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Demented Donald Demands Kamala Cognition Test, Attacks “The Apprentice” Movie as “Disgusting Hatchet Job”

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Demented Donald Demands Kamala Cognition Test, Attacks “The Apprentice” Movie as “Disgusting Hatchet Job”

Donald Trump seems more and more demented in every new video. With Maria Bartiromo yesterday, he was slumped over and barely awake.

Nevertheless, Donald is demanding Kamala Harris — who’s bright, lively, and 20 years his junior– get a cognition test. He think she’s out of it.

Donald is so out of it he’s just now attacking the movie, “The Apprentice,” after it flopped over the weekend.

He calls the movie “scum” and attacks the writer, Gabriel Sherman. Trump says he had a great relationship with his wife, Ivana, until she died. That’s why he buried her in a golf course. He doesn’t deny the main accusation of the film, that he sexually abused or raped Ivana, as she once claimed until she was forced to retract the accusation.

As for Harris, he actually says, “Her actions have led many to believe that there could be something very wrong with her…Also, she is slow and lethargic in answering even the easiest of questions.”

This is called projecting. Harris beat him soundly in their one debate, and continues to flatten Trump in speeches and interviews. She’s very quick, witty, and smart, which obviously frightens him. This is also called Gaslighting. Kamala Harris can talk circles around Donald Trump, whose brain is misfiring as he continues to lie about everything around him.

Melania Trump’s “Smudged” Memoir Knocked from Number 1 on Amazon by Elvis, Bob Woodward

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Melania Trump’s “Smudged” Memoir Knocked from Number 1 on Amazon by Elvis, Bob Woodward

“Melania” is no longer number 1.

The former First Lady’s memoir spent less than a week at the top of the Amazon best seller list.

It’s now number 4, behind Riley Keough’s book about her grandfather, Elvis Presley, and mother, Lisa Marie Presley.

It’s also behind “War” by Bob Woodward, a searing look at Donald Trump through interviews.

There’s also a Halloween coloring book in the top 3.

And then comes “Melania,” a great work of fiction. On Amazon, readers continue to complain about the smudged cover that shows fingerprints.

It’s worse at Barnes & Noble.com, where “Melania” has fallen to number 20 very quickly.

In her memoir, Melania says nothing about all the trials Donald Trump has been involved in, his 34 felony convictions, the sexual harassment case from E. Jean Carroll, the fact that a judge pronounced Trump a “rapist,” or his hatred of immigrants.

Prior to publication, Melania issued a series of odd and scary videos on social media. Those have stopped now. Her publicity tour has been confined to Fox News.

Critics Choice Documentary Awards Nominees Include Christopher Reeve Film, Will Ferrell’s “Will and Harper”

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Critics Choice Documentary Awards Nominees Include Christopher Reeve Film, Will Ferrell’s “Will and Harper”

The Critics Choice Documentary Awards nominations are out, and they are terrific. What a great group of films. The Awards are given out November 10th in New York. Four of the 10 Best Documentaries are from Netflix. A sentimental favorite is “Super/Man,” the Christopher Reeve story. And “Piece by Piece,” the Lego movie about musician Pharrell Williams, is a winner. The film most likely to go to the Oscars is “Sugarcane” from National Geographic, an investigation into abuse and missing children at a native residential school ignites a reckoning on the nearby Sugarcane Reserve.

Nominees for the Ninth Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards
 

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story (National Geographic)
Daughters (Netflix)
The Greatest Night in Pop (Netflix)
Jim Henson Idea Man (Disney+)
Music by John Williams (Walt Disney Studios)
Piece by Piece (Focus Features)
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (Netflix)
Sugarcane (National Geographic)
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films)
Will & Harper (Netflix)

BEST DIRECTOR
Ian Bonhôte & Peter Ettedgui – Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films)
Josh Greenbaum – Will & Harper (Netflix)
Ron Howard – Jim Henson Idea Man (Disney+)
Julian Brave NoiseCat & Emily Kassie – Sugarcane (National Geographic)
Natalie Rae & Angela Patton – Daughters (Netflix)
Benjamin Ree – The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (Netflix)

BEST NEW DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER(S) 
Brendan Bellomo & Slava Leontyev – Porcelain War (Picturehouse)
Carla Gutiérrez – Frida (Amazon MGM Studios)
Charlie Hamilton James – Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story (National Geographic)
Sue Kim – The Last of the Sea Women (Apple TV+)
Julian Brave NoiseCat & Emily Kassie – Sugarcane (National Geographic)
Natalie Rae & Angela Patton – Daughters (Netflix)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Michael Cambio Fernandez – Daughters (Netflix)
Charlie Hamilton James, Johnny Rolt, Bertie Gregory – Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story (National Geographic)
Christopher LaMarca, Emily Kassie – Sugarcane (National Geographic)
Iris Ng, Eunsoo Cho, Justin Turkowski – The Last of the Sea Women (Apple TV+)
Zoë White – Will & Harper (Netflix)
Jessica Young – The Blue Angels (Amazon MGM Studios)

