As his pic starring Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor debuts today on HBO Max, the filmmaker talks about how its third lead is the global pandemic and how an adventurous spirit helped him in putting together the movie that will shoot aboard an Elon Musk SpaceX capsule.
If there are any milestones worth noting this week, it’s that the Focus Features thrillerPromising Young Woman crossed the $3 million in its fourth week in theaters. This weekend the Emerald Fennell-directed pic starring Carey Mulligan played in 1,333 theaters and added an estimated $430K to its box office till this…
Though renowned for his music, Phil Spector also harbored an ambition to direct and produce movies, and in 1966 asked me to drop by his house so he could explain his plan. At the time, I was a reporter covering politics for The New York Times in Los Angeles and had met Spector at a political party.
Spector, then 25…
Comedian and actor Steve Martin reported today via social media on his experience with the COVID-19 vaccine.
As you might expect, it wasn’t the usual sanctimonious, virtue signaling celebrity report.
“Good news/bad news,” tweeted Martin. “Good news: I just got vaccinated! Bad news: I got it because I’m 75.”
"Thank you…
Youth is wasted on the young. At least, that Russell Crowe’s take on it.
The actor responded today to an online commenter who disparaged the 2003 epic Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. The film starred Crowe as Jack Aubrey, captain in the Royal Navy.
The film grossed $212 million worldwide and was…
Refresh for latest…: Fans of Kollywood cinema got a treat this weekend as Tamil action thriller Master debuted in India and a handful of other markets across the harvest festival period. While we do not have confirmed figures for the Vijay-starrer in India, estimates had it at around $11M from Wednesday-Friday with…
Singer Ronnie Spector was married to producer Phil Spector, who died today at 81, from 1968-1974. Although the marriage saw much commercial success, with hits like Be My Baby, Baby, I Love You, The Best Part of Breakin’ Up, Do I Love You? and Walking in the Rain, Ronnie Spector later claimed abuse during their…
Defending his company’s takedown of the controversial Parler app from his online store, Apple CEO Tim Cook told Fox newsman Chris Wallace today that he doesn't believe freedom of speech and allegedly provoking violence intersect.
Apple, Google, and Amazon Services all took the Parler app offline after the protests…
Morgan Freeman will commemorate Martin Luther King Jr Day tomorrow with a series of 12 videos that will begin playing hourly on Freeman's Instagram page, at 8 AM Eastern time. Each video recalls Dr. King's words, most of which have much to say about life in current difficult times as they did when he said them back…
Today is Betty White’s 99th birthday. She’s forgotten more about television than most of us will ever know, and the evidence of that came in the outpouring of well-wishes that dotted social media from celebrities and fans.
To put the cherry on the cake, White’s long-unseen series, Pet Set, created by and starring the…
Sunday Final AM: In a continuing pandemic marketplace such as this, with 57% of all movie theaters still closed, whether you’re a distributor or an exhibitor, you have to be thankful for any amount of money you can get your hands on. Open Road has released the second Liam Neeson movie during the pandemic, The…
Phil Spector, whose “Wall of Sound” was a groundbreaking recording technique that powered some of the biggest acts in music, has died at age 81 from Covid-19 complications.
The Wall of Sound was a meticulous and layered approach to recording, smacking a listener with a dense, almost symphonic array even on basic rock…
Former 9-1-1: Lone Star lead Liv Tyler revealed that she contracted the coronavirus just before the New Year.
In an Instagram post shared on Friday, the actress said she tested positive on New Year’s Eve and described her experience with Covid-19 to help share information and let others know they’re not alone in…
