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Trump Lies, Claims Never Wanted to End Obamacare, Even His Pollster Points Out Not True — Scares Followers

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Trump Lies, Claims Never Wanted to End Obamacare, Even His Pollster Points Out Not True — Scares Followers

You do remember that Donald Trump campaigned on ending Obamacare? This was the foundation of his campaigns. John McCain thwarted him, famously, in his last act in Congress.

And yet now Trump says on Truth Social:
“Lyin’ Kamala is giving a News Conference now, saying that I want to end the Affordable Care Act. I never mentioned doing that, never even thought about such a thing.”

Even Trump’s right leaning pollster, Frank Luntz, is pointing out the LIE on Twitter X.

Every single MAGA voter knows that Trump’s plan is to end Obamacare even thought he only has a concept of a plan even after 8 years.

The MAGAs who follow Luntz are freaking out, by the way. They can’t handle the truth.

Luntz’s post is below, as well as Trump’s. Trump also said it’s a lie he will end Medicare. But Project 2025, his own platform, signals deep cuts in Medicare that would destroy most people in MAGA who could never afford any healthcare without it.

Happy 99th Birthday to Oscar Winner and Hollywood Survivor Lee Grant: She’ll Be On TCM Tomorrow Night, Of Course

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Happy 99th Birthday to Oscar Winner and Hollywood Survivor Lee Grant: She’ll Be On TCM Tomorrow Night, Of Course

Lee Grant is 99 today! Happy Birthday to the ultimate Hollywood survivor!

Tomorrow night, after midnight, Lee will be interviewed by Ben Mankiewicz on TCM about Barbara Kopple’s award winning documentary, “Harlan County USA.” Look at her in that picture. It’s like she stopped aging about 20 years ago. Remarkable.

Four years ago I saluted Lee on her 95th birthday. She’s a role model for everyone. She’s been through everything and has come out on top. Long may she flourish!

Movie Great Lee Grant Turned 95 On Saturday: Oscar Winner and Nominee Was Blacklisted During Hollywood’s Darkest Days

CBS Loses Grammy Awards to ABC After 31 Year Run

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CBS Loses Grammy Awards to ABC After 31 Year Run

This was coming for some time.

CBS has lost the Grammy Awards and all its specials to ABC after 31 years.

The 10 year deal begins in 2027.

Earlier this year CBS made a deal for the Grammys’ lesser rival, the American Music Awards. That certainly gave the Recording Academy reason to look elsewhere.

Now ABC will have the Grammys and the Oscars. It’s a smart move for the Disney owned network. It’s not so good for CBS. But no one asked us!

Trump Claims No One Leaves His Rallies Early — As Man Behind Him Leaves Early! (Video)

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Trump Claims No One Leaves His Rallies Early — As Man Behind Him Leaves Early! (Video)

This is hilarious.

Donald Trump bloviates about no one leaving his rallies early.

Meantime, the man behind him leaves early!

It’s sad, Trump says. It is sad, indeed!

Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger Endorses Kamala Harris-Tim Walz Ticket (Video)

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Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger Endorses Kamala Harris-Tim Walz Ticket (Video)

Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has endorsed Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.

The “Terminator” star is a Republican, of course. He was a Reagan Republican, in fact.

He says: “President Trump…will divide, he will insult, he will find new ways to be more un-American than he already has been, and we, the people, will get nothing but more anger.”

Lady Gaga Takes Top 4 Spots on iTunes Top 100 with New Song, Bruno Mars Duet Live

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Lady Gaga Takes Top 4 Spots on iTunes Top 100 with New Song, Bruno Mars Duet Live

Lady Gaga is ruling iTunes this morning.

Stefani Germanotta has the top four spots on the iTunes top 100.

That includes three versions of “Die with a Smile,” her duet with Bruno Mars. Last night she released two iterations other than the original single — an instrumental version and a live one with Mars.

She’s also got “Disease,” her new single.

All of this makes up for her “Harlequin” album not charting. “Joker Folie a Deux” did that one in. But “Harlequin” could still recover with some Grammy noms.

Lady Gaga has been killing it on the charts for 16 years! She’s a once in a lifetime talent.

RIP Beloved Actress Teri Garr, 79: An “It Girl” with Brains and Beauty and Offbeat Sense of Humor

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RIP Beloved Actress Teri Garr, 79: An “It Girl” with Brains and Beauty and Offbeat Sense of Humor

I’m reading the obits for Teri Garr, who died today at 79. She was an “It Girl,” with brains, beauty, and an offbeat sense of humor.

Garr had such a great career before getting MS that no two write ups concentrate on the same movies. Most of them cite Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein,” but the list is long. She was delightful in “Mr. Mom” with Michael Keaton. No one will forget her in “Tootsie” with Dustin Hoffman.

My favorite Garr performances? She literally steals Martin Scorsese’s under appreciated “After Hours” as Julie, the kooky girl with a beehive who loves the Monkees. She played herself in Robert Altman’s “The Player.” Francis Ford Coppola liked her so much she was in “The Conversation” and “One from the Heart.”

