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Hollywood Pariah Kevin Spacey Opens in a Straight to Video Movie with 25 Producers, 1 Review, No Theaters, No Press

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Hollywood Pariah Kevin Spacey Opens in a Straight to Video Movie with 25 Producers, 1 Review, No Theaters, No Press

As we know, Kevin Spacey is a pariah in Hollywood.

He’s in a rare club with Mel Gibson, Armie Hammer, Nate Parker, Jonathan Majors, and James Franco.

Spacey has managed to avoid jail time by reaching settlements with various accusers of sexual malfeasance, all men.

His film career — which included two Oscars and a Tony Award — has been destroyed.

Spacey has been reduced to appearing in straight to video films, made for whatever reason the various producers involved know only to themselves.

On Friday, a new Spacey movie surfaced against its will, but not in theaters. It also went straight to video. “1780” is a period piece set during the Revolutionary War. Spacey plays a toothless Pennsylvania country trapper.

There is no rating on Rotten Tomatoes, largely because there is only one review. The review by Alan Ng of Film Threat is positive. Ng recently reviewed “World War Bigfoot,” which he also liked. He seems to specialize in reviewing films no one has heard of.

“1780” does boast 25 producers who will probably not see a return on their investment. But they can say they made a movie with Kevin Spacey.

Box Office: “Toy Story 5” Eyes $300 Million, Kryptonite for $18 Mil “Supergirl” Opening Night, “Disclosure Day” Alien-ated

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Box Office: “Toy Story 5” Eyes $300 Million, Kryptonite for $18 Mil “Supergirl” Opening Night, “Disclosure Day” Alien-ated

“Supergirl” is kind of a bust.

Counting in Friday, plus Wednesday and Thursday screenings, total opening in the US is just $18 million.

Don’t kill the messenger!

At this rate, a $40 million weekend would be nirvana, but it’s not clear if that can happen.

I guess the planned “Kypto” spin off isn’t happening. And that dog already bought a house in the Hollywood Hills!

“Supergirl” — to add insult to injury won’t debut at number 1. “Toy Story 5” continues to rake in the dough. They were up to $248 million last night, and could hit $300 million by Monday morning.

Taylor Swift’s song, “I Knew It, I Knew You,” is still in the iTunes top 10. The lyrics will be embroidered on her wedding napkins this Friday.

Poor “Disclosure Day.” Can’t get to $100 million. Will fall short even this weekend. Very “alien”-ating. Too bad, I really enjoyed it. But once the bad mojo sets in, it’s hard to fight back.

Getting excited about Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey.” I’m happy to see Universal not bringing in “influencers” before critics see it. I guess they learned their lesson from “Disclosure Day.” The social media people botched it for audiences. Whoever said, “Spielberg’s best movie in 20 years” is the culprit.

Quincy Jones and Nastassja Kinski’s Daughter Marries Brooklyn Beckham’s Brother-in-Law: What Could Go Wrong? LOL

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Quincy Jones and Nastassja Kinski’s Daughter Marries Brooklyn Beckham’s Brother-in-Law: What Could Go Wrong? LOL

So here’s some good gossip.

Billionaire Nelson Peltz’s family is already under the microscope since his daughter, Nicola, married Brooklyn Beckham, son of David and Victoria.

Brooklyn has since disavowed his family and joined the billionaire cult. He’s even mocking his soccer star father in commercials for DoorDash. Brooklyn also posts videos of himself making grilled cheese sandwiches.

Now Nicola’s brother, Will, has married the daughter of late legendary composer/producer Quincy Jones (much missed in this world) and actress Nastassja Kinski. Her name is Kenya Kinski-Jones. Her grandfather was the famed actor Klaus Kinski.

According to pictures on Kenya’s Instagram, it was a Jewish ceremony. Peltz is Jewish. Kenya is not, although her half sister, actress Rashida Jones, is because her mother was beloved, late actress Peggy Lipton. Got that?

The Peltz siblings are loaded. They call themselves actors and have appeared together in B movies and TV shows. If they were smart, they’d take Nelson’s money and start producing movies.

