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Jimmy Kimmel is interviewing Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico Thursday night.
But the interview won’t air on ABC during Kimmel’s late night talk show.
Instead, it will appear on the Jimmy Kimmel Live YouTube channel.
The inference is that ABC and Disney wouldn’t allow Kimmel to have a political candidate on his show. ABC is already having a war with the FCC over licenses and whether or not The View is politics or entertainment.
Stephen Colbert went the same route last February with Talarico when CBS insisted he also interview Jasmine Crockett. Instead, Colbert put the interview on YouTube. The interview has so far scored 9.5 million views – more than 4 times the number who would have seen it on CBS.
The minute Kimmel-Talarico is available, we’ll have it right here!
I’ll say this for Scott Rudin: he knows how to sell tickets to theatergoers.
When they go sale later in October for next winter’s all star “Small Mouth Sounds” — starring Julia Roberts, Paul Rudd, and Sarah Paulson — prices will be so high they will spark an outcry from the press and regular fans.
But Rudin is also producing a play starting next month that isn’t so sexy. It’s called “Downatate,” and it takes place in a group home for four men convicted of sex crimes against minors. Cheery, right? “Downstate” features the great Lisa Colon-Zayas, from “The Bear,” and Thomas Sadoski.
Not exactly “Pretty Woman.”
So Rudin has worked out a deal. For two weeke beginning Thursday at noon, if you buy a ticket to “Downstate” for $150, you’ll get a code. With the code, you can buy a $250 ticket to “Small Mouth Sounds.” It won’t be fourth row center, but you’ll in the room where it happens. You can buy up to four of each, but no “Small Mouth Sounds” without “Downstate.”
Very clever. “Downstate” should sell out its limited run pretty fast. “Small Mouth Sounds” will fill up its balcony. Then, in a couple of weeks, the $700 tickets will kick in for the good seats.
And there’s one thing no one’s mentioned: “Small Mouth Sounds” features an actor — in this case it will be Isaac Powell — with brief full frontal nudity. It’s your judgment whether that’s worth an extra 500 clams.
PS No phones in the theater for “Small Mouth Sounds.” Yondr packs will be mandatory and you’ll get yours unlocked at the end of the show.
Here’s a link to the explanation of this unusual ticket situation. Total $400 for two plays, which will each be top notch. And you’ll have a few dollars left over for a Coke and M&Ms.
Chrissi Poland is one of this country’s most in demand backup singers. She’s performed with every class act.
Now she’s got her own album reflecting her soul background. “Forever Muscle Shoals,” is a title referring to one of the great homes of soul music, Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
These performances are really sensational. I was particularly happy to hear her version of “Hold On, I’m Coming” since she sang it behind Sam Moore for a long time. Also. she’s got Ryan Shaw with her on the Staples Singers’ “Respect Yourself.”
It probably won’t happen, but this album should be in the Grammy category of Traditional R&B. It’s a winner. This is actual music!
Knicks superstar Jalen Brunson kicks off “Saturday Night Live” season 52 as show host on September 26th.
KPop group Katseye is the musical guest.
That’s the first of four shows announced today.
October 3rd brings Dakota Johnson as host, and a severe rock group Turnstiles. I’ve never heard of the latter, but fun fact: a former member is on trial for murder. Cool!
The next week marks the return of Shane Gillis, who has had a Renaissance at “SNL” after famously getting fired there years ago. Rosalia is the musical guest.
Finally, Halloween arrives with “Obsession” horror film star Inde Navarette and Gracie Abrams.
At first glance none of these pairings look like ratings blockbusters, but we’ll wait and see how it goes. The Turnstiles booking seems the oddest since they’re pretty hardcore. But they must have fans who will tune in and watch them.
Who would I have guessed as a musical guest this fall? Magnus Ferrell, the son “SNL” alumna Will Ferrell, who has chart hits and seems like he’s going to have a career. Maybe one side or the other thinks it’s too soon, too “nepo.”
Bruce Springsteen has sent us all a gift — the first of many.
He and director Thom Zimny filmed the final show, in Philadelphia, of the Land of Hopes and Dreams Tour. The shows were sensational, historic, and not to be missed.
Today they’re dropping the first seven songs from that show for free onto YouTube and other platforms. Free! The rest of the Philadelphia Freedom show will come out in three additional, in-sequence segments through the end of the year.
I saw two shows on this tour. They sizzled. Amazing stuff considering Bruce has been serving up raw, spectacular rock and roll since at least when we all met him in 1973. A lifetime.
