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Netflix Buys Worldwide Rights to “Seinfeld” Beginning in 2021 After Losing “The Office,” “Friends”

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Netflix Buys Worldwide Rights to “Seinfeld” Beginning in 2021 After Losing “The Office,” “Friends”

“Seinfeld” is moving to Netflix in 2021.

All 180 episodes of the classic comedy will switch over to Netflix for streaming when their run on Hulu is over. Netflix had lost the rights to “The Office” and “Friends,” so this is a big win for the platform service.

No one’s saying how much Netflix paid Castle Rock for the rights, or how much Steve Bannon could reap from this deal. (Bannon had a small piece of the “Seinfeld” pie.) More importantly the sale should be a boon for Larry David and the four principal actors: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis Dreyfus, Jason Alexander and Michael Richards. A wheel barrel of money will be backing up to their front doors.

Netflix is looking to shore up its content with NBC and Disney and everyone else starting their own streaming services. For that reason I don’t understand why “The Mary Tyler Moore” show and all its MTM spin offs are on YouTube for free. Very weird.

Death Sells: Old Records by The Cars with Ric Ocasek, Eddie Money Fill the iTunes, Amazon Pop Charts

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Death Sells: Old Records by The Cars with Ric Ocasek, Eddie Money Fill the iTunes, Amazon Pop Charts

Sadly, death sells.

This morning, nine of The Cars’ singles are on the iTunes top 100. The Cars were fronted by Ric Ocasek, who tragically died yesterday in his East 19th St. townhouse. He was 75.

Five of the Cars’ albums are in the top 100 albums as well.

Meanwhile, Eddie Money, who’s died last week at age 70 after a short battle with cancer, has seen six of his singles hit the charts, and several albums. He’s all over the album charts as well.

Records by both artists are selling on amazon, too.

The Cars Greatest Hits is number 1 right on iTunes. Their debut album, which every rock fan of every age should have in their library in some form, is number 11.

I guess you could say Ric and Eddie have two tickets to paradise. God bless them both.

Phyllis Newman Has Died at 86, Tony Winning Broadway Actress, Singer Was Also Wife of Famed Lyricist Adolph Green

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Phyllis Newman Has Died at 86, Tony Winning Broadway Actress, Singer Was Also Wife of Famed Lyricist Adolph Green

A great light has gone out on Broadway: Phyllis Newman, Tony winner and widow of famed lyricist Adolph Green, has died at age 86. She was one of the greats, the most delightful and witty woman, a leader in promoting women’s health care, and mother to Broadway composer Amanda Green and her brother, Adam, who writes for The New Yorker.

Phyllis’s Tony Award came in 1962 for the musical, “Subways are for Sleeping.” But her long and stellar career included many notable roles. She was also Johnny Carson’s first ever female fill in host on “The Tonight Show,” even before Joan Rivers.

She was nominated for a Tony again some 25 years later for playing Aunt Blanche in Neil Simon’s “Broadway Bound.” In between there were many other highlights on Broadway including “On the Town” in 1971 and a one woman show in 1979 titled “The Madwoman of Central Park West.” Phyllis also had a number of movie and TV roles including a recurring role on Sidney Lumet’s “100 Centre St.” and “thirtysomething” (she played Michael Steadman’s mom).

What a life! And what an honor that I got to know her in the last two decades. One night I was invited to the Museum of Natural History to play an elaborate game invented by Stephen Sondheim for charity. A lot of A list Broadway people came. But Phyllis, wearing her portable oxygen, was the star of the night and the winner. She was absolutely charming and the most fun. We laughed all night at her intimate knowledge of the Sondheim mind!

The love of Phyllis’s life was Adolph Green, one half of the famed songwriting team with Betty Comden. Comden and Green wrote “Singin’ in the Rain” and “On the Town,” among other great shows. Phyllis was considerably younger than Comden and Green, and kept their torch burning even after they were gone. Now she joins so many legends and luminaries whom we’ll never be able to replace. They were each one of a kind!

I ‘m sure the lights will be dimmed on Broadway this week for this great lady!

Creative Arts Emmys, Night 2: Jane Lynch, Luke Kirby win for “Mrs. Maisel,” Bradley Whitford, Cherry Jones for “Handmaid’s Tale”

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Creative Arts Emmys, Night 2: Jane Lynch, Luke Kirby win for “Mrs. Maisel,” Bradley Whitford, Cherry Jones for “Handmaid’s Tale”

Night 2 of the Creative Arts Emmys:

Luke Kirby and Jane Lynch won acting awards as guest stars, comedy for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” Jane Lynch, everyone loves her. But Luke Kirby, he plays Lenny Bruce on “Mrs. Maisel” is so good– glad he was recognized.

