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Exclusive: Curb Your Anxiety, Larry David Comedy is Not Over Yet, Ignore Strange Tweets, No Sign of “Ending”

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Exclusive: Curb Your Anxiety, Larry David Comedy is Not Over Yet, Ignore Strange Tweets, No Sign of “Ending”

Everyone, hold on. “Curb Your Enthusiasm” is not over.

The show just wrapped over the weekend, and Larry David is in the editing room. A wrap party was held on Saturday night. According to my sources, there was NO talk of this being the series finale, or that “Curb” would not return for a 13th season. (Who can keep count after 20 years plus?)

The season final episode wrapped up plot points from the season. There was no big farewell.

I’m told the two people who posted strange Tweets about this being the “series finale” quote “would not know anyway and it wouldn’t come from them.”

So this is all pretty, pretty premature.

Indeed, as one source with the show told me: “There have been other times when we thought it was over, then Larry says come back. We had a six year hiatus once. Anything is possible.”

It’s also possible that those Tweets were sent as contract negotiations. Everyone in TV is belt tightening. “Blue Bloods” just agreed to pay cuts to return for a 14th season on CBS. “Curb” is not a blockbuster in the ratings. But it has a loyal following, it’s good stuff for HBO, and gets awards attention. It could go on for years, frankly.

“Is it over?” says a source, “I don’t think so and there’s been no hint of it. But if it, we had a good run.”

My money is on Season 12.

Alec Baldwin DA Appoints Special Prosecutors But Is Made to Step Away from “Rust” Case by Judge

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Alec Baldwin DA Appoints Special Prosecutors But Is Made to Step Away from “Rust” Case by Judge

The Alec Baldwin “Rust” case lurches forward despite many setbacks for the prosecution.

Now New Mexico First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies finally got the budget and ok to hire special prosecutors. Carmack-Altwies will now step down from the case. The new prosecutors are described as long-time New Mexico attorneys Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis. The press statement says “Morrissey’s and Lewis’ extensive experience and trial expertise will allow the state to pursue justice for Halyna Hutchins and ensure that in New Mexico everyone is held accountable under the law. “

Carmack-Altweis had been complaining that she didn’t have the resources to handle the case properly and had been turned down when she asked for help. Two days ago she argued that a new special prosecutor was necessary as her office was suffering from staffing shortages. They’d already received $360,000 from the New Mexico state legislature earmarked specifically for forensic investigation and outside counsel related to the “Rust” case.

That request was denied by Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer, who said that the DA’s office had to either prosecute the “Rust” case itself or delegate it to a special prosecutor and recuse itself completely from the case.

“You cannot use [a special prosecutor] unless you’re not going to prosecute,” the judge said. You may not co-counsel …you stay the course and not use a special prosecutor and prosecuted on your own. It’s an either or.”

The press statement reads: “With the appointment of new special prosecutors, Carmack-Altwies will step aside from personally prosecuting the ‘Rust’ case, allowing her to focus on the broader public safety needs in New Mexico’s First Judicial District. Carmack-Altwies will continue her record of prosecuting drunken drivers, collaborating with local law enforcement, increasing diversion efforts and securing convictions against the most dangerous and prolific offenders.” 

Disney Finally Ousts Ike Perlmutter, Major Financial Backer for DeSantis, Company’s Mortal Enemy

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Disney Finally Ousts Ike Perlmutter, Major Financial Backer for DeSantis, Company’s Mortal Enemy

Bob Iger is certainly happy this morning. The head of Disney was finally able to oust the right wing nutjob who brought Marvel to the company– and was then a big pain in his side.

Ike Perlmutter, 80, is finally excised from the company under the ruse of the new layoffs. Perlmutter is a huge Republican donor and a big backer of Florida’s evil governor Ron DeSantis.

I wrote about Perlmutter and the GOP a couple of years ago.

Since then, Perlmutter has lavished millions on DeSantis, even loaning him his private plane. Meanwhile, DeSantis has attacked Disney on every front, from his anti-LGBTQ stances to his efforts to strip the company of their tax breaks,

For some reason, the New York Times just ignored all this today in their report on Perlmutter’s exit.

For Marvel getting rid of Perlmutter is like taking out Thanos for good. But no one will ever forget him, unfortunately.

Good News: Trailer for Wes Anderson’s All-Star “Asteroid City” Is Dry Humor at Its Best, And a Return to Form

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Good News: Trailer for Wes Anderson’s All-Star “Asteroid City” Is Dry Humor at Its Best, And a Return to Form

“Asteroid City” looks pretty great from this trailer, which just dropped from Focus Features.

Wes Anderson is in a return to tongue in cheek form, very dry humor, as he sends up space movies, aliens, and a kind of stylized 50s culture. It’s set in a desert, filmed in Spain. There are nearly two dozen stars. In this trailer we see mostly Scarlett Johansson, Jason Schwarzman, and Tom Hanks.

