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Telluride: “Saturday Night,” “The Apprentice” Screen for Captive Audiences to “Raves”

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Telluride: “Saturday Night,” “The Apprentice” Screen for Captive Audiences to “Raves”

Sounds like a buzzy Saturday night in Telluride.

Both Jason Reitman’s “Saturday Night” and Ali Abbasi’s “The Apprentice” were screened and, of course, there were raves.

There’s no doubt each is good film, but the response sounds like the cheers from a prison audience.

The air is thin in Telluride, so you have to remember that when reading their reviews. If you’d paid $10,000 for four days, you’d love everything you saw too.

Bill Murray graciously came to the “Saturday Night” screening, which was an ironic moment. Murray wasn’t part of “SNL” for this story — first season — but he did get his start there. More importantly, he’s had a long relationship with Reitman, and his father Ivan Reitman. So that was lovely.

“The Apprentice” has overcome its legal obstacles and will premiere October 11th. Will it damage the Trump campaign? Probably not since a laundry list of horrors committed by Donald Trump hasn’t dissuaded his addle brained base from following him into the abyss. Still, Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan are said to be top notch as Roy Cohn and young Donald. There will be awards action for them.

Two big actresses are also headed into the awards scene from the response in Venice. Nicole Kidman and Angelina Jolie have each won Oscars in the past. Kidman stars in “Babygirl,” and Jolie is Maria Callas in “Maria.” I just hope no one forgets June Squibb in “Thelma,” already leads the pack!

Exclusive: Barron Trump College Mystery Solved, He May Already Be Stashed at Cornell’s Dyson School

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Exclusive: Barron Trump College Mystery Solved, He May Already Be Stashed at Cornell’s Dyson School

I’ve spoken to a Trump insider who now confirms that Barron Trump is attending the Dyson School of Business at Cornell University. I reported on the Trump-Dyson connection this week and you can read it here.

The source I spoke to says this is the only way Barron could be attending college. “He’s very challenged,” they reported. I was told by this source, echoing one from 2016, that Barron used to have a “heavy Slovenian” accent, which he has subsequently lost. I told you back then that Barron had lived with his Slovenian grandparents on a separate floor of Trump Tower.

The source here told me quite a few other things about Barron’s educational process, but I’m going to omit all of that. But I did ask if the 18 year old was aware of news reports and what’s going on with the election. The answer was, “No.”

Barron, his father announced earlier this summer, would be a Florida delegate to the Republican National Convention. That was withdrawn, and Barron didn’t attend the convention at all. The only time he’s been seen in public since then was sitting in a golf cart when Donald Trump called Kamala Harris a “f***in bitch.”

How will Barron function at Cornell without his mother? There’s some idea that he will have a monitor or friend in tow to keep him out of trouble.

The other big question now is, why hasn’t Barron, who’s six foot seven, been seen anywhere? Classes are beginning following orientation. It would be hard to avoid a picture being taken somewhere.

My source said, “Barron’s level of learning is about what Donald’s was. He always says he finished at the top of his class at Wharton but it’s a lie like everything else. He didn’t get any honors. Look at the Wharton program.”

So I did and it’s below.

This is a sad story, at best.

 

 

 

 

Sabrina Carpenter Finally Has a Number 1 Album After 9 Years, 6 Albums Thanks to Taylor Swift

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Sabrina Carpenter Finally Has a Number 1 Album After 9 Years, 6 Albums Thanks to Taylor Swift

Sabrina Carpenter was almost a “never was” at age 25.

She released five albums beginning in 2015. None of them was a hit. Nothing. Frustrating, right?

Then she got tapped to open Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. The result? Her “Short n Sweet” album debuts this week at number 1 with 362,000 copies sold.

The album is produced in part by Grammy winner Jack Antonoff, who, of course, produces Swift and Lana del Rey, among others.

Not bad!

“Short n Sweet” already has a bunch of hit singles. The album and the songs are headed to the Grammys this winter. The only category Sabrina’s not eligible for is Best New Artist unless the Grammy committees decide to forget the other five albums. (They might, you never know.)

