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Longest Running “Young and Restless” Actor Doug Davidson: “I think I am done, treated like a day player after 43 years”

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Longest Running “Young and Restless” Actor Doug Davidson: “I think I am done, treated like a day player after 43 years”

Doug Davidson, who’s played Paul Williams on CBS’s “The Young and the Restless,” is not happy. He’s rarely seen anymore on the long running soap. A couple of years ago there was an outcry from fans, and the show’s star, Eric Braeden, stepped in to support him.

But now on Twitter Davidson has responded to a fan: “I just want to thank you again for all your support. But I think I am done. After 43 years I am treated like a day player. No bueno.”

Asked whether he’d write a book, Davidson answered: “Naw. You already know it all.”

Davidson was last seen on the daily show on November 19, 2020.

Like so many things, Davidson’s situation doesn’t make sense. “The Young and the Restless” has lost over 1 million viewers over the last couple of years. The most recent full week ratings were 3.3 million average. Three years ago, the average was as high as 4.8 million.

Ironically, when the soap had to air re-runs last spring and summer because of the pandemic, many of the weeks were dedicated to Williams’ popular character and storylines from the past. It’s sort of like legacy rock stars who can’t get their new music played on radio stations that live on their hits.

PS Aretha Franklin loved “The Young and the Restless.” In the upcoming “Genius: Aretha” on Nat Geo, there’s a nod to the show, playing in the background during one scene from the 70s. It reminded me of when Michael Keaton’s character was caught watching the show in the movie, “Mr. Mom.”

 

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John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place, Part 2” to Open May 28th, Maybe “The French Dispatch” Will Get a Date, Too

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John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place, Part 2” to Open May 28th, Maybe “The French Dispatch” Will Get a Date, Too

Almost the last thing I did before the world stopped was go to the premiere of John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place, Part 2.”

That was March 8, 2020. Duck duck goose. Then the world came to a screeching halt.

“AQP2” has been moved around a bit since then. But now it’s got a release date: May 28th. It will go into theaters, I guess, and up on Paramount Plus streaming. It’s quite good, if I remember correctly. It’s an excellent middle movie in a trilogy, and sets up a Part 3 nicely. Emily Blunt kicks ass, Cillian Murphy is terrific, the kids are alright, and it’s very scary.

Now that Paramount has settled that problem, what’s next? Oh, yes. What ever happened to Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch”? Maybe Searchlight will give it a summer date. I feel like I saw it and forgot it already. No, seriously, let’s get this one going. Maybe for this year’s Cannes Film Festival?

Respect for Below the Line Set Decorators at Last as Aspire Design and Home Launches Awards for Movies and TV

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Respect for Below the Line Set Decorators at Last as Aspire Design and Home Launches Awards for Movies and TV

Because of COVID, we’ve all been indoors thinking about what shows to watch and what decorating we may want to do. All those sumptuous sets in movies and TV shows. Who’s responsible for making it all look so delectable?

Perfect timing for the just announced ASPIRE Design and Home magazine’s “Best-Dressed Rooms in TV and Film Awards” which not only will be a TV awards show but the company behind it also has the largest group of show houses and will devote one to the winning productions.

Former CNN entertainment correspondent Jill Brooke, who runs flowerpowerdaily.com, created the idea and joined forces with ASPIRE Design and Home owners Steve Mandel and Amy Sneider.

For the first time ever, there will be a category honoring the Floral Artists in films and TV as well as the set decorators who often do the heavy-lifting and implementation of the designs. It’s about time!

Judges include set decorators Beth Kushnick (“The Good Fight,”) Lydia Marks, (“Sex and the City” movies) and Melinda Ritz (“Will and Grace,”) as well as decorators for celebrities such as Ellen DeGeneres, Ryan Seacrest, Robin Wright and Queen Latifah. Also adding their expertise: Jenny Tobin, the florist for over 20 Oscar and B.A.F.T.A.-nominated films, including “The Favourite,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Fantastic Beasts 1 and 2,” actor and director Chazz Palminteri, landscape architect Fernando Wong from Discovery’s “Clipped” and Tony and Emmy-award winning Derek McLane, who designed “Beautiful,” the Carole King musical, and “Moulin Rouge,” as well as 2014’s Oscars.