Bradley Whitford and Cherry Jones won acting awards as guest stars, drama, for “The Handmaid’s Tale.” They are two veteran top notch actors who deserve all accolades.

Still, I am surprised no one from “Veep” won anything.

HBO topped Netflix on the second night, 25 to 23, for most awards. Netflix had won on the first night.

Other awards went to composing to Nicholas Britell for “Succession.”

“Game of Thrones” and “Barry,” both HBO shows, won editing for drama and comedy, respectively.

So far nothing on broadcast TV has won an award except for “SNL.”

PROGRAMS WITH MULTIPLE AWARDS(COMBINED CREATIVE ARTS)
Game Of Thrones 10
Chernobyl 7
Free Solo 7
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 6
Love, Death & Robots 5
Queer Eye 4
Age of Sail 3
Fosse/Verdon 3
RuPaul’s Drag Race 3
Russian Doll 3
Saturday Night Live 3
State Of The Union 3
The Handmaid’s Tale 3
Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown 2
Barry 2
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 2
Fleabag 2
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver 2
Our Planet 2
RENT 2
United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell 2

RIP Ric Ocasek of the Cars, A True Trail-Blazer of “New Wave” Music, Great Writer, Performer Gone at 75

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RIP Ric Ocasek of the Cars, A True Trail-Blazer of “New Wave” Music, Great Writer, Performer Gone at 75

I am really just gobsmacked by the news that Ric Ocasek has died at age 75.

The lead singer and writer of songs for The Cars was a superstar who crafted dozens of original, catchy hits. The Cars were among the very first of the power pop bands who made New Wave music a thing.

They were popular in Boston first, in 1978, when a cassette of “Just What I Needed” was played on WBCN in Boston. Charles Laquidera, who gets no credit now for launching bands like the Cars, Talking Heads, and Blondie on Boston radio in 1977, played the hell out of “Just What I Needed,” which was followed by The Cars’ first album and “My Best Friend’s Girl.” The rest is history.

The Care were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. In the interim band member Benjamin Orr died in 2000. He’d sung the hit “Drive” and lead on several songs written by Ocasek.

Ocasek, tall and lanky, and the coolest guy ever, moved to New York and married model actress Paulina Porizkova in 1989. They were married until 2018 and had two sons. According to reports, Ocasek was found in his townhouse tonight.

What a shame. The Cars were just what we needed when they came along in 1977. They were brainy, witty and very musical. Ocasek’s songs were the perfect antidote to the turgid, self-involved miasma of mid 70s rock groups. Rock and roll almost died around 1976-77 until it was revived by groups like the Cars, Elvis Costello, Talking Heads, Sex Pistols, Ramones, and so on. Later would come the Police and the Pretenders, REM, among others. And mind you, New York’s WNEW-FM refused to play the new music when it came out. They were all about Fleetwood Mac and the Eagles. Rolling Stone would not write about them. Would. not.

I could listen to the song “Candy O” forever, or all of the Cars’ first album. For many years, Ocasek turned out perfectly brilliant material we can’t live without now. His death is too soon, and a real tragedy. Condolences to his family and friends, but that’s not enough. Really heartbreaking.

Jennifer Lopez Gets Career High Opening Weekend with “Hustlers” at Whopping $33.2 Million, Indie Studio Shines

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Jennifer Lopez Gets Career High Opening Weekend with “Hustlers” at Whopping $33.2 Million, Indie Studio Shines

“Hustlers” didn’t need to drug its audience to get its money. No, it was just a good movie well marketed. And the result? A whopping $33.2 million opening weekend.

STX Studios, an indie group that’s been looking for a breakout hit since last January’s “The Upside” has now scored its own highest opening. Champagne corks should be popping.

Lopez’s highest grossing weekend previously was “Monster-in-Law” in 2005. She’s had a long and varied roller coaster ride at the movies since then. But now she’ll have her biggest hit, and maybe a Golden Globe nomination.

For co-star Constance Wu, it’s a bittersweet record. She’s hot as a pistol in the movies. But she’s trapped on her TV show, “Fresh off the Boat.” She’d like to go overboard. Maybe ABC could kill off her character and replace her with Roseanne!

Creative Arts Emmys, Round 1: RuPaul Snatches Best Reality Host from Ellen Degeneres, James Corden, Plus Awards for RBG, Springsteen, Aretha, Norman Lear, Paul McCartney

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Creative Arts Emmys, Round 1: RuPaul Snatches Best Reality Host from Ellen Degeneres, James Corden, Plus Awards for RBG, Springsteen, Aretha, Norman Lear, Paul McCartney

There are so many Emmy categories that the Television Academy has two nights of Creative Arts Emmys before the actual Emmy Awards on September 22nd. So last night was part 1, and guess who beat Ellen Degeneres and James Corden for best host of a reality show? Why, RuPaul, for “RuPaul’s Drag Race.: Good for him. I sat behind RuPaul at a Broadway show last year and we talked during the intermission. He’s a nice guy, and hard working!

