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Box Office: “Weapons” Extends Warner’s Hot Streak, “Freakier Friday” Soft in Thursday Previews, “Fantastic Four” Still Fantastic

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Box Office: “Weapons” Extends Warner’s Hot Streak, “Freakier Friday” Soft in Thursday Previews, “Fantastic Four” Still Fantastic

Warner Bros. is having quite a year, with “Sinners,” “Minecraft,” and of course, “Superman.”

Now comes “Weapons” with $5.7 million in Thursday previews. Ka ching! Julia Garner gets her first big movie hit, Josh Brolin is of course in another one. Nicely done.

“Freakier Friday” stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan in the sequel to their long ago film.

This is family fare, but still made $3 million on Thursday. which it ain’t bad. Kids and girls will find “Freakier Friday” fun even if reviewers were tepid about it at 73%. Audiences loved it — 94% so there will be return business.

“Fantastic Four” and “Superman” are still the big deals. They saved the summer. What are super heroes for, anyway?

Kamala Harris Book, Set for Late September, Already a Bestseller While Cheryl Hines (Kennedy) Memoir Languishes at the Bottom of Amazon

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Kamala Harris Book, Set for Late September, Already a Bestseller While Cheryl Hines (Kennedy) Memoir Languishes at the Bottom of Amazon

Here’s a tale of two books.

Kamala Harris announced hers, “107 Days,” a week ago on Stephen Colbert. Pub date is end of September.

That night the book went to number 1 on amazon, and remained at 1 or 2 until today. Right now, it’s number 43. This is all based on advance sales.

Meantime, this week actress Cheryl Hines — married to Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. — announced her memoir. It’s called “Unscripted.” The book is sitting at number 49,867. No one wants it and no one is buying it.

Let’s get real. Hines’s book is a waste of time and money. She’s not going to fess up about her bizarre marriage to a philandering, bear-eating kook who’s anti vaccine. We won’t find out what it’s like to be an outcast in the Kennedy family. Hines is also not going to tell us anything about Larry David we don’t know. He’s a curmudgeon? Shocking/

Former vice president Harris’s book hopefully has some juice in it. We want to know about Joe Biden’s mental state, how Kamala got into a race without primaries, and how she survived it. The people who’ve bought the book want answers. What did this election look like from inside out? How could it have gone better?

Harris’s book is going to be taken seriously until it’s proven otherwise. Hines’s book is going to be included in the next stage production of “Celebrity Autobiography.” Maybe Hines can play herself.

“Sex and the City” Penultimate Episode Is a Downer, And Short, Signals Unsatisfying Ending Coming Up Next Week

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“Sex and the City” Penultimate Episode Is a Downer, And Short, Signals Unsatisfying Ending Coming Up Next Week

I just forced myself to watch the penultimate episode of And Just Like That, the “Sex and the City” spin off.

It was short, and dull. There was no indication that Michael Patrick King knew the show was going to end with more episode. I have a feeling the final episode will be a disappointment to anyone left watching it.

In this one, Carrie — who’s living it up on her inheritance from Mr. Big — returns to her old Village apartment and realizes You Can’t Go Home Again. This is the best moment of the half hour, when the girl who bought the apartment from has to Google that title for the author’s name.

Otherwise, Carrie is wearing a $2,000 outfit to a village party. All the other women are dressed this way, too, particularly Nicole Ari Parker who’s leaving her house at 7am as if a glam squad and the entire staff at “E!” has been working on her since 4am. It was jaw dropping.

Miranda’s son has gotten a girl he doesn’t know pregnant, so she’s been invited to Thanksgiving. Maybe the baby will be born next week, but who cares? The son was once charming, and is now just rude and stupid. Miranda is so over everyone she knows. It’s time to move away.

Charlotte’s husband, Harry, is recovering from prostate cancer surgery. In the other best moment of the episode, the only Jewish character on the show eats a black and white cookie. Charlotte’s gender fluid daughter, Rock, is part of five star high school production of “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” and it’s like a number from “Mrs. Maisel.” There is no sense of reality to any of this stuff.

It’s time to bring the curtain down on “And Just Like That.” No one’s getting a happy ending. It will end 27 years with an ellipsis, which is fine. Carrie, since the death of Big, is insufferably styled and rich. If she got hit by a truck carrying designer shoes, then the ending would be perfect. Cynthia Nixon has found a terrific post “Sex and the City” career with “The Gilded Age.” Sarah Jessica Parker and Kristin Davis can, too. They must.

Howard Stern News Sends Sirius XM Stock Off a Cliff in Downward Spiral: Investors Clearly Want King of Media to Stay

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Howard Stern News Sends Sirius XM Stock Off a Cliff in Downward Spiral: Investors Clearly Want King of Media to Stay

All that news about Howard Stern possibly leaving Sirius XM hasn’t been applauded.

Investors in Sirius stock send the price off a cliff yesterday morning, and the spiral continues downward.