Categories in the competition include Best Contemporary and Best Period design, Cheap Chic Award, Best Bedroom, Best Hotel Room, Best Use of Outside Space, Best Use of Small Space, Best Costumes Enhancing Decor, Best Room to Evoke Nostalgia. Best Dining Room or Kitchen as well as Coolest Detail for Plot Enhancement.

The list of nominees includes “Bridgerton,” “Mank,” The Undoing,” The Queen’s Gambit, “Billions,” “Emily in Paris,” “One Night in Miami,” “The Crown,” “Malcolm & Marie” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”

Here’s the Teaser for Our Favorite Netflix Show, “Lupin,” starring Omar Sy, Returning this Summer for Season 2

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Here’s the Teaser for Our Favorite Netflix Show, “Lupin,” starring Omar Sy, Returning this Summer for Season 2

I love the thriller-mystery called “Lupin.” Who doesn’t? Isn’t it odd that two of our favorite shows are from France? (The other one is “Call My Agent.”) Anyway, also Netflix. Omar Sy stars in “Lupin,” which ended after 5 episodes with a big cliffhanger. The series will return sometime this summer with a fresh batch. I met Omar when he starred in “The Intouchables,” the hit French movie championed by Harvey Weinstein. “The Intouchables” is now on Netflix, too, if you need an Omar fix.

Swag City: “Genius Aretha” Gets the Prize for Best Promo Ever, Series Begins March 21st

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Swag City: “Genius Aretha” Gets the Prize for Best Promo Ever, Series Begins March 21st

As my grandmother used to say, You can’t beat this with a stick.

National Geographic TV win the prize for Best Promo ever. They’ve sent out a record player to promote “Genius: Aretha” which begins March 21st on their channel for 4 nights.

Cynthia Erivo is amazing as Aretha, and Courtney B. Vance is outstanding as her father, Reverend CL Franklin. There are many terrific performances. The music is over the top good.

But look at this thing: a Victrola, with bluetooth, and audio outputs. All customized for Aretha. The package comes with a coffeetable book and an LP from Atlantic Records of “Aretha’s Greatest Hits.” I just played it. The sound is wonderful.

We all Victrola’s back in the day. I didn’t realize they were a company. They have beautiful record players, etc on their website. Maybe their rep will email me at showbiz411@gmail.com. Once you see these things, you will be ready to buy one.

I hope Nat Geo or someone will make this package available for Aretha fans. It’s quite the souvenir. But I’m not surprised since Clive Davis was involved in it.

And Aretha on vinyl! What a sound! But you will not be disappointed by Erivo’s versions when you hear them. Aretha would be impressed.

Help Quarantunes This Sunday Hit $20 Million in One Year of Charitable Giving for An All Star Event

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Help Quarantunes This Sunday Hit $20 Million in One Year of Charitable Giving for An All Star Event

I don’t say enough about the Quarantunes fundraising Zoom calls going on for the last year. They are amazing.  Hundreds of people donate and participate every week. Mind blowing!

This Sunday, super agent Richard Weitz and his 17 year old daughter, Demi, will pass the $20 million mark with another fundraiser. This is for Heartbeats, and you can donate here.

Heartbeats is a group of socially responsible 9th through 12th graders that work to bring early awareness to teens about issues surrounding child abuse and family violence.

Richard and Demi, along with plenty of people who comprise their ‘village’– as in ‘it takes a village’– have done incredible work for the last year. They’ve raised $19.8 million for a variety of charities including MusiCares and Project AngelFood, all in service of helping people during the pandemic. They deserve some kind of Purple Heart or Medal of Freedom.

That they’re hitting that $20 million mark is quite a substantial achievement. By contrast, what have we done besides bake bread and binge watch Netflix?

