U2’s next single is called “The Greatest Show on Earth.”
It drops on Thursday, in anticipation of the album “Carnaval de Luz.”
I’ve managed to piece together this information from clues scattered like bread crumbs.
Watch a teaser here.
Blue No More: Pop Superstar Joni Mitchell, Famous for Being Canadian, Becomes a US Citizen After All These Years (Watch)
Just in time to vote, we have a new official US citizen.
It’s Joni Mitchell, beloved pop superstar.
Joni is famous for being Canadian. But now she’s American, too. The almost 83 year old has lived in the US since the 1960s but it’s never been official.
Who could be more welcome?
The Grammy winning composer of “Both Sides Now,” “Help Me,” the “Blue” album, and “Woodstock” looks pretty happy in the video she posted.
Congrats! Mazel tov!
Ava Duvernay’s “14th” Leads Critics Choice Documentary Awards with 6 Nominations: Nods for “Musk,” “Ask E. Jean,” “Naza”
Ava Duvernay’s “14th” got six nominations and led the pack for the Critics Choice Documentary Awards.
The awards will be given out on November 8th in New York.
Ron Howard is getting the Critics Choice Impact Award. Visionary filmmaker Jehane Noujaim, previously announced as the recipient of the CCA’s Pennebaker Award, will have the honor presented by Pennebaker’s widow and collaborator, Chris Hegedus.
On a personal note, it’s a great list. Congrats to all the nominees!
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
14th (Netflix)
Everest: The Other Side (National Geographic Documentary Films)
Everybody to Kenmure Street (Icarus Films)
The History of Concrete (Magnolia Pictures)
Musk (Bleecker Street)
NAZA (The Guardian / mk2 films)
Once Upon a Time in Harlem (Neon)
Rehearsals for a Revolution (Sony Pictures Classics)
Remake (Music Box Films)
You Can See Everything (A24)
BEST DIRECTOR
Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor – NAZA (The Guardian / mk2 films)
Felipe Bustos Sierra – Everybody to Kenmure Street (Icarus Films)
Ava DuVernay – 14th (Netflix)
Nathan Fielder & Lance Oppenheim – You Can See Everything (A24)
Ross McElwee – Remake (Music Box Films)
Orlando von Einsiedel – The Cycle of Love (Variance Films)
BEST FIRST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
David Greaves – Once Upon a Time in Harlem (Neon)
Baz Luhrmann – EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (Neon)
Gabriela Osio Vanden & Jack Weisman – Nuisance Bear (Mubi)
Xander Robin – The Python Hunt (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
Poh Si Teng – American Doctor (Watermelon Pictures)
John Wilson – The History of Concrete (Magnolia Pictures)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
David Bolen – You Can See Everything (A24)
David Bolen & Matt Clegg – The Python Hunt (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
Sophie Darlington – Lion (National Geographic)
Franklin Dow – The Cycle of Love (Variance Films)
Gabriela Osio Vanden & Jack Weisman – Nuisance Bear (Mubi)
Clair Popkin, Jimmy Chin, Christopher Murphy – Everest: The Other Side (National Geographic Documentary Films)
BEST EDITING
Spencer Averick – 14th (Netflix)
Anne de Mare & Lynn True – Once Upon a Time in Harlem (Neon)
Adam Locke-Norton – You Can See Everything (A24)
Colin Monie – Everybody to Kenmure Street (Icarus Films)
Jonathan Redmond – EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (Neon)
Cori Wapnowska – The History of Concrete (Magnolia Pictures)
BEST NARRATION
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist (Focus Features)
Written by Daniel Roher & Caroline Lindy
Performed by Daniel Roher & Caroline Lindy
The History of Concrete (Magnolia Pictures)
Written by John Wilson
Performed by John Wilson
Lorne (Focus Features)
Written by Morgan Neville, Alan Lowe, Jake Hostetter
Performed by Chris Parnell
Nuisance Bear (Mubi)
Written by Mike Tunalaaq Gibbons
Performed by Mike Tunalaaq Gibbons
Rehearsals for a Revolution (Sony Pictures Classics)
Written by Pegah Ahangarani
Performed by Pegah Ahangarani
Remake (Music Box Films)
Written by Ross McElwee
Performed by Ross McElwee
BEST MUSIC SCORE
Ari Balouzian – You Can See Everything (A24)
Dan Deacon – Time and Water (National Geographic Documentary Films)