Meantine, just to make things interesting, their mother’s sister is Chandi Heffner, of the Doris Duke scandal. Chandi wormed her way into the life of the late billionaire heiress, claimed to be her adopted daughter, and scored a piece of her estate.

Oh, to have been a fly on the wall at this wedding. They make Taylor and Travis look…normal.

How long before Kenya doesn’t speak to her mother and moves in with the Peltzes? Note to HBO: I will write this series, and it will be a huge hit.

Tampa Will Allow Shows Tonight, Tomorrow by Hitler-Loving Kanye West, Raymond James Financial Is OK with Them, Too

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Tampa Will Allow Shows Tonight, Tomorrow by Hitler-Loving Kanye West, Raymond James Financial Is OK with Them, Too

Tampa is ok with Kanye West.

The antisemitic, Hitler-loving rapper will perform at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium tomorrow and Sunday.

The stadium was named by Raymond James Financial, which apparently is cool with West’s past remarks and songs praising Hitler and decrying Jews.

If I were their client, I’d have been out by now.

There was an effort to cancel the show, but as in San Antonio, money won out over ethics. In both cities, the municipalities own the respective stadiums. And the cities approve.

Fox13 in Tampa says: “A contract between the authority and the concert promoter includes language stating the authority cannot terminate, suspend or cancel the event based on the artist’s identity, prior public statements, public perception or political viewpoints. The authority says that provision was requested by the promoter.”

But this begs the question why the Tampa Sports Authority agreed to have Kanye West in the first place.

There are plenty of seats left on both nights!

Listen to the Rolling Stones’ Two Latest Great New Songs — “Jealous Lover,” “Divine Intervention” — from Forthcoming Album

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Listen to the Rolling Stones’ Two Latest Great New Songs — “Jealous Lover,” “Divine Intervention” — from Forthcoming Album

The great new Rolling Stones album, “Foreign Tongues,” is coming on July 10th.

We’ve already heard two of the new songs — “Rough and Twisted,” and “In the Stars.”

The band sounds like it made the album in 1980.

Now come two more tracks — “Jealous Lover’ and “Divine Intervention.” They are each knockouts.

The whole album — 14 songs — is sensational, even better than 2023’s Grammy winning “Hackney Diamonds.”

This — plus albums by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, and in August Carly Simon — show real artists at work. Great music made by accomplished humans!

Trump Media Stock Fell to All Time Low This Morning, On Brink of Going Below 7 Bucks as President’s Pool Party Continues

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Trump Media Stock Fell to All Time Low This Morning, On Brink of Going Below 7 Bucks as President’s Pool Party Continues

Donald Trump’s crazy rants about the reflecting pool in Washington are having repercussions.

Trump just keeps wailing away on his Truth Social, a joke of a site that just hosts insanity, like the old Weekly World News.

His insistence that his speech yesterday drew 45,000 people in person was hilarious. Also a howl are his efforts to prosecute tourists who splash the pool.

Stock for Trump Media dropped to its all time low this morning — $7.01. The stock almost dropped below $7, which is a huge embarrassment.

If you lost money investing in Truth Social, wouldn’t you be angry?

Megyn Kelly Is One of the Most Disgusting, Racist, Self Serving Right Wingers: Watch What She Says About Haitian Immigrants

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Megyn Kelly Is One of the Most Disgusting, Racist, Self Serving Right Wingers: Watch What She Says About Haitian Immigrants

Megyn Kelly shook down NBC for millions after her black face scandal. At one point, even Fox News got rid of her.

She continues to be a racist, disgusting right winger on YouTube. Do people actually listen to her?

She posted this video to Twitter herself. She’s PROUD of it. Trump once said she was bleeding from all pores, but I think it’s a brain bleed.

This is vile hatred. I can’t wait for her children to grow up and disown her.

“Supergirl” Gets Soft Start in Weds-Thurs Previews with $7.8 Mil, Mixed Reviews, and Tough Crowd of Male Critics

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“Supergirl” Gets Soft Start in Weds-Thurs Previews with $7.8 Mil, Mixed Reviews, and Tough Crowd of Male Critics

Warner Bros.’ “Supergirl” had a soft start last night and combined with Wednesday screenings.