But a generation fell in love with Teri Garr when she was regular guest on David Letterman’s original NBC show. She was goofy, sweet, and sexy. And of course, she had a brain. Letterman was mesmerized. So were we.

If it hadn’t been for multiple sclerosis we would have seen a lot more of Teri Garr in the last 20 years. She fought MS bravely. We’ll only think of her a warrior.

Clint Eastwood’s Top Notch “Juror #2” a Thrilling Possible Finale for 94 Year Old Legend

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Clint Eastwood’s Top Notch “Juror #2” a Thrilling Possible Finale for 94 Year Old Legend

Clint Eastwood may be 94 years young but he’s totally on his game directing “Juror #2 ,” his latest film and maybe his last. (Let’s hope not.)

Warner Bros should be encouraged to make a big deal of this taut courtroom thriller.

Eastwood makes the most of a strong cast including Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette. Chris Messina, and Zoe Deutsch. They are one of the best ensembles I’ve seen this year.

This film has Eastwood’s signature all over it. It’s concise. There’s no fat but there is a simple looking story that is complex at its heart. Father to be Justin (Nick) is chosen as a juror on a hit and run trial. Once seated, he immediately realizes that he himself was the driver of the car that killed a young woman on a stormy night.

Chris Messina plays his earnest and loyal defense attorney. Toni Collette is note perfect as the crusading prosecutor. Deutsch is his very pregnant wife. In the jury room, JK Simmons (egregiously underused) joins Justin in trying to prove the innocence of the accused killer, the young woman’s boyfriend. When that doesn’t work out, the rest of the jury — recalling “12 Angry Men” — parse the killing and the matter of guilt.

Eastwood — working with Jonathan Abrams’ sometimes spotty script — does nothing flashy. He just tells the story. But he also dives into Justin’s head and ours. What would you do in this situation? Hoult is solid as a man who wrestles with his conscience, and takes us along for the ride.

Really, Warner Bros., release this movie properly. You’ve got something special here.

Gotham Awards: Pamela Anderson Gets First Ever Nomination for Anything Serious in “The Last Showgirl”

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Gotham Awards: Pamela Anderson Gets First Ever Nomination for Anything Serious in “The Last Showgirl”

Pamela Anderson will get the award this year for Most Changed and Improved Celebrity. She’s just been nominated by the Gotham Awards for Best Lead Performance, in “The Last Showgirl.”

I told you about this film from the Toronto Film Festival.

This is the same Pam Anderson who starred in “Baywatch,” was married to scuzz balls Tommy Lee and Kid Rock, made headlines with Julian Assange, and was also married for a minute to Jon Peters.

Anderson won three Razzie Awards in 1997 for her appearance in “Barb Wire.”

Now she gets respect for a star turn that will be her legacy. The Gotham Awards are the first movie and TV awards of the season, aimed at indie and smaller movies. Good for her! “The Last Showgirl” gets and Oscar qualifying run December 13th for a week, coming from Roadhouse Attractions. (Note to PA: Hire your own awards team!)

Since the Gothams are gender free, Pam will be competing with the likes of Mikey Madison in “Anora” and Adrien Brody in “The Brutalist.”

PS Strange: Gothams pretty much ignored “A Real Pain.” Makes no sense. Also, NOTHING for “Emilia Perez”? It won Cannes and all the actresses won a joint award there. Really weird.

Best Feature 

Anora

Sean Baker, director; Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, producers (NEON)

Babygirl

Halina Reijn, director; David Hinojosa, Julia Oh, Halina Reijn, producers (A24)

Challengers

Luca Guadagnino, director; Luca Guadagnino, Rachel O’Connor, Amy Pascal, Zendaya, producers (Amazon MGM Studios)

A Different Man

Aaron Schimberg, director; Gabriel Mayers, Vanessa McDonnell, Christine Vachon, producers (A24)

Nickel Boys

RaMell Ross, director; Joslyn Barnes, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, producers (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)

Best International Feature

All We Imagine as Light

Payal Kapadia, director; Julien Graff, Thomas Hakim, producers (Sideshow and Janus Films)

Green Border

Agnieszka Holland, director; Fred Bernstein, Agnieszka Holland, Marcin Wierzchoslawski, producers (Kino Lorber) 

Hard Truths

Mike Leigh, director; Georgina Lowe, producer (Bleecker Street)

Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell

Thien An Pham, director; Jeremy Chua, Tran Van Thi, producers (Kino Lorber)

Vermiglio

Maura Delpero, director; Francesca Andreoli, Maura Delpero, Santiago Fondevila Sance, Leonardo Guerra Seràgnoli, producers (Sideshow and Janus Films)

Best Documentary Feature 

Dahomey

Mati Diop, director; Mati Diop, Judith Lou Lévy, Eve Robin, producers (MUBI) 

Intercepted

Oksana Karpovych, director; Darya Bassel, Olha Beskhmelnytsina, Rocío B. Fuentes, Giacomo Nudi, Lucie Rego Pauline Tran Van Lieu, producers (Grasshopper Film)

