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NY Film Critics Name “The Brutalist” Best Picture, Adrien Brody Best Actor

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NY Film Critics Name “The Brutalist” Best Picture, Adrien Brody Best Actor

No surprise: the New York Film Critics Circle has given Best Picture to Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist.”

The film’s star, Adrien Brody, is Best Actor. But Corbet, oddly, is not Best Director. That honor went to RaMell Ross for ” Nickel Boys.”

Best Actress went unexpectedly to Marianne Jean Baptiste for “Hard Truths.”

Supporting Actor went to Kieran Culkin for “A Real Pain.”

Supporting Actress went to beloved NY actress Carol Kane for “Between the Temples.”

The screenplay award went to Sean Baker for “Anora.”

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Gender Neutral Gotham Awards Go Exclusively to Men, Snub Female Stars

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Gender Neutral Gotham Awards Go Exclusively to Men, Snub Female Stars

Monday night’s Gotham Awards were packed with A list stars, notching up the importance of the evening as the opening salvo for Hollywood prizes

Among the guests were Nicole Kidman, Angelina Jolie, Jessica Chastain, Timothee Chalamet, Demi Moore, and Colman Domingo.

But gender neutral nominations produced a tricky outcome. Only men won acting awards, leaving the women empty handed.

Here’s a list:
The winner for Best Feature was A Different Man.

The winner for Best International Feature was All We Imagine as Light.

The winner for Best Documentary Feature was presented to No Other Land.

The winner for Best Director was RaMell Ross for Nickel Boys.

The winner for Best Screenplay was Azazel Jacobs for His Three Daughters.

The winner for Breakthrough Director Gotham was Vera Drew for The People’s Joker.

The winner for Outstanding Lead Performance was Colman Domingo in Sing Sing.

The winner for Outstanding Supporting Performance was Clarence Maclin in Sing Sing.

The winner for Breakthrough Performer was Brandon Wilson in Nickel Boys.

The three acting winners all went to men. Big name actresses with knockout performances were completely overlooked.

Nevertheless the evening itself ran smoothly and on time, and tables at 55 Wall Street Cipriani were filled with movie stars and the top tier up and comers. The left field choice for Best Feature was the unexpected “A Different Man,” keeping the Gothams still the most important venue for indie films

Taylor Swift Sold 6 Million “Tortured Poets” Albums, Twice as Many as Number 2, Morgan Wallen

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Taylor Swift Sold 6 Million “Tortured Poets” Albums, Twice as Many as Number 2, Morgan Wallen

Yes, 2024 is pretty much over. Hitsdailydouble.com has the countdown of albums sold.

Taylor Swift was number 1 with 6.1 million copies of “The Tortured Poets Department.” Of those, 2.8 million were actual physical CDs, LPs, and downloads. These are astounding numbers. Taylor sold almost 6 million copies of other albums this year, as well. So you can say 12 million for 2024 and not be wrong!

“Poets” sold a total of twice as many copies as number 2, Morgan Wallen “One Thing at a Time.” And just to put that in perspective, almost all of his sales were from streaming. Just 66K were physical.

Number 2 in physical sales was Billie Eilish’s “Hit Me Hard and Soft.”

Twenty six albums sold more than 1 million copies. The rest all fell below that standard. The number 26 album was Charli XCX’s “Brat.”

Elton John sold 847,000 copies of his “Diamonds” box set. It sells for between $25 and $50 in different iterations. So he really cleaned up. Other big legacy albums were Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours,” Bob Marley’s and Creedence Clearwater Revival’s greatest hits sets.

Beyonce sold 1.3 million copies of “Cowboy Carter.”

Taylor is headed to sweep the Grammy Awards at this point. Her sales alone guarantee it. There’s no escaping her. She’s a phenom on all fronts.

“Days of our Lives” Star Wayne Northrop Dies Weeks After Drake Hogestyn, During Another Memorial

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“Days of our Lives” Star Wayne Northrop Dies Weeks After Drake Hogestyn, During Another Memorial

“Days of our Lives” has been on the air for 60 years, so it’s not implausible that the older actors are dying off.

