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Kanye: More Antisemitism as He Blames Hollywood Agent for Demise, Begs for Help to Relocate Academy Students, Exploits Emmett Till

Roger Friedman
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Kanye: More Antisemitism as He Blames Hollywood Agent for Demise, Begs for Help to Relocate Academy Students, Exploits Emmett Till

When Kanye West first went on his bender of antisemitic rants, the first person to criticize him was William Morris Endeavor chief Ari Emanuel. Ari’s brother is former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. They are Jewish. Ari, many years ago, was the first Hollywood player to publicly disavow Mel Gibson after his antisemitism scandal.

Now today Kanye is blaming the Emanuels for his problems: not only loss of his income, but the closing of West’s Donda Academy School in the Simi Valley of Los Angeles. He calls out the Emanuels as “business” people– meaning Jews. Kanye is a sick, sick man. He also includes in this Instagram a graphic photo of the late Emmett Till after he was killed. Kanye is conflating everything about racism to reach some kind of unclear point without taking any personal responsibility.

Kanye is also calling the Emanuels and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg “masa,” which is beyond insulting. What’s more frightening about this is that West is stuck. No one is coming to his aide, or assistance with advice and counsel. And if they are, he’s not listening to them. He’s just hurling insults and making everything much worse. It’s unclear who will reach out, who he’ll accept, or how to get to any point of resolution before he’s destroyed completely. Believe it or not, no one wants to see that. But this descent into madness can’t be tolerated.

Here’s his message to the Emanuels:

Ari Emmanuel:
Can you find a place for the Donda Academy kids to go to school that’s properly zoned for a school?

I got about 60 children that have no place to be as they look to transfer.

They tried to dismantle our basketball team. Those boys are being penalized without reason.
Even professional athletes were threatened by their owners to disassociate.

This is what modern post social media #Blackmirror warfare looks like…the children are not even off limits

– Economic Lynching
– Digital Lynching
– Bankrupting my Social Credit Score

You tried to bankrupt adidas and me at the same time

You tried to destroy my life after all the money I’ve made for the “business” people

At least as I burn to the stake in front of the whole world… // everyone now knows who they need to really be afraid of.

And now eeeeveryone knows how much power you “Business” people actually have.

Forcing Roxie to to sue me for 252 million after I gave her family 2 million

Only a truly powerful “business” person could have thought of that and sent her to do this.

To everyone in the world! // Take me as an example of what will happen if you show any frustration.

Your frustration does not matter!

We declare today the day when no human is allowed to be human.

Please note that I have never physically hurt anyone.

So…Ari Emmanuel:

Better yet, let me ask your BIG brother Rahm Emmanuel // Former Mayor of Chicago.

Rahm…You’re a very powerful “Business” person // Here I am…The once richest black man in the world asking the very person who is destroying me to at least help these Children…

“Hurt meeeeeeee
but please masa
don’t hurt da chirren masa”

We bus underprivileged kids in from all over and they love it at Donda Academy.

I see and understand just how powerful you are, but even the mighty Pharoah was no match for the power of GOD.

At times like this…and at all times…

I trust my Jesus. The KING of Israel.

#savedonda
#Lovespeech
#jesusisking

Theater Review: Everything’s Better than Fine at One Man Show from Former “SNL” Writer Doug McGrath

Roger Friedman
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Theater Review: Everything’s Better than Fine at One Man Show from Former “SNL” Writer Doug McGrath

I often feel when I read memoirs or see one-actor shows like “Everything’s Fine” that I’ve led a sheltered life.

In 1971, Doug McGrath was 14. So was I. I was busy following the Yankees, reading Cashbox, the Sporting News, and Rolling Stone, and hoping to survive 8th grade. But Doug? He was being seduced by a 47 year old female teacher. And she was married with adult kids!

You’ve seen Doug McGrath on screen, sometimes in Woody Allen movies (he’s been a frequent collaborator). He’s appeared in other great films like “The Insider,” “Quiz Show,” and “Michael Clayton.” He won a Tony Award for writing the Carole King musical, “Beautiful,” on Broadway. He’s a mild mannered guy who went to Princeton and is always comes off as agreeable and understated — in other words, a gentleman.

So what happened? As he explains it eloquently on stage, directed by none other than John Lithgow, this teacher — whom he calls Mrs. Malinkoff — was just “bat shit crazy.” She slipped notes into his locker every day. They were written on robin’s egg blue paper, sometimes poems, often invitations. She invited him to her home after school, or hung out with him in her classroom. They didn’t have sex, but the heaviness of it wafter in the humid, windr, dusty filled air over Midland, Texas where this all took place in secret.