The Taylor Swift Effect is not new. Gracie Abrams, who opened for Swift before Carpenter, also scored a hit album this year. She is eligible for Best New Artist.

The Grammys are going to be a Ladies Night this season. Swift, Carpenter, and Abrams (sounds like a law firm) will be joined by Billie Eilish, Beyonce, Chappell Roan, plus Lady Gaga’s single with Bruno Mars, at least.

As for the guys: Teddy Swims, Jelly Roll, Kendrick Lamar, and Shaboozey — who was launched by Beyonce — are in the lead.

The other great category will be Best Rock Album. Both the Rolling Stones and Green Day had highly praised releases this year. Paul McCartney’s “One Hand Clapping” must be there, too. The Stones album is so good it should be in the general Album of the Year category.

Box Office UPDATE: Ronald Reagan Biopic So Low Receipts Counted in Jellybeans, Weekend Bust

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Box Office UPDATE: Ronald Reagan Biopic So Low Receipts Counted in Jellybeans, Weekend Bust

SUNDAY UPDATE: “Reagan” came in at $7.4 million and maybe a little less for the regular weekend. This is well below predictions. Watch for PR saying it hit $10 mil when they count in Labor Day — if that happens.

SATURDAY REPORT: Ronald Reagan loved jellybeans. They were his favorite candy.

Now the receipts are so low for his biopic starring Dennis Quaid they’re counting them in jellyblebeans.

Opening night including previews came to $2.6 million. The weekend total aspires to $7 million. I hope no one counted on buying a house with their cut.

Reviews are miserable. If you were an adult during the Reagan years, as I was, there’s no way I could see a narrative film about him. Documentary? Yes.

“Deadpool and Wolverine” will hit $590 million this weekend, and maybe $600 million midweek.

“Blink Twice” is at $12 million total, looking for $20 mil before it goes to video.

All eyes are on “Beetlejuice 2,” coming this Thursday. Reviews are mixed to not great, but we’ll all enjoy seeing the characters again and singing “Day O” one more time!

CNN Harris-Walz Interview Scores 6 Mil Viewers, Most Since Biden Inauguration, Trump Silent on Social Media

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CNN Harris-Walz Interview Scores 6 Mil Viewers, Most Since Biden Inauguration, Trump Silent on Social Media

CNN’s Dana Bash interview with Kamala Harris and Tim Walz was a hit.

The network says it scored 6 million viewers, their highest 9pm posting since Joe Biden’s inauguration.

Reviews for the interview have been outstanding, raves really.

They’ve been so positive that Donald Trump has remained mum on his Truth Social platform.

Meanwhile, Trump Media stock has continued to sink. The price is down to $19.52 right now.

Trump has no idea how to combat Harris’s rise in popularity, especially after his Arlington Cemetery debacle.

“Reagan” Movie Not One for the Gipper: Opens to Just $525K, Panned By Reviewers Allowed to See It

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“Reagan” Movie Not One for the Gipper: Opens to Just $525K, Panned By Reviewers Allowed to See It

Ronald Reagan’s famous line in the movies was “Win one for the Gipper!” He used it as his catchphrase when he ran for president in 1980.

But the movie about Reagan is a loser for the Gipper. Last night in previews, “Reagan’ made just $525,000.

On Rotten Tomatoes, the panned film is down to just 24%.

Of course, the reviews are from the critics who’ve seen it. Only 29 reviewers on Rotten Tomatoes have filed their reports, The average is more around 100.

“Reagan” is the only movie ever distributed by a firm called ShowBiz Direct. They’ve managed to keep the movie away from most reviewers before previews and even opening day showings to avoid an avalanche of negativity.

Dennis Quaid — who’s a Trumper in real life — stars as Reagan. Other Trumpers in real life such as Jon Voight, Kevin Sorbo, and Robert Davi are also in the cast. Penelope Miller plays Nancy Reagan. The movie is directed by Sean McNamara.

“Reagan” is likely to go to VOD pretty quickly as more popular offerings will need those theaters next week.