This week the show is a tribute to Bill Hayes, who passed this year at age 98. He was on the show for 50 years. Last year it was John Aniston.

A couple of weeks ago, actor Drake Hogestyn died much too young at age 71 from pancreatic cancer.

Today the show announced that Wayne Northrop, who played the same role as Hogestyn before he left the show, has passed after battling Alzheimer’s for six years. He was 77.

Northrup, married for 40 years to “General Hospital” star Lynn Herring, was wildly popular in the 1980s as Roman Brady. He and Deidre Hall’s Marlena Evans were a hot couple when soaps were at their zenith popularity. He left to appear on nighttime’s “Dynasty,” but returned a couple of times after Hogestyn took over the role. (Don’t ask.)

“Wayne was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s 6 years ago. He took his last breath in the arms of his family,” said Herring in a statement. “We wish to thank the most caring and amazing place, The Motion Picture and Television Home for taking such great care of him. Wayne touched so many people with his sense of humor and wit. A husband for 43 years, the best dad ever to his two boys, Hank and Grady, and a rancher who loved his cows and was a friend to many.”

Condolences to all the fans, friends, and family. Alzheimer’s is insidious. We are still far away from a solution.

“Yellowstone” Kills Off a Character for No Reason, Stalls to Buy Time Before Ending

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“Yellowstone” Kills Off a Character for No Reason, Stalls to Buy Time Before Ending

In truth, “Yellowstone” could just have ended tonight. The cops and family are closing in on Jamie.

Instead, they have to pad out three episodes. So tonight they killed off a good character for no reason. It had nothing to do with the plot. But Colby was killed by a horse right after he told Teeter he loved her.

So the fourth episode of season 5.2 was incredibly boring. The first 11 minutes was a discussion of horses. Aside from the cops’ visit to Jamie, and Kayce threatening Grant Horton, the soccer coach assassin, nothing happened. Food was made, a glass of whiskey was thrown in a fire place.

Next week, who will get killed? Taylor Sheridan is running out of cast. This is sad conclusion to four and a half seasons of excitement. Even the trailer for next week looks dull. But they will stretch again until two week from now.

Let’s just wrap this up and call it over. Beth and Rip can move to “Knots Landing” and start over.

Box Office: “Moana 2” Makes Almost as Much as Hit “Wicked” In Just Six Days

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Box Office: “Moana 2” Makes Almost as Much as Hit “Wicked” In Just Six Days

Yes, “Wicked” is a big hit.

Total box office after 11 days is $262 million. That’s right over the rainbow.

But “Moana 2” has made almost as much in just 6 days: $221 million. “Moana 2” will pass “Wicked” in a day or two at this point.

The box office is booming!

“Gladiator II” has soared to $111 million.

All those designer popcorn buckets are being sold, as a result!

Oscar contenders “A Real Pain,” “Anora,” “Queer,” and “All We Imagine as Light” are doing well, too. “Conclave” made almost $600K this weekend despite being the number 1 movie on VOD.

A lot of records have been broken, and audiences are back in theaters. Now, that’s a happy Thanksgiving.

And there’s plenty more on the way!

Who Will Die on “Yellowstone” Tonight After Last Week’s Hit on [Redacted Spoiler]?

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Who Will Die on “Yellowstone” Tonight After Last Week’s Hit on [Redacted Spoiler]?

WITH SPOILERS

“Yellowstone” ratings rose a bit last Sunday after Sarah got taken out by assassins.

That’s just two weeks after John Dutton — aka Kevin Costner — bought the ranch. Sarah had ordered his hit and made it look like a suicide. But last week her accomplice got rid of her, too.

“Yellowstone” linear numbers went up by about 300,000 viewers to 6.29 million. They’re down about 3 million from Season 5 Part 1.

There are only three episodes left of the series. The actors have been letting it known in interviews that the final episode is the end, and that’s it. All signs point to Jamie (Wes Bentley) either being killed or the ranch being blown up, or something really bad happening.

So will someone die tonight?

Former TV Star Cheryl Hines Uses Former Heroin Addict Husband RFK Jr to Shill for Beauty Product

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Former TV Star Cheryl Hines Uses Former Heroin Addict Husband RFK Jr to Shill for Beauty Product

Cheryl Hines: we figured out weeks ago that she didn’t care if husband Robert Kennedy Jr. cheated on her, had a “digital affair,” or wanted to “impregnate” a journalist.

