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Legend: Steven Spielberg Becomes First Director to Receive DGA Nominations in Six Consecutive Decades

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Legend: Steven Spielberg Becomes First Director to Receive DGA Nominations in Six Consecutive Decades

Steven Spielberg was just nominated for a DGA Award.

The first time the 76 year old was nominated for a DGA Award was 1976, for “Jaws.” He is now the first director to be nominated for the DGA in six consecutive decades.

His first win was in 1986 for “The Color Purple.” He won again in 1994 for “Schindler’s List,” again in 1999 for “Saving Private Ryan.” This is his 13th total nomination. His last one was in 2013 for “Lincoln.”

Rarely has a movie been as mishandled as “West Side Story.” But this nomination is a good sign. I really felt that “WSS” was the movie of the year. It missed a SAG Ensemble nom, and has been overlooked in some other areas. But now it looks like the Academy will come through. “WSS” and “Belfast” are the top choices for Best Picture.

Bravo, Steven Spielberg! What a career! And it’s far from from ending.

Directors Guild Nominations Clarify Oscar Race Perfectly: Spielberg, Branagh, PTA, Campion, Villeneuve

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Directors Guild Nominations Clarify Oscar Race Perfectly: Spielberg, Branagh, PTA, Campion, Villeneuve

That’s it.

The DGA noms are out and they are exactly right.

Steven Spielberg for “West Side Story”

Paul Thomas Anderson for “Licorice Pizza”

Jane Campion for “Power of the Dog”

Kenneth Branagh for “Belfast”

Denis Villeneuve for “Dune”

Congrats! Those should be the top 5 directors from the Academy.

FIRST TIME FEATURES

Maggie Gyllenhaal for “The Lost Daughter”

Rebecca Hall for “Passing”

Tatiana Huezo for “Prayers for the Stolen”

Lin-Manuel Miranda for “Tick, Tick… Boom!”

Michael Sarnoski for “Pig”

Emma Seligman for “Shiva Baby”

Review: Janet Jackson Finally Reveals the Story of Her “Secret” Child in Disarming, Well Told Documentary

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Review: Janet Jackson Finally Reveals the Story of Her “Secret” Child in Disarming, Well Told Documentary

Janet Jackson — if you didn’t already love her, you really will after you watch the A&E documentary set for Friday and Saturday night.

The doc is in four parts, two parts each night. The press only received the Friday pieces. I think they’re holding the Saturday stuff for real time review because it includes info about the Justin Timberlake Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction.

The real meat of the Friday night episodes is all about Janet’s private life– her first two marriages, and the story of her “secret” child.

No surprise here: there was no secret child. But rumors have always followed Janet that she gave birth to a child fathered by first husband James DeBarge. It wasn’t true, Janet assures us, and so does her sister Rebbie (pronounced Reebie).

What we do get from the Friday night segments are Janet unplugged, especially candid about her late father, Joseph, who was physically abusive and “mean” to all the kids. He drove them to stardom by being unsparing. Eventually they all left him, and he spent the rest of his life trying to get back in. In rare home videos and long unseen interviews, the look of unhappiness on all the kids’ faces when they were young and his sway is shocking. It’s no wonder things worked out so badly for Michael, and for many of the others.

Janet says she really didn’t want to be a performer or singer. She says she wanted to go to Pepperdine University and study business law. Her father simply told her that wasn’t happening, and she would go straight in the family business.

What’s clear if you know the Jacksons’ story is that Janet wanted to get out that house in Encino ASAP. Sister Rebbie left at 18 to get married and have kids. Janet was trapped by the business. But she did a similar thing. At 16, she married James DeBarge to get away from her father. The problem, she says, was that DeBarge was using drugs starting on their honeymoon when he disappeared on the first night. It only got worse from there. And as she she indicates tearfully, she was really in love with him. Their marriage only lasted a year. (I don’t know why anyone thought she could have fit a pregnancy and childbirth in there, too.)

