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National Board of Review Follows New York Film Critics Circle, Names “Killers of the Flower Moon” Best Picture

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National Board of Review Follows New York Film Critics Circle, Names “Killers of the Flower Moon” Best Picture

The National Board of Review, a group I’ve chastised in the past for a variety of issues, has followed the New York Film Critics Circle this year almost to the finish.

The NBR — run by a woman named Annie Schulhof — has named Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” as Best Picture. They’ve given Best Director to Scorsese and Best Actress to Lily Gladstone.

With these wins, “Killers” is quickly advancing toward the Oscars.

Paul Giamatti was named Best Actor for “The Holdovers.” The NBR pretty much ignored Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.”

In keeping with previous years the group also mostly snubbed the so called Black films of the year. As usual, they threw Breakthrough Performance to two Black actresses, respectively Teyana Taylor and Da’Vine Joy Randolph. That covered them.

To make up for dissing Cooper, they gave him an Icon Award, whatever that means.

“Killers” deserves all its accolades certainly. But the NBR is about money and its gala. The group — made up of fans — charges members huge annual fees and even more for tickets to the gala. Schulhof no doubt sees herself taking a big bite of the Apple, which released “Killers.” They’ll buy many tables and bring their cast to Cipriani 42nd Street. Well played!

Best Film

Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Director

Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Actor

Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers

Best Actress

Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Supporting Actor

Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things

Best Supporting Actress

Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

NBR Icon Award

Bradley Cooper

Best Original Screenplay

David Hemingson, The Holdovers

Best Adapted Screenplay

Tony McNamara, Poor Things

Breakthrough Performance

Teyana Taylor, A Thousand and One

Best Directorial Debut

Celine Song, Past Lives

Best Animated Feature

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best International Film

Anatomy of a Fall

Best Documentary

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

Best Ensemble

The Iron Claw

Outstanding Achievement in Stunt Artistry

Director Chad Stahelski and Stunt Coordinators Stephen Dunlevy & Scott Rogers, John Wick: Chapter 4

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography

Rodrigo Prieto, Barbie & Killers of the Flower Moon

Top Films (in alphabetical order)

Barbie
The Boy and the Heron
Ferrari
The Holdovers
The Iron Claw
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Past Lives
Poor Things

Top 5 International Films (in alphabetical order)

La Chimera
Fallen Leaves
The Teachers’ Lounge
Tótem
The Zone of Interest

Top 5 Documentaries (in alphabetical order)

20 Days in Mariupol
32 Sounds
The Eternal Memory
The Pigeon Tunnel
A Still Small Voice

Top 10 Independent Films (in alphabetical order)

All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
All of Us Strangers
BlackBerry
Earth Mama
Flora and Son
The Persian Version
Scrapper
Showing Up
Theater Camp
A Thousand and One

Sean Diddy Combs Posts Message Denying All Claims Against Him: “Sickening allegations have been made against me by individuals looking for a payday”

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Sean Diddy Combs Posts Message Denying All Claims Against Him: “Sickening allegations have been made against me by individuals looking for a payday”

Sean Combs, aka Diddy, has issued a statement defending himself against various claims from the last few weeks.

Combs was first sued by ex girlfriend, Cassie, for sex abuse and harassment. He settled that suit overnight with his lawyer, Ben Brafman, cautioning that a settlement was not an admission of guilt.

A second woman has sued Diddy, also. And a third.

Now a a woman who says that Combs and two other men gang-raped her in a New York recording studio 20 years ago, when she was 17 years old.

Is this a piling on? Or is there truth to the claims?

The unidentified woman is represented by Douglas Wigdor, who’s made a business with these kinds of lawsuits. He released a statement that said: “As alleged in the complaint, defendants preyed on a vulnerable high school teenager as part of a sex trafficking scheme that involved plying her with alcohol and transporting her by private jet to New York City where she was gang-raped by the three individual defendants at Mr. Combs’s studio.”

He added: “The depravity of these abhorrent acts …scarred” the woman “for life.”

Combs’s business, meantime, is falling apart amidst the allegations. He’s been dropped by the liquor company that’s helped make him a fortune. His music business was already a disaster after a flop album release this fall. Macy’s has dropped his Sean John line of clothing.

But Combs’s defense will be marked by his past behavior as well: his infamous nightclub shooting episode that involved Jennifer Lopez, and his attack on record executive Steve Stoute, who Combs attacked in his office with a Champagne bottle.