BEST EDITING
Otto Burnham – Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films)
Rik Chaubet – Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat (Kino Lorber)
Paul Crowder – Jim Henson Idea Man (Disney+)
Troy Lewis, Adelina Bichiș – Daughters (Netflix)
Nathan Punwar, Maya Daisy Hawke – Sugarcane (National Geographic)
Robert Stengård – The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (Netflix)

BEST SCORE
Erland Cooper – Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story (National Geographic)
Ilan Eshkeri – Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films)
Nathan Halpern – Will & Harper (Netflix)
Uno Helmersson – The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (Netflix)
Kelsey Lu – Daughters (Netflix)
Marc Shaiman – Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (HBO | Max) 

BEST NARRATION
Bad River (50 Eggs Films)
   Written by Mary Mazzio
   Performed by Quannah ChasingHorse & Edward Norton

Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story (National Geographic)
   Written by Charlie Hamilton James
   Performed by Billy Mail & Susan Mail

Dahomey (Mubi)
   Written by Makenzy Orcel
   Performed by Lucrece Houegbelo, Parfait Viayinon, Didier Sedoha Nassegande, and Sabine Badjogoumin

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (Cohen Media Group)
   Written and performed by Martin Scorsese

Queens (National Geographic)
   Written by Chloë Sarosh
   Performed by Angela Bassett

Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces (Apple TV+) 
   Written and performed by Steve Martin

BEST ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTARY
Black Twitter: A People’s History (Hulu/Onyx Collective)
The Greatest Night in Pop (Netflix)
Jim Henson Idea Man (Disney+)
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (Cohen Media Group)
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat (Kino Lorber)
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films)

BEST HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY
Bad River (50 Eggs Films)
Dahomey (Mubi)
The Greatest Night in Pop (Netflix)
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (Cohen Media Group)
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat (Kino Lorber)
Sugarcane (National Geographic)

BEST BIOGRAPHICAL DOCUMENTARY
Frida (Amazon MGM Studios)
I Am: Celine Dion (Amazon MGM Studios)
Jim Henson Idea Man (Disney+)
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (Netflix)
Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces (Apple TV+) 
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films)

BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY
The Greatest Night in Pop (Netflix)
I Am: Celine Dion (Amazon MGM Studios)
Music by John Williams (Walt Disney Studios)
Piece by Piece (Focus Features)
Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band (Hulu)
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat (Kino Lorber)

BEST POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY
Bad River (50 Eggs Films)
Girls State (Apple TV+)
Porcelain War (Picturehouse)
Stopping the Steal (HBO | Max)
Sugarcane (National Geographic)
The Truth vs. Alex Jones (HBO | Max)

BEST SCIENCE/NATURE DOCUMENTARY
Apollo 13: Survival (Netflix)
Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story (National Geographic)
Blink (National Geographic)
The Last of the Sea Women (Apple TV+)
Secrets of the Octopus (National Geographic)
The Space Race (National Geographic)

BEST SPORTS DOCUMENTARY
Copa 71 (New Black Films)
The Dynasty: New England Patriots (Apple TV+)
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa (Netflix)
Mr. McMahon (Netflix)
Simone Biles Rising (Netflix)
The Turnaround (Netflix)

BEST TRUE CRIME DOCUMENTARY
American Nightmare (Netflix)
Black Box Diaries (MTV Documentary Films/Paramount+)
Incident (The New Yorker)
The Jinx – Part Two (HBO | Max)
Stopping the Steal (HBO | Max)
Sugarcane (National Geographic)

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
I Am Ready, Warden (MTV Documentary Films/Paramount+)
Incident (The New Yorker)
Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World (Netflix)
Once Upon a Time in Ukraine (Earle Mack Productions, Storyville Films, Goldcrest Films)
The Only Girl in the Orchestra (Netflix)
The Turnaround (Netflix)

BEST LIMITED DOCUMENTARY SERIES
America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (Netflix)
Black Twitter: A People’s History (Hulu/Onyx Collective)
Mr. McMahon (Netflix)
Ren Faire (HBO | Max)
Secrets of the Octopus (National Geographic)
Simone Biles Rising (Netflix)

BEST ONGOING DOCUMENTARY SERIES
30 for 30 (ESPN)
America’s Most Wanted (Fox Broadcasting Company)
The Food That Built America (History)
Independent Lens (PBS)
The Jinx – Part Two (HBO | Max)
POV (PBS)

Sting Cuts Down to Propulsive 3 Piece Combo for Intimate New Show that Recalls Heyday of The Police

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Sting Cuts Down to Propulsive 3 Piece Combo for Intimate New Show that Recalls Heyday of The Police

We’ve seen Sting in many iterations post The Police: big rock outfits, symphonic interpretations, Broadway. He’s that versatile.

