Friday, January 17, 2025

Business

Taylor Swift Announces New Album on Cynical Night of Marketing at MTV’s VMA’s

My hat is off to Taylor Swift and whoever coordinates her marketing. It is a thing of beauty. Taylor hung around all night at MTV's...

Sad Box Office: “The Invitation” Will Set a Low Record, United Artists Releasing Dumps George Miller Movie

We're in the Dead Zone of the annual box office. The summer hits are lingering and whatever's new, no one wants to see. "The Invitation"...

Madonna’s Self Directed Biopic May Be “Frozen” for the Moment, On the “Borderline”

There are rumblings that Madonna's deal for a self-directed biopic at Universal may be "frozen," to quote a song title. Things seem to be on...

Two of Paul Newman’s Daughters Sue Family Foundation Over Getting Pushed Aside by Board: “The whole family is demoralized”

Two of Paul Newman's daughters have sued the Newman's Own Foundation over their feeling that they've been increasingly pushed out and minimized by the...

Box Office: Lesson Learned as “Dragon Ball” Made $20 Mil But Deflated Every Day

Box office lesson learned this weekend: "Dragon Ball Super Super Hero" did make $20 million from Thursday night. But the Ball also deflated every single...

Animated Friday Night Box Office: “Dragon Ball” Wins the Night, Pawing Idris Elba’s “Beast” Into Submission

Friday night: anime movie "Dragon Ball Super Super Hero" scored such a big Thursday -- $4.3 million-- that you might think the numbers would...

Gwyneth Paltrow Becomes First Oscar Winning Actress to Be a Guest Judge on “Shark Tank”

Well, that's it. Gwyneth Paltrow is joining "Shark Tank" as a guest shark.. Paltrow won an Oscar in 1999 for "Shakespeare in Love." She never again...

Vanity Fair Eschews Hollywood for Fall Issue, Oddly Puts Race Car Driver on the Cover

I don't understand a word of Vanity Fair anymore, and from the looks of their circulation, no one else does, either. After fumbling the ball...