil tonight.

His official debut as anchor of the CBS Evening News suddenly went sideways after a mostly sound 15 minutes.

He lost control of the show, and so did the director, confusing Dokoupil about what story was next. The whole disaster lasted just more than a minute, but it seemed like it went on forever.

Tony panicked and tried to recover the best he could. For the first half of the show, Dokoupil seemed a little scared, but he managed to plow through. He introduced ABC News’s Matt Guttman awkwardly but what followed was at least informational. Charlie D’Agata came next, and was very calming in a sea of novices.

Dokoupil’s other big problem is that he keeps thanking correspondents. Lavishly. Tony just say Thanks, and move on. This is a grown up show, not an Andy Hardy musical. We want to hear the story, not how polite you are.

The upside: CBS has restored the news set from the last year of silliness. Tony is sitting in front of a newsroom, and reading headlines. No more weird suburban finished basement and feature stories. The logo is traditional, too. It’s a throwback to the real days of the Tiffany network. We’ll take it.

If this were the good old days, Dokoupil would be over at the Biarritz on West 57th St. knocking back a few with Morley Safer and Harry Reasoner and flirting with the waitresses. But it’s 2025, so Tony’s probably home having cocoa and doing homework with his kids.

Tomorrow is another day. Note: how about a dress rehearsal at 5:30?

Good News: Bruno Mars Says His Album is Done — Maybe We’ll Have It in the Spring, First New Music Since Gaga/ Rosé Collabs

Roger Friedman
-
0
Good News: Bruno Mars Says His Album is Done — Maybe We’ll Have It in the Spring, First New Music Since Gaga/ Rosé Collabs

Bruno Mars is back!

The hit pop singer says his new album is done. Maybe we’ll see it in the spring.

Bruno hasn’t had an album out in a long time, not since his collaboration with Anderson.Paak on Silk Sonic.

Nevertheless, he’s had two hit duets this year — “Apt” with Rose from Blackpink, and the monster hit “Die With a Smile” with Lady Gaga.

Unclear if those two singles will on the new album.

ICE Complains That Hilton Hotels in Minneapolis Have Cancelled Thugs’ Reservations Because They’re Anti-Immigrants: Bravo

Roger Friedman
-
0
ICE Complains That Hilton Hotels in Minneapolis Have Cancelled Thugs’ Reservations Because They’re Anti-Immigrants: Bravo

In this dim time, a little light.

Hilton Hotels in Minneapolis have rejected the reservations made by ICE.

Kristi Noem’s cowardly thugs are whining about it, too. They went to Twitter X to complain, as if this would stir public response in their favor.

I’m suddenly proud to be a member of Hilton Honors. Keep ICE out of respectable places!

Sen. Mark Kelly Responds to Pete Hesgeth Trying to Demote, Censure Him and Take His Pension: I will fight this with everything I’ve got”

Roger Friedman
-
0
Sen. Mark Kelly Responds to Pete Hesgeth Trying to Demote, Censure Him and Take His Pension: I will fight this with everything I’ve got”

Sen. Mark Kelly say he will fight former Fox News anchor Pete Hegseth “with Everything I’ve got.”

Hegseth, secretary of “War” haha wants to demote Kelly, strip him of his pension, and censure him in Congress for speaking his mind.

Kelly, a former astronaut and great patriot, also husband of Gabby Giffords, is totally in the right here.

Kelly, quite correctly, wrote this yesterday: “Trump thinks acting like Putin makes him look strong, but what he did in Venezuela has strategic implications he doesn’t understand. China could try to use it to justify going after Taiwan, or Russia could use it to justify escalation in Ukraine or even elsewhere. Trump doesn’t get that and it makes Americans and our allies and partners less safe.”

Hegseth, a self-confessed drunk, will be humiliated in the end. This is just an act of intimidation by a loud mouth bully. All Americans should support Kelly, especially MAGA since their own first amendment rights are at stake here, too.

Read Kelly’s statement below. Retweet if you support Kelly.

60 Minutes: Watch Scott Pelley’s Piece on the Venezuela Invasion Reveal US Prisoners Not Rescued, Plus Sen. Mark Kelly Ask What Is Going On Here?

Roger Friedman
-
0
60 Minutes: Watch Scott Pelley’s Piece on the Venezuela Invasion Reveal US Prisoners Not Rescued, Plus Sen. Mark Kelly Ask What Is Going On Here?

After several missteps at CBS, “60 Minutes” came back with arms blazing last night.

Watch Scott Pelley’s piece on Trump’s invasion. Among the revelations is that there US prisoners still in the country who were not rescued Saturday night when Trump was busy taking the Maduros.

