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Madonna Gets Most MTV Video Music Award Noms — 11 — More than Sabrina, Taylor, or Ella Langley, Who’s Snubbed Except in Country

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Madonna Gets Most MTV Video Music Award Noms — 11 — More than Sabrina, Taylor, or Ella Langley, Who’s Snubbed Except in Country

Madonna, 68 years young, has gotten 11 MTV VMA nominations today.

That’s the most of any artist this year. They’re all for her “Confessions II” album videos.

She shares a couple of the noms with Sabrina Carpenter, who made Madonna more relevant in 2026.

Madonna received more than Sabrina, Taylor Swift, or Ella Langley. Ella was totally snubbed except in the country category. Her song, “Choosin’ Texas,” has broken records at number 1 this summer. To me it sounds just like Albert Hammond’s 1972 hit, “It Never Rains in Southern California.”

Is there still an MTV? Do they show music videos? I don’t know. But congrats to the nominees!

PS If Madonna wins — and she will — let’s see if she mentions William Orbit, her famed collaborator who just died. 


VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Ariana Grande – “hate that i made you love me” – Republic Records

Bruno Mars – “I Just Might” – Atlantic Records

GENER8ION – “STORM starring Yung Lean” – Iconoclast Music

Madonna – “Confessions II – The Film” – Warner Records

Sabrina Carpenter – “Tears”- Island

Taylor Swift – “The Fate of Ophelia” – Republic Records

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Ariana Grande – Republic Records

Bruno Mars – Atlantic Records

Madonna – Warner Records

Morgan Wallen – Big Loud/Mercury Records

Sabrina Carpenter – Island

Taylor Swift – Republic Records

SONG OF THE YEAR

BTS – “Swim” – BIGHIT MUSIC

Ella Langley – “Choosin’ Texas” – Columbia Records

HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI – “Golden” – Republic Records/Visva Records

Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter – “Bring Your Love” – Warner Records

Olivia Dean – “Man I Need” – Island

PinkPantheress – “Stateside + Zara Larsson” – Warner Records UK/Atlantic Records

RAYE – “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!” – Human Re Sources

BEST NEW ARTIST, presented by The General Insurance®

Bella Kay – Atlantic Records

CORTIS – BIGHIT MUSIC

Magnus Ferrell -Visva Records/Republic Records

Malcolm Todd – Columbia Records

Myles Smith – RCA Records

Sienna Spiro – Capitol Records

Stella Lefty – Sandlot/Atlantic Outpost
Sabrina Carpenter, MTV Video Music Awards, MTV VMAsDia Dipasupil/FilmMagic

BEST COLLABORATION

Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, Malice – “Chains & Whips” – Roc Nation Distribution

French Montana x Max B – “Ever Since U Left Me” – Coke Boys Records

Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter – “Bring Your Love” – Warner Records

PinkPantheress – “Stateside + Zara Larsson” – Warner Records UK/Atlantic Records

Shakira & Burna Boy – “Dai Dai” – Sony Music US Latin

Teyana Taylor & Lucky Daye – “Hard Part” – Def Jam Recordings

BEST POP

Ariana Grande – “hate that i made you love me” – Republic Records

Charli xcx – “SS26” – Atlantic Records

LISA – “Dream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi” – Lloud Co./RCA Records

Olivia Rodrigo – “drop dead” – Geffen Records

Sabrina Carpenter – “House Tour” – Island

Tate McRae – “Nobody’s Girl” – RCA Records

Taylor Swift – “The Fate of Ophelia” – Republic Records

BEST HIP-HOP

Cardi B ft. Kehlani – “Safe” – Atlantic Records

Don Toliver – “E85” – Cactus Jack/ Atlantic Records

Drake – “Janice STFU” – OVO/Republic Records

Megan Thee Stallion – “LOVER GIRL” – Hot Girl Productions

Travis Scott – “DUMBO” – Cactus Jack/Epic Records

Tyler, The Creator – “SUGAR ON MY TONGUE” – Columbia Records

BEST R&B

Bruno Mars – “I Just Might” – Atlantic Records

Chris Brown – “It Depends/Obvious” – RCA Records

Dave & Tems – “Raindance” – Neighbourhood Recordings/Capitol Records

Justin Bieber – “YUKON” – Def Jam Recordings

Kehlani – “Folded” – Atlantic Records

Mariah the Scientist & Kali Uchis – “Is It a Crime” – Epic Records
Ariana Grande, MTV Video Music Awards, MTV VMAsDia Dipasupil/FilmMagic

