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Big Sick: Steven Martin Play “Meteor Shower” Cancels Matinee as Two of Four Stars Have Flu

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Big Sick: Steven Martin Play “Meteor Shower” Cancels Matinee as Two of Four Stars Have Flu

It’s not easy doing eight performances a week on Broadway. It’s especially grueling in sub zero temps outside, as the audience — 900 people, let’s say– comes in coughing and sneezing.

And so Steve Martin’s current offering, “Meteor Shower,” has cancelled its matinee today. Of the four person cast, two of the leads have the flu and could not come in today. Both Amy Schumer and Laura Benanti threw in the towel and picked up the tissues.

Keegan Michael Key and Jeremy Shamos, who seem to be fine, can spend their afternoon watching football. Tonight I’m sure they’ll be watching the Golden Globes as Key’s comedy partner, Jordan Peele, is up for a lot of awards with “Get Out.” And Shamos is in the nominated comedy “The Big Sick.” Which is, of course ironic.

Exclusive: Barbra Streisand Surprise Presenter At Golden Globes, Will Give Either Best Picture or Lifetime Award to Oprah

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Exclusive: Barbra Streisand Surprise Presenter At Golden Globes, Will Give Either Best Picture or Lifetime Award to Oprah

Exclusive.  Barbra Streisand is in the house. The great singer actress director will present a major award on the Golden Globes Sunday night — either Best Picture or the lifetime achievement award to Oprah Winfrey.

In a season where women have asserted their personal and professional rights, getting Streisand is a coup.  Plus she could be presenting to pld friend Steven Spielberg for The Post.

The Globes already have a star filled list of presenters. But Streisand is the top get.

 

“Last Jedi” Knocked to 3rd Place in 3rd Week, Makes Half as Much as Horror Thriller’s 4th Installment

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“Last Jedi” Knocked to 3rd Place in 3rd Week, Makes Half as Much as Horror Thriller’s 4th Installment

Not a great day in the history of “Star Wars.”

After three weeks in release, “The Last Jedi” finished third on Friday night. It made $6.5 million, roughly half of what the number 1 film took in.

And that film was “Insidious: The Last Key,” the fourth installment of a horror series from Jason Blum’s staggeringly successful Blumhouse. “Last Key” made $12.7 million. And that’s with a cast of unknown actors, nary a star among them.

“Insidious” was a big budget movie for Blumhouse, too. The price was $10 million. Usually their films are budgeted at $5 million. Maybe now they’re feeding the actors!

Number 2 last night was “Jumanji” with $10.8 million on its 17th day of release.

Steven Spielberg’s “The Post” is continuing to sell out in limited release, awaiting some Golden Globe wins. Last night Spielberg and Tom Hanks celebrated with a small, swanky party at the Chateau Marmont. Publicist Peggy Siegal, who has worked with Spielberg since “Jaws,” did not want to miss this gathering even though JFK was closed and the snow kept coming. So she had her driver bring her to Reagan Airport in Washington DC, a four hour plus drive, and then flew out to Los Angeles in time! Now that is dedication!

 

 

 

Netflix Ramps Up Star Power for Season 3 of “The Crown” with Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret

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Netflix Ramps Up Star Power for Season 3 of “The Crown” with Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret

If you’ve watched Seasons 1 and 2 of Netflix’s amazing series “The Crown,” you know we are saying goodbye to most of the cast. Claire Foy, Matt Smith, and Vanessa Kirby– and Matthew Goode–will be replaced in Season 3 by older actors.

Already cast is Olivia Coleman replacing the remarkable Claire Foy was Elizabeth. But the big news today is that Helena Bonham Carter– who is really a big star– will play Princess Margaret. HBC is a NAME– which means Margaret’s hard partying in the 1970s is going to be front and center. What fun that will be!

Still to be named are the actors for Lord Snowdon, Prince Phillip, for Charles, Camilla Parker Bowles, and so on. “The Crown” is budgeted at $156 million, so there’s money to attract more stars. But the excitement of it so far has been introducing new names, like Foy and Kirby. So let’s hope we see more of that.

HBC, by the way, is one of the funniest, and best, actresses in the world. She’s going to make Princess Margaret a legend.

As for this weekend’s Golden Globes, Claire Foy had better win again. That’s all I can say.

Producers Guild Nominees Include “The Post,” “Dunkirk,” “Lady Bird” But Snubs Ridley Scott Movie That Re-shot in 10 Days

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Producers Guild Nominees Include “The Post,” “Dunkirk,” “Lady Bird” But Snubs Ridley Scott Movie That Re-shot in 10 Days

The Producers Guild has nominated a bunch of films we already know for their annual awards. But they’ve left out Ridley Scott’s “All the Money in the World.” That’s surprising since Scott had to re-shoot the movie– and did it brilliantly– in 10 days. That should bring an award in itself. Also missing: “The Darkest Hour.”