Senator Mark Kelly asks what’s really going on here. Kelly’s presence in the piece is key especially after CBS News let Pete Hegseth run his mouth Saturday night with Tony Dokoupil.

Good work from Scott Pelley as usual.

PS What IS going on here? Maduro’s time in New York so far has looked like a vacation. He’s acting like he has theater tickets tonight.

Critics Choice Awards Bring Surprises in Supporting as “One Battle” Actors Split to Give Jacob Elordi, Amy Madigan Unique Wins (Full List)

Roger Friedman
-
0
Critics Choice Awards Bring Surprises in Supporting as “One Battle” Actors Split to Give Jacob Elordi, Amy Madigan Unique Wins (Full List)

The biggest surprises tonight at the Critics Choice Awards were in the supporting categories.

Who would have guessed that Jacob Elordi could win for “Frankenstein”? Elordi gives a fine performance as the Monster, but he had a lot of competition.

Mostly that was from “One Battle After Another” stars Benicio del Toro and Sean Penn.

But it looks like the former two split the vote, giving Elordi the edge. There’s no doubt that Elordi is becoming a hot actor, but this did produce some gasps.

The same thing happened in Supporting Actress, where veteran actress Amy Madigan picked up an award for “Weapons,” a horror film. Madigan — a real actor’s actor — is 75 and hasn’t been nominated for anything since 1986. She’s one half of a beloved acting couple — her husband is Ed Harris — but she hasn’t gotten this much attention in years. Good for her!

Again, all the actresses from “One Battle After Another” may have divided and conquered the voters. Teyana Taylor was nominated, and should have won. Chase Infiniti was put in lead, although she’s really supporting. Two actresses were also nominated for Supporting in “Sentimental Value.” All of that left the door open for Madigan, who will no doubt get an Oscar nom as well.

The 2026 Critics Choice Awards were extremely well produced by the way. They ended right on time. Some of the writing was flat, especially in the TV categories. But the movie awards were top notch. Chelsea Handler was funny but not insulting, which was key to her success. Also, her words about Rob and Michele Reiner were lovely and heartfelt.

“One Battle After Another” will take the Golden Globes next Sunday in comedy. “Hamnet” should be Best Drama. They will each head to the Oscars. For Chalamet, this may be the beginning of a huge victory lap, although Leonardo Di Caprio shouldn’t be written off yet.

Chalamet, thank goodness, has dropped the orange suits and manic behavior that almost lost him everything. He pulled it together just in time. His fealty to Kylie Jenner is certainly admirable.

BEST PICTURE 
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
[winner] One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Wicked: For Good

BEST ACTOR 
[winner] Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Joel Edgerton, Train Dreams
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent

BEST ACTRESS 
[winner] Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another
Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
Amanda Seyfried, The Testament of Ann Lee
Emma Stone, Bugonia

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 
Benecio del Toro, One Battle After Another
[winner] Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Paul Mescal, Hamnet
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Adam Sandler, Jay Kelly
Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS 
Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value
Ariana Grande, Wicked: For Good
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
[winner] Amy Madigan, Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS 
Everett Blunck, The Plague
[winner] Miles Caton, Sinners
Cary Christopher, Weapons
Shannon Mahina Gorman, Rental Family
Jacobi Jupe, Hamnet
Nina Ye, Left-Handed Girl

BEST CASTING/ACTING ENSEMBLE 
Hamnet
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
[winner] Sinners
Wicked: For Good

BEST DIRECTOR 
[winner] Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein
Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
Chloé Zhao, Hamnet

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY 
Jay Kelly — Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer
Marty Supreme — Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
[winner] Sinners — Ryan Coogler
Weapons — Zach Cregger 
Sorry, Baby — Eva Victor
Sentimental Value — Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY 
[winner] One Battle After Another — Paul Thomas Anderson
Train Dreams — Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
No Other Choice — Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don Mckellar, Jahye Lee
Frankenstein — Guillermo del Toro
Bugonia — Will Tracy
Hamnet — Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Arco
Elio
In Your Dreams
[winner] KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2

BEST COMEDY 
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Eternity
Friendship
[winner] The Naked Gun
The Phoenician Scheme
Splitsville

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM 
It Was Just an Accident
Left-Handed Girl
No Other Choice
[winner] The Secret Agent
Sirāt 
Belén 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
[winner] Train Dreams

BEST EDITING 
A House of Dynamite
F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Perfect Neighbor
Sinners

BEST COSTUME DESIGN 
[winner] Frankenstein
Hamnet
Hedda
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Sinners
Wicked: For Good

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN 
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
[winner] Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Wicked: For Good

BEST SCORE 
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
[winner] Sinners