BEST ALTERNATIVE

Geese – “Taxes” – Partisan Records/Play It Again Sam

mgk & Fred Durst – “FIX UR FACE” – EST 19XX LLC/Interscope Records

Noah Kahan – “The Great Divide” – Mercury Records

Olivia Rodrigo – “the cure” – Geffen Records

SOMBR – “Homewrecker” – SMB Music/Warner Records

Tame Impala – “Dracula” – Columbia Records

twenty one pilots – “Drag Path” – Fueled By Ramen

BEST DANCE, presented by BACARDÍ® Rum

Bebe Rexha & Faithless – “New Religion” – Bebe Rexha Music LLC/EMPIRE

Harry Styles – “Aperture” – Columbia Records

Lady Gaga & Doechii – “RUNAWAY” – Lil Monsters/Top Dawg Entertainment/Interscope Records/Capitol Records

Madonna – “Confessions II – The Film” – Warner Records

PinkPantheress – “Stateside + Zara Larsson” – Warner Records UK/Atlantic Records

Slayyyter – “DANCE…” – RECORDS/Columbia Records

Tate McRae – “Nobody’s Girl” – RCA Records

BEST LATIN

Anitta with Shakira – “Choka Choka” – Republic Records/UMLE

Bad Bunny – “NUEVAYoL” – Rimas Entertainment

Fuerza Regida – “TU SANCHO” – Rancho Humilde/Street Mob Records/Sony Music US Latin

KAROL G – “Papasito” – Bichota Records/Interscope Records

Rosalía ft. Yahritza Y Su Esencia – “La Perla” – Columbia Records

Ryan Castro, Kapo & GANGSTA – “LA VILLA” – AWOO Corp./ Sony Music US Latin

Shakira & Burna Boy – “Dai Dai” – Sony Music US Latin

BEST K-POP

BLACKPINK – “JUMP” – YG Entertainment

BTS – “SWIM” – BIGHIT MUSIC

CORTIS – “REDRED” – BIGHIT MUSIC

KATSEYE – “PINKY UP” – HYBE x Geffen Records

LE SSERAFIM (feat. j-hope of BTS) – “SPAGHETTI” – SOURCE MUSIC

LISA – “Dream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi” – Lloud Co./ RCA Records
LISA, MTV Video Music Awards, MTV VMAsDoug Peters/PA Images via Getty Images

BEST COUNTRY

Ella Langley – “Choosin’ Texas” – Columbia Records

Kacey Musgraves – “Dry Spell” – Lost Highway/Interscope Records

Lainey Wilson – “Somewhere Over Laredo” – Broken Bow Records

Luke Combs – “Back in the Saddle” – Columbia Nashville

Shaboozey – “Cowgirl” – American Dogwood/EMPIRE

Stella Lefty – “Boston” – Sandlot/Atlantic Outpost

Tucker Wetmore – “Brunette” – Back Blocks Music/Mercury Records

BEST DIRECTION

Ariana Grande – “hate that i made you love me” – Republic Records

Bruno Mars – “I Just Might” – Atlantic Records

GENER8ION – “STORM starring Yung Lean” – Iconoclast Music

Madonna – “Confessions II – The Film” – Warner Records

Sabrina Carpenter – “House Tour” – Island

Taylor Swift – “Opalite” – Republic Records

BEST ART DIRECTION

Charli xcx – “SS26” – Atlantic Records

Lady Gaga & Doechii – “RUNAWAY” – Lil Monsters/Top Dawg Entertainment/Interscope Records/Capitol Records