But now he’s on his “3.0” tour which came to Port Chester, New York’s intimate Capitol Theater for the second of two nights last night. This is basically a take on his Police sound, just him with searing guitarist Dominic Miller, drummer Chris Maas, and Sting himself on bass.

No less than Clive Davis, famed music mogul, sat in the Capitol’s main box and didn’t leave until the very end. That’s how good a show this was.

Sting is such a showman after 50 years (50 years!) that he pulled this off without batting an eye. The performances are polished and yet kind of raw because they’re right in your face. The show is propulsive in its energy. How can three people make such a big sound, and so exact?

The songs in Sting’s catalog stand the test of time because of their construction. They’re all based in jazz so that sped up to be punk/New Wave or slowed down to be contemplative their foundations remain solid. There are the hits — “Message in a Bottle,” “Roxanne,” “Fields of Gold” (the song Paul McCartney said he wished he’d written).

But then are the revelations. “Shape of My Heart” sounded more plaintive than ever last night. “Why Should I Cry for You?” — a mournful tribute to Sting’s dad — rings with sadness.

Of course the highlight of the is Sting’s butterscotch voice, which hasn’t lost a step but it seems richer and more textured as he ages. It can’t just be hot tea with honey. But he holds soaring notes impossibly. They come in arcs and land with precision and control. This is no small thing.

Sting’s show was preceded by jazz and classical pianist ELEW, who he introduced to the audience. ELEW is a rare find, a musical prodigy and an exciting and unusual choice who set the tone for the night.

Beatles for Sale: New Scorsese Produced Doc Headed to Disney Plus, Mono Album Box Set

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Beatles for Sale: New Scorsese Produced Doc Headed to Disney Plus, Mono Album Box Set

It’s the fall, so it’s time for Beatlemania.

COming November 29th to Disney Plus is a new documentary produced by Martin Scorsese called “Beatles ’64.”

At the same time, we’re getting a box set of vinyl editions of the 2009 Beatles Mono Box set of CDs. That mono box is still quite stunning — if you don’t have it, get it.

The Mono vinyl set includes Meet The Beatles!; The Beatles’ Second Album; A Hard Day’s Night (Original Motion Picture Sound Track); Something New; The Beatles’ Story (2LP); Beatles ’65; and The Early Beatles. They’ve been out of print since the 60s!

I’ll get the box just for Beatles ’65!

The documentary is directed by David Tedeschi, with technology from Peter Jackson, of course. There are new interviews with Paul and Ringo. The film includes rare footage filmed by pioneering documentarians Albert and David Maysles. The live performances from The Beatles first American concert at the Washington, DC Coliseum and their Ed Sullivan appearances were demixed by WingNut Films and remixed by Giles Martin.

“Saturday Night Live” Ignores 49th Anniversary, Plus “Please Don’t Destroy” Trio is Gone

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“Saturday Night Live” Ignores 49th Anniversary, Plus “Please Don’t Destroy” Trio is Gone

“Saturday Night Live” is pushing its 50th year celebration, as we know from its logo.

But last night was the actual 49th anniversary of the show’s premiere. No mention was made of this because it might confuse viewers. The show has now entered its 50th season.

The actual 50th anniversary would be next fall. But NBC will celebrate year 50 in February, during sweeps, with a prime time special and a big party at 30 Rock.

Last night’s show was overall very enjoyable, with the multi-talented Ariana Grande promoting the “Wicked” movie coming November 22nd. Grande has a wicked sense of humor and is a very good mimic. She imitated fellow singers like Miley Cyrus and Gwen Stefani, and also was hilarious as Jennifer Coolidge.

Stevie Nicks was the musical guest, the oldest one in eons. She sang her new song, “The Lighthouse,” and an old favorite, “Edge of Seventeen.” A much wanted duet with the two singers didn’t materialize, although Ariana made reference to it in her monologue. Sounds like Stevie wasn’t interested.

Not on the show for the third week in a row was the comedy trio Please Don’t Destroy. The three guys had been making fun videos for the last couple of seasons that were a breath of fresh air. No annoucement has been made, but they seem to be gone. One of their members, John Higgins, is the son of Steve Higgins, a long time “SNL” producer who is seen on camera and works on Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show. That would seem a little awkward.

Minimized: James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump imitation. Last week there was nothing. This week he was thrown into the mix of a “Family Feud” parody but not featured. Is JAJ doing this? Or is “SNL” downplaying the caricature rather than promote Trump?

Ratings from last night should be very good. And this week coming up Billie Eilish is appearing to promote her Grammy Award chances. Lorne Michaels is pulling out all the stops for the 49th or 50th anniversary!