These days what Mrs. Malinkoff did would be called “grooming.” She’d be arrested. But in 1971, no one talked about these things. McGrath never told his parents or siblings. His parents died never knowing about it. He only told his wife during the pandemic, when she encouraged him to write about it. He simply dealt with it using his childhood pal, “Eddie,” who was a practical observer and years beyond himself with dry wisdom, as a sounding board.

The play takes 90 minutes, has no intermission, and is utterly riveting. Lithgow masterfully moves McGrath through a simple set of a classroom, desk chairs, a small desk, to recreate all the scenarios needed. McGrath’s writing is so evocative that you feel like you’re in all these places with him, on his bike with Eddie, fearing and then dealing with the teacher, keeping his family out of it. He is utterly mortified when the teacher, acting like a spurned lover, calls him at dinner time at home. “It’s not like our house was Downton Abbey,” McGrath says, his eyes panicking like Charlie Brown in a “Peanuts” cartoon. “The phone was right there! It was a few feet away!”

Still, the family does not catch on. But in the process of the 90 minutes, we learn a lot about his parents. They are from New York and Connecticut, but the father sees oil as his future and moves them to Midland, Texas for perceived opportunity. This idea doesn’t pay off, and ultimately McGrath — who’s obviously gifted — is sent back East to boarding school. All the while, he keeps this secret.

“Everything’s Fine” is one of the most satisfying evenings in theater this season. Already plenty of celebrities have trooped down to Union Square’s DR2 Theater to see it including Michelle Pfeiffer and David Kelley, Bernadette Peters and Nathan Lane, Nicholas Hytner, Joanna Gleason, Blythe Danner, Graydon and Anna Carter, writers Lawrence Wright and Adam Gopnik, actors like John Benjamin Hickey, Danny Burstein, Isabella Rosellini. Woody Allen loved the script, and promises to take a seat when he returns from shooting his new movie in Paris.

I do hope someone films “Everything’s Fine” for posterity and maybe a showing on HBO or Netflix. McGrath plans to keep performing it through January. What an utterly brave thing to strip oneself naked, metaphorically, seven times a week in front of strangers. McGrath told me after the show that it’s not exactly cathartic for him, but it sure is for the audience. Bravo!

Ratings: Much Hyped Diane Sawyer Matthew Perry Interview Finished in 3rd Place Friday Night With Few New Scoops

Roger Friedman
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Ratings: Much Hyped Diane Sawyer Matthew Perry Interview Finished in 3rd Place Friday Night With Few New Scoops

Diane Sawyer’s much hyped interview with “Friends” star Matthew Perry was not the ratings blockbuster hoped for by the alphabet network.

The Sawyer special finished third in its time slot on ABC, well behind the World Series and CBS’s “SWAT.”

Sawyer pulled in 4.15 to “SWAT”;s 4.44 million. The World Series was up around 10 million.

Totals will be in tomorrow.

One show Sawyer- Perry did beat was NBC’s “Dateline,” which is often hosted by Perry stepdad, Keith Morrison. The white haired, deep voiced questioner narrates real life murder stories in a very entertaining way. Strangely, Sawyer never mentions that Perry and Morrison have been related for most of the “Friends” actor’s life.

Tuesday Brings Biggest Book Drop Day in Recent Memory: Bono, Dylan, Matthew Perry Will Spur Huge Sales

Roger Friedman
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Tuesday Brings Biggest Book Drop Day in Recent Memory: Bono, Dylan, Matthew Perry Will Spur Huge Sales

This Tuesday we’re getting the biggest book drop in recent memory.

Circle November 1st for three huge non fiction seller best sellers coming to stores, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble.

The fastest seller will be Matthew Perry’s confessional about his drug and alcohol addiction. The “Friends” star is coming with “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.” Overhyped already, the book is already number 1 on amazon. We won’t know until Tuesday morning if Perry’s publicists have left anything out of the gossip columns or his Diane Sawyer interview. Maybe somewhere in the book he’ll offer a theory for why he fell into such despair.

Also coming Tuesday two rock and roll books we can’t live without: Bono’s “Surrender,” and Bob Dylan’s “The Philosophy of Modern Song.” I can’t wait to read both of them. Dylan’s book contains his evaluation of 60 popular songs plus a lot of autobiographical material and observations. It costs $37.95 on amazon.

Bono’s “Surrender” covers his 40 favorite songs, and is already number 8 on amazon. Bono has a big book event on Tuesday night at the Beacon Theater, as well.