She obviously didn’t care that he’s an off the wall conspiracy theorist who threw in with Donald Trump. After all, Trump won! And “Curb Your Enthusiasm” is gone. What else could Hines do but join the MAGA crowd?

Now’s she’s shilling some beauty product. She’s put up a video of Kennedy taking a shower in the background of her infomercial. Why did anyone ever think this woman had a brain? Kennedy is currently seen in a viral video interview in which he says his addiction to heroin made him a better student at Harvard.

Because as “Cheryl David,” she was the ballast to fictional Larry’s buffoonery. But in fact, she is complicit. When the internment camps go up, and the deportations begin, when vaccines are stopped and fluoride is removed from drinking water, Cheryl can go sell them her crap. If only we could hear Suzie from “Curb” go after her. That’s a season I’d like to see!

Surrender, Dorothy: “Wicked” Crosses $200 Mil Mark After 9 Days, “Gladiator II” Eyes $100 Mil

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Surrender, Dorothy: “Wicked” Crosses $200 Mil Mark After 9 Days, “Gladiator II” Eyes $100 Mil

Someone tell L. Frank Baum that “The Wizard of Oz” is the gift that just keeps giving.

Yesterday, “Wicked,” in which the Wizard becomes a villain after decades of just bumbling around, crossed the $200 Million mark. It’s been in release 9 full days (the first was previews). The total now is $214 million.

“Wicked” started a little slowly but has soared over the holiday weekend. Original estimates of $175 million are now out the window. I guess this explains the musical’s enduring popularity on Broadway. It’s been playing for 300 years and is always full.

As I said yesterday, music from the movie is also booming on the charts.

What happened to the poor Wizard anyway? He landed in Oz and put on a pretty good show. When Dorothy arrives, he’s revealed as kind of a nitwit circus barker. According to “Wicked,” he’s been turned into an evil guy. It’s not fair. And will we ever know where he went in the hot air balloon?

Elsewhere, “Gladiator II” is no slouch. The Ridley Scott film should hit $100 million today. Reading the trades and Oscar progs, I see there’s a new PR idea that “Wicked” should win Best Picture because the Wizard is supposed to be Trump. This is hooey. If “Wicked” makes $500 million, its Oscar chances are diminished greatly I think. But it will get a record number of nominations.

A more interesting story is about “Conclave,” which is number 1 on the home viewing chart and still attracting theater audiences. Edward Berger’s brilliant film deserves many awards, if not the biggest ones. Ralph Fiennes and co. are sublime.

RIP Leah Kunkel, Back Up Singer for James Taylor, Art Garfunkel, Dozens of Hits, Sister of “Mama” Cass Elliot

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RIP Leah Kunkel, Back Up Singer for James Taylor, Art Garfunkel, Dozens of Hits, Sister of “Mama” Cass Elliot

The great back up singer and songwriter Leah Kunkel died this week. She was 77 and according to reports from her friends, her death was sudden.

Leah Kunkel was the sister of the late Mamas and Papas star Cass Eliot of the Mamas and Papas. When Cass died, Leah helped raise her daughter, Owen.

We learned a lot from the movie, “20 Feet from Stardom” about back up singers. Leah Kunkel was a voice heard on most of the singer songwriter albums of the seventies and early 80s. She was much in demand, singing with James Taylor, Art Garfunkel, Jackson Browne, and many others. She also made solo albums and was part of a group called the Coyote Sisters. She was married for some time to Russ Kunkel, the in demand drummer who played on a lot of those albums.

After her music career, Kunkel became a lawyer.

Songwriter Stephen Bishop (“On and On”) wrote on Instagram: “Leah helped to give me my big break by giving a tape of my songs to Art Garfunkel. She always championed my music, and believed in me when I needed it most. We co-wrote “Under the Jamaican Moon,” together and I’ll always cherish that collaboration. We should have written more songs together. Her talents as a solo artist—her songwriting and her beautiful voice—were remarkable, and yet I feel she was so underrated.”

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