Caroline Ho – Everest: The Other Side (National Geographic Documentary Films)
Jason Moran – 14th (Netflix)
Cristóbal Tapia de Veer – Nuisance Bear (Mubi)
Hans Zimmer, Niccolò Pacella, George Hutson Warren – Lion (National Geographic)
BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That’s the Weight of the World) (HBO Max)
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (Neon)
Man on the Run (Amazon MGM Studios)
Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Peter Asher: Everywhere Man (Greenwich Entertainment)
Sara Bareilles: Good Grief (Group Effort Films / Naked Edge Films)
BEST POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY
14th (Netflix)
American Doctor (Watermelon Pictures)
Ask E. Jean (Abramorama)
Everybody to Kenmure Street (Icarus Films)
Musk (Bleecker Street)
NAZA (The Guardian / mk2 films)
Union Town (Cabin Creek Films)
BEST HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY
14th (Netflix)
Once Upon a Time in Harlem (Neon)
Rehearsals for a Revolution (Sony Pictures Classics)
SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve Never Heard Of (Netflix)
Soul Patrol (Kino Lorber)
Turning Point: Generation 9/11 (Netflix)
BEST BIOGRAPHICAL DOCUMENTARY
Avedon (Netflix)
Jean-Michel Basquiat (Netflix)
Lorne (Focus Features)
Marty, Life Is Short (Netflix)
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (HBO Max)
Musk (Bleecker Street)
BEST ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTARY
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (Neon)
Making Marie Antoinette (Mubi)
Man on the Run (Amazon MGM Studios)
Once Upon a Time in Harlem (Neon)
Rehearsals for a Revolution (Sony Pictures Classics)
Remake (Music Box Films)
BEST SCIENCE/NATURE DOCUMENTARY
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist (Focus Features)
Ghost Elephants (National Geographic Documentary Films)
Lion (National Geographic)
Nuisance Bear (Mubi)
Secrets of the Bees (National Geographic)
Time and Water (National Geographic Documentary Films)
BEST SPORTS DOCUMENTARY
The Dynasty: UConn Huskies (Apple TV)
Everest: The Other Side (National Geographic Documentary Films)
Give Me the Ball! (ESPN)
Rafa (Netflix)
Standout: The Ben Kjar Story (Samuel Goldwyn Films)
Tyson (Netflix)
BEST TRUE CRIME DOCUMENTARY
Baby Doe (Narrative Distribution)
Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story (Dark Star Pictures)
The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare (Netflix)
A Killer Story (HBO Max)
Lost Women of Alaska (Investigation Discovery)
Murder in Glitterball City (HBO Max)
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
The Baddest Speechwriter of All (Netflix)
A Derailment (POV)
Escalation (Bonfire Films)
Miller Night Football (HBO Max)
Oh Whale (The New Yorker / Switchboard Magazine)
The Second Life of Freddie Nole (Sweet World Films)
A Short Documentary About a Giant Pencil (archilux)
They’re Here (Praxis Films)
BEST LIMITED DOCUMENTARY SERIES
9/11: Reunited (National Geographic)
The Dark Wizard (HBO Max)
The Dynasty: UConn Huskies (Apple TV)
High Horse: The Black Cowboy (Peacock)
Lion (National Geographic)
The Man Will Burn (HBO Max)
Rafa (Netflix)
BEST ONGOING DOCUMENTARY SERIES
30 for 30 (ESPN)
American Masters (PBS)
America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (Netflix)
The Food That Built America (History)
Hazardous History with Henry Winkler (History)
Independent Lens (PBS)
Untold (Netflix)
Thespians James Franco, Rob Lowe Star in “Confession” — Watch Teaser for the Season’s Most Unintentionally Hilarious Movie
“Confession” is a right wing movie written by the Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro.
The teaser is unintentionally hilarious, starring people who can’t get work in films like James Franco, Emile Hirsch, and Rob Lowe. Nick Nolte’s in it, although he may not know it. And for some reason, Jennifer Jason-Leigh is involved (I thought after her Oscar nomination she’d get some work, but I guess not).
It’s worth everything to see Rob Lowe playing a political prisoner, and James Franco has his Russian interrogator. A lot of people though “Digger” would get Razzie Awards, but “Confession” is a cinch to win now.
A plump turkey for Thanksgiving!