BEST SONG 
“Drive” – Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, Blake Slatkin – F1
[winner] “Golden” – Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Ido, 24, Teddy – KPop Demon Hunters
“I Lied to You” – Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig Göransson – Sinners
“Clothed by the Sun” – Daniel Blumberg – The Testament of Ann Lee
“Train Dreams” – Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner – Train Dreams 
“The Girl in the Bubble” – Stephen Schwartz – Wicked: For Good

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP 
28 Years Later
[winner] Frankenstein
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
Weapons
Wicked: For Good

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS 
[winner] Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Frankenstein
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Sinners
Superman

BEST STUNT DESIGN
Ballerina
F1
[winner] Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Warfare

BEST SOUND
[winner] F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirāt
Warfare

TV

BEST DRAMA SERIES
Alien: Earth
Andor
The Diplomat
Paradise
[winner] The Pitt
Pluribus
Severance
Task

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Sterling K. Brown, Paradise
Diego Luna, Andor
Mark Ruffalo, Task
Adam Scott, Severance
Billy Bob Thornton, Landman
[winner] Noah Wyle, The Pitt

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Kathy Bates, Matlock
Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age
Britt Lower, Severance
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
[winner] Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Patrick Ball, The Pitt
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Ato Essandoh, The Diplomat
Wood Harris, Forever
Tom Pelphrey, Task
[winner] Tramell Tillman, Severance

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Nicole Beharie, The Morning Show
Denée Benton, The Gilded Age
Allison Janney, The Dip

lomat
[winner] Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt
Greta Lee, The Morning Show
Skye P. Marshall, Matlock

BEST COMEDY SERIES
Abbott Elementary
Elsbeth
Ghosts
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
The Righteous Gemstones
[winner] The Studio

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
Ted Danson, A Man on the Inside
David Alan Grier, St. Denis Medical
Danny McBride, The Righteous Gemstones
[winner] Seth Rogen, The Studio
Alexander Skarsgård, Murderbot

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face
Rose McIver, Ghosts
Edi Patterson, The Righteous Gemstones
Carrie Preston, Elsbeth
[winner] Jean Smart, Hacks

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
[winner] Ike Barinholtz, The Studio
Paul W. Downs, Hacks
Asher Grodman, Ghosts
Oscar Nuñez, The Paper
Chris Perfetti, Abbott Elementary
Timothy Simons, Nobody Wants This

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Danielle Brooks, Peacemaker
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
[winner] Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Justine Lupe, Nobody Wants This
Ego Nwodim, Saturday Night Live
Rebecca Wisocky, Ghosts

BEST COMEDY SPECIAL
Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life
Caleb Hearon: Model Comedian
Leanne Morgan: Unspeakable Things
Marc Maron: Panicked
Sarah Silverman: PostMortem
[winner] SNL50: The Anniversary Special 

BEST LIMITED SERIES
[winner] Adolescence
All Her Fault
Chief of War
Death by Lightning
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Dope Thief
Dying for Sex
The Girlfriend

BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
[winner] Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy 
Deep Cover
The Gorge
Mountainhead
Nonnas
Summer of ’69

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Michael Chernus, Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
[winner] Stephen Graham, Adolescence
Brian Tyree Henry, Dope Thief
Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me
Michael Shannon, Death by Lightning

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Jessica Biel, The Better Sister
Meghann Fahy, Sirens
[winner] Sarah Snook, All Her Fault
Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex
Robin Wright, The Girlfriend
Renée Zellweger, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
[winner] Owen Cooper, Adolescence
Wagner Moura, Dope Thief
Nick Offerman, Death by Lightning
Michael Peña, All Her Fault
Ashley Walters, Adolescence
Ramy Youssef, Mountainhead

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
[winner] Erin Doherty, Adolescence
Betty Gilpin, Death by Lightning
Marin Ireland, Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Sophia Lillis, All Her Fault
Julianne Moore, Sirens
Christine Tremarco, Adolescence

BEST TALK SHOW
The Daily Show
Hot Ones
[winner] Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night With Seth Meyers
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen

BEST VARIETY SERIES
Conan O’Brien Must Go
[winner] Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Saturday Night Live

BEST ANIMATED SERIES
Bob’s Burgers
Harley Quinn
Long Story Short
Marvel Zombies
[winner] South Park
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE SERIES
Acapulco
Last Samurai Standing
Mussolini: Son of the Century
Red Alert
[winner] Squid Game
When No One Sees Us

Leave

“One Battle After Another” Wins 2026 Critics Choice Awards, Also Best Director, Timothee Chalamet Best Actor, Jessie Buckley Best Actress!

Roger Friedman
-
0
“One Battle After Another” Wins 2026 Critics Choice Awards, Also Best Director, Timothee Chalamet Best Actor, Jessie Buckley Best Actress!