If you can, buy these books at an independent book store in your area. Just walk over there and pick ’em up. We must preserve these stores. In my neighborhood, that would be Three Lives, Shakespeare & Co., or McNally Jackson.

More on these books Tuesday after midnight…

Box Office Bingo! Movie Stars Conquer! Clooney-Roberts Romcom Booming! Smallest Weekly Drop of All Titles!

Roger Friedman
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Box Office Bingo! Movie Stars Conquer! Clooney-Roberts Romcom Booming! Smallest Weekly Drop of All Titles!

Movie stars are back!

The biggest movie of 2022 is Tom Cruise in “Top Gun Maverick.”

Now Julia Roberts and George Clooney’s rom com “Ticket to Paradise” is slowly turning into a mega hit.

Over the weekend, the star vehicle earned $10 million. That’s only down 39% from last week. That’s the smallest drop among all titles this weekend.

Why? Why not? It’s a tepid movie, for sure. Not great sophistication. But it’s a beautiful travelogue set in Bali. And there’s no sex, or violence. Or bad language. It’s perfectly harmless. The stars are beautiful. The laughs are on a par with “The Love Boat” from the 1980s.

And that’s what works! In real life, Trump is burning down the country, a dozen or more other crazy politicians are saying or doing crazy things all day long. There’s a war in Ukraine, immigration stress, election chaos, inflation– the list of pressures is long.

But there’s Julia and George, and two hours of peace and quiet in that theater. “Ticket to Paradise” is already up to $33 million after two weeks. My guess is, it keeps going and going!

What’s next? Jennifer Aniston and Kevin Costner? Watch this space…

Robert DeNiro, John Malkovich Have Made a “D” Movie So Bad It Has 42 Producers!

Roger Friedman
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Robert DeNiro, John Malkovich Have Made a “D” Movie So Bad It Has 42 Producers!

Are things this bad?

Two time Oscar winner Robert De Niro, one of the greats, and John Malkovich, a fine, fine actor, have stooped very low.

The pair star in a “D” called “Savage Salvation.” It’s the bottom of the barrel, coming from junk shop Emmett Furla Films. It’s actually directed vy Randall Emmett. This is the company that churns out all the crap starring Bruce Willis and/or John Travolta.

To get financed, “Savage Salvation” may break record: it has 42 people with producer credits. That’s the longest list I’ve ever seen. Maybe each one of these people was conned into investing $10,000 apiece.

The distributor of “Savage Salvation” is called The Avenue Entertainment. They only produce movies no one in the US sees unless they’re on Spirit Airlines, or they’re being held hostage in a foreign country. Their movies a are lot like “Bowfinger.” Stars are in them but don’t know it!

I am so sorry De Niro and Malkovich were talked into this. On December 2nd, hold your breath until this stink cloud passes.

Henry Cavill Leaves Netflix’s “The Witcher” for Superman, Greener Pastures, Replaced by Liam Hemsworth

Roger Friedman
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Henry Cavill Leaves Netflix’s “The Witcher” for Superman, Greener Pastures, Replaced by Liam Hemsworth

The Witcher Hour is over for Henry Cavill.

After three seasons, Cavill is returning to movies as Superman. He’s also booked a couple of other films.

The new Geralt of Rivia will be Liam Hemsworth starting with Season 4. Netflix made the announcement today.

“My journey as Geralt of Rivia has been filled with both monsters and adventures, and alas, I will be laying down my medallion and my swords for Season 4,” said Cavill in a statement.

“As with the greatest of literary characters, I pass the torch with reverence for the time spent embodying Geralt and enthusiasm to see Liam’s take on this most fascinating and nuanced of men,” continued Cavill, “Liam, good sir, this character has such a wonderful depth to him, enjoy diving in and seeing what you can find.”

Cavill is too much of a gentleman to say it, but I’m sure he’s relieved to get back on the big screen. Hemsworth can use “The Witcher” as Cavill did, as a launching pad to films.

Patti Smith “N” Word Song Removed From Streaming, Forgotten John Lennon-Yoko Ono Title Likely Next

Roger Friedman
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Patti Smith “N” Word Song Removed From Streaming, Forgotten John Lennon-Yoko Ono Title Likely Next

From time to time in the old days rock and roll artists tried to reinvent the “N” word. It just never worked.

Now reports are that Patti Smith’s Rock and Roll “N” has been removed from all streaming services. It’s still on her album, 1978’s “Easter,” and can be bought for download. But it can’t be heard just by pressing a button on a subscription service.