Join the group this Sunday. Tape Oprah’s royal special, and put the Critics Choice Awards on the background. You won’t regret it. The celebs, especially the musical guests, who show up on Quarantunes are always shockingly outstanding! (They never tell you in advance who’s going to be on, but I’m never disappointed!)

PS Shout outs to record producer and music man Kerry Brown, husband of Stacy Sher– she’s co-producing the Oscars next month– and SiriusXM’s Tracey Jordan. They’re the Weitzes secret weapons, plus Clive Davis, Jimmy Jam Harris, and Sherry Lansing, whose face on the Zooms always gives me a smile!

Rudy Giuliani’s Daughter Announces She’s Polyamorous — Relationships with Couples — In the Most Public Way Possible

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Rudy Giuliani’s Daughter Announces She’s Polyamorous — Relationships with Couples — In the Most Public Way Possible

Donna Hanover must be prostrate on a fainting couch.

Her daughter, Caroline Giuliani, has announced in the most public way possible that she’s polyamorous, i.e. threeways with couples.

This is also Rudy Giuliani’s daughter. He must be prostate on a fainting couch.

While it’s brave of Caroline to embrace her sexuality, I’m not sure why she had to do it in Vanity Fair. Except that they — I hope — paid her a lot of money to write that piece. A lot. Please, Caroline, I hope it was thousands of dollars.

I mean, no one was asking about her private life. But what is a private life anymore? Especially when you can make some coin from it.

Her article is called “A Unicorn’s Tale: Three-Way Sex With Couples Has Made Me a Better Person.”

For Rudy, who was last seen in “Borat 2” coming on to a girl who he thought was a reporter from Kazakhstan, going into a hotel bedroom and playing with his, er, pants, the Guiliani’s definitely have sexual freedom in their jeans, er, genes.

But poor Donna. How much Xanax is there?

I’m not denying Caroline her life, or criticizing her choices. She owns it. She’s very happy. But there’s no such as being circumspect anymore. Her first sentence is “I want to watch my boyfriend bend you over”. She’s not holding back.

On Instagram, she says: “Shame around sex is my nemesis, so I wrote this @vanityfair piece about my sexual liberation! Link in story to the full article. 🦄 P.S. Happy belated national threesome day, which was apparently yesterday!”

I’m trying to imagine Rudy discussing this down at Mar-a-Lago or The Breakers in Palm Beach. Or at Four Seasons Landscaping.

Look, everyone should just be happy, live long and prosper!

New Pop: Drake, Nick Jonas, Bruno Mars Drop R&B Tinged Hits, Justin Bieber Song Lands with a Thud and Sounds Very Familiar

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New Pop: Drake, Nick Jonas, Bruno Mars Drop R&B Tinged Hits, Justin Bieber Song Lands with a Thud and Sounds Very Familiar

It’s actually a big day in pop. There are a bunch of new records, mostly very good.

Drake hit number 1 with “What’s Next” and he’s got two more on the chart to go with it. This is all in service of his upcoming album,

Nick Jonas dropped “This Is Heaven,” which he sang on “Saturday Night Live” last weekend, a very catchy dance pop hit.

Bruno Mars teamede up with Anderson.Paak and SilkSonic for a throwback 70s R&B number called “Leave the Door Open” that sounds fresh and original.

The only clunker in the group is Justin Bieber’s “Hold On,” another “I’ll be there to save you” anthem that is not very compelling. His fans didn’t have a good reaction to it. “Hold On” debuts at number 10 on iTunes, behind Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” and Shaggy’s “It Wasn’t Me.” Yes, the last two are oldies. “Hold On” sounds very much like Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know.” Listen below.

Decisions: Oscar Ballots Go Out Today, Critics Choice Ballots Due Back Tonight, What to Choose?

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Decisions: Oscar Ballots Go Out Today, Critics Choice Ballots Due Back Tonight, What to Choose?