“Asteroid City” will open in Cannes in May, then in June in theaters.

Reality: “Succession” Scores 600K Viewers on HBO, Cabler Says 2.3 Mil Total Including Streaming

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Reality: “Succession” Scores 600K Viewers on HBO, Cabler Says 2.3 Mil Total Including Streaming

It’s hard to deal with HBO’s ratings announcements these days. There are now two ratings: the measured ones on HBO and the streaming ones announced by HBO Max which are unmonitored. From latter stats, we can surmise that more people are watching HBO Max either on TVs or phones or computers than those who just watch HBO on cable.

So: the hard numbers show that “Succession” returned for its fourth and final season Sunday night to a number lower than its season 3 finale. That’s 598,000 this past Sunday vs. 634,000 in December 2021. That would be weird and disappointing.

However, HBO says including HBO Max and “other platforms” their total was 2.3 million, up 33% from the December 2021 numbers that included HBO Max and other platforms.

God bless, I say. Take the higher numbers even though we have no way of knowing bupkis about them. But the Nielsen rating is like the measurement in the music biz of CDs and paid downloads. It’s a hard, physical statistic. And that means that the Roys– I love them, I love the show, it should win all awards, etc — have a niche audience that more or less returned on Sunday. More will catch up during the week.

SPOILERS In this week’s episode, the kids out bid their father on a media property that will probably wreck them. Logan Roy is furious, but he knows he’ll be back to sweep up the trash later. Cousin Greg’s odd sex life invaded Logan’s lavish apartment, and it may be on tape. The big story was the incredible end sequence between Shiv and Roy, who want a divorce, don’t want it, love each other, are children who don’t know how to operate a relationship. It was heartbreaking work from Sarah Snook and Matthew MacFadyen.

And so we wait for next Sunday.

Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider Declares “We’re Not Gonna Take It” Can Be Used As Anti-Assault Rifle Anthem Even Though He’s a Gun Owner

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Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider Declares “We’re Not Gonna Take It” Can Be Used As Anti-Assault Rifle Anthem Even Though He’s a Gun Owner

Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider has come out of the closet…as a gun owner who’s against people owning assault rifles.

This evening he declared on Twitter: “I am a gun owner.. That said, HELL YEAH YOU CAN USE “WE’RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT AS YOUR ANTHEM! Assault weapons were never meant for anything but combat!”

This was in response to a Tweet from a fan that reads: “Dee: If we organize and demand an assault weapons ban, may we use your anthem? #notgonnatakeit Yours in rock and the right not to be gunned down..”

And that should tell us a lot. The Twisted Sister fan base definitely owns guns. But it’s time to end these daily mass assassinations. Marjorie Taylor Greene is as wrong as she can be. “Guns kill.” It’s the guns, nothing else.

The two stupidest people I’ve heard in this conversation are Tennessee congressman Ogles and Burchett. How were they elected? I’ve been to Memphis and Nashville, the former a lot of times. No one I met seemed to be this backwards.

Now comes sense from Dee Snider speaking some sense. Listen to him. “We’re Not Gonna Take It.”

Monday Ratings: “The Voice” Stomps All Over “The Bachelor” Finale, Which Was Down from 2022, Producer Exiting After 21 Years, Y&R Snubs Aretha

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Monday Ratings: “The Voice” Stomps All Over “The Bachelor” Finale, Which Was Down from 2022, Producer Exiting After 21 Years, Y&R Snubs Aretha

The big news from last night is Mike Fleiss is leaving “The Bachelor” world. After 21 years of enduring hundreds of low IQ contestants, Fleiss is taking flight. Last night’s show was his last.

Fleiss invented “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette.” He stopped overseeing them on a day to day business about 10 years ago, but he’s still been very involved. He survived the Chris Harrison-Rachel Lindsay racism debacle, too. But now is time to say goodbye.

He’s right on time. Last night’s series finale of “The Bachelor” was down from last year’s by 250,000 viewers. Zach Shallcross, no genius, led one girl on and then popped the question with another. The high point of his series was when he got COVID in London and no one cared. The low point was when he slept with the girl he didn’t marry, then told everyone. Classy!

Over on NBC, “The Voice” trampled “The Bachelor” by 2 million viewers with 6.1 total overnight ratings.

Meantime, CBS aired an Entertainment Tonight special (they own that show) on the 50th anniversary of their soap “The Young and the Restless.” I fast forwarded through it this morning. There was a segment about celebrities who’d been on the show but nothing about their biggest fan, Aretha Franklin. She loved this show, and even presented a Daytime Emmy in 2005 with star Eric Braeden. What a shame ET didn’t do its homework!