“We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to Resign”: Chirpy New Trump Press Secretary Says Former Fox News Reporter is Out of a Job
Kimberly Giulfoyle is out of a job.
Former Fox News reporter and ex-fiancee of Donald Trump, Jr is finding out Greece is not the word.
“We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign,” Donald Trump’s chirpy, uptalking new press secretary said this morning at a White House press conference.
Katie Zacharia, the latest cliche blonde flight attendant in Trump’s employ, gave this news as an aside, only when asked by a reporter. Zacharia, who will be mercilessly lampooned on “Saturday Night Live,” apparently only called on three reporters this morning including Fox News, the Daily Mail.
Guilfoyle got in trouble when it was revealed she’d been shaking down Trump donors for money. It’s not a shock. This was a patronage appointment, meant to appease Guilfoyle after being dumped by Don Jr. Hopefully, she feathered her nest so that unemployment insurance won’t be an issue.
As for Zacharia, this is going to be fun. She has trouble reading and speaking, seems unsure of where she is, but probably knows how she got the job. The women of “SNL” will be competing to play her.
Zacharia: "We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign" https://t.co/8n6V33m7hq
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 13, 2026
Oscars: Short Film “Clay” Takes Shape for Awards Season with Executive Producer Matthew Modine Making It His Latest Vision Quest
The great actor Matthew Modine has a new vision quest. He and longtime producing partner Adam Rackoff are throwing their hats into the Oscar ring with a short film called “Clay.”
Through their Cinco Dedos Películas banner, Modine — who we all know from great films like “Oppenheimer,” “Birdy,” “Full Metal Jacket” and “Vision Quest,” and of course TV’s “Stranger Things” – and Rackoff — have signed on as executive producers of the new short film which written and directed by Kevin Haefelin and produced by Youmi Haefelin-Roch.
The film is now For Your Consideration for Best Live Action Short Film at the 99th Academy Awards. (Voters can see it on their Academy app.)
“Clay” had its world premiere at the Academy Award®-qualifying Cinequest Film Festival, and continued its festival run at deadCenter Film Festival and internationally, winning Best Short Film at the 10th Riviera International Film Festival in Sestri Levante, Italy. (see the cool poster below)
What’s it about? Emerging from a plaster egg at dawn in Central Park, a baby embarks on a poetic journey through New York City in search of her own form. Told entirely from the child’s perspective and without dialogue, “Clay” explores growth, transformation, and the fleeting space between sensing the world and understanding it.
“Clay is unlike anything I’ve seen,” Matthew tells me. “It’s both delicate and bold — a rare combination in short-form storytelling. Kevin and Youmi are visionary filmmakers, and I’m honored to support their work again.”
The film marks Modine and Rackoff’s second collaboration with the Haefelins, following the Gotham Short Film Showcase-winning “The Fuse,” which qualified for the 96th Academy Awards and was subsequently distributed by Focus Features.
“Clay” grew directly out of Kevin and Youmi’s lives as new parents and artists. Unable to secure childcare for their eight-month-old daughter during development, they began incorporating parenthood itself into the creative process. Youmi, a sculptor, created the film’s practical plaster forms, while their daughter, Leonora Fellini, became the film’s protagonist, allowing the filmmakers to capture her developmental milestones in real time.
“We wanted to capture that fleeting space between sensing and understanding,” said writer-director Kevin Haefelin. “Where everything is still wonder.”
With no spoken dialogue, the film builds its world through image, sound, and music. Its original score was composed by siblings Diego, Nora, and Lionel Baldenweg (In the Land of Saints and Sinners, Home Is the Ocean), while supervising sound editor Loïc Gourbe developed an immersive soundscape reflecting the baby’s shifting perception of the world. The film was mixed in Dolby Atmos.
The project has also been adapted into a fully illustrated children’s picture book, illustrated by Ada and Ekaterina Mitchev, extending the story’s themes of discovery and transformation beyond the screen.
“Clay” is a Kumoshika Productions presentation in association with Cinco Dedos Películas. Written, directed and edited by Kevin Haefelin. Produced by Youmi Haefelin-Roch. Executive produced by Matthew Modine and Adam Rackoff. Story by Youmi Haefelin-Roch and Kevin Haefelin. Music by Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg and Lionel Baldenweg. Supervising sound editor Loïc Gourbe. Starring Leonora Fellini.