Donald Trump So Stuck in the 1980s His Stock at An All Time Low Today of $19.84

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Donald Trump So Stuck in the 1980s His Stock at An All Time Low Today of $19.84

Donald Trump was really a man of the 80s — all greed, money, the trampling of minorities, the poor.

So it seems apropos that his Truth Social stock hit its all time low today again. Trump Media is at $19.84.

That was the height of his career as a fascist in training.

Why would anyone buy this stock? Trump is on there today squawking about Kamala, his gag order, and making up stories like crazy. It’s the best fiction site on line!

On top of that, Trump is in trouble with the US Army for staging a self aggrandizing campaign shoot at Arlington National Cemetery. The military hates him.

Let’s see low Trump Media drops by end of Friday. It’s a referendum on this dangerous creature from the black lagoon!

Telluride Film Festival Begins With Usual Surprise List, No “Megalopolis” or “Brutalist” But Plenty of Hits

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Telluride Film Festival Begins With Usual Surprise List, No “Megalopolis” or “Brutalist” But Plenty of Hits

The Telluride Film Festival began today with its usual surprise list of screenings.

Not on the list: Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” or Brady Corbett’s “The Brutalist.”

But there are plenty of hits including Sean Baker’s “Anora,” and two strong Netflix entries with “The Piano Lesson” and “Emilia Perez.”

Martha Stewart is there for her documentary, “Martha,” directed by RJ Cutler.

There will also be the debut of “Saturday Night,” Jason Reitman’s retelling of the first night of “Saturday Night Live.”

Most of these films will be at the Toronto Film Festival next week.

This has been a slow year so far. Will the festivals turn it around?

Meanwhile, in Venice, there have been positive reactions to Pablo Larrain’s Maria Callas movie starring Angelina Jolie. Best Actress will be a hot category this season!

FEATURE FILM & EPISODIC WORKS

· ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT (d. Payal Kapadia, France-India-Netherlands-Luxembourg, 2024)

· ANORA (d. Sean Baker, U.S., 2024)

· APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS (d. Petra Costa, Brazil-U.S.-Denmark, 2024)

· BETTER MAN (d. Michael Gracey, Australia, 2024)

· BIRD (d. Andrea Arnold, U.K., 2024)

· BLINK (d. Daniel Roher, Edmund Stenson, U.S.-Canada, 2024)

· CARVILLE: WINNING IS EVERYTHING, STUPID! (d. Matt Tyrnauer, U.S., 2024)

· CONCLAVE (d. Edward Berger, U.K., 2024)

· DISCLAIMER (d. Alfonso Cuarón, U.K.-U.S., 2024)

· DON’T LET’S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT (d. Embeth Davidtz, South Africa, 2024)

· EMILIA PÉREZ (d. Jacques Audiard, France, 2024)

· IN WAVES AND WAR (d. Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk, U.S., 2024)

· JEAN COCTEAU (d. Lisa Immordino Vreeland, U.S., 2024)

· LEONARDO DA VINCI (d. Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon, U.S., 2024)
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· MARIA (d. Pablo Larraín, Germany-Italy-U.S.-Hungary-France-Greece, 2024)

· MARTHA (d. R.J. Cutler, U.S., 2024)

· MEMOIR OF A SNAIL (d. Adam Elliot, Australia, 2024)

· MISERICORDIA (d. Alain Guiraudie, France-Spain-Portugal, 2024)

· NICKEL BOYS (d. RaMell Ross, U.S., 2024)

· NO OTHER LAND (d. Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor, Palestine-Norway, 2024)

· ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO (d. Kevin Macdonald, U.K., 2024)

· PIECE BY PIECE (d. Morgan Neville, U.S., 2024)
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· SANTOSH (d. Sandhya Suri, U.K.-Germany-France, 2024)

· SATURDAY NIGHT (d. Jason Reitman, U.S., 2024)

· SEPARATED (d. Errol Morris, U.S., 2024)

· SEPTEMBER 5 (d. Tim Fehlbaum, Germany, 2024)

· SOCIAL STUDIES (d. Lauren Greenfield, U.S., 2024)