Sirius stock was already problematic at the end of the day on Tuesday. But yesterday morning at $21.86. Today it closed at $21.26. This is around where it was in May before a run up that looked promising.

But unconfirmed news that Stern was being eased out of the company for which he’s been the standard bearer for 20 years killed off the good times. The Daily Mail started the ball rolling, kicked it to the UK Sun, and then it kept rolling. No one checked the story or got a named quote, just anonymous sources.

All of this has Trump’s fingerprints on it. Even though Liberty Media’s John Malone is a Trump friend, he’s also a smart business man. He and Warren Buffet, the main financial players at Sirius, know that Stern is their mascot. Other personalities and podcasters are nice, but Stern is the guy who can bring in any important interview and get attention.

If Sirius thinks they can survive with just all of us listening to cool music, it’s not going to work, I’m afraid. Sirius = Stern.

Amazon Prime’s “War of the Worlds” Starring Ice Cube Gets a Rare Zero from Critics, Slammed as a Commercial for the Company

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Amazon Prime’s “War of the Worlds” Starring Ice Cube Gets a Rare Zero from Critics, Slammed as a Commercial for the Company

It’s been a while since someone made a version of “War of the Worlds.”

That was Steven Spielberg, with Tom Cruise. The movie was a massive international hit, making $630 million worldwide.

So, why not remake in the cheapest, worst way possible? That’s what Amazon Studios has done, in streaming only movie starring Ice Cube.

Yes.

This version drops today on the platform and has a rare ZERO on Rotten Tomatoes. No one knows what it cost, but let’s say $30-$40 million minimum.

The director is someone really no one knows named Rich Lee. So far, on the audience meter, there’s a 20% rating.

Critics have slammed the film as a “commercial for Amazon” and nothing else.

Of course, I guess, Amazon has bottomless pockets and can just throw away any money it likes.

But really? Wasn’t there a better use for time, money, and resources?

Thirteen producers are listed including Timur Bekmambetov, the Carolco of his generation. I’m surprised Dean Cain wasn’t featured in this movie. (See previous item.)

Variety said: “Even with a Prime subscription, you have to sit through two minutes of ads to watch 90 more of what amounts to a feature-length commercial for all things Amazon.”

Off the 22 reviews on RT, that was the only one posted by a published critic. The rest were bloggers and they all agreed.

Ex-“Superman” Dean Cain Gets a Job with ICE, Highest Profile Gig Since At Least 2012: Kevin Sorbo, Scott Baio Could Follow Suit

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Ex-“Superman” Dean Cain Gets a Job with ICE, Highest Profile Gig Since At Least 2012: Kevin Sorbo, Scott Baio Could Follow Suit

Ex-“Superman” actor Dean Cain is getting a job with ICE.

Cain, who is sort of a self-parody in Hollywood, may be paving a way for other right wing actors like Scott Baio and Kevin Sorbo, to find work in their later years.

Cain, who just turned 59, hasn’t had a TV or movie job that anyone’s heard of since 2012 when he appeared for three episodes in a canceled ABC comedy called “Don’t Trust the B—- in Apt 23.”

He’s worked steadily otherwise, but his IMDB is just a long list of crap D movies and TV and short films. It’s amazing anyone made them and unclear why. Each one is a title that makes you scratch your head as if you had a bad case of psoriasis.

Cain’s last substantial gig was twenty years ago, when he worked in 9 episodes of the TV series, “Las Vegas.”

His version of “Superman” came in 1993-1997’s “Lois and Clark,” which only logged 87 episodes and is now free floating somwhere in television history. His co-star, Teri Hatcher, went on to much more success in shows like “Desperate Housewives.”

But Cain is a utilitarian actor who had a lucky, short break over 30 years ago.

ICE recently lifted its age limit for masked thugs who kidnap brown people off the streets. It used to be that 40 was the top end of their market. But now anyone can join who has a violent and/or racist streak. Cain fits the role perfectly. Will he got Hollywood work from this PR stunt? Unlikely. Not even conservatives like Mel Gibson have hired him so far.

Rosie O’Donnell is On the Left Politically But Can’t Drive On It, So She’s Selling Her New Irish Nissan Juke

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Rosie O’Donnell is On the Left Politically But Can’t Drive On It, So She’s Selling Her New Irish Nissan Juke

This is a cute story.

Rosie O’Donnell’s living in Dublin, and doing great. She’s become the toast of the town and is selling out comedy shows everywhere.

She just performed at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland and got raves.

Well, we all know Rosie is a dedicated left winger. But when it comes to driving, she’s on the right.

Rosie just posted notice saying she’s selling her brand new Nissan Juke. Why?

“I’m too old to learn how to drive on the left !!!!” she says. I don’t blame her. Yes, they do have Uber and rideshare in Dublin.

UPDATE 3PM: Kelly Clarkson’s Ex Husband and Manager Brandon Blackstock, 48, Dies After 3 Year Battle with Cancer

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UPDATE 3PM: Kelly Clarkson’s Ex Husband and Manager Brandon Blackstock, 48, Dies After 3 Year Battle with Cancer

UPDATE 3PM: Brandon Blackstock has died after a 3 year battle with cancer. Condolences to his family.