Exclusive: Tom Cruise Movie in Retreat as Warner Bros. Starts Pulling Failed “Digger” from Showing at A Lot of Theaters By the End of Week
Warner Bros. is taking out that shovel and burying “Digger.”
The numbers aren’t in yet, but the “Digger” days in theaters are almost done.
Looking at movie schedules in Manhattan, downtown Chicago, and New York suburbs, the story is clear.
“Digger” will be gone from most prominent theaters after tomorrow, Wednesday. A fuller retreat happens on Thursday. Right now it’s on 3,321 screens. Over 10 days, “Digger” has made just $14.4 million on a cost of $150-$200 million.
Warner Bros. is pulling out totally places like Times Square and elsewhere in Manhattan. On New York’s Upper West Side, the studio will leave behind a VistaVision print on one screen — since they installed the hardware — but “Digger” will cede its IMAX screens and most of its regular ones.
Actual numbers won’t come in for a couple of days, but if you want to see “Digger” before it’s gone, now is the time.
It’s also a good time to pick up a “Digger” popcorn bucket — the one shaped like a cowboy boot. Talk about a collectible!
Lesley Stahl’s Startling “60 Minutes” Piece on West Bank Settlements, Sheep Grazing, and Vigilante Thugs Barely Made it On the Air: Report (Watch)
Lesley Stahl is 84 years old, almost 85, and she doesn’t need to prove herself or secure a legacy.
But there was on Sunday night’s “60 Minutes,” standing in the desolate heat of Israel’s West Bank, watching arm to arm combat between Israeli thugs and Palestinians who can’t get to their homes.
Then the thugs are fighting reasonable Jews, who are trying to help the Palestinians.
Stahl herself is Jewish and has covered the Middle East for decades. But her whole attitude in this extraordinary piece, her thought balloon is: Are you kidding? What the hell is this?
She tells a Jewish settler who’s running sheep all over Palestinian land that if this keeps up, Israel will lose American support. He responds they’ll find others to support them. I did a spit-take. Who? South Korea?
How this piece got onto “60 Minutes” is shocking. According to the Status newsletter, the fights between Stahl and the new CBS brass– Bari Weiss — were so bad Stahl almost quit the show. The whole segment crystallizes Israel’s problems now. Every Israeli voting in the upcoming election should see it.
Watch Ted Koppel, 86, Eviscerate and Sly Put Down Steve Bannon in the Startling Interview from “CBS Sunday Morning” Everyone Should See
On CBS Sunday Mornings, probably unknown to Bari Weiss, Ted Koppel eviscerated Trump stooge Steve Bannon.
The former long time anchor of ABC News’s “Nightline,” was very sly, but he destroyed Bannon every time he opened his mouth.
If this were a US Open tennis match, Koppel won without breaking a sweat.
Interesting that on CBS Sunday Mornings, Koppel, 86, triumphed. That night on 60 Minutes, it was Lesley Stahl, almost 85, with the only real piece of journalism.
First a clip, then the extended interview. Viva Ted Koppel! He should get awards for this interview. He’s just about the last of Mohicans.
John Lennon’s Son Sean Ono Lennon Comments on Dad’s Estate for First Time, Spends Birthday with Brother Julian
One of the nicest aspects of the post-Beatles world is the friendship between John Lennon’s sons.
Julian and Sean, from Lennon’s two marriages, are very devoted to each other.
It was Julian who recently announced Sean had become a dad. He referred to himself as “uncle.”
This week, Sean indicated he’d spent his birthday — same as John’s, October 9th — will Julian.
In the past, Julian has talked about the problems he had with John’s estate. The murdered Beatle didn’t have a proper will when he was killed on December 8, 1980. He said publicly that he went through a lot of negotiations with Sean’s mother, Yoko Ono.
Folks, let’s be kind to these guys. We adore their father. The sons have lived through the worst thing possible. Life is short. Let them enjoy it.
But when a fan called this out on Twitter, Sean was quick to respond, maybe fpr the first time ever: “Julian and I inherited the same amount from our dad. Our trusts were equal. Although his was slightly more, but negligibly so.”
@wesyang Julian and I inherited the same amount from our dad. Our trusts were equal. Although his was slightly more, but negligibly so.
— Seán Ono Lennon (@seanonolennon) October 12, 2026
Had a great bday with my brother…@JulianLennon https://t.co/Gc2CFgERGu
— Seán Ono Lennon (@seanonolennon) October 11, 2026