1) Raucous Golden Globes Loses Credibility. After being told by NBC that the network would not broadcast the Golden Globes this year, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association decided to take all their energy out on the Critics Choice Association. The HFPA forced the CCA into a months-long battle over when and where their ceremonies would […]
One of the longest-running animated film franchises continues. “The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild” features the return of Simon Pegg as the voice of the title, feisty weasel. This 6th installment in the “Ice Age” series premieres Friday January 28th on Disney+. I didn’t see the first “Ice Age” (released in 2002) in theaters. […]
Here are my selections for the best movies of 2021 — and where you can watch them: 1. “WORTH” (Netflix) 2. “THE SUMMIT OF THE GODS” (Netflix) 3. “ALINE” (In U.S. Theaters Jan. 21; was released in Canada and screened at prominent film festivals in 2021) 4. “RIDERS OF JUSTICE” (Hulu) 5. “FLEE” (In Select […]
By mid-March, I had already been to the movies 20 times in 2020. The first four films were in Los Angeles, the fifth in Chicago, and the next 15 near where I live in Upstate NY. Then COVID hit. Theaters shut down, and I ended-up watching more than 200 new releases in my house during […]
As 2021 comes to a close, I’m thinking about the more than 200 new movies I screened over the past 12 months. Which 10 will make my 10 Best list? They will be revealed soon. For now, here’s my list of the 10 best scenes of the year: “Final Steeplechase Race” – “DREAM HORSE” (Now […]
I screen plenty of TV shows so I can interview the makers/creators, especially in animation. But what impresses me from what I casually watch on TV? These are my picks for the best television series, special programs and events of 2021: “American Idol”: Paula Abdul Guest Judge & Randy Jackson Cameo (ABC) “Big Shot” (Disney+) […]
“Being the Ricardos” stars Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball. This isn’t the first time the Oscar winner had played the leading lady of a sitcom. 2005’s “Bewitched” saw Kidman as Isabel Bigelow, a real witch who’s cast to play Samantha Stephens on a remake series of the ‘60s classic. Her co-star is popular Hollywood actor […]
Will Smith has starred in 12 films over the past 25 years that earned more than $150 million at the domestic box office: “Independence Day” (1996) – $306 million “Men in Black” (1997) – $250 million “Men in Black II” (2002) – $193 million “Shark Tale” (2004) – $161 million “Hitch” (2005) – $180 million […]
Thanksgiving has always been a big weekend for animated features. Even last year, during the first holiday season of the pandemic, DreamWorks’ “The Croods: A New Age” earned $14.3 million from Wednesday through Sunday in about half the number of theaters (2,200) it probably would’ve been in under normal circumstances. Pre-COVID, Disney often used the […]
“Ghostbusters: Afterlife” is only about a week and a half away. Sony, hot-off the $200 million domestic success of “Venom: Let There Be Carnage”, is hoping this revival of an iconic franchise will do nearly as well, if not better. Question is: will the fandom, and a new generation, come-out in force? “Afterlife” (directed by […]