“It is with great sadness that we share the news that Brandon Blackstock has passed away,” the family said in a statement. “Brandon bravely battled cancer for more than three years. He passed away peacefully and was surrounded by family. We thank you for your thoughts and prayers and ask everyone to respect the family’s privacy during this very difficult time.”

EARLIER: Kelly Clarkson has canceled the rest of her shows in Las Vegas.

The reason she says is that her ex-husband is so ill that she needs to be with her children.

I’m told by an insider that 48 year old Brendon Blackstock is “really, really bad.”

That’s an amazing turn of events in the Clarkson-Blackstock story.

Their divorce after a decade was brutal and went on and on. According to reports, Blackstone “retained the couple’s highly contested Montana ranch in the settlement, as well as ownership of the family pets, several cars, including a Ford Bronco, a Ford F-250, and a Porsche Cayenne. She was also ordered to pay Blackstock $1.3 million and contribute $45,000 per month in child support for their two children. Additionally, Blackstock was granted $115,000 per month in spousal support, set to conclude in January 2024.”

Even after the divorce was setttled, and Blackstock walked away with quite a bit of Clarkson’s fortune, he wound up in hot water. As Clarkson’s former manager, Blackstock was found guilty of improper management and ordered him to reimburse his ex-wife $2,641,374 for past commissions.

But whatever is going sounds pretty dire. Clarkson was mysteriously absent from her show in April, turning it over to guest hosts. The word then was that Blackstock’s illness was the cause.

Now my source tells me that Blackstock’s father, Narvel, is also on high alert.

They say: “I just know that even Narvel is involved as it is not good!”

The former couple share a daughter, River Rose, 10, and son, Remington Alexander, 9.

Clarkson is set to return to her talk show in late September.

Kelly Clarkson Cancels the Rest of Las Vegas Shows Says Her Ex Husband, Brandon Blackstock, Is Ill

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Kelly Clarkson Cancels the Rest of Las Vegas Shows Says Her Ex Husband, Brandon Blackstock, Is Ill

Something is very wrong with Kelly Clarkson’s ex husband.

Clarkson has suddenly canceled the rest of her Las Vegas shows, saying her “children’s father has been ill and at this moment, I need to be fully present for them.”

Blackstock, 48, was married to Clarkson from 2013 to 2022. He was also her manager. During that time, he was rotten at both jobs. The couple wound up in a brutal divorce that included many lawsuits.

Clarkson has been saying odd things all spring and summer about her life, and career. She’s indicated she might leave her syndicated talk show. The Vegas show’s opening was postponed recently. Obviously, something’s been going in with Blackstock and her children — Savannah and Seth — need her attention support.

The new season of “The Kelly Clarkson Show” should return at the end of September.

South Park: Kristi Noem Arrests Illegals in Heaven Wearing Wings and Halos, Her Face Keeps Melting Off as She Kills Many Dogs Including Krypto

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South Park: Kristi Noem Arrests Illegals in Heaven Wearing Wings and Halos, Her Face Keeps Melting Off as She Kills Many Dogs Including Krypto

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is brutally parodied in the latest episode of South Park.

Her face falls off constantly from melting Botox. She arrests angels in heaven wearing halos and wings.

ICE is the big joke in this episode as Mr. Mackey from the school loses his job as a guidance counselor (fired by the new Power Christian Principal) and is forced to join ICE. He becomes so good at taking down brown people that Donald Trump offers him Noem’s job.

The episode is called “Got a Nut,” which is a double entendre for the amount of money needed to live every month, and the people running the country.

Meanwhile, Mar-a-lago is depicted as a swingers club where Trump, dressed in white as Mr. Roarke from “Fantasy Island” and JD Vance as Tattoo, show him to Satan’s room where very bad sexual things are going on.

There’s an implication that one of the kids, now at Mar-a-Lago, has been used sexually.

The kid, who’s become the Joe Rogan of the school, is railing against Jews and women on the school sound system.

Meantime, Kristi Noem is shooting dogs dead willy nilly including Krypto from “Superman.”

Episode 2, Season 2 picks up where episode 1 left off, viciously lampooning Trump and all his lackeys and crazy ideas. Trey Parker and Matt Stone make sure nothing is left untouched as ICE is clearly a band of racist thugs working their way through a live performance of “Dora the Explorer,” arresting all the parents in the audience.

Of course, this is all on Comedy Central, part of Paramount Plus, now under ownership that can’t censor “South Park” under their new $1.5 billion deal. It’s mockery of the highest order as little Stan becomes a “master debater” who ultimately takes on professional conservative loon Charlie Kirk.

Watching Noem’s plastic face constantly melt off of her, and roam around on its own, is the best payoff mid week as Washington continues to be in throes of chaos. Bravo!

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