Since that’s happened, without explanation (and maybe none needed), the next removal is fairly obvious. “Woman is the “N” Word of the World” was Yoko Ono’s protest song, sung by John Lennon on his 1972 album, “Sometime in New York City.” The song meant well as a protest for women’s rights, but it never felt right. (Even as a teenager, it made me very uncomfortable and I never listened to it. I’d have to skip it on the album.)

At the time of the Lennon-Ono song’s release, there was an uproar, of course. Lennon tried to appease critics and even did interviews at the time with Jet and Ebony magazines with Black activist Dick Gregory. As time went by, of course, the song sort of drifted into disuse, all of Lennon’s other remarkable work superseded it, and that was it. It was never played on the radio and isn’t to this day.

But now it’s time to expunge it. No one anywhere will miss it. And I am not providing a link. All songs with this word should be removed from streaming, frankly, no matter who they’re from.

Kanye West Doubles Down on Antisemitic Talk in Parking Lot Press Conference, Has “Mediation” with Adidas

Roger Friedman
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Kanye West Doubles Down on Antisemitic Talk in Parking Lot Press Conference, Has “Mediation” with Adidas

Kanye West somehow organized a parking lot press conference with paparazzi last night. It’s playing on tiktok and you can see most of it below. He says that he was in “mediation” with Adidas yesterday after they dropped him. This means lawyers have now stepped in.

Kanye acts like Adidas is cool with him now. They are not. Also, he doesn’t apologize for anything. He says he thought what he was saying wasn’t antisemitic. Then he reads a list of media companies, indicating they are all run by Jews.

This staged video backfires on him. If this is what he thinks is his “walk back” on statements, he can just forget it.

@buzzipper.tv #kanyewest interview with paparazzi part 1 ✅ Follow for more #buzzipper #ye #kanyewestquotes #kanye2024 ♬ som original – BUZZIPPER

Review: “Armageddon Time” Stars Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, Anthony Hopkins in Provocative Coming of Age Story

Leah Sydney
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Review: “Armageddon Time” Stars Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, Anthony Hopkins in Provocative Coming of Age Story

James Gray introduced “Armageddon Time “at the DGA recently by saying “if you hate it throw rotten vegetables, if you like it, clap.”  Gray heard the clapping at the film’s conclusion, he heard it at Cannes and he will continue to hear it enthusiastically through awards season. 

“Armageddon Time’ is a poignant, layered and sincere to the core autobiographical story of his growing up in Queens, NY in the 1980’s: imperfect parents, adoring grandparents, at a time when the world seems to be turning upside down.  The rise of Ronald Reagan demoralizes the family, they are terrified of an apocalypse i.e.: an Armageddon.

Paul Graff (Banks Repeta) is a sixth grader in P.S 173.  His always overwhelmed Mom PTA President Esther (Anne Hathaway) and his often angry but trying to the right thing Dad, Irving (Jeremy Strong), is a boiler repairman.  The primary relationship in Paul’s life is that with his grandfather, Aaron, (Anthony Hopkins) who emigrated here from the UK to escape persecution.  His Grandpa sees in Paul the talent and singularity in him that no one else does. Grandpa is the only person that Paul will listen to.  Young Paul thinks in gargantuan ways, he wants to be a famous artist, but he’s struggling in school as he feels it’s beneath him.  He’s a stubborn wise-ass which gets him into constant trouble with the cranky teacher Mr. Turkeltaub (Andrew Polk.)   There he meets his comrade in arms, Johnny (beautifully played by Jaylin Webb) a Black kid from a troubled home.  Johnny is funny, and charming but has too much going against him which he sadly knows will probably define his life, although his dream is working for NASA. 

Coddled Paul gets transferred to another school, which his older brother who can’t be bothered with him, attends.  The real life odious Fred Trump (played scarily by John Diehl) was a trustee; his daughter Judge Maryanne Trump (played by an equally scary Jessica Chastain) makes a brief appearance.  Paul dreams up a plan to attain both his and Johnny’s dreams.  The plan goes awry.  The scene where it does is heartbreaking.

The entire cast is pitch perfect.  Hopkins is the gentle heart of the film, luminous in his love for his grandson, importing as much wisdom as he can in the time he has left. Tovah Feldshuh as Grandma Mickey is equally as wonderful. The quirky rambunctiousness of the family is appealing relatable. The film talks about privilege, class, racism and the American dream in a heartbreaking way. There is much joy and comic flare too. Morality and the blurry lines between abuse and love, the small moments in a child’s life, is what makes this film extraordinary in what it says in the quieter moments.   “Armageddon Time” is a provocative, heartfelt coming-of-age story with a top-notch cast.  A sensational film worthy of the slew of awards coming its way. 

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