Madonna – “Confessions II – The Film” – Warner Records

PinkPantheress – “Stateside + Zara Larsson” – Warner Records UK/Atlantic Records

SOMBR – “My Body Isn’t Ready” – SMB Music/Warner Records

Taylor Swift – “The Fate of Ophelia” – Republic Records
Kacey Musgraves, MTV Video Music Awards, MTV VMAsJason Kempin/Getty Images

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

A$AP Rocky – “PUNK ROCKY” – A$AP Worldwide/RCA Records

Ariana Grande – “hate that i made you love me” – Republic Records

LISA – “Dream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi” – Lloud Co./ RCA Records

Madonna – “Confessions II – The Film” – Warner Records

Shaboozey – “Cowgirl” – American Dogwood/EMPIRE

Taylor Swift – “The Fate of Ophelia” – Republic Records

BEST EDITING

Ariana Grande – “hate that i made you love me” – Republic Records

Bruno Mars – “I Just Might” – Atlantic Records

LISA – “Dream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi” – Lloud Co./ RCA Records

Madonna – “Confessions II – The Film” – Warner Records

Sabrina Carpenter – “House Tour” – Island

Taylor Swift – “The Fate of Ophelia” – Republic Records

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

GENER8ION – “STORM starring Yung Lean” – Iconoclast Music

Harry Styles – “Dance No More” – Columbia Records

KATSEYE – “PINKY UP” – HYBE x Geffen Records

Madonna – “Confessions II – The Film” – Warner Records

Tate McRae – “Nobody’s Girl” – RCA Records

Taylor Swift – “The Fate of Ophelia” – Republic Records

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Ariana Grande – “hate that i made you love me” – Republic Records

JISOO X ZAYN – “Eyes Closed” – Warner Records

Madonna – “Confessions II – The Film” – Warner Records

PinkPantheress – “Stateside + Zara Larsson” – Warner Records UK/Atlantic Records

RAYE ft. Hans Zimmer – “Click Clack Symphony.” – Human Re Sources

Taylor Swift – “The Fate of Ophelia” – Republic Records

Summer Madness: “Spider Man” Hits $800 Million US Box Office Today, Tom Holland Said to Be Getting $100 Million of It for Himself

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Summer Madness: “Spider Man” Hits $800 Million US Box Office Today, Tom Holland Said to Be Getting $100 Million of It for Himself

And it just keeps rolling.

“Spider Man: Brand New Day” arrives at the $800 million mark in the US today. It’s Tuesday. By next Tuesday, $900 million?

Probably.

There are reports that Tom Holland will make $100 million total as the movie is well over $2 billion worldwide.

That’s a lot of dough. What will Holland do with it? It will be interesting to see if he gets into philanthropy or buys more companies. He’s already got a beer brand. Really, with the right advice, the sky’s the limit!

Let’s not forget, he’s now married to Zendaya. I don’t want to jinx them. A great future for them, we wish them well!

Meantime, Sony may try and get Spider Man or Peter Parker into those four Beatles movies. Beatles fans on social media are not liking what they see from set photos and videos. The costumes and make up are not giving much confidence. The only actor who seems right is Saoirse Ronan as Linda McCartney, but she always is spot on.

Stay tuned…

TOLDYA: Vanity Fair Couldn’t Get a Celebrity for September Cover, Went with Fashion Designer Marc Jacobs After Miley Cyrus Said No

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TOLDYA: Vanity Fair Couldn’t Get a Celebrity for September Cover, Went with Fashion Designer Marc Jacobs After Miley Cyrus Said No

I told you!

Vanity Fair could not get a celebrity for its September issue. They were forced to go with fashion designer Marc Jacobs instead.

Vanity Fair is NOT a fashion magazine. That’s what Vogue is for at Conde Nast. Marc Jacobs means nothing to the magazine’s readers. He’s very talented, but not a draw.

This happened because singer Miley Cyrus backed out at the last minute, according to my sources.