Some combination of these movies will make the final 9 for the Oscars. My guess is that “Wonder Woman” won’t make the Oscar cut, nor “Molly’s Game”– one of my personal favorites of the year. Interesting too that Netflix and Amazon were ostracized as well. No “Mudbound” or “First They Killed My Father.” Too bad.

 

The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:

 

“The Big Sick”

Producers: Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel

 

“Call Me By Your Name”

Producers: Peter Spears, Luca Guadagnino, Emilie Georges, Marco Morabito

 

“Dunkirk”

Producers: Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan

 

“Get Out”

Producers: Sean McKittrick & Edward H. Hamm, Jr., Jason Blum, Jordan Peele

 

“I, Tonya”

Producers: Bryan Unkeless, Steven Rogers, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley

 

“Lady Bird”

Producers: Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Evelyn O’Neill

 

“Molly’s Game”

Producers: Mark Gordon, Amy Pascal, Matt Jackson

 

“The Post”

Producers: Amy Pascal, Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger

 

“The Shape Of Water”

Producers: Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale

 

“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

Producers: Graham Broadbent & Pete Czernin, Martin McDonagh

 

“Wonder Woman”

Producers: Charles Roven & Richard Suckle, Zack Snyder & Deborah Snyder

 

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:

 

“The Boss Baby”

Producer: Ramsey Naito

 

“Coco”

Producer: Darla K. Anderson

 

“Despicable Me 3”

Producers: Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy

 

“Ferdinand”

Producers: Lori Forte, Bruce Anderson

 

“The Lego Batman Movie”

Producers: Dan Lin, Phil Lord & Christopher Miller

 

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures:

The PGA previously announced the nominations in this category on November 20, 2017. Producers who have already been vetted for awards eligibility are listed below and the winner will be announced at the official ceremony on January 20th.

 

“Chasing Coral”

Producers: Jeff Orlowski, Larissa Rhodes

 

“City of Ghosts”

Producer: Matthew Heineman

 

“Cries from Syria”

Producers: Evgeny Afineevsky, Den Tolmor, Aaron I. Butler

 

“Earth: One Amazing Day”

Producer: Stephen McDonogh

 

“Jane”

*This film is still in the process of being vetted for producer eligibility this year.

 

“Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower”

*This film is still in the process of being vetted for producer eligibility this year.

 

“The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee”

Producers: Teddy Kunhardt, George Kunhardt

The television nominees are listed below in alphabetical order.

The producers of the programs in the following six categories are in the process of being vetted for awards eligibility this year, and the winners will be recognized at the official ceremony on January 20th.

The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:

“Big Little Lies” (Season 1)

“The Crown” (Season 2)

“Game of Thrones” (Season 7)

“The Handmaid’s Tale” (Season 1)

“Stranger Things” (Season 2)

The Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy:

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (Season 9)

“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Season 1)

“Master of None” (Season 2)

“Silicon Valley” (Season 4)

“Veep” (Season 6)

The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television:

The Long-Form Television category encompasses both movies of the week and  limited series.

 

“Black Mirror” (Season 4)

“Fargo” (Season 3)

“FEUD: Bette and Joan” (Season 1)

“Sherlock: The Lying Detective”

“The Wizard of Lies”

 

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television:

 

“30 for 30” (Season 8)

“60 Minutes” (Season 50)

“Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” (Season 9, Season 10)

“Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath” (Season 1, Season 2)

“Spielberg”

 

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television:

 

“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” (Season 2)

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (Season 15)

“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (Season 4)

“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (Season 3)

“Saturday Night Live” (Season 43)

 

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Competition Television:

“The Amazing Race” (Season 29)

“American Ninja Warrior” (Season 9)

“Lip Sync Battle” (Season 3)

“Top Chef” (Season 14)

“The Voice” (Season 12, Season 13)

The PGA does not vet the individual producers of short-form programs, sports programs, or children’s programs and the winning production will be recognized at the official ceremony on January 20th.

 

The Award for Outstanding Short-Form Program:

“Better Call Saul’s Los Pollos Hermanos Employee Training” (Season 1)

“Carpool Karaoke” (Season 1)

“Humans of New York: The Series” (Season 1)

“National Endowment for the Arts: United States of Arts” (Season 3)

“Viceland at the Women’s March” (Season 1)

The Award for Outstanding Sports Program:

“All or Nothing: A Season with the Los Angeles Rams” (Season 2)

“Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers” (Season 12)

“Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” (Season 23)

“SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt” (Season 3)

“VICE World of Sports” (Season 2)

The Award for Outstanding Children’s Program:

“Doc McStuffins” (Season 4)

“Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2017”

“School of Rock” (Season 3)

“Sesame Street” (Season 47)

“SpongeBob SquarePants” (Season 10, Season 11)

OJ Innocent? Producers Will Try and Prove it In New Movie About Disbarred Lawyer and Phony Phone Call

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OJ Innocent? Producers Will Try and Prove it In New Movie About Disbarred Lawyer and Phony Phone Call

Just when you thought you’d heard everything about OJ Simpson comes a casting call for a new movie.