Janet’s second marriage, to Rene Elizondo Jr, is in the second part of Friday’s showing. We won’t find out until Saturday why that marriage fell apart, but it’s interesting that both of the marriages had elopements or secret weddings. Janet wanted to make sure her father didn’t derail her plans. The second part on Friday night also chronicles the making of her “Control” album with the ever affable Jimmy Jam Harris and Terry Lewis. So far unmentioned in this part of the saga is John McClain, a family friend who was working at A&M Records and guided Janet’s recording career. He is now the co-executor of Michael Jackson’s estate.

As far as Michael Jackson goes, there’s some nice home movie footage. Janet concedes that their close relationship fractured after “Thriller.” And Michael was not much help in launching her career. Indeed, Michael– as Bob Jones outlined in his book (whether fans like it or not) — did not want his brothers and sisters to succeed. That Janet did is really her greatest triumph.

Great work by

Kanye West Will Offer “Donda 2” Exec Produced by Future, on 2-22-22, Maybe (You Never Know)

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Kanye West Will Offer “Donda 2” Exec Produced by Future, on 2-22-22, Maybe (You Never Know)

“Donda 2” is coming. Maybe.

Kanye West says he’s releasing the sequel to his album, “Donda,” on 2-22-22. That’s February 22nd.

But will it happen then? “Donda” was promised many times and took weeks to materialize as a real release. Kanye — Ye, to those who care — held “listening sessions” in stadiums all over the place but was still working on the album.

This time the release date may be met on time. After all, these tracks are likely the left overs from “Donda,” and Ye has had months to work on them.

Interesting: rapper Future is listed as Executive Producer.

Producers Guild Nominates “West Side Story,” “Belfast,” 2 from Netflix, 2 from Warner Bros., Snubs “Gucci”

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Producers Guild Nominates “West Side Story,” “Belfast,” 2 from Netflix, 2 from Warner Bros., Snubs “Gucci”

Here are the films nominated by the Producers Guild of America for 2022:. The PGA is a pretty good indicator of Best Picture nominees, and if this is the group, it’s fine. The notable omission is “House of Gucci,” which is surprising.

Also coming today, soon, Directors Guild and Writers Guild nominees.

Being the Ricardos

Belfast

CODA

Don’t Look Up

Dune

King Richard

Licorice Pizza

Tick Tick Boom

West Side Story

Directors Guild Thought “Succession” Was the Only Well Directed Drama on TV This Year

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Directors Guild Thought “Succession” Was the Only Well Directed Drama on TV This Year

The DGA thought “Succession” was the only well directed drama on TV this season. All five nominees for Best Directing, Drama went to the HBO show. Now, I love this show, but all five? No other shows? That is completely ridiculous and wrong. If I were a TV director in the DGA, I’d be mighty unhappy with that decision. “Billions,” “Bridgerton,” and “Yellowstone” were just some of the shows ignored and snubbed. (I’m assuming “The Crown” was off season, but I may be wrong.) Just crazy.

Anyway, “Succession” isn’t ‘directed. I thought it was cinema verite. Aren’t the Roys real? They seem like it.

 

 

DRAMATIC SERIES

KEVIN BRAY
Succession, “Retired Janitors of Idaho”
(HBO)

Mr. Bray’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Gabrielle Mahon, Scott Ferguson First Assistant Director: John Silvestri
Second Assistant Director: Nicholas Notte
Second Second Assistant Directors: Jimmy Rosario, Nicole Payson Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi

MARK MYLOD
Succession, “All the Bells Say”
(HBO)

Mr. Mylod’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Gabrielle Mahon, Scott Ferguson First Assistant Director: Christo Morse
Second Assistant Directors: Michelle Flevotomas, Nicholas Notte Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi

ANDRIJ PAREKH
Succession, “What It Takes”
(HBO)

Mr. Parekh’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Gabrielle Mahon, Scott Ferguson First Assistant Director: Christo Morse
Second Assistant Director: Michelle Flevotomas
Second Second Assistant Directors: Jimmy Rosario, Nicole Payson Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi

ROBERT PULCINI & SHARI SPRINGER BERMAN
Succession, “Lion in the Meadow”
(HBO)

Mr. Pulcini & Ms. Berman’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Gabrielle Mahon, Scott Ferguson First Assistant Director: Christo Morse
Second Assistant Director: Michelle Flevotomas Second Second Assistant Director: Jimmy Rosario
Additional Second Assistant Director: Nicole Payson Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi

LORENE SCAFARIA
Succession, “Too Much Birthday”
(HBO)

Ms. Scafaria’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Gabrielle Mahon, Scott Ferguson First Assistant Director: John Silvestri
Second Assistant Director: Nicholas Notte
Second Second Assistant Directors: Jimmy Rosario, Nicole Payson

Additional Second Assistant Director: Matt O’Shea Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi

COMEDY SERIES

LUCIA ANIELLO
Hacks, “There Is No Line”
(HBO Max)

Ms. Aniello’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Melanie J. Elin, David Hyman First Assistant Director: Jeff Rosenberg
Second Assistant Director: Erin Stern Linares
Second Second Assistant Director: Heidi Hinzman
Additional Second Assistant Director: Alaina Neumann

MJ DELANEY
Ted Lasso, “No Weddings and a Funeral”
(Apple TV+)

ERICA DUNTON
Ted Lasso, “Rainbow”
(Apple TV+)

SAM JONES
Ted Lasso, “Beard After Hours”
(Apple TV+)

MIKE WHITE
The White Lotus, “Mysterious Monkeys”
(HBO)

Mr. White’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Mark Kamine First Assistant Director: Justin Ritson Second Assistant Director: Joe Landry

Second Second Assistant Director: Dais Kasagawa

MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND LIMITED SERIES

BARRY JENKINS
The Underground Railroad
(Amazon)

Mr. Jenkins’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Richleigh Heagh First Assistant Director: Liz Tan
Second Assistant Director: Elaine Wood
Second Second Assistant Director: Wayne Witherspoon
Additional Second Assistant Directors: Jesse Carmona, AJ Bruno

BARRY LEVINSON
Dopesick, “First Bottle”
(Hulu)

Mr. Levinson’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Marc Hammer First Assistant Director: Karen Kane
Second Assistant Director: Chelsea Ryan Petrucci Second Second Assistant Director: Alex Bonner

HIRO MURAI
Station Eleven, “Wheel of Fire”
(HBO Max)

Mr. Murai’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Dana Scott, David Nicksay First Assistant Director: Jennifer Wilkinson
Location Manager: Stefan Nikolov

DANNY STRONG
Dopesick, “The People vs. Purdue Pharma”
(Hulu)

Mr. Strong’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Marc Hammer First Assistant Director: Donald Murphy Second Assistant Director: Peter Dress
Second Second Assistant Director: Alex Bonner

CRAIG ZOBEL
Mare of Easttown
(HBO)

Mr. Zobel’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Karen Wacker, Ron Schmidt First Assistant Director: Kayse Goodell
Second Assistant Director: Jackson Rowe
Second Second Assistant Directors: Blair Howley, Findlay Zotter Additional Second Assistant Directors: Findlay Zotter, Laura Hoyt

VARIETY/TALK/NEWS/SPORTS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING

PAUL G. CASEY
Real Time With Bill Maher, “Episode 1935: Fareed Zakaria, Chris Christie, Eric Adams”
(HBO)

Mr. Casey’s Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Stacy Talbot
Stage Managers: Brian Anderson, Patrick Whitney

JIM HOSKINSON
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “Episode 1105”
(CBS)

Mr. Hoskinson’s Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Yvonne De Mare, Karen Yaeger Stage Managers: Mark McKenna, Jeff Leib

DON ROY KING
Saturday Night Live, ” Keegan-Michael Key; Olivia Rodrigo”
(NBC)

Mr. King’s Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Michael Mancini, Michael Poole, Laura Ouziel-Mack Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly, Eddie Valk

DAVID PAUL MEYER
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, “Episode 26112”
(Comedy Central)