I’ll start updating the Critics Choice Awards winners at 7PM Eastern. Around 500 members of the CCA vote for these awards, and they are all full time journalists — unlike some other golden awards shows.

CCA covers movies and TV. The show airs on USA Network and E! TV.

keep refreshing…

Best Picture — “One Battle After Another”

Best Actor — Timothee Chalamet!

Best Actress — Jessie Buckley “Hamnet”

Best Director –– Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another”

Best Foreign Language Film — “The Secret Agent”

Best Comedy Film — The Naked Gun

Best Young Actor — Miles Caton, ‘Sinners”

Best Cinematography — “Train Dreams”

Best Casting/Ensemble — “Sinners”

Best Supporting Actor — Jacob Elordi, “Frankenstein” (big surprise)

Best Supporting Actress — Amy Madigan, “Weapons” (also a surprise) — note– not nominated for anything since 1986, Supporting Actress Oscar for “Twice in a Lifetime”

Best Editing/Sound — “F1”

Production Design, Hair/Makeup and Costumes — “Frankenstein”

Visual Effects — “Avatar”

Best Song — “Golden” KPop Demon Hunters

Best Animated Feature — K Pop Demon Hunters

Best Score — “Sinners”

Best Original Screenplay — “Sinners”

Best Adapted Screenplay — “One Battle After Another”

Neil Diamond Sends Hugh Jackman Classic Guitar as “Song Sung Blue” Sends 8 of Famed Singer’s Hit Onto iTunes Top 100 (Videos)

Roger Friedman
-
0
Neil Diamond Sends Hugh Jackman Classic Guitar as “Song Sung Blue” Sends 8 of Famed Singer’s Hit Onto iTunes Top 100 (Videos)

Hugh Jackman just posted a terrific video to Instagram.

Famed singer songwriter Neil Diamond sent him one of his prized guitars as a gift.

Jackman plays a Diamond tribute singer in “Song Sung Blue,” a hit movie currently in theaters.

Diamond has good reason to thank Hugh and everyone involved with the movie. It’s reignited his music catalog.

Suddenly, Diamond — whose hits were in the 70s and 80s — has no less than eight singles on the iTunes top 100.

They include “Sweet Caroline,” “Song Sung Blue,” “Forever in Blue Jeans,” “I Am…I Said,” and “Play Me.”

(We used to joke about the lyrics to “I Am…I Said” when it came out originally. The chair line — “to no one else, not even the chair” — was a hoot on AM radio. The chair never responded!)

Neil has Parkinson’s but still managed to host a reception for the movie over the holidays at his house in Aspen for co-star Kate Hudson and her famous family. Hudson plays Claire, ther other half of the tribute duo in the film.

“Song Sung Blue” has made $25 million so far at the box office, and looks like it has “legs.”

The movie covers most of Neil’s songs but leaves out a crucial one, “Solitary Man.” I’ve forgiven director Craig Brewer for the omission.

“Stranger Things” Have Happened: Actor Joe Keery Latest TV Star to Get a Number 1 Pop Hit as “End of Beginning” Beats Taylor Swift

Roger Friedman
-
0
“Stranger Things” Have Happened: Actor Joe Keery Latest TV Star to Get a Number 1 Pop Hit as “End of Beginning” Beats Taylor Swift

“Stranger Things” have happened.

Joe Keery, who plays Steve Harrington on the Netflix show, has the number 1 song on Spotify and on iTunes.

“End of Beginning” is even topping Taylor Swift.

Shows you the crazy popularity of the series as it ends with Season 5.

Keery’s song came on a 2022 album under the aka DJO. It’s been a fan favorite since then but has never been included on a “Stranger Things” soundtrack.

Nevertheless, fans have made YouTube videos using the song as their own soundtrack.

Keery is not the first TV star to get a pop hit off his TV show. That started maybe with Ricky Nelson in the late 50s, on through hits by John Travolta, David Soul, Jack Wagner and others.

Is this the end of the beginning of his pop career? Or will we have more Keery releases in 2026? One thing’s for certain: any music connected to “Stranger Things” is a hit. Kate Bush’s whole career was revived by the show’s usage of “Running Up that Hill” (Number 8 on iTunes today). This season Diana Ross’s “Upside Down” suddenly blew up after it was played in the first episode (number 67). Two Prince songs, “When Doves Cry” (45) and “Purple Rain” (19) are on their way back as well.

PS Also on iTunes, used in Season 5: David Bowie’s “Heroes,” Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide,” the theme music from the show, and a few more.

1...141516...2,344Page 15 of 2,344

Hollywood to the Hudson

Company

Trending

Categories

© Showbiz411.com