The final trailer for the Alejandro Innaritu film has dropped. It feels like “Dr. Strangelove” meets “The Hudsucker Proxy.” Tom resembles Slim Pickens, the one of the stars of the former film. The shots in the boardroom with John Goodman are reminiscent of the latter.
It also seems like the plot centers on Tom’s character flooding the world. That feels awkward considering the massive flooding in Nepal and dozens of other places recently.
“Digger” remains a mystery even after watching this trailer. But Innaritu is a master filmmaker, so we’ll give him the benefit of the doubt. Otherwise, this might be slim pickin’s after all.
UPDATE Kimmel came back on fire tonight, no mention of the contract or end of show. Monologue video below.
This is exclusive.
The sources I’ve spoken to are as inside this game as they could be.
Each one is certain that the story about Jimmy Kimmel ending his show next May is not true.
Page Six may have confused the end of the contract with the end of the show.
But Source #1 says: “This happens every year at this time when Jimmy’s coming back from vacation.” This is a person of power in Hollywood who would have been advised of this situation before the Post.
Source #2: Another person inside the world of late night, and very much so. If Kimmel didn’t tell them what was going on, or hadn’t spoken to them by 10:23pm, it’s not true.
Source says: ” I don’t think so. I don’t think he’ll leave until Trump is out. It will look like he caved. But this will get him the respect of fighting for the man. Take a few years victory lap. Like Colbert.”
Many things are possible for why the story was planted. It could be just to goose ratings tonight, a reason to check in on Kimmel’s return. Also, I can’t imagine Disney not keeping Kimmel until the Nov 28 election.
Also, this Sunday is the Emmy Awards, where Kimmel could win. He’ll definitely be on the show. Can you imagine the scene on the red carpet? ABC says it’s inaccurate, and for now, that’s it.
Page Six of the New York says Jimmy Kimmel will wrap his ABC talk show in May 2027.
But ABC says that’s “speculative,” and I know what they mean. They also say “inaccurate.”
It’s hard to imagine Kimmel leaving before the November 2028 election.
Also hard to believe Disney would let it look like Trump won and they bowed to him.
For one thing, Kimmel could just bounce to YouTube or Netflix and carry on without missing a beat. Especially in Fall 2028, he will be Must See TV. His numbers would be very good.
The Post may have arrived at this idea because they know Kimmel’s contract is up in May. Or, of course, it was planted with them by someone repping Trump. But negotiations are ongoing. If Kimmel were being pushed out again, he’d tell us right now. So far, crickets.
The Post also ties their reasoning to Kimmel’s just concluded summer vacation. But he takes it every year, and his guest hosts all did very well. The summer was a success.
Two of the best, most endearing actresses of our time. We’re lucky to have ’em.
Twenty eight years ago they starred with another Oscar winner, Dianne Wiest, in “Practical Magic.”
The movie was seared by critics, with a 30% rating. Nevertheless, it squeaked out $94 million at the box office, evenly divided by the US and international territories.
For some reason, Warner Bros. greenlit a sequel that comes out this week. It’s being panned — 38% again. No one knows why they keep making this movie. Is it sadism? Are they sado-masochistic?
So far, the best part of the movie has been the press tour. Kidman and Bullock are gorgeous, funny, and smart. Seeing them on red carpets is a pleasure. But it’s time to find some decent material. “Practical Magic 2” — I’ll say it now — is “impractible.”
Once upon a time in Hollywood, something unusual happened.
Netflix has decided to release box office numbers for six movies they’re putting in theaters.
Pigs are flying, folks.
Streamers never fess up about numbers. If they put a movie in theaters, there is usually no information. They just come and go.
But Netflix must feel they’ve got a hit in “The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth,” which is an unofficial sequel to Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” The new film is directed by David Fincher.
Brad Pitt stars as his Oscar winning character from the first movie. Also back is Timothy Olyphant as real life actor James Stacy, who was incredibly popular but saw his career cut short when he lost his leg in a 1973 motorcycle accident. Now, of course, Stacy’s situation would be welcomed.
“Cliff Booth” opens Thanksgiving weekend.
Other Netflix films getting the box office numbers include Danny Boyle’s “Ink,”
Greta Gerwig’s’ “Narnia,” The much hyped “La Bola Negra,” Peter Berg’s “The Mosquito Bowl,” and the new “Charlie vs The Chocolate Factory.”
Variety was first to report the box office news.
PS If Netflix had known this last spring, these movies could have gone to Cannes!
No trailer yet. As soon as one comes in, we’ll show it.