Mr. Meyer’s Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Kira Klang Hopf Stage Manager: Bennymar Almonte

PAUL PENNOLINO & CHRISTOPHER WERNER
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, “Episode 830 – Season Finale”
(HBO)

Mr. Pennolino & Mr. Werner’s Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Elliot Mendelson
Stage Managers: Mark McKenna, Craig Spinney

VARIETY/TALK/NEWS/SPORTS – SPECIALS

IAN BERGER
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents, “Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse – Into the Magaverse”
(Comedy Central)

BO BURNHAM
Bo Burnham: Inside
(Netflix)

PAUL DUGDALE
Adele: One Night Only
(CBS)

Mr. Dugdale’s Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Hayley Collett
Stage Managers: Gary Natoli, Erica Christensen, Zachary Figures, Jackie Stathis

STAN LATHAN
Dave Chappelle: The Closer
(Netflix)

Mr. Lathan’s Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Sara Niimi Stage Manager: Valdez Flagg

GLENN P. WEISS
The 43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors
(CBS)

Mr. Weiss’s Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Ken Diego, Susan Kopensky, Ricky Kirshner, Lisa R. Anderson, Lori Margules
Stage Managers: John Esposito, Doug Fogel, Jeffry Gitter, Arthur Lewis, Tammy Raab, Karen Tasch Weiss

REALITY PROGRAMS

JOSEPH GUIDRY
Full Bloom, “Final Floral Face Off”
(HBO Max)

Mr. Guidry’s Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Sean P. Galvin
Stage Managers: Myeisha Abram, Kristianna LaRoda, Rachel Shimko

PATRICK MCMANUS
American Ninja Warrior, “1304: Qualifiers 4”
(NBC)

Mr. McManus’s Directorial Team:
Associate Director: David Massey
Stage Managers: Jeff Simms, T.J. Ganser, Wolfgang Delgado

RAMY ROMANY
Making the Cut, “Brand Statement”
(Amazon)

Mr. Romany’s Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Ryan Bunnell
Stage Managers: Will Baker, Brady Hess

BEN SIMMS
Running Wild with Bear Grylls, “Gina Carano In The Dolomites”
(National Geographic Channel)

Mr. Simms’s Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Jeff Simms

ADAM VETRI
Getaway Driver, “Electric Shock”
(Discovery Channel)

Mr. Vetri’s Directorial Team:
First Assistant Director: John Esposito Second Assistant Director: Eric Pai

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS

JAMES BOBIN
The Mysterious Benedict Society, “A Bunch of Smart Orphans”
(Disney+)

Mr. Bobin’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Grace Gilroy

MICHAEL LEMBECK
The J Team
(Paramount+)

PHILL LEWIS
Head of the Class, “Three More Years”
(HBO Max)

Mr. Lewis’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Susan M. Crank First Assistant Director: Rebecca Baughman Second Assistant Director: Oliver Garrett
Associate Director: Tim Clark

SMRITI MUNDHRA
Through Our Eyes, “Shelter”
(HBO Max)

JEFF WADLOW
Are You Afraid of the Dark?, “The Tale of the Darkhouse”
(Nickelodeon)

COMMERCIALS

STEVE AYSON
(MJZ)
Anthem, Mattress Firm – Droga5
Unit Production Manager: Adriana Cebada-Mora First Assistant Director: George Nessis
Second Assistant Directors: Jesse Carmona, Brent Martin
Award Speech, Miller Lite – DDB Chicago
Networking, Miller Lite – DDB Chicago

KATHRYN BIGELOW
(SMUGGLER)
Hollywood In Your Pocket, iPhone 13 – Media Arts Lab
First Assistant Directors: Allison Kunzman, Arle Bordas Second Assistant Director: Abbey Hansen
Second Second Assistant Director: Cody Maher

IAN PONS JEWELL
(RESET)
ECG, Apple Watch – Apple Sleep, Apple Watch – Apple Time, Squarespace – Squarespace
Your Mom’s Short Ribs, Instacart – Goodby Silverstein