Craig Gillespie’s take on Superman’s cousin brought in $7.8 million domestically, and just over $13 million worldwide.

An absolutely entertaining superhero movie, “Supergirl” — starring Milly Alcock in the title role — starts with a disadvantage. The social media crowd — mostly fan boys — are rooting against it. Plus the male critics who contribute to Rotten Tomatoes want it to fail.

Why? Because there’s a female lead. But “Supergirl” looks great, has lots of action, and much humor. It’s kind of like a “Mad Max” movie in some ways. I really enjoyed the repartee between Kara — Supergirl — and Clark — Superman (David Corenswet).

Some reviewers have eviscerated “Supergirl.” But I noticed social media posts overnight from paying fans who really enjoyed it. I think “Supergirl” will fly higher than expected this weekend.

Bruce Springsteen, Dionne Warwick, Barry Manilow, Alicia Keys, JHud, Among Stars Set for All Star Clive Davis Funeral

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Bruce Springsteen, Dionne Warwick, Barry Manilow, Alicia Keys, JHud, Among Stars Set for All Star Clive Davis Funeral

I’m told A list stars will participate in Clive Davis funeral next week.

So far they include Bruce Springsteen, Dionne Warwick, Barry Manilow, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, and Kenny G.

This may sound like an unusual funeral, but for Clive this is nirvana. A music man, he was also a show man, and loved to showcase his artists. He was very proud of them.

Each of these artists represents a key moment in his six decade career.

Bruce Springsteen was signed by John Hammond at Columbia, but it was Clive’s advice that made the first album, “Greetings from Asbury Park,” stand out. Bruce has said in countless interviews that Clive advised him to move around on stage. Clive also sent Bruce home to write two singles. They were “Blinded by the Light” and “Spirit in the Night.”

Alicia Keys was signed by Clive to his new J Records label in 2000 after Sony Music didn’t want her. He shepherded her first album to 2 million in sales and the start of a 25 year career.

Dionne Warwick was already a star from the 1960s when Clive revived her career at Arista Records with hits like “Deja Vu” and “Heartbreaker.”

Barry Manilow and Kenny G were Arista staples Jennifer Hudson lost “American Idol” but won a contract at Arista. Clive believed in her so much that she became the star of the Aretha Franklin biopic, “Respect.” They had mutual respect.

Believe me, if Aretha and Whitney Houston were still with us, they’d be front and center at that funeral.

Stay tuned…there will be more to celebrate the incredible life of this man…

Keep refreshing…

Superman David Corenswet and “Heated Rivalry” Actor Francois Arnaud Headed to Broadway in Revival of “Three Days of Rain”

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Superman David Corenswet and “Heated Rivalry” Actor Francois Arnaud Headed to Broadway in Revival of “Three Days of Rain”

Here comes the rain again.

Broadway will see its first official revival of Richard Greenberg’s “Three Days of Rain” next February..

“Superman” actor David Corenswet, “Heated Rivalry” star Francois Arnaud, and “Handmaid’s Tale” actress Yvonne Strahoski will play the lead roles.

Anna Shapiro is directing.

The original production starred Bradley Cooper, Paul Rudd, and Julia Roberts were the original stars. Off Broadway, the play — shortlisted for a Pulitzer — featured Patricia Clarkson, John Slattery and Bradley Whitford.

The main feature of the play, as I recall, was actual rain pouring down at the end of the second act.

All of these new actors will come to Broadway hoping for Tony Award attention. But they should be on notice since the Tonys do not welcome “Hollywood” actors very often. I should have thought this would be a fall season production, where the odds of failure are lower.

The problem is, this play was not so hot when it opened in 2006. Julia Roberts was eviscerated, and the play itself was not that warmly welcomed. The casting really depends on having a seasoned Broadway actor on stage in any of the three roles. That won’t be the case here.

Let’s cross fingers, and wait for the Rain.

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