And now a word from film critic Neil Young.
He says that the Tom Cruise movie “is the best film I have ever seen.”
(The drugs are still kicking in from the ’60s.)
Neil says “Digger is a film of our times.”
I won’t hold this review against the revered music artist. His new album, “Second Song,” is a masterwork. On the film front, he worked with the late great much much missed Jonathan Demme.
Meantime, “Digger” is losing a lot of theaters today and tomorrow. Maybe Neil will host a screening!
Joni Mitchell is a busy new US citizen.
The singer songwriter’s fans know she’s a talented visual artist. Her drawings and paintings have been used as album covers, and a book of them was issued a few years ago.
Now Joni has 23 new paintings coming in a book called “News.”
The work covers a 24 news cycle with slogans, song lyrics, and uncompromising imagery. Her sharp wit skewers power and politics; her voice articulates protest and resistance. A powerful expression of her undimmed creative independence and vision, “NEWS” is a testament to the enduring power of art.
Joni says: “NEWS” is my protest song – a song not for the ears but for the eyes. This is not fake news!”
There’s a regular edition for $65, and a collectible one signed, for $250. Click here.
This woman is amazing. She nearly died after a brain hemorrhage several years ago. Her spirit and recovery are a miracle. (Also, PS Judy Collins’ hit recording of “Both Sides Now” is part of the new Oscar bound movie “Wild Horse Nine.”)
Without a lead in from an NFL game, “60 Minutes” sputtered on Sunday.
According to Nielsen, Sunday’s episode averaged 6.061 million total viewers and 767,000 viewers in the coveted Adults 25-54 demographic. That was down 41 percent in total viewers and 62 percent in the demo from last week’s episode, which benefited from the wild Kansas City Chiefs game.
The numbers show a 12% decline from last year’s fourth episode.
CBS did not promote the show in a conventional way. They waited til the last minute to give individual promos to two of the segments. The third remained a mystery til airtime.
The first segment was another Norah O’Donnell celebration of the Trump administration, a press release for the Secret Service.
The third segment was a profile of musician Jon Batiste that was pretty much the same as one CBS Sunday Mornings did four years ago, and the second in a short time following Gayle King’s piece on Batiste on CBS Mornings. They sure love Jon Batiste!
But the headlines have come from Lesley Stahl’s story from Israel about West Bank thugs terrorizing Palestinian home owners. It was a story presented in sheep’s clothing, as it was pitched about Israelis using sheep to help preserve settlements.
Stahl did a great job, but later it came out that she fought tooth and nail with CBS News chief Bari Weiss to get it on the air, and almost resigned.
The core “60 Minutes” audience smells a rat, and they’re tuning out in protest.
What will happen this week? The Chiefs are back at 4:25pm vs the LA Chargers, and the Buffalo Bills take on the Las Vegas Raiders. CBS is hoping for nail-biters that go long and feed right into the newsmagazine. God forbid the games are fast, or total blowouts.
Gosh.
Tom Arnold really does not like TV producer Chuck Lorre.
Lorre has just published a memoir called “Sitcom’ that’s getting a lot of attention. For one thing, he was once a Scientologist. He also rips into all the stars of his shows, revealing bitter feuds and permanent arguments.
Lorre produced a lot of hits, like “Roseanne” and “Three and a Half Men,” plus “Young Sheldon” and “The Big Bang Theory.”
The producer is not kind to stars like Roseanne Barr, Tom Arnold, and Charlie Sheen, apparently.
Arnold responds in a post this morning that Lorre has “made $800,000,000 off the backs of very talented women (& a naive cracked up Charlie Sheen).”
Tom says, “I wish everyone could have seen his arrogant, clown face the day Roseanne made me fire him.”
Tell us how you really feel, Tom.
It’s really the season for tell-all Hollywood books, isn’t it? Ari Emanuel, Sylvester Stallone, Michael Douglas. All the skeletons are on display!
Some thoughts on uber producer Chuck Lorre’s new book… https://t.co/KaUN4fen9h
— Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) October 15, 2026
Broadway was booming last week.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus led the charge. Her debut in “Other Desert Cities” brought in a stunning $2.1 million in its second week of previews — up from $1.8 million last week.
JLD is not the only draw for this revival of an award winning play. Ed Harris and Allison Janey are featured in the star-studded cast. The production opens this Sunday.
Meantime, “Hamilton” came in at $3 million, up by a whopping three million dollars! This award winning masterpiece has never been so popular. I guess a lot of people are curious about the founding principles of this country considering the mess we’re in now.