“Nicole and OJ” — if it’s made — will concern a disbarred lawyer named Douglas McCann and his search for the “truth.” A British writer-director named Joshua Newton is going to make a film about McCann’s investigation in 2000 to find a missing phone call that would exonerate Simpson in the double murders of his ex wife Nicole and friend Ron Goldman.

In 2000, Simpson — using McCann– sued the General Telephone Company for its records. They say that Nicole Simpson spoke to her mother at 11pm the night of the murders, thus giving OJ an alibi.

The suit read: “This telephone statement is the most crucial, relevant, exculpatory piece of evidence that goes to the fact that Nicole was alive at 11 p.m., June 12, 1994, as Simpson departed for Los Angeles International Airport via limousine, supporting his claim of innocence.”

The Brown family attorney Dan Petrocelli dismissed the whole thing as hogwash back in 2000. He said. “He’s just trying to make up a story to con the public into buying his protestation of innocence.”

As we now know, nothing happened. And OJ went to jail for nine blissful years anyway on another charge altogether.

Why is anyone making this movie? I don’t know. But McCann was subsequently disbarred by the State of California in 2003 after several infractions.

The tag line for Newton’s movie is: “What they told you. What they showed you. Was fake news.” LOL.

(Watch) Justin Timberlake Gets “Filthy” as a “Man of the Woods” In First New Video

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(Watch) Justin Timberlake Gets “Filthy” as a “Man of the Woods” In First New Video

Here it is: the first single from Justin Timberlake’s “Man of the Woods.” A funky R&B single called “Filthy” that has no particular connection to any woods. Mark Romanek directed the futuristic video.

and then there’s this:

Matinee Idol Zac Efron Is Unlikely Pop Star as “Greatest Showman” Soundtrack Sells Like Crazy– Movie, Not So Much

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Matinee Idol Zac Efron Is Unlikely Pop Star as “Greatest Showman” Soundtrack Sells Like Crazy– Movie, Not So Much

Zac Efron has been a matinee idol for a long time. He’s been in good movies (“Hairspray”) and bad (“Baywatch”). Really bad.

And now Zac Efron is a pop star. As a member of the cast of “The Greatest Showman” starring Hugh Jackman, Efron has a large role. But his most important part in that movie is as a..singer.

For some reason, the soundtrack to “The Greatest Showman” is a massive hit. It was number 1 all through the holidays and continues to be right now. The soundtrack’s popularity is spurred by a track on the album called “Rewrite the Stars” with Zendaya.

So far the album has sold roughly 150,000 copies over two weeks. The movie, meantime, has made $60,721,000, which is ok but not great. “The Greatest Showman” should do around $80 million, which is also alright but not a blockbuster.

What’s making the soundtrack soar? First of all, “Rewrite the Stars” is a hit on iTunes on Spotify. Radio play is still elusive, but that doesn’t matter. “Rewrite” is written by Oscar and Tony winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who’ve already had an amazing year with “La La Land” and “Dear Evan Hansen.”

 

“The Greatest Showman” CD also boasts SEVEN other individual tracks on the iTunes Top 100 besides “Rewrite.” It’s a phenomenon of some kind. PT Barnum would be proud.

Did Sarah Palin’s Son, Track, Break Her Husband Todd’s Arm in Altercation? Instagram Post Suggests Yes

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Did Sarah Palin’s Son, Track, Break Her Husband Todd’s Arm in Altercation? Instagram Post Suggests Yes

Following an altercation at their house with son Track, Sarah Palin has posted a photo of her family in their vehicle on Instagram.

In the altercation, son Track Palin was arrested and charged with beating his father over the head. For Track, 28, this was his second domestic violence arrest in 2017 in Wasilla, Alaska.

Reports from the local paper say that Track beat his father over the head numerous times. In the posted photo, Todd Palin has a cut along the bridge of his nose.

But he’s also not driving– his daughter is. Todd is in the passenger seat. And his left arm appears to be in a sling.

I called the Wasilla Police and spoke to their public officer Amanda Graham. She says she can’t comment until the case is adjudicated. The police report has not been published. When I asked about the broken arm, Officer Graham said: “It’s hunting season here, you never know.”

Pop: Charlie Puth Takes Away the Biggest Part of Chicago in a Bad New Record Called “If You Leave Me Now”

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Pop: Charlie Puth Takes Away the Biggest Part of Chicago in a Bad New Record Called “If You Leave Me Now”

 Why? Why are these things happening? Are we being punished? Charlie Puth, a kid I like in the new pop biz, has issued a record with the same title and refrain as a Chicago hit from 40 years ago. Does he not listen to the radio? Does no one say to him, this is a bad idea? On top of that, he’s fashioned it as an acappella thing with BoyzIIMen– it sounds like people being strangled on The Andy Williams Show. To make matters worse, they’ve issued this during a blizzard. A cyclone. A polar vortex. Please, is this fair?
We must now pray the Justin Timberlake song is GREAT. If it isn’t, can we make sense of this world again?

 

Charlie Puth:

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