Critics Choice Ballots are being voted today and must be back Friday night. (I voted mine Thursday afternoon.) Oscar ballots for the Academy Awards nominations begin voting today. Lots of choices. What to do? Considering the Golden Globes winners and the SAG Nominees, there’s a lot to consider.

This is what I’m thinking right now.

BEST PICTURE

“Nomadland,” “Ma Rainey,” “Trial of the Chicago 7,” “Minari” are all in. “Promising Young Woman” has a lot of support. Soul should be in. I’m a big fan of One Night in Miami, and Judas the Black Messiah.” The Father” must be included. “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” would be my 10th choice.

BEST ACTRESS

Lots of upheaval here. Rosamund Pike won a Golden Globe. So did Andra Day. I think those two now join the top 3: Viola Davis, Frances McDormand, and Carey Mulligan. I’m going with Viola. It’s a staggering performance.

BEST ACTOR

Again, what to do? Chadwick Boseman can never be nominated again. His win is meaningful. Anthony Hopkins gives a masterful performance in “The Father.” I’m torn, but Sir Tony has an Oscar and many awards. He very well may be back again. Steven Yeun in “Minari” seems right. Tom Hanks in “News of the World” is underrated. Gary Oldman in “Mank” which has not caught on, could be in fifth place. Or Riz Ahmed, from “Sound of Metal.”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

So we have Sacha Baron Cohen as a foregone conclusion, what with “Chicago 7” and “Borat 2.” But Daniel Kaluuya won the Golden Globe, and he was sensation in “Judas.” I really think Mark Rylance deserves a nod for “Chicago 7.” Leslie Odom Jr. as Sam Cooke in “One Night in Miami” sings his way in, although any of those four actors could be included. My choice was Glynn Turman from “Ma Rainey.”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Jodie Foster won the Golden Globe. Even she was shocked. I’m not sure she’ll make the Oscars. So who are the best supporting actresses? Olivia Colman in “The Father” just sails through the movie with aplomb. This puts her in direct competition again with Glenn Close, for “Hillbilly Elegy.”  I would add Valerie Mahaffey from “French Exit,” Amanda Seyfried from “Mank,” and Ellen Burstyn from “Promising Young Woman.”

BEST DIRECTOR

Chloe Zhao, David Fincher, Regina King, Lee Isaac Chung, Aaron Sorkin. Zhao will win Critics Choice, at least. What a group!

A great crop of films this year. And let’s not forget the maligned “Hillbilly Elegy.” Amy Adams was GREAT. Ron Howard did a fine job. It’s too bad we lost this one to bad group buzz. I’ll bet 10 years from now we see “Hillbilly Elegy” on cable etc more often that a lot of these other films.

 

Miley Cyrus Leaves RCA Records for Corporate Cousin Columbia Records Amid Declining Record Sales

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Miley Cyrus Leaves RCA Records for Corporate Cousin Columbia Records Amid Declining Record Sales

Miley Cyrus has not left the building.

Still not 30 — she’s 28 — Miley feels like she’s lived several lifetimes. But even at this young age, her record sales are in terrible decline. She needs to be reinvented.

Her last two RCA albums, “Plastic Hearts” and “Younger Now,” were disasters. Her only real hit album was 2013’s “Bangerz.” That was eight years ago.

So Miley has left RCA and joined Sony corporate cousin label, Columbia Records. Ron Perry, who’s had a lot of success getting Columbia in order, signed her. It’s unclear what plan he has, but pointing Miley to country music with a pop edge seems like the only plan that might work. Metal, punk, and so on are offensive to her core audience. Perry will have to reason with her if she wants to make more records.

The fact is, Miley has an outstanding voice. She’s wasting it on a lot of junk. How about a Rick Rubin-produced Miley Cyrus album? How about a remake of “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden”? It’s time to turn her into a vocalist supreme. No more Joan Jett (and I love Joan Jett but that’s not for Miley Cyrus).

And no more Dead Petz. Only living ones, preferably puppies!

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