· THE END (d. Joshua Oppenheimer, Ireland-Germany-Italy-Sweden-Denmark-U.K., 2024)

· THE FRIEND (d. David Siegel, Scott McGehee, U.S., 2024)

· THE OUTRUN (d. Nora Fingscheidt, U.K.-Germany, 2024)

· THE PIANO LESSON (d. Malcolm Washington, U.S., 2024)

· THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG (d. Mohammad Rasoulof, Germany-France-Iran, 2024)

· THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT (d. Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk, Pedro Kos, U.S., 2024)

· WILL & HARPER (d. Josh Greenbaum, U.S., 2024)

· ZURAWSKI V TEXAS (d. Maisie Crow, Abbie Perrault, U.S., 2024)

SHORT FILM IN MAIN PROGRAM

· A SWIM LESSON (d. Rashida Jones, Will McCormack, U.S., 2024)

· ALOK (d. Alex Hedison, U.S., 2024)

· THE TURNAROUND (d. Kyle Thrash, Ben Proudfoot, U.S., 2024)

Kenneth Lonergan, this year’s festival Guest Director, presents the following film selections:

· ARCH OF TRIUMPH (d. Lewis Milestone, U.S., 1948)

· BARRY LYNDON (d. Stanley Kubrick, U.K.-U.S., 1975)

· DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (d. David Lean, U.K.-Italy-U.S., 1965)

· GRAND HOTEL (d. Edmund Goulding, U.S., 1932)

· MY DARLING CLEMENTINE (d. John Ford, U.S., 1946)

· A SUDDEN GLIMPSE TO DEEPER THINGS (d. Mark Cousins, U.K., 2024)

· ¡CASA BONITA MI AMOR! (d. Arthur Bradford, U.S., 2024)

· CHAIN REACTIONS (d. Alexandre O. Philippe, U.S., 2024)

· HER NAME WAS MOVIOLA (d. Howard Berry, U.K., 2024)

· MADE IN ENGLAND: THE FILMS OF POWELL AND PRESSBURGER (d. David Hinton, U.K., 2024)

· NOBU (d. Matt Tyrnauer, U.S., 2024)

· RIEFENSTAHL (d. Andres Veiel, Germany, 2024)

· THE EASY KIND (d. Katy Chevigny, U.S., 2024)

UPDATED “Reagan” Movie Starring Dennis Quaid Panned, 31% Score on RT: “Communicates Very Little,” “Hamfisted,” “Disingenuous”

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UPDATED “Reagan” Movie Starring Dennis Quaid Panned, 31% Score on RT: “Communicates Very Little,” “Hamfisted,” “Disingenuous”

Reviews are coming for “Reagan” starring Dennis Quaid as Ronald Reagan and they are not great. Rotten Tomatoes has it at just 31%. Ouch!

Ty Burr writes in the Washington Post: “The faithful for whom “Reagan” was made aren’t likely to see that it’s a hagiography as rosy and shallow as anything in a Kremlin May Day parade. As pop-culture propaganda — popaganda, if you will — the movie’s strictly for true believers. As history, it’s worthless.”

Quaid is quite good in the new horror film, “The Substance.” But as Reagan he sound horrible.

Slant Magazine says: “The film’s treatment of its subject is belligerently hamfisted, disingenuous, and incurious”

Keep refreshing…

“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” Opens Venice Film Fest to Muted Reviews: “Storytelling sprawls all over the place”

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“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” Opens Venice Film Fest to Muted Reviews: “Storytelling sprawls all over the place”

Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” opens the Venice Film Festival today.

Reviews are muted. Top critics on Rotten Tomatoes from Vanity Fair, The UK Times, and other UK publications panned it.

US reviewers don’t seem to like it much, describing it as “fan service.”

Burton’s visuals are always fresh and innovative. But the story seems to leave a lot to be desired beside Jenna Ortega as Winona Ryder’s daughter confronting Michael Keaton’s character.

What worked in the first movie was the dead couple upstairs — Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis — who were squares battling the demon. This version appears to lack that juxtaposition.

I was really excited about “B2” but it may be somewhat of a letdown.

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