This is a real blow for the magazine’s new staff including editor Mark Guiducci.

As Dick Stolley and Pat Ryan used to say at the original People magazine, when in trouble go with television. Vanity Fair could have embraced the Emmy Awards for September with lots of shows and actors to choose from.

Did they all say NO????

This is an abomination for a celebrity magazine. Advertorial on the cover, and the September one at that. (See cover, scroll below. This happened so late they had to use an artist rendering instead of a commissioned photo! Holy moly!)

I think I told you, years ago when I edited Fame magazine I once had a nightmare that the magazine came out and the cover was just trees! No person! No star for the newsstand. I awoke in a sweat, and immediately got Bruce Willis’s publicist, Paul Bloch, to say yes. The Marc Jacobs cover must have everyone at Conde Nast dopey from no sleep. 

What happened here? When Radhika Jones left as editor, and Anna Wintour replaced her with Guiducci, Anna’s daughter’s friend, the magazine fired all of its Hollywood staff. Most of them came from Entertainment Weekly and had the connections to bring in covers. A lot of the time, Jones didn’t want those choices, it was her fault they didn’t happen. But now the Hollywood staff is gone. This is the result.

Exclusive: Vanity Fair Cover Sweepstakes as Search for Celebrity Proves Difficult, Famed Fashion Designer Could Be Last Minute Choice

Rosie O’Donnell Scores Big Time On Her First Night Guest Hosting Kimmel, Gives Audience Copies of Madonna’s Album, Calls Trump “Mango Mussolini”

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Rosie O’Donnell Scores Big Time On Her First Night Guest Hosting Kimmel, Gives Audience Copies of Madonna’s Album, Calls Trump “Mango Mussolini”

Rosie O’Donnell is back big time.

Her first night guest hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live was a grand slam homerun.

Rosie is a natural at stand up and live performance and she knows how to keep a talk show moving and entertaining.

That’s what came through tonight as she arrived on stage in a festooned pink jacket with her gray locks shining. She made only a slight acknowledgment of Donald Trump at the top of the show before launching into material from her hit off Broadway show, “Common Knowledge.” She did call him “the Mango Mussolini,” drawing big laughs. At one point she taunted him not using his name. She said to the camera, “I know you’re watching!”

CARLY SIMON’S NEW ALBUM DEBUTS TOP 10

The audience ate up her stories of moving to Ireland with her autistic child and getting away from Trump and the looming threat of things like Project 25.

If nothing else, Rosie’s move to Ireland was a big step in her renaissance. She’s returned to the US fresh as a daisy, totally revived, and funnier than ever. The live Kimmel audience could not have been more delighted. Plus, they went home with copies of Madonna’s new album, “Confessions II,” a nice touch since the two women have been best friends for decades.

Rosie’s interviews with Hannah Waddingham and Ana Gasteyer were just the right speed — upbeat and well researched. Rosie knows how to lay back and let a guest tell their stories but still maintain obvious interest in the conversation. She knows how to steer them to a point.

VANITY FAIR’S LAST MINUTE COVER SPELLS TROUBLE FOR MAGAZINE

A nice touch: a separate taped moment remembering Hayden Panettiere, who died overnight. Hayden, Rosie recalled, had been a charming child on her original talk show.

So the week has begun, with Rosie, again, heckling Trump a little but not enough to make the hour about him. That shows a lot of restraint. We’ll see how long she can keep that up. But really, it’s a great relief to have Rosie back on TV.

UPDATE The Original Carnegie Deli Permanent Return Confirmed — Made Famous in Woody Allen’s “Broadway Danny Rose,” Closed in 2016

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UPDATE The Original Carnegie Deli Permanent Return Confirmed — Made Famous in Woody Allen’s “Broadway Danny Rose,” Closed in 2016

UPDATE TUES 8/18 1:30PM I’ve confirmed that the Carnegie is coming back. An opening date hasn’t been set yet, but it seems like September or October at the latest. The original family is behind it, spearheaded by third generation granddaughter Sarri Harper.

