Here’s my annual list of the Most Fascinating People of the year: If you didn’t go to the movies a lot this year, you missed the on-screen domination of Kevin Hart. The combined grosses of “Ride Along” (co-starring Ice Cube), “About Last Night” and “Think Like a Man Too” totaled nearly $250 million domestically. And […]

Sony Pictures has announced that the 24th installment in the 007 series will be titled “Spectre”. Returning James Bond, Mr. Daniel Craig, will be joined by Ralph Fiennes and new villain Christoph Waltz (a perfect casting choice), along with returning director Sam Mendes (who helped earn 2012’s “Skyfall” two Oscars and a total of 5 […]

Last December, NBC did something no TV network had done in nearly 50 years: televise a live musical. “The Sound of Music LIVE!”, a three-hour, stage production starring country singer Carrie Underwood as Maria Von Trapp, drew nearly 19 million viewers. So The Peacock has decided to take a calculated risk and air another one. […]

If you predicted that the adventures of Woody and Buzz were over after 2010’s Best Picture Oscar nominee “Toy Story 3”, you are surely regretting it now. The announcement that John Lasseter will return to direct “Toy Story 4” (due out in June 2017) stunned many, and delighted even more. The screenplay, co-written by “Parks […]

This Holiday Season is jam-packed with choices. From Awards Season contenders, to guaranteed blockbusters, there’s something for everyone. I’ve made the list – and checked it twice: FAMILY FARE “Penguins of Madagascar” (PG) The DreamWorks Animation spinoff to the highly-successful “Madagascar” trilogy is the final animated release of 2014. New voice cast members include Benedict […]

The first Drive-In movie theater opened in 1933 and, at one time, there were over 4,000 operating in the US. Today, sadly, there are fewer than 300 Drive-Ins still open. However, the Johnny Rockets restaurant chain wants to change that. Johnny Rockets has announced plans to build up to 200 new Drive-In theaters, each with […]

A three-hour space epic vs. an animated superhero adventure. The first weekend of November is going to be one of the biggest of 2014, with the first legitimate big budget box office battle since “22 Jump Street” defeated “How to Train Your Dragon 2” in June. Two GIANT releases are competiting for the top spot. […]

“The Simpsons” is Primetime TV’s longest-running scripted series. Now in its 26th season on FOX, the 31-time Emmy-winning animated comedy shows no signs of slowing down, since the showrunners have made 2014 one of the most memorable years in “Simpsons” history by crossing over…A LOT: To celebrate the 550th Episode in May, “The Simpsons” crossed-over […]

E. Max Frye is the Emmy-nominated screenwriter of the HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers”. He and Dan Futterman (Oscar nominated for 2005’s “Capote”) co-wrote the Steve Carell/Channing Tatum sports drama “Foxcatcher”, out November 14th. But as Frye explains to me in this LCJ INTERVIEW (link here), the two never worked together on the film. He […]

Tyler Perry has spent much of his acting career in ladies clothing, playing his on-screen alter-ego Madea. There have been six movies centered around the feisty, opinionated old woman, and the character has also made guest appearances in other Perry movies over the years. However, “A Madea Christmas”, which was released last holiday season, made […]