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“The Bear” Scores 5.4 Mil Views in First 4 Days, Hulu Says — But It’s a Drama, Not a Comedy

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“The Bear” Scores 5.4 Mil Views in First 4 Days, Hulu Says — But It’s a Drama, Not a Comedy

Disney and Hulu say “The Bear” Season 3 scored 5.4 million views in its first four days of release.

There’s no way to translate this statement to English. Hulu doesn’t reveal actual numbers, there’s no Nielsen to track it. And what does 5.4 million views mean? Ten minutes of watching the show?

I’ve watched six of the ten episodes of the new season. There are times when “The Bear” is so dazzling, it jumps onto every best TV list. There are other times when it feels like some filler is going on, covered by pastry.

“The Bear” is not a comedy, it’s a drama. For awards shows purposes, the drama somehow got listed as something humorous. It has some light moments, but this show is not a comedy. If it were, then “Hill Street Blues” and “Succession” could be put in that category.

This season is using a lot of time gimmicks to tell its story. We get backstory, we flash around, it’s like “Lost” in a kitchen. After all, a fourth season was filmed simultaneously. The series will probably run five seasons. The plot is thin, so it has to be spread out like remoulade sauce. This is a show about characters, and the exploration of them.

Episode 6 concerns line cook Tina, played so beautifully by Liza Colon-Zayas. She’s been amazing right along, but now we get a back story of how she arrived at The Beef, met Michael (Jon Bernthal) who eventually killed himself, and the rest of the crowd.

Colon-Zayas should get an Emmy Award for this episode and she may, but “The Bear” is a full season behind the Emmys. Meaning, this September’s Emmys is for last season, not this one. So she’ll have to wait until September 2025. She gives a masterclass in empathy as Tina loses her office job — which she’s had for 15 years — and after many rejections meets Michael by accident. Her exchange with Bernthal is one for the ages. He’s just as good.

I’m trying to savor “The Bear,” so I’m watching it two episodes at a time. There’s a lot less plot this time around, but more to chew on, so to speak!

Watch Joe Biden’s Forceful Reaction to Alarming SCOTUS: “I dissent”

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Watch Joe Biden’s Forceful Reaction to Alarming SCOTUS: “I dissent”

Joe Biden spoke at the White House at 7:45pm. He forcefully addressed today’s horror decision by the Trump selected Supreme Court.

Biden is right on every subject. If Trump gets elected in November, America as we know it will cease to exist. Who would have ever thought this was possible? That this moron who we knew in New York would turn out to be the most dangerous person in the history of the country.

Oscars Fear: It’s July 1st And the Only Best Picture Nominee We’ve Seen is “Dune Two” — Are More Coming?

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Oscars Fear: It’s July 1st And the Only Best Picture Nominee We’ve Seen is “Dune Two” — Are More Coming?

It’s July 1st. The year is half over, and the Oscar prognosticators must be getting nervous.

There is little on the docket so far that would qualify for Best Picture.

So far, the only real nominee would be “Dune Part Two.” It’s a long shot, but Richard Linklater’s excellent “Hit Man” could well be be a qualifier.

But “Challengers,” “Civil War,” “Fall Guy,” and so on are not the stuff of Best Picture.

Think about: last year at this time, we knew about “Barbie,” “Oppenheimer,” and “Killers of the Flower Moon,” at least. “Past Lives” was released on June 2, 2023.

This summer brings a few maybe’s, but nothing anyone has raved about. A24 will make a push out of “Sing Sing,” but I’ve heard mixed things. July is otherwise a wasteland as we wait for “Deadpool vs. Wolverine” to be a financial hit.

August isn’t much more promising, but I’m looking forward to Zoe Kravit’s “Blink Twice,” Nathan Silver’s “Between the Temples,” Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” Jon Watts’s “Wolfs,” and Ethan Berger’s “The Line.”

But are these box office hits or actual Oscar movies?

October 1st will kick off the big ten week period when we see what’s what. Those include Jesse Eisenberg’s well received Sundance film, “A Real Pain” and Sean Baker’s Cannes winner, “Anora.”

On a larger scale, there’s the “Joker” sequel, and, of course, Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis.” Everyone’s hoping for good things from “Gladiator II,” which has already started campaigning. Also already releasing PR materials: the major “Here,” reuniting “Forest Gump” players Tom Hanks, Robin Wright with director Robert Zemeckis.