More details are coming. The Carnegie is also sponsoring a pop up at the US Open starting this week in Forest Hills. The smell of pickles is in the air! Also, yes, the signage is up on Seventh Avenue and 52nd St where the Roxy Deli aka Stage Deli used to be.

Now, we need is the 21 Club, Toots Shor’s, Lundy’s, and Luchow’s, and all will be right with the world!

MONDAY NIGHT: What’s going on here?

The Carnegie Deli — the real one — closed at the end of 2016.

The famed salon of salted meats was made memorable in Woody Allen’s “Broadway Danny Rose.”

But well before that, the Carnegie was known for its lean pastrami and corned beef, and gigantic sandwiches.

Family disagreements closed it down, and life has never been the same.

But now the Carnegie Deli is dropping hints on social media at an imminent return. To the old space on Seventh Avenue and 54th St? Unclear. But the video looks like they’re moving into the old Stage Deli space two blocks down on Seventh in what has been recently the Roxy Deli.

If the Carnegie is coming back even for a week, there will be lines around the block 24/7. I can smell the pastrami now. Oy vey! Call my cardiologist!

Stay tuned…

 
 
 
 
 
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Emmy Voting Starts Today: Over the Weekend, “Hacks,” the JFK Jr-Carolyn Bessette Series Were Among Those Entertaining Voters

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Emmy Voting Starts Today: Over the Weekend, “Hacks,” the JFK Jr-Carolyn Bessette Series Were Among Those Entertaining Voters

Final voting for the Emmy Awards starts today and runs all week.

Over the weekend the big guns came out for last minute campaigning. These shows want votes more than Trump in Georgia in 2020.

HBO’s “Hacks” put on a live show Friday night at the Fonda Theater. Jean Smart, looking for a fifth Emmy, performed as her character, Deborah Vance. All the other actors from the show did the same.

At Chateau Marmont, there was a tastemaker dinner for the cast of “Love Story,” the FX miniseries about John Kennedy Jr and Carolyn Bessette.

Netflix had a Q&A with two time Oscar winner Sally Field, followed by a reception at the Santa Monica Proper Hotel for their movie, “Remarkably Bright Creatures.” Sally’s co-star, an octopus, did not participate. (It was being served at Koi.)

HBO Max had an Emmy nominee event at NYA WEST in Hollywood with Lisa Kudrow (who should win Best Actress in a Comedy for “The Comeback”) and all the folks from “The Pitt” — which will win Best Drama, Actor, Actress, and everything else.

Apple has had a flurry of events for “Widow’s Bay,” the comedy they hope will surprise everyone and beat “Hacks.”

There was also a two day TV Academy festival called “Televerse” with panels featuring various nominated shows from “Abbott Elementary” to “Top Chef.” Fans could buy a $400 all-in pass and go to everything, maybe meet stars and get their pictures taken. TV Academy members only had to pay $225 for the all access pass.

So far, no word on whether “The Bear” had its own gourmet dinner. Maybe that would be too on the nose.

Mariska Hargitay is hosting the Emmys on NBC this year, on Monday September 14th — during the 10 Days of Atonement between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. By the time the latter comes, expect synagogues crowded with Emmy participants!

Here’s a post from Linda Cardellini, one of my favorite TV actresses. I’m not even sure what show she’s in but vote for her please.

RIP: “Heroes,” “Nashville,” “Guiding Light” Actress Hayden Panettiere, 36, Dead from Cardiac Arrest According to Medical Examiner

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RIP: “Heroes,” “Nashville,” “Guiding Light” Actress Hayden Panettiere, 36, Dead from Cardiac Arrest According to Medical Examiner

Really tragic.

Hayden Panettiere, 36, died of cardiac arrest according to medical examiner in South Carolina.

Penettiere starred as an adult in TV hits like “Heroes” and “Nashville.”