Coppola’s “Megalopolis,” Stripped of Most Theaters After 3 Weeks, Won’t Make $7.5 Million

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Coppola’s “Megalopolis,” Stripped of Most Theaters After 3 Weeks, Won’t Make $7.5 Million

It’s no secret Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” is a box office bomb.

In its third week of release, “Megalopolis” was stripped of most of its theaters and was down to 227 screens. Total weekend take was $230,000.

“Megalopolis” has made now just $7.3 million. With a reported cost of $120 million, the sci fi film — with very negative reviews — could not have done worse.

Coppola says he put at least $100 million of his own money into the picture. That money is gone into the ether. It may be the biggest failure of any film ever, surpassing usual punch lines like “Ishtar” and “Heaven’s Gate.”

Whatever Coppola has done, his reputation remains intact as a superior filmmaker. Last night both “The Godfather” and “The Godfather Part 2” were playing in competing cable channels here in New York. They are extraordinary, and nothing can take away from that.

Where can “Megalopolis” go from here? This week Lions Gate will either pull it entirely or leave it in or two venues. The movie will go to streaming where someone will watch it (me). Maybe it will grow a following.

New: Trump Movie “The Apprentice” Makes $1.6 Mil Over Four Days, Audiences Stay Away

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New: Trump Movie “The Apprentice” Makes $1.6 Mil Over Four Days, Audiences Stay Away

The Trump movie “The Apprentice” is a total box office write off.

“The Apprentice,” starring Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump and Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohen, has made 1.6 million over the last four days.

It’s playing in 1,750 theaters, a fairly wide release. Average per screen is 908, meaning just nine people — or fewer — have been in every theater where it’s played.

“The Apprentice” had a startling premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May when it had no distributor. There was an immediate issue because much of the financing had come from former Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder, who thought he was backing a pro Trump movie. When Snyder discovered the movie showed Trump in a negative way — such as assaulting wife Ivana — the fear was the movie wouldn’t see the light of day.

But Tom Ortenberg stepped in with his Briarcliff Entertainment, and Snyder was persuaded to let the movie be released.

“The Apprentice” really never got much of a marketing push, however, and came off as something of a stealth release. The result is that audiences have stayed away in droves. The only way to save “The Apprentice” now — so it could impact the election – would be to just to put it on streaming services.

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Actor Dennis Quaid, With Two Dead Movies at Box Office, Supports 34 Time Felon Donald Trump at Rally (Watch)

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Actor Dennis Quaid, With Two Dead Movies at Box Office, Supports 34 Time Felon Donald Trump at Rally (Watch)

Dennis Quaid is frittering away what’s left of his career.

Today Quaid spoke for Donald Trump at his rally in Coachella, California. Not satisfied to have two dead movies at the box office, Quaid told the rally audience he supported Donald Trump to bring back “law and order.”

Trump has 34 felony convictions on his resume. He’s been judged a sexual abuser by a New York judge who has also called him a rapist.

Trump still has trials coming in Atlanta and Washington, DC. He’s not allowed to do business in New York anymore.

Quaid is a has been. His movie, “Reagan,” is a box office bust with $29 million. The movie cost that, meaning it’s 50% in the toilet. His other movie, “The Substance,” is dead with $10 million.

For years, Dennis Quaid was thought to be “the reasonable” brother because his brother, Randy, was considered crazy and for a while unable to re-enter the United States. But now Dennis has shown his genetic tie to Randy. He must be a terrible embarassment to son son Jack, whose mother is actress Meg Ryan.

The last time I saw Dennis Quaid in public was at a Grammy event in Los Angeles in 2019 for Willie Nelson. He and his latest wife rolled in backstage. Quaid looked like he’d been sleeping on park bench for a week. There was no wrinkle remover that would have cured him. He was so horrifying I left him out of the story.

Quaid’s speech is below.

Here’s a flash back to Quaid on a movie set in 2020.

Trump Movie “The Apprentice” DOA with Almost No Audience After So Much Publicity

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Trump Movie “The Apprentice” DOA with Almost No Audience After So Much Publicity

The Trump movie everyone feared has turned out to be…nothing.

“The Apprentice” made $585,000 on its opening including $150,000 in previews.

The movie starring Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong is a total write off, a non starter, after so much publicity.

What happened?

It may be that no one on either side of politics has any interest in seeing a young Donald Trump being groomed as a monster by Roy Cohn, after all.

Republicans weren’t going to go anyway. And Democrats know the story already including the accusation from Ivana Trump that her husband raped her.

“The Apprentice” has top actors and writing. But you can’t make people pay money to see this story.

It’s a shock because “The Apprentice” was meant to be incendiary, and cause trouble in the election.

Briarcliff Entertainment has to now put it on streaming immediately, they have no choice. “The Apprentice” is a box office catastrophe.

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