HENRY-ALEX RUBIN
(SMUGGLER)
Teenage Dream, Sandy Hook Promise – BBDO – New York First Assistant Director: Anthony Dimino
Second Assistant Director: David Ebel

BRADFORD YOUNG
(Serial Pictures x Somesuch)
Super. Human., Channel 4 Paralympics – 4Creative First Assistant Director: Jez Oakley

DOCUMENTARY

JESSICA KINGDON
Ascension
(Paramount+)

STANLEY NELSON
Attica
(Showtime)

RAOUL PECK
Exterminate All the Brutes
(HBO)

Mr. Peck’s Directorial Team:
First Assistant Director: Mathias Honoré

AHMIR “QUESTLOVE” THOMPSON
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
(Searchlight Pictures)

ELIZABETH CHAI VASARHELYI & JIMMY CHIN
The Rescue
(National Geographic)

Ms.Vasarhelyi & Mr. Chin’s Directorial Team:
First Assistant Director: Joey Coughlin

Review: And Just Like That, Miranda’s Drinking Problem Has Disappeared, “SATC” 2.0 Likely to Be Renewed

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Review: And Just Like That, Miranda’s Drinking Problem Has Disappeared, “SATC” 2.0 Likely to Be Renewed

First: “Sex and the City: And Just Like That” will likely be renewed any day now. It’s mindless enough, has the franchise name, and Michael Patrick King has set up enough new stories that they can do 10 more of these things without too much trouble.

Second: Today, episode 9 of the first 10 drops to the ground like a watermelon from David Letterman’s old window. It seemed like Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) had a drinking problem. She drank like a fish, everywhere, even stopped into Smith’s seedy Bar on Eighth Avenue for a morning drink. But that has all evaporated now. What could have been an Emmy winning storyline for Nixon has just frittered away. Instead, Miranda has dumped her husband for Che, so all her problems are so yesterday.

I may be one of the few people who can’t stand Che. It’s just too much of her. And too much of the relationship at the expense of Miranda’s marriage to Steve. Nixon is such a fine actress, I can watch her do anything. But the whole thing has felt forced.

Charlotte (Kristin Davis) has the best stories thanks to her daughters and her own navigating new friends who happen to be Black. Nicole Ari Parker and Chris Jackson are killing it as the Wexleys. I so want to see more of them. I want Paula Patton to play Lisa’s sister. I want the Wexleys to get their own show.

I also love Nya (Karen Pittman) and her husband is played by Shy Baldwin from “Mrs, Maisel,” the one and only Leroy McClain. But introducing two couples makes the chances for “Sex and the City” to be a little dull, no? As for Sarita Choudhury as the realtor, the jury is still out. She’s terrific, but the character so far has been there to prop up the fourth leg of the table with Kim Cattrall gone. But all of these new characters are so well drawn, they could literally move to their own series.

Carrie: is a mess. They’ve made her a rich widow. I have no idea what she does (the podcast is idiotic) in the New York literary world. She used to be a striver, a freelance writer who needed money and was navigating life in the city as a single girl. Now she’s “the white girl who writes checks.” Yikes. Take the money away from her, it’s holding her back as a character. And bring back Brenda Vaccaro!

Oscar Voting Begins Today, Thursday: Here’s a Crib Sheet for the Top Categories

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Oscar Voting Begins Today, Thursday: Here’s a Crib Sheet for the Top Categories

Oscar voting begins today, Thursday. Here are some handy lists for the top categories. I’ll add some more during the day.

These are my choices. Journalists don’t get to vote in the Oscars. We suggest. We try to resist the enormous amount of publicity and marketing, but know that the nominees must come from movies the public has seen or been made aware of.

These choices differ in some respects to Gold Derby, which I don’t think really indicates anything and is rarely right. In Best Actress, I feel that these women were outstanding. Jennifer Hudson must be nominated for playing Aretha Franklin. How can she be omitted? Penelope Cruz’s work in
“Parallel Mothers” is extraordinary and must be seen. In Supporting Actor, Jamie Dornan is sublime in “Belfast.”  Mike Faist in “West Side Story” is creating something memorable. In supporting actress, Kathryn Hunter in “Macbeth” is coming almost from a transcendental place.