In his statement, Diddy said: “Enough is enough. For the last couple of weeks, I have sat silently and watched people try to assassinate my character, destroy my reputation and my legacy. Sickening allegations have been made against me by individuals looking for a quick payday. Let me be absolutely clear: I did not do any of the awful things being alleged. I will fight for my name, my family and for the truth.”

 

All Mariah Carey Wants Is to Get Back to Number 1, But Famed Holiday Song is Struggling This Year

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All Mariah Carey Wants Is to Get Back to Number 1, But Famed Holiday Song is Struggling This Year

Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas” has been a sales onslaught for two decades. In the last few years it hit number 1 during the holidays, along with its album called “Merry Christmas.”

Carey has made Christmas into her holiday, branding it with the song written by Walter Afanasieff. It got to the point where the record was ubiquitous.

Not so this years. The song is number 7 on iTunes singles chart, and number 3 on the iTunes Holiday chart. The album is number 31.

On top: Brenda Lee’s 63 year old “Rockin Around the Christmas Tree.” And Cher’s Christmas album is number 2 on the album chart, right behind a holiday album from the Philly Specials.

Mariah’s perennial hits are struggling with just two weeks to go before the holidays are over.

What happened? Over saturation? Just too much of a good thing? Or is it possible everyone who wants the song or album has it by now?

Without “All I Want,” Carey has low album sales during the year. It’s been a decade since she actually had a hit. Maybe this turn of events will inspire her to record a record of classics, something to show off her voice while its at its peak.

Meantime, appearing on “The Voice” has sent Reba McEntire’s “Seven Minutes in Heaven” back to number 1.

Shady Dietary Supplement Company Balance of Nature Back in Biz, According to FDA: For Now

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Shady Dietary Supplement Company Balance of Nature Back in Biz, According to FDA: For Now

I told you back on November 16th that the Federal Drug Administration had finally caught up with Balance of Nature.

The government put a temporary halt to the shady dietary supplement company from selling or promoting their products.

Now it seems that five days later the FDA lifted the ban, provisionally (something the FDA PR person didn’t seem to know about when I called her this morning).

In the letter sent November 21st, the FDA said:

“We wish to remind you that the terms of the injunction under which your firm is operating require that you maintain compliance with the Decree, the Act, and implementing regulations. Our approval to resume operations should not be construed as approval for any conditions that may be found in the future. Should it be determined during any future inspection or other activities that you have failed to maintain compliance, we will take the steps necessary and appropriate to ensure compliance.”

The main takeaway: avoid this company, do not buy their products.

Taylor Swift Named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year After Conquering Just About Everything

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Taylor Swift Named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year After Conquering Just About Everything

Biggest tour ever. Most albums sold in a year. Concert film makes over $250 million worldwide.

Taylor Swift has conquered all fields this year, so it’s only right that Time Magazine name her Person of the Year.

Did I leave out dating a football star? And causing a stir wherever she goes. Swift also stands up for what is right, and she’s adamant about using her influence for good

Norman Lear, whose passing was just announced, would be very proud.

She says in the story below: “It feels like the breakthrough moment of my career, happening at 33. And for the first time in my life, I was mentally tough enough to take what comes with that.”

RIP Norman Lear, TV Legend, Changed the Culture, Proud Promoter of Liberal Causes, Dies at 101

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RIP Norman Lear, TV Legend, Changed the Culture, Proud Promoter of Liberal Causes, Dies at 101

Norman Lear has died at 101. It turns out now matter how good you are, you can’t live forever.

Norman was a TV legend, a producer and writer who changed the culture with his shows like “All in the Family,” “The Jeffersons,” “Maude,” “Good Times,” and “One Day at a Time.”

He was also a proud campaigner for the best liberal causes, a mensch who supported everything good in the world starting with the arts. He won every award possible. As a fourth act to his extraordinary life, Lear exemplified the nobility of aging.

This picture was taken five or six years ago up at the Ross House in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles. Norman and I reminisced about an early chance meeting, a couple of years earlier, when we ran into each other in front of the Shubert Theater on Broadway. It was about ten minutes before a matinee curtain, and he was waiting outside for a guest. I was concerned that a 93 year old man was by himself. He laughed heartily. He certainly wasn’t 93 in his head!

A few weeks ago I ran into a family member who told me that Norman was not exactly in decline but had slowed down considerably. What can you say for someone who’s 101 and has lived the most incredible life? God speed.