No Other Land

Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor, directors; Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning, producers (Antipode Films)

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

Johan Grimonprez, director; Rémi Grellety, Daan Milius, producers (Kino Lorber)

Sugarcane

Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie, directors; Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn, producers (National Geographic Documentary Films)

Union

Stephen Maing, Brett Story, directors; Samantha Curley, Mars Verrone, producers (Self-Distributed)

Best Director

Payal Kapadia, All We Imagine as Light (Sideshow and Janus Films)

Sean Baker, Anora (NEON)

Guan Hu, Black Dog (The Forge)

Jane Schoenbrun, I Saw the TV Glow (A24)

RaMell Ross, Nickel Boys (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)

Best Screenplay

Between the Temples, Nathan Silver, C. Mason Wells (Sony Pictures Classics)

Evil Does Not Exist, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Sideshow and Janus Films)

Femme, Sam H. Freeman, Ng Choon Ping (Utopia)

His Three Daughters, Azazel Jacobs (Netflix)

Janet Planet, Annie Baker (A24)

Breakthrough Director

Shuchi Talati, Girls Will Be Girls (Juno Films, Inc)

India Donaldson, Good One (Metrograph Pictures)

Alessandra Lacorazza, In the Summers (Music Box Films)

Vera Drew, The People’s Joker (Altered Innocence)

Mahdi Fleifel, To a Land Unknown (Watermelon Pictures)

Outstanding Lead Performance 

Pamela Anderson, The Last Showgirl (Roadside Attractions)

Adrien Brody, The Brutalist (A24)

Colman Domingo, Sing Sing (A24)

Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths (Bleecker Street)

Nicole Kidman, Babygirl (A24)

Keith Kupferer, Ghostlight (IFC Films)

Mikey Madison, Anora (NEON)

Demi Moore, The Substance (MUBI)

Saoirse Ronan, Outrun (Sony Pictures Classics)

Justice Smith, I Saw the TV Glow (A24)

Outstanding Supporting Performance

Yura Borisov, Anora (NEON)

Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain (Searchlight Pictures)

Danielle Deadwyler, The Piano Lesson (Netflix)

Brigette Lundy-Paine, I Saw the TV Glow (A24)

Natasha Lyonne, His Three Daughters (Netflix)

Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing (A24)

Katy O’Brian, Love Lies Bleeding (A24)

Guy Pearce, The Brutalist (A24)

Adam Pearson, A Different Man (A24)

Brian Tyree Henry, The Fire Inside (Amazon MGM Studios)

Breakthrough Performer

Lily Collias, Good One (Metrograph Pictures)

Ryan Destiny, The Fire Inside (Amazon MGM Studios)

Maisy Stella, My Old Ass (Amazon MGM Studios)

Izaac Wang, Dìdi Y(Focus Features) 

Brandon Wilson, Nickel Boys (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)

Review: Jesse Eisenberg Directs Himself, Kieran Culkin in Sad, Sweet Journey of Discovery in “A Real Pain”

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Review: Jesse Eisenberg Directs Himself, Kieran Culkin in Sad, Sweet Journey of Discovery in “A Real Pain”

There’s been a lot of hype about Jesse Eisenberg’s “A Real Pain,” ahead of its opening. Let’s cut to the chase: it’s all true.

A sad, sweet journey, “A Real Pain” was written and directed by Eisenberg, one of the most likeable and simultaneously edgy contemporary actors. He and Culkin, the rocketing star of “Succession,” play first cousins who travel to Poland to see the village their recently deceased grandmother came from.

Eisenberg uses a Polish cinematographer, 34 year old Michal Dymek, for verisimilitude. Chopin, the great Polish composer, is the soundtrack. The movie was shot in Warsaw and environs. Talk about an immersive experience!

Eisneberg, as successful David, and Culkin, as manchild Benjy, join a tourist group in Warsaw that includes a surprising (and welcome Jennifer Grey) as a recent divorcee, Will Sharpe as the British tour guide, Daniel Oreskes and Liza Sadovy as an innocuous couple, and a sublime Kurt Egiyawan as an African turned Jewish who’s come to see history.

Every bit of the first pages of Eisenberg’s screenplay set up the cousins quickly. David is serious and committed to a life plan — wife, kid, job. Benjy is a mess, and as Culkin peels away his layers, he’s revealed as someone who demands attention and gets it.

“A Real Pain” is a short film (90 minutes) that gives you just enough information about the cousins’ backgrounds that when they finally get to their family’s Polish village, the result is satisfying…for a moment. But now what?

Eisenberg gives himself two great speeches that will land him in the Best Supporting category at all awards shows. But his portrait of Benjy, realized by Culkin, is a dissection of “Succession”‘s Roman Roy that has an unnerving ending. Has this trip to discover roots disturbed new branches? Culkin is jarringly good. Eisenberg’s character study is complete. His screenplay will also be front and center this winter.

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