In Foreign Film, “Drive My Car” has the lead. I felt that Pedro Almodovar’s “Parallel Mothers,” one of the director’s best films but not entered by Spain, should go in general Best Picture. It can also be in Foreign Film. “A Hero” also rates in this category.

BEST PICTURE

Belfast, CODA, West Side Story, The Power of the Dog, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Tick Tick Boom, Being the Ricardos, Parallel Mothers, King Richard, Dune.

BEST ACTRESS

Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz, Jennifer Hudson, Jessica Chastain, Lady Gaga.

BEST ACTOR

Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Garfield, Denzel Washington, Will Smith, Javier Bardem

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Kathryn Hunter, Kirsten Dunst, Aunjunue Ellis, Caitriona Balfe, Ariana DeBose

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Jamie Dornan, Ciaran Hinds, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Troy Kotsur, Mike Faist

BEST DIRECTOR

Jane Campion, Kenneth Branagh, Steven Spielberg, Joel Coen, Denis Villeneuve

BEST SONG

“Somehow You Do” from “Four Good Days”

“No Time to Die” from movie of the same name

“Here I Am Singing My Way Home” from “Respect”

“Be Alive” from “King Richard”

“So May We Start” from “Annette” (the only good thing about this movie)

I did not choose the song offered from “Encanto.” It’s not nearly as good as “Bruno,” which is a commercial hit. I think Disney blew it here.

MORE NOMINEES CHOICES TO COME…

 

Kid Rock’s “We the People” Attacks Mainstream Media, Fauci: Carson Daly Once Called Him His “Best Friend”

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Kid Rock’s “We the People” Attacks Mainstream Media, Fauci: Carson Daly Once Called Him His “Best Friend”

Kid Rock– aka Bob Richie– is one cynical guy. He’s come up with an ultimate right wing song to make money off of unsuspecting freaks and rednecks. He’s gamed the download up to number 1 on iTunes, but that’s just from clicking over and over.

In “We the People,” Richie attacks mainstream media, Dr. Fauci, and says a “whole generation is mentally ill” from what? Wearing masks?

The reality is that Richie, who affects a hillbilly renegade right wing stance, is wealthy, moderate, and a liar. Carson Daly once looked me straight in the eye and said, “Kid Rock? He’s my best friend.”

I have no doubt that Richie, who lives in a $2 million Detroit mansion that sprawls over 6,000 square feet, is triple vaxxed. So is everyone in his household. I would bet that everyone wears masks around him. “We the People” with its idiotic lyrics, is a quick cash in, very Trumpian, to take money from his poor, uneducated followers. It’s a hoax.

Kid Rock was Richie Rich when he was growing up. His father owned multiple Chevy car dealerships in the Detroit area. His family, according to reports, also owned a six-acre orchard and Robert regularly helped pick apples and cared for the family’s horses. Here’s a picture of his childhood home. If you give him a penny, you’ve been had.

I’ve met Richie, by the way. He is soft spoken and polite. He once sang at a tribute to Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun at Tavern on the Green and he was respectful and actually tuneful. You could tell the whole Kid Rock thing was his act. Don’t believe a word of it now. He’s pandering.

 

 

 

“We The People”

We the people in all we do
Reserve the right to scream “Fuck you”
(Hey-yeah) ow
(Hey-yeah) huh
“Wear your mask, take your pills”
Now a whole generation’s mentally ill
(Hey-yeah) man, fuck Fauci
(Hey-yeah)But COVID’s near, it’s coming to town
We gotta act quick, shut our borders down
Joe Biden does, the media embraces
Big Don does it and they call him racist

We the people (ooh, let’s go Brandon)
We the people (ooh, let’s go Brandon)
We the people (ooh, let’s go Brandon)
We the people

Fuck Facebook, fuck Twitter too
And the mainstream media, fuck you too, too, too
(Woo) yeah, you