CBS should just turn over a whole night to Norman Lear this week, run one episode of each show from 8pm to 11pm.

“Thank you for the moving outpouring of love and support in honor of our wonderful husband, father, and grandfather,” Lear’s family said in a statement. “Norman lived a life of creativity, tenacity, and empathy. He deeply loved our country and spent a lifetime helping to preserve its founding ideals of justice and equality for all. Knowing and loving him has been the greatest of gifts. We ask for your understanding as we mourn privately in celebration of this remarkable human being.”


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Rachel Maddow Interview with Liz Cheney Scores Over 3 Mil Viewers, Wallops Sean Hannity

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Rachel Maddow Interview with Liz Cheney Scores Over 3 Mil Viewers, Wallops Sean Hannity

Rachel Maddow is always gold for MSNBC on Monday nights.

But this past Monday, Maddow hit the motherlode in ratings when she interviewed Liz Cheney. Maddow walloped rival Sean Hannity with 3.15 million viewers vs.1.9 for the Fox News personality.

Cheney was promoting her new book, “Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning,” and talking about the possibility of running for president as a third party candidate now that she’s out of the House. The book is number 1 in Amazon and totally sold out.

The Maddow madness led to the next hour when MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell handily beat Greg Gutfeld, 2 million to 1.68 million. The result was Hannity finishing 4th in the Fox lineup on Monday night.

Meantime, the highest rated show on CNN was Erin Burnett with 663,000. At 8pm, Anderson Cooper followed with 500K, a huge drop. CNN should just Cooper into Larry King, put on celebrities, make it show-bizzy, do something different than politics on a nightly basis. The hour is there for the taking.

Paul McCartney Remembers Wings Bandmate Denny Laine: “He was an outstanding vocalist and guitar player”

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Paul McCartney Remembers Wings Bandmate Denny Laine: “He was an outstanding vocalist and guitar player”

Denny Laine first joined Paul and Linda McCartney in 1971 for the Wings Wild Life album, then the famous bus tour around the UK. He stayed through several albums and the massive hit single, “Mull of Kintyre.”

Now Paul has posted his remembrance of Denny — who died today at age 79 00 on Instagram.

Critics TV Choice Awards Nominees Include Succession, Morning Show, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Bear, Abbott Elementary, Jimmy Fallon

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Critics TV Choice Awards Nominees Include Succession, Morning Show, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Bear, Abbott Elementary, Jimmy Fallon

The Critics Choice Awards come January 14th on the CW Network, combined with the CC Movie Awards.

Today, “Succession” and “The Morning Show” led the pack, with plenty of nominations for “The Bear,” “Only Murders in the Building,” and so on. I’d like to see “Poker Face” and Natasha Lyonne get some action.

It’s also nice to see Jimmy Fallon nominated for Best Talk Show for the Tonight Show. Fallon is under appreciated. I’ll vote for him in this category.

TELEVISION NOMINATIONS FOR THE 29TH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS

BEST DRAMA SERIES

The Crown (Netflix)

The Diplomat (Netflix)

The Last of Us (HBO | Max)

Loki (Disney+)

The Morning Show (Apple TV+)

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+)

Succession (HBO | Max)

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (HBO | Max)

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Kieran Culkin – Succession (HBO | Max)

Tom Hiddleston – Loki (Disney+)

Timothy Olyphant – Justified: City Primeval (FX)

Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us (HBO | Max)

Ramón Rodríguez – Will Trent (ABC)

Jeremy Strong – Succession (HBO | Max)

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Jennifer Aniston – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)

Aunjanue Ellis – Justified: City Primeval (FX)

Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us (HBO | Max)

Keri Russell – The Diplomat (Netflix)

Sarah Snook – Succession (HBO | Max)

Reese Witherspoon – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Khalid Abdalla – The Crown (Netflix)

Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)

Ron Cephas Jones – Truth Be Told (Apple TV+)

Matthew MacFadyen – Succession (HBO | Max)

Ke Huy Quan – Loki (Disney+)

Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat (Netflix)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Nicole Beharie – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)

Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown (Netflix)

Sophia Di Martino – Loki (Disney+)

Celia Rose Gooding – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+)

Karen Pittman – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)

Christina Ricci – Yellowjackets (Showtime)

BEST COMEDY SERIES

Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Barry (HBO | Max)

The Bear (FX)

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)

Poker Face (Peacock)

Reservation Dogs (FX)