The talented actress, who started working as a child in soap operas like “Guiding Light,” lived her life like she was in a melodrama. For some reason, she embraced being tabloid fodder as she suffered and survived alcohol and substance abuse, and domestic abuse from her boyfriend.

It appears she did not commit suicide or was killed, according to first responders reports.

Tributes are pouring in from friends and acquaintances.

Actor Tim Allen wrote on Twitter: “I am shocked and so sad as the passing of Hayden Panettiere. She played my daughter in the movie Joe Somebody. The fondest memories of that movie were moments around her. She is a wonder and my prayers are with her family.”

Hayden’s “Guiding Light” mother actress Beth Chamberlin wrote on Instagram: “She She was the most brilliant child actor I’ve ever seen.” (See her post below.)

Condolences.


Famed Singer Songwriter Carly Simon’s First Album in 18 Years Debuts on iTunes Top 10 All Weekend, Sells out on Amazon Overnight, Rave Reviews

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Famed Singer Songwriter Carly Simon’s First Album in 18 Years Debuts on iTunes Top 10 All Weekend, Sells out on Amazon Overnight, Rave Reviews

Well, well.

“Comes in Waves” came like a tsunami on Friday.

Carly Simon’s first album in 18 years is a surprise hit.

The album debuted on iTunes top 100 at number 5 over the weekend. Right now it’s number 9, but that’s because for some reason the Eagles Greatest Hits is at number 1. (Must be on sale for $3.99.)

Simon’s album is from indie label Iris and sold out physical copies twice very quickly on amazon. The online store is taking orders, but has posted an Out of Stock sign on Simon’s landing page. I’m told they’re being restocked today.

“Comes in Waves” also has rave reviews from USA Today and a number of other publications (including this one). Even Chaka Khan raved about it on social media.

I’m told a couple of well known producers are interested in doing remixes of least one of the songs, “Peaches.”

I do hope we see “Comes in Waves” nominated for a Grammy in Traditional Pop Album and the song “Howl” for Pop Song.

Review: Sublime, Wildly Entertaining “Coyote vs. Acme” May Be Warner’s Ticking Time Bomb as Its Fate Is Decided: Why Did They Drop It?

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Review: Sublime, Wildly Entertaining “Coyote vs. Acme” May Be Warner’s Ticking Time Bomb as Its Fate Is Decided: Why Did They Drop It?

If you’re just joining this story in progress, Looney Tunes cartoons have been the bedrock of Warner Bros. since 1930– almost the entirety of the studio’s life.

Generation after generation grew up with Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Daffy Duck, dozens more characters including the Roadrunner and Wiley Coyote.

Looney Tunes features scored 12 Oscar nominations between 1944 and 1963. Then they all went to television, cementing themselves in American culture.

In 2018, Warner’s began developing “Coyote vs. Acme” based on a story in The New Yorker by Ian Frazier. The premise was ingenious: After decades the Coyote would sue Acme, the company that had sold him all the weapons he’d used in his futile pursuit of the Roadrunner. The movie became like “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” a mixture of live action and animation.

But when Warner’s new owner, David Zaslav, saw the movie, he shelved it. The newest Warner’s regime said it would never be released. There was outrage, so Warner’s sold the $70 million “Coyote v. Acme” off to the very, very small distributor Ketchup Entertainment for a hefty $50 million. The studio figured the movie would blow up in Ketchup’s face, and endure the same fate as the Coyote.

Now, however, we’ve got a problem. “Coyote v. Acme,” directed by Dave Green, is indeed going to explode when it’s released on August 28th — but in a very good way. The movie, starring Will Forte as Coyote’s lawyer, is sheer genius. It’s a nonstop pleasure machine, catnip for baby boomers and everyone else. It’s so clever and winning that “Coyote v. Acme” is probably going to be very, very big box office.

Warner Bros. looks, well, ridiculous. Already, with 60 reviews filed, “Coyote vs. Acme” has a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. If this review can get it up to 98%, I’ll be very happy.