We the people (ooh, yeah)
We the people

Inflation’s up, like the minimum wage
So it’s all the same, it ain’t a damn thing changed
(Hey-yeah
Hey-yeah)
You piece of shit, I don’t see color
“Black lives matter”, no shit motherfucker
(Hey-yeah
Hey-yeah)

But we gotta keep fighting for the right to be free
And every human being doesn’t have to agree
We all bleed red, brother, listen to me
It’s time for love and unity

We the people (ooh, let’s go Brandon)
We the people (ooh, let’s go Brandon)
We the people (ooh, let’s go Brandon)
We the people

Fuck CNN, fuck TMZ
And you social media trolls, y’all can suck on deez (deez)
Deez nuts, that’s what’s up

We the people (ha-ha)

If you down with love and wanna make things better
All we gotta do is just come together
Weather the storm, and take my hand
Then follow my lead to the promised land
‘Cause we the people, we gotta unite
To follow that good time guiding light
Climb aboard this love boat
And rock that bitch up and down the coast

In order to form a more perfect union
Do ordain and establish this constitution for the United States of America

We the people (ooh, let’s go Brandon)
We the people (ooh, let’s go Brandon)
We the people (ooh, let’s go Brandon)
We the people

Standing up, and standing tall
‘Cause it’s all for one and it’s one for all
All, all, all
We the people (ooh)
We the people

Let’s go Brandon
Let’s go Brandon
Let’s go Brandon
Let’s go Brandon

French Oscars, the Cesars, Nominate Unwatchable “Annette” for Best Film But Snub Star Marion Cotillard

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French Oscars, the Cesars, Nominate Unwatchable “Annette” for Best Film But Snub Star Marion Cotillard

The French! Sacre bleu! The nominations are out for the Cesar Awards, their version of the Oscars. They nominated the god awful, unwatchable “Annette” along with director Leos Carax and actor Adam Driver. But they snubbed their own French actress, Marion Cotillard! She’s one of their biggest stars. They are one crazy gang over there!

Best Film

“Aline,” Valerie Lemercier, produced by Edouard Weil, Alice Girard, Sidonie Dumas
“Annette,” Leos Carax, produced by Charles Gillibert
“Bac Nord,” Cedric Jimenez, produced by Hugo Selignac
“Happening,” Audrey Diwan, produced by Edouard Weil, Alice Girard
“La Fracture,” Catherine Corsini, produced by Elisabeth Perez
“Lost Illusions,” Xavier Giannoli, produced by Olivier Delbosc, Sidonie Dumas
“Onoda, 10,000 Nights in the Jungle,” Arthur Harari, produced by Nicolas Anthome, Lionel Guedj

Best Director

Valerie Lemercier, “Aline”
Leos Carax, “Annette”
Audrey Diwan, “Happening”
Xavier Giannoli, “Lost Illusions”
Arthur Harari, “Onoda, 10,000 Nights in the Jungle”
Julia Ducournau, “Titane”

Best Actress

Leila Bekhti, “The Restless”
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, “La fracture
Laure Calamy, “Une femme du monde
Virginie Efira, “Benedeta”
Vicky Krieps, “Serre moi fort”
Valerie Lemercier, “Aline”
Lea Seydoux, “France”

Best Actor

Damien Bonnard, “The Restless”
Adam Driver, “Annette”
Gilles Lellouche, “Bac Nord”
Vincent Macaigne, “Medecin de nuit”
Benoit Magimel, “Living”
Pio Marmai, “La fracture”
Pierre Niney, “Boite noire”

Best Cinematography

Caroline Champetier, “Annette”
Christophe Beaucarne, “Lost Illusions”
Paul Guilhaume, “Paris, 13th District”
Tom Harari, “Onoda, 10,000 Nights in the Jungle”
Ruben Impens, “Titane”

Best Supporting Actress

Jeanne Balibar, “Lost Illusions”
Celine de France, “Lost Illusions”
Aissatou Diallo Sagna, “La fracture
Adele Exarchopoulos, “Mandibules
Danielle Fichaud, “Aline”