The revival of Aaron Sorkin’s “A Few Good Men,” also in previews, sold out last week. The total box office was $500K. But it shows many people can handle the truth.
And “Chicago,” on the boards since Gerald Ford was president, sold out, also. “Chicago” runs hot and cold depending on stunt casting. Right now a TV reality star named Reece Weaver is playing Roxie Hart. She obviously has a following. (I’ve never heard of her.) She’ll be there for another month. After that, maybe Kimberly Guilfoyle will take over.
And just like that, “Girls” is back.
Following the lead of HBO with “Sex and the City,” HBO is reviving the 2010s hit show written by Lena Dunham.
Along with Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke and Zosia Mamet will come Andrew Rannells, all from the original cast.
But it’s unlikely that movie star and Oscar nominee Adam Driver will return. Driver will probably be the Kim Cattrall of this show. Cattrall famous refused to re-create her Samantha character for the “Sex and the City” reboot.
In the end, Cattrall made one cameo — shot on a different set — and did a short voice over.
Driver could do that, too. But he’s made dozens of movies since “Girls” ended, and appeared on Broadway. He and Dunham did not split on an amicable note, which she wrote about her in her memoir.
Ditto Riz Ahmed, the actor whose character knocked Dunham’s Hannah up in the final season. He has a bustling movie career.
Also, not announced: actor-director Alex Karpovsky, who’s made a fortune (which we presume) voicing ads for Gain detergent.
Sadly, there’s no return for Peter Scolari. The beloved actor who played Dunham’s father passed away in 2021.
Who knows? We could see cameos. And the speculation of famous guests will go on until the episodes air. But I wouldn’t bet on Kalshi that anyone of these other people returns.
Miley Cyrus and her mom were very generous the other night.
According to hitsdailydouble.com, The Miley Cyrus Foundation gave a $1 million gift to that total in support of the HOME Campaign, which is currently constructing 97 new apartments at a housing development in Skid Row called Rosa’s Place.
The donation is certainly well-intentioned.
But Miley had better call her accountant fast.
Her foundation, which just changed its name, has no money in its till.
Miley’s org used to be called The Happy Hippie Foundation. Now it’s been switched over to the new, more obvious appellation.
Sadly, however, the Happy Hippie Foundation shows net assets of $7,079 in its 2024-25 ta filing.
To be fair, according to the filing, Miley divided $474K in donations among five organizations during that period. That left the Foundation deeply depleted.
Considering she doesn’t tour, and her last albums were in the red, Miley had better start looking at her numbers. She will make some money performing at the Hollywood Bowl this week, but she made need it to pay bills and eat.
Hollywood is a fickle place.
First they want you, then you’re shown the door.
In the space of a few minutes yesterday I received a welcome and a disinvite from the Creative Community for Peace in Beverly Hills.
First they were thrilled I was coming to their event called Ambassadors of Peace honoring Gene Simmons from the group KISS.
Also coming were David Foster’s daughter, Erin, creator of the Netflix sitcom “Nobody Wants This.” Also, record exec Ethopia Habtemariahm who runs KPop company Hybe. Special guests were promised. Sounds good!
Of course, I have no idea what they’re talking about, and I’m 3,000 miles away.
And then, just as I was dry cleaning my tux, and buying a plane ticket, I was kicked to the curb.
A new email read:
“Dear Roger,
Please disregard the event details email that was sent earlier. It was sent in error.
Please note that this is a ticketed, guest-list-only event. If you are not already confirmed or ticketed to attend, you will not be admitted.
We apologize for the confusion, and thank you for your understanding.
Team CCFP “
Easy come, easy go I go. That’s show business. And the thing is, I wouldn’t have eaten a lot, I promise! And I would have lied to Gene Simmons about liking KISS. But there you go. And now, to quote ex KISSer Ace Frehley, I’m back in the New York groove!
PS to organizers: Nobody, absolutely no one, wanted this invitation.
U2’s next single is called “The Greatest Show on Earth.”
It drops on Thursday, in anticipation of the album “Carnaval de Luz.”
I’ve managed to piece together this information from clues scattered like bread crumbs.
Watch a teaser here.
Just in time to vote, we have a new official US citizen.
It’s Joni Mitchell, beloved pop superstar.
Joni is famous for being Canadian. But now she’s American, too. The almost 83 year old has lived in the US since the 1960s but it’s never been official.
Who could be more welcome?
The Grammy winning composer of “Both Sides Now,” “Help Me,” the “Blue” album, and “Woodstock” looks pretty happy in the video she posted.
Congrats! Mazel tov!