Celebrity
Gotham Awards Notes: How Far Along is Natalie Portman? “Not far enough!” jokes Oscar winning actress
What a night at the Gotham Awards! Plenty of stars, celebs, actors, and so on. Everyone was in a good mood, too. Why? The...
Business
Steven Mnuchin May Be A Problem as Treasury Secretary: He Funds TimeWarner Movies, Trump Opposes Company’s Merger with AT&T
Donald Trump wants to appoint Steve Mnuchin as Secretary of the Treasury. But Mnuchin's real job is being one third of RatPac, the company...
Movies
“Manchester by the Sea” Named Best Film by National Board of Review, Nothing for Clint Eastwood First Time in Years
The much maligned National Board of Review chose Amazon's "Manchester by the Sea" for Best Film, Screenplay, Actor (Casey Affleck) and Breakthrough Performance -...
Movies
“Moonlight,” Barry Jenkins’ Tale of a Young Black Gay Man’s Coming of Age, Takes Gotham Awards
Barry Jenkins' "Moonlight" swept the Gotham Awards tonight. it won best feature, director and screenplay. The film's Oscar chances have skyrocketed tonight.
Big surprise for...
Books
Movies: Carrie Fisher Was Supposed to be in ’78 Classic “Days of Heaven” But Had “No Compatibility” with Richard Gere
Carrie Fisher's "The Princess Diarist" is out, and everyone's talking about her 1976 affair with Harrison Ford on set on "Star Wars."
There's lots more...
Movies
Gay Talese’s “Voyeur” Movie Can Still Happen Even if Director Sam Mendes Is Unhappy About Documentary
There's nothing normal about Gay Talese's "The Voyeur." When Talese published an except about his book in The New Yorker last spring, Steven Spielberg's...
Movies
Movies, Oscars, Critics Choice: Viola Davis Lead or Supporting Actress for “Fences”?
Here's our conundrum: Viola Davis entered herself into the 2017 Awards races as a supporting actress in "Fences," a movie only critics have seen...
Movies
Fidel Castro is Dead, Was Not Popular in Movies– Only Three Actors Ever Played Him
Fidel Castro is dead-- Donald Trump Tweeted that out this morning, so we know it's true.
Castro wasn't popular in movies. For some reason, no...