Best Supporting Actor

Francois Civil, “Bac Nord”
Xavier Dolan, “Lost Illusions”
Vincent Lacoste, “Lost Illusions”
Karin Leklou, “Bac Nord”
Sylvain Marcel, “Aline”

Best Female Newcomer

Noee Abita, “Slalom”
Salome Dewaels, “Lost Illusions”
Agathe Rousselle, “Titane”
Anamaria Vartolomei, “Happening”
Lucie Zhang, “Paris, 13th District”

Best Male Newcomer

Sandor Funtek, “Supremes”
Sami Outalbadi, “Une histoire d’amour et de desir”
Thimothee Robart, “Magnetic Beats”
Matika Samba, “Paris, 13th District”
Benjamin Voisin, “Lost Illusions”

Best First Film

“Gagarine,” Fanny Liatard, Jeremy Trouilh
“Magnetic Beats,” Vincent Mael Cardona
“La Nuee,” Just Philippot
“La panthere des neiges,” Marie Amiguet, Vincent Munier
“Slalom,” Charlene Favier

Best Foreign Film

“Compartment n. 6,” Juho Kuho Kuosmanen
“Drive My War,” Ryusuke Hamaguchi
“First Cow,” Kelly Reichardt
“The Worst Person in the World,” Joachim Trier
“Parallel Mothers,” Pedro Almodovar
“The Father,” Florian Zeller

Best Original Screenplay

Valerie Lemercier, Brigitte Buc, “Aline”
Leos Carax, Ron Mael, Russel Mael, “Annette”
Yann Gozlan, Simon Moutaïrou, Nicolas Bouvet-Levrard, “Boite Noire”
Catherine Corsini, Laurette Polmanss, Agnes Feuvre, “La fracture”
Arthur Harari, Vincent Poymiro, “Onoda, 10,000 Nights in the Jungle”

Best Adapted Screenplay

Yael Langmann, Yvan Attal, “Les choses humaines”
Audrey Diwan, Marcia Romano, “Happening”
Xavier Giannoli, Jacques Fieschi, “Lost Illusions”
Celine Sciamma, Lea Mysius, Jacques Audiard, “Paris, 13th District”
Mathieu Amalric, “Serre moi fort”

Best Animated Film

“Even Mice Belong in Heaven,” Denisa Grimmova, Jan Bubenicek
“The Summit of Gods,” Patrick Imbert
“La traversée,” Florence Miailhe

Best Documentary

“Animal,” Cyril Dion
“Bigger Than Us,” Flore Vasseur
“Debout les femmes!” Gilles Perret, Francois Ruffin
“Indes Galantes,” Philippe Beziat
“La panthere des neiges,” Marie Amiguet

Best Original Score

Ron Mael, Russell Mael, “Annette”
Guillaume Roussel, “Bac Nord
Philippe Rombi, “Boite Noire”
Rone, “Paris, 13th District”
Warren Ellis, Nick Cave, “La panthere des neiges”

Best Sound Editing

Olivier Mauvezin, Arnaud Rolland, Edouard Morin, Daniel Sobrino, “Aline
Erwan Kerzanet, Kaita Boutin, Mawence Dussere, Paul Haymans, Thomas Gauder, “Annette”
Nicolas Provost, Nicolas Bouvet-Levrard, Marc Doisne, “Boite Noire”
Francois Musy, Renaud Musy, Didier Lozahic, “Lost Illusions”
Mathieu Descamps, Pierre Bariaud, Samuel Aïchoun, “Magnetic Beats”

Best Editing

Nelly Quettier, “Annette”
Simon Jacquet, “Bac Nord”
Fredric Baillehaiche, La fracture”
Cyril Nakache, “Lost Illusions”

Best Costumes

Catherine Leterrier, “Aline”
Pascaline Chavanne, “Annette”
Madeline Fontaine, “Delicieux”
Thierry Deletre, “Eiffel”
Pierre-Jean Laroque, “Lost Illusions”

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