Donald Trump Says He’s Like Elvis Now, But His “Hit” Record Has Sold a Measly 49,000 Copies

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Donald Trump Says He’s Like Elvis Now, But His “Hit” Record Has Sold a Measly 49,000 Copies

Below is an interview with lying liar Donald Trump and Fox News stooge Sean Hannity. Trump — about to be indicted — says he feels like Elvis now that the “hit” record he made with a bunch of January 6th criminals is “number 1.”

According to Luminate, which measures sales and streaming, Trump’s “Justice for All” has sold a total of 48,945 copies since its release on March 3rd. That includes all iTunes, Spotify, etc.

The number of streams alone is 1.1 million, which translates into like 10,000 in actual sales. It means that between Trump’s lunatic base and press people who had to play the record at least once, “Justice for All” has been heard fewer times than a My Pillow commercial.

For a single to be certified Gold it needs 75 million streams. So that’s just 74 million more. It’s possible that Trump and his cohorts have earned $4,000. It won’t pay their bail.

Contrary to Trump’s daft assertion, he’s not beating Taylor Swift or Elvis. Swift’s “Anti Hero” has sold a total of 3.5 million.

Of course, Trump may indeed identify with fat Elvis in his twilight years. And Trump may soon be singing “Jailhouse Rock.”

UPDATED See Trailer– Wes Anderson’s 21 Star “Asteroid City” Coming in June to Theaters, and in May Probably to Cannes– Here’s the Poster

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UPDATED See Trailer– Wes Anderson’s 21 Star “Asteroid City” Coming in June to Theaters, and in May Probably to Cannes– Here’s the Poster

UPDATED WEDNESDAY SEE THE TRAILER HERE

It’s not that Wes Anderson won’t cast unknowns in his movies. He just can’t, apparently, under doctor’s orders.

His new “Asteroid City” has 21 bold faced names, many of which have been in his previous films. The names are below.

“Asteroid City” drops in limited release on June 16th and wide on June 23rd. It’s also probably getting a screening in Cannes a month earlier. The trailer comes tomorrow.

The prolific Anderson, with many beloved movies, got a little too convoluted with “The French Dispatch,” a couple of years ago. Here’s hoping “Asteroid City” brings him back to his one-two punch of “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “Moonrise Kingdom.” The new movie also brings him to Focus Features after a string of releases for (Fox) Searchlight.

The cast features this cavalcade of stars: Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Stephen Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Hong Chau, Willem Dafoe, Margot Robbie, Tony Revolori, Jake Ryan, and Jeff Goldblum.

Logline:

ASTEROID CITY takes place in a fictional American desert town circa 1955.

Synopsis:

The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.

“Creed III,” “Ant Man” Star Jonathan Majors’ Career in Peril After NYC Arrest for Alleged Domestic Abuse

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“Creed III,” “Ant Man” Star Jonathan Majors’ Career in Peril After NYC Arrest for Alleged Domestic Abuse

Actor Jonathan Majors is in a world of trouble. His hot-as-a-pistol movie career is in peril– dire peril — after his arrest this past weekend.

Majors — accused by his girlfriend — was arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court later Saturday on six counts of third-degree assault, three counts of third degree attempted assault and two counts of harassment.

Majors’ lawyer, Priya Chaudhry — she handles high profile cases for celebrity men accused by women of a variety of misdeeds — says the actor is innocent, she the proof, and it will all come out in their favor pretty soon.

Of course, the accusing girlfriend could withdraw her complaint, say she was mistaken, and take a nice hefty settlement under a non disclosure agreement. This happens all the time. If so, we’ll never know if Majors was innocent, or if the accuser was just looking for a payday.

In the meantime, Majors’ meteoric rise in the business has been tainted. His two big movies are already well into release, and have made their money. This scandal won’t hurt “Creed III” or “Ant Man 3.”

But it’s already involved the US Army ad campaign being pulled. Even if he’s exonerated, I don’t think we’ll be seeing Majors doing recruitment any time soon.

And then there’s his big Sundance movie, “Magazine Dreams,” in which he plays a deranged body builder. Disney Searchlight bought it for Christmas and Oscar release. How can this not come up in the interviews?

Disney has a lot invested in Majors. He’s part of the Marvel Universe. His Kang the Conqueror is in “Ant Man” and set to be the villain in two new “Avengers” movies. And now former classmates of Majors from his days at Yale and Juilliard are creeping out of the woodwork to decry him as a real life villain. So far their comments have only appeared in online blogs, but things could get worse before they get better.

As I wrote over the weekend, I met Majors at the Oscars. He was soft spoken and friendly. There was no indication of trouble coming, or the behavior that’s been whispered about online.

Remember– innocent until proven guilty means more now than ever.

PS The New York tabloids, particularly the Post, are curiously quiet. Why is that? In the past this would be raw meat thrown at lions.

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