Shrinking (Apple TV+)

What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Bill Hader – Barry (HBO | Max)

Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

Kayvan Novak – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

Drew Tarver – The Other Two (HBO | Max)

Jeremy Allen White – The Bear (FX)

D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai – Reservation Dogs (FX)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)

Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Ayo Edebiri – The Bear (FX)

Bridget Everett – Somebody Somewhere (HBO | Max)

Devery Jacobs – Reservation Dogs (FX)

Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face (Peacock)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Phil Dunster – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

Harrison Ford – Shrinking (Apple TV+)

Harvey Guillén – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

James Marsden – Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee)

Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear (FX)

Henry Winkler – Barry (HBO | Max)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Paulina Alexis – Reservation Dogs (FX)

Alex Borstein – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)

Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Meryl Streep – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

Jessica Williams – Shrinking (Apple TV+)

BEST LIMITED SERIES

Beef (Netflix)

Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video)

Fargo (FX)

Fellow Travelers (Showtime)

Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)

Love & Death (HBO | Max)

A Murder at the End of the World (FX)

A Small Light (National Geographic)

BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (Showtime)

Finestkind (Paramount+)

Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie (Peacock)

No One Will Save You (Hulu)

Quiz Lady (Hulu)

Reality (HBO | Max)

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Matt Bomer – Fellow Travelers (Showtime)

Tom Holland – The Crowded Room (Apple TV+)

David Oyelowo – Lawmen: Bass Reeves (Paramount+)

Tony Shalhoub – Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie (Peacock)

Kiefer Sutherland – The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (Showtime)

Steven Yeun – Beef (Netflix)

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Kaitlyn Dever – No One Will Save You (Hulu)

Brie Larson – Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)

Bel Powley – A Small Light (National Geographic)

Sydney Sweeney – Reality (HBO | Max)

Juno Temple – Fargo (FX)

Ali Wong – Beef (Netflix)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Jonathan Bailey – Fellow Travelers (Showtime)

Taylor Kitsch – Painkiller (Netflix)

Jesse Plemons – Love & Death (HBO | Max)

Lewis Pullman – Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)

Liev Schreiber – A Small Light (National Geographic)

Justin Theroux – White House Plumbers (HBO | Max)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Maria Bello – Beef (Netflix)

Billie Boullet – A Small Light (National Geographic)

Willa Fitzgerald – The Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix)

Aja Naomi King – Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)

Mary McDonnell – The Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix)

Camila Morrone – Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERIES

Bargain (Paramount+)

The Glory (Netflix)

The Good Mothers (Hulu)

The Interpreter of Silence (Hulu)

Lupin (Netflix)

Mask Girl (Netflix)

Moving (Hulu)

BEST ANIMATED SERIES

Bluey (Disney+)

Bob’s Burgers (Fox)

Harley Quinn (HBO | Max)

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Netflix)

Star Trek: Lower Decks (Paramount+)

Young Love (HBO | Max)

BEST TALK SHOW

The Graham Norton Show (BBC America)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)

The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC)

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO | Max)

Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

BEST COMEDY SPECIAL

Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and the Pool (Netflix)

Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits (Prime Video)

John Early: Now More Than Ever (HBO | Max)

John Mulaney: Baby J (Netflix)

Trevor Noah: Where Was I (Netflix)

Wanda Sykes – I’m an Entertainer (Netflix)

RIP Denny Laine, 79, Original Member of Wings and the Moody Blues, Sang the Hit “Go Now,” Co-Wrote “Mull of Kintyre”

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RIP Denny Laine, 79, Original Member of Wings and the Moody Blues, Sang the Hit “Go Now,” Co-Wrote “Mull of Kintyre”

I am sorry to echo other reports about the passing of Denny Laine.

A great singer, songwriter, and guitarist, Denny was 79. Two months ago, his wife posted a GoFundMe page for Denny, who was very ill. I believe there was a fundraising concert for him recently in LA.

Here is the link to my column from September. I did hear that Paul McCartney stepped up right way when he heard Denny was sick. Condolences to everyone. It’s ironic that yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the Wings album “Band on the Run.” Denny was a huge part of that record and all the Wings hits with Paul and Linda. Laine co-wrote “Mull of Kintyre,” oddly enough McCartney’s biggest solo hit internationally. Also, Denny sang the Moody Blues hit, “Go Now,” is one of their only straight ahead records with no pomposity. It was featured on “Wings Over America.” God bless.

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