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Believe in the Theatrical Experience Again

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This is the summer of the theatrical comeback. As long as things still look good – and studios are still comfortable releasing these films between now and Labor Day – the box office should be sensational. It will all kick off on Thursday May 27th with Paramount’s “A Quiet Place: Part II” and Disney’s “Cruella”. […]
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The Post-Win Nomination

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Some people think that once you win an Oscar, you may never win or be nominated again. You’ve hit the high point of your career. But that’s certainly not the case, especially recently. There have been a number of times when actors are nominated again for performances shortly after they took home the gold. And […]
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Big Big Screen Return of Angelina Jolie

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Angelina Jolie won an Oscar in 2000 for “Girl, Interrupted”. Some may call an Academy Award win the highlight or peak of their career. But Jolie was just getting started. She followed it up with two successful “Lara Craft” movies and in 2004 lent her voice to DreamWorks Oscar nominated “Shark Tale”. She returned to […]
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Another Round of ‘Wonderful World of Disney’

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Instead of airing “American Idol” on Sunday and Monday nights this May, ABC has decided to bring back its “Wonderful World of Disney” movie series. And this time: it’s all animation. Monday May 3rd sees the network TV premiere of Disney/Pixar’s 2018 Oscar nominated blockbuster sequel “Incredibles 2”. On May 10th it’s the network television […]
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‘The Story of Late Night’ Episode One Review

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CNN’s new six-part docuseries “The Story of Late Night” begins this Sunday May 2nd at 9pm. I’ve screened the first episode (titled “Inventing Late Night”), which breezes through the ‘50s and most of the ‘60s at a fairly rapid pace. This isn’t the most thorough look at the origins of network programming at 11:30pm. And […]
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Lil Rel Howrey: 2021 Oscars MVP

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Lil Rel Howrey was the MVP of the 2021 Oscars experience on ABC. Howrey co-hosted the 90-minute “Into the Spotlight” pre-show from 6:30-8pmET with enthusiasm, genuine interest and humor. He and his “Judas and the Black Messiah” co-star Daniel Kaluuya chatted about making the movie, and Howrey also had memorable moments with “Nomadland” director Chloe […]
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LCJ’s 2021 Oscar Predictions

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After some careful consideration (including a few last-minute changes) and difficult decisions, I have locked in my predictions for the 93rd Annual Academy Awards. And they are: Best Picture – “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Alternate: “Nomadland”) Best Director – Chloe Zhao, “Nomadland” (Alternate: David Fincher, “Mank”) Best Actor – Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s […]
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Toni Collette Film Career Highlights

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Toni Collette stars in the new Netflix film “Stowaway” (debuting April 22nd) and Bleecker Street’s “Dream Horse” (in theaters May 21st). I had the chance to meet the Oscar nominee outside of a Broadway show a few years ago (when people could still do that… and when Broadway shows still existed). Collette has had a […]
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Double Dose of Summer TV Stars

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The TV networks are announcing their Summer 2021 lineups (which mostly consist of game shows and game-based reality competition series). And it looks like we’ll be getting a double dose of three television personalities: AMY POEHLER The “Saturday Night Live” vet lends her voice to Season 2 of FOX’s animated series “Duncanville”. It premieres with […]
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