And that’s when we make the turn into big studio films on the warpath for attention: “Wicked” is the front runner, as well as Best Actress possibilities with Nicole Kidman in “Babygirl” and Amy Adams in “Nightbitch.” And don’t count out June Squibb, very popular in “Thelma.”

Any surprises coming? You never know. One studio publicist indicated to me that they had something up their sleeve. We can only hope! I’m curious about “Nickel Boys,” from Searchlight, and “The Piano Lesson,” and Cannes winner, “Emile Perez,” each from Netflix.

What are hoping for? A Title hiding in plain sight that turns out to be a winner. Kate Winslet in “Lee”? An all star cast in “Concave,” directed by Edward Berger? Or maybe “The Apprentice” will get released and surprise everyone!

Jamie Foxx Told Fans Last Year He Was Out of It for 20 Days During Hospitalization (Video)

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Jamie Foxx Told Fans Last Year He Was Out of It for 20 Days During Hospitalization (Video)

What actually happened to Jamie Foxx last year?

He was hospitalized for a long stretch, then went to rehab. His family held the cause close to their vests, and Foxx has never explained his condition.

This video shows him talking to fans in Atlanta in April 23rd. He tells them that he has no memory of the 20 days he was out of it after saying he had a headache.

That Foxx recovered from what sounds like a stroke and went back to life and work is a miracle. Maybe one day we’ll know more.

UPDATED: Ann Wilson of Heart Announces She Has Cancer, Pearl Jam Latest Rock Stars to Cancel Shows, Join Neil Young, Willie Nelson on the Ailing List

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UPDATED: Ann Wilson of Heart Announces She Has Cancer, Pearl Jam Latest Rock Stars to Cancel Shows, Join Neil Young, Willie Nelson on the Ailing List

COVID is on the rise, and it may be affecting rock legends.

Pearl Jam is the latest to postpone shows after Neil Young and Willie Nelson have each cancelled current tours.

UPDATE Now Heart, the classic rock band, has postponed shows because of illness. Ann Wilson announced that she’s been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy.

The Pearl Jam shows were set for July 2nd and 3rd in Berlin. This is after they cancelled a show in England over the weekend.

The group writes:
“The impacts of this decision are not lost on us. We feel deeply that so many people spend their time, money, and emotional energy to get tickets and then to come see the band and it is heart wrenching to have to disappoint you. We also appreciate the many people whose hard work goes into making these shows happen. “

Are all of these cancellations COVID related? And if any of them are, why isn’t anyone saying anything?

Some tours — like Taylor Swift and the Rolling Stones — have steam forward without problems. But Bruce Springsteen had trouble with COVID, and have other artists.

Get the latest booster, kids!

And here’s to Eddie Vedder/getting better!

 
 
 
 
 
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Sean Penn Drops Ukraine Documentary “Superpower” on YouTube for Free Today, for One Year

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Sean Penn Drops Ukraine Documentary “Superpower” on YouTube for Free Today, for One Year

Sean Penn has dropped his Ukraine documentary onto YouTube for free, for one year.

The doc, called “Superpower,” had previously been available on Paramount Plus.

“Superpower” is described as a heart-wrenching glimpse into a country fighting for its freedom, featuring a series of intimate interviews done by Penn with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and others from seven trips over nearly a two-year period.

“Rarely do you get to be an eyewitness to history as (Sean) Penn did with President Zelensky in his bunker as Russian bombs exploded over Kyiv,” says Susan Zirinsky, President of See it Now Studios. “The film is so powerful and immersive because of Penn’s journey meeting families who have lost everything, bombed out apartments, schools and to the front lines where soldiers were putting their lives on the line. Penn understands that the world had changed.”

“To make this film available for free has been my dream from the beginning and I’m incredibly grateful to so many colleagues for their will and grace to make this happen,” Sean Penn said. “Ukraine’s fight for democracy is our fight too.”

Here it is, and it’s worth taking the time to watch it.

SCOTUS Rules on Trump Immunity: Read the Historic Decision Here “The law simply does not apply to him”

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SCOTUS Rules on Trump Immunity: Read the Historic Decision Here “The law simply does not apply to him”

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-939_e2pg.pdf

The ruling boils down to immunity in official acts vs. unofficial acts. The Supreme Court has basically made it impossible to have a trial for Trump before the 2024 election.