There’s no doubt that “Coyote vs. Acme” will be an Oscar nominee for animation. The big question will be whether the Coyote will try for lead or supporting in awards races. Probably lead. Roadrunner will go into supporting. Bugs Bunny, who’s featured, will be getting a lot of attention.

The film is certainly the descendant of “Roger Rabbit,” directed by Robert Zemeckis, and a great success in 1988. No one had seen anything like it before, a celebration of nostalgia and technology that played to adults and children at the same time.

Almost thirty years later, “Coyote v. Acme” hits all the same notes, with even more sophisticated animation and a super clever script from Samy Burch (an unexpected choice) based on a story by James Gunn and Jeremy Slater. The nostalgia value is very high. Who doesn’t know these characters? But at the same time, it’s an exploration of friendships — between the Coyote and his human lawyer, Kevin, and ultimately the long running mutual dependency between Coyote and Roadrunner. They don’t exist without each other.

This seems like a simple idea, but it’s handled here with exquisite finesse. So many times “C vs A” could have gone wrong, and collapsed into e heap. But right away Burch signals everything will be great when she introduces “Dr. Lorre” — the legacy cartoon version of legendary 40s and 50s movie star Peter Lorre — as the man behind the curtain. Once you see him — Lorre was parodied often in the old Looney Tunes — you know we’re in, all will be ok.

(Lorre is voice by multi-faced Jeff Bergman, the real star of the film, who also gives life to Bugs Bunny, Sylvester, and Yosemite Sam.(

The human cast is nearly as good as the cartoons. Like Bob Hoskins in “Roger Rabbit,” Forte as Kevin is the perfect straight-faced hero who takes Coyote’s case seriously. His assistant and niece, played by Lana Condor, has just the right amount of innocence to modify Kevin’s initial cynicism. The rest of the cast is delightful including Luis Guzman as the judge, and Martha Kelly (the droll drug dealer from “Euphoria”) as Kevin’s associate.

John Cena, the wrestler-actor, proves a shrewd choice as Acme’s cartoon like villainous lawyer.

There’s no doubt that with “Spider Man” and “The Odyssey” having pretty much exhausted their main runs, “Coyote v. Acme” could turn out to be a massive hit. Once word gets out on its first weekend, the Labor Day crowd will just go nuts. Many will want to see it a second time, just to pick up all the inside jokes and see all the Looney Tunes characters like the Tasmanian devil (as Acme’s head of PR– haha), a slimy Southern Foghorn Leghorn, Elmer Fudd (now a US senator, of course), and Porky Pig.

If the movie does take off, the large issue will be how Warner’s mishandled it, giving Ketchup — an almost non existent company — a triumph. At a time when Warner’s future is hanging in the balance, this is the wrong time for them to have made a mistake.

PS “Roger Rabbit” is owned by Disney and Amblin. What fun it would be one day to see the two films play back-to-back on a big screen!

Disco, Duck: C&C Music Factory’s Robert Civilles Says He’s Filed Suit Against Former Partner, Asks Fans to Tape Freedom Williams Show Tonight

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Disco, Duck: C&C Music Factory’s Robert Civilles Says He’s Filed Suit Against Former Partner, Asks Fans to Tape Freedom Williams Show Tonight

Back in the disco days, Robert Civilles and David Cole were C&C Music Factory.

They had a lot of big hits, most especially “Gonna Sweat” aka “Everybody Dance Now,” the most ubiquitous dance hit of all time. Martha Wash’s vocals are still resounding through different galaxies.

The short version: Civilles and Cole had a partner, Freedom Williams, who snatched their trademark and started performing all over the world as C&C Music Factory. Cole died in 1995.

This past spring, Donald Trump’s Freedom 250 committee announced that C&C Music Factory would perform at his Great American stakeout on the Mall in DC. Of course, the event was cancelled, but not before Civilles denounced it and explained he and Williams were at each other’s throats.

Today, right now, Civilles is asking help from fans to film Williams tonight at his Jones Beach show.

Civilles says he filed suit against Williams, who was allegedly served yesterday.

Stand by, this is going to get interesting.

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