Trump, by appointing so many justices to the court, has probably skated on the issue of immunity. It’s a sham.

from the dissenting opinion:

Under the majority’s immunity regime, by contrast, the
President can commit crimes in the course of his job even
under circumstances in which no one thinks he has any excuse; the law simply does not apply to him. Unlike a de-
fendant who invokes an affirmative defense and relies on a
legal determination that there was a good reason for his
otherwise unlawful conduct, a former President invoking
immunity relies on the premise that he can do whatever he
wants, however he wants, so long as he uses his “ ‘official
power’ ” in doing so. Ante, at 19. In the former paradigm,
the President remains subject to law; in the latter, he is
above it.

Will Smith Slaps Back to 2016 Kendrick Lamar With BET Performance of New Rap Song (Watch)

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Will Smith Slaps Back to 2016 Kendrick Lamar With BET Performance of New Rap Song (Watch)

Will Smith says “You Can Make It” even if you commit an act of violence on live TV and get booted by the Motion Picture Academy. He performed a new rap song on the BET Awards last night as part of his comeback campaign.

“You Can Make It” reminded me of Kendrick Lamar’s incendiary 2016 Grammy performance, which was much fresher and new at the time and even now. Everything about Will’s performance said “2016.” Maybe it a slap back to a more innocent time. (It also looked a little like used Kanye.)

With “Bad Boys Ride or Die” a hit, Will definitely feels like his punishment is over, and that he’s been vindicated. Whether or not that’s real, remains to be seen.

Box Office: “Inside Out 2” $57 Million Weekend, “Quiet Place” Noisy at $53 Million, Will Smith Hangs in There

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Box Office: “Inside Out 2” $57 Million Weekend, “Quiet Place” Noisy at $53 Million, Will Smith Hangs in There

Weekend box officeL

We’ve already discussed “Horizon” in other stories. It was a fizzle at $11 million.

But the box office is booming, otherwise. “Inside Out 2” made $57 million this weekend, and is aiming toward $500 million domestically.

“A Quiet Place Day One” was the new entry and it scared up a lot of business. (Any more cliches?) A total of $53 million makes it a smash, with Lupita Nyong’o, an Oscar winner, a STAR. This means we’ll be seeing more “A Quiet Place” movies, and that seems to be a good thing.

In the art house world, “Bikeriders” is done at $13 million, it will not go past $20 million. I wish it had been better. It could have been a contendah!

“Kinds of Kindness” made $1.5 million over the weekend, making $2 million total. But it’s three hours, it’s apparently quite strange, and won’t have legs. But it might be worth going to see it if you’re a cineaste.

Still playing: Will Smith’s “Bad Boys Ride or Die” is up to $165 million. Smith has survived his Chris Rock slap scandal at the box office, at least at the Bad Boys box office. It remains to be seen if his Oscars ban will be shortened, or if he’ll have success with non franchise movies.

Costner’s “Horizon” A Box Office Bomb, Plays to Red States — and Badly

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Costner’s “Horizon” A Box Office Bomb, Plays to Red States — and Badly

The top grossing theater for Kevin Costner’s “Horizon” was in St. George, Utah. Number 2 was in San Antonio, Texas. Third highest was in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Not a single theater was in the northeast, or on the East Coast. There was only one in California, and no one’s ever heard of it. That was the Reading Cal Oaks in Murietta, a small town far from Los Angeles, near Temecula.

“Horizon” is a movie no one wanted or asked for, and no one is going to see in theaters. With an $11 million opening four day weekend, its theatrical release going forward is in doubt.

Costner announced the making of a 12 hour, four part series of movies while his TV hit, “Yellowstone,” was booming. He thought he could leverage the “Yellowstone” audience and even leave the show at its height.

But he was wrong. Fans of the show got the message. The show’s ending had to be re-written so there could be a sequel without him. Costner went ahead and made 6 hours of “Horizon” in the meantime. “Yellowstone” fans weren’t interested. They were just angry that the story they’d embraced had been forced to a conclusion.

Now Warner Bros. will have to make a decision to move the “Horizon” project to streaming or cable, or both. A part 2 in theaters seems unlikely at this point. If no one went to part 1, and it had bad reviews, no one will go to part 2 in the heavy August summer. They know it’s coming to MAX eventually anyway.

Costner put up $38 million of his own money to make the “Horizon” series. It was a gamble, and looks like he lost, at least for now. Usually in a situation like this, a movie star would make a lucrative TV deal to star in a series. But wait — Costner already did that. Now what?

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