Other winners last included Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin, and Norman Lear. I’ll explain:

The documentary “RBG” was one of two docs to win in the documentary category. Exceptional Merit in Documentary. The other winner was “The Sentence” on HBO.

Aretha Franklin’s TV special tribute, produced by Ken Ehrlich, Clive Davis, and Douglas Davis won an award for best sound mixing.

Thom Zimny won Best Director of a Recorded Special event for “Springsteen on Broadway.”

Winner of Best Recorded Special was James Corden and Paul McCartney for their “Carpool Karaoke” special. “Carpool Karaoke” itself won Short Form Variety Series.

Best Live Special went to Norman Lear and Jimmy Kimmel’s “All in the Family/The Jeffersons” special.

Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
Live In Front Of A Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All In The Family And The Jeffersons
ABC, Smoking Baby Productions, ACT III Productions, Gary Sanchez Productions, D’Arconville and Sony Pictures Television

Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool
CBS, CBS Television Studios / Fulwell 73

Outstanding Production Design For Variety Special
RENT
Fox, 20th Century Fox Television
Jason Sherwood, Production Designer
Adam Rowe, Art Director
John Sparano, Set Decorator

Outstanding Production Design For Variety, Reality or Competition Series
Saturday Night Live, Host: John Mulaney, Host: Emma Stone
NBC, SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Eugene Lee, Production Designer
Akira Yoshimura, Production Designer
Keith Ian Raywood, Production Designer

Outstanding Structured Reality Program
Queer Eye

Outstanding Short Form Variety Series
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Apple Music, CBS Television Studios / Fulwell 73
Ben Winston, Executive Producer
James Corden, Executive Producer
Eric Pankowski, Executive Producer
David Young, Supervising Producer
Sheila Rogers, Supervising Producer
Diana Miller, Producer

Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
Love, Death & Robots, “The Witness”
Netflix, Blur Studio

Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
Free Solo
National Geographic, National Geographic Documentary Films, Little Monster Films, Itinerant Media, Parkes+MacDonald/Image Nation
Bob Eisenhardt, ACE, Editor

Outstanding Narrator
Our Planet, “One Planet”
Netflix, Silverback Films
Sir David Attenborough, Narrator

Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Underscore)
Free Solo
National Geographic, National Geographic Documentary Films, Little Monster Films, Itinerant Media, Parkes+MacDonald/Image Nation
Marco Beltrami, Music by
Brandon Roberts, Music by

Outstanding Music Direction
Fosse/Verdon, “Life Is A Cabaret”
FX Networks, Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions
Alex Lacamoire, Music Direction by

Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, “I Have To Get Out/Song Title: Antidepressants Are So Not A Big Deal”
The CW, CBS Television Studios in association with Warner Bros. Television
Adam Schlesinger, Music & Lyrics by
Rachel Bloom, Music & Lyrics by
Jack Dolgen, Lyrics by

Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media Within An Unscripted Program
Free Solo, 360
National Geographic, National Geographic Documentary Films
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Directed by/Produced by
Jimmy Chin, Directed by/Produced by
Evan Hayes, Produced by National Geographic
Framestore

Outstanding Interactive Program
NASA And SpaceX: The Interactive Demo-1 Launch
YouTube, NASA and SpaceX
NASA

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Limited Series, Movie or Special
The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2019
CBS, CBS Television Studios / Fulwell 73
Oleg Sekulovski, Technical Director
Taylor Campanian, Video Control
Joel Binger, Camera
Jim Velarde, Camera
Edward Nelson, Camera
Mark McIntire, Camera
Adam Margolis, Camera
Jorge Farris, Camera
Mike Jarocki, Camera
Peter Hutchison, Camera
Charlie Wupperman, Camera
Joshua Gitersonke, Camera
Ian McGlocklin, Camera
Doug Longwill, Camera
Josh Greenrock, Camera
Trace Dantzig, Camera William O’Donnell, Camera
Max Kerby, Camera
Scott Acosta, Camera

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, “Psychics”
HBO, HBO Entertainment in association with Sixteen String Jack Productions and Avalon Television
Dave Saretsky, Technical Director
August Yuson, Senior Video Control
John Harrison, Camera
Dante Pagano, Camera
Jake Hoover, Camera
Phil Salanto, Camera

Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series
Creating Saturday Night Live
NBC (nbc.com), SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Lorne Michaels, Executive Producer
Oz Rodriguez, Co-Executive Producer
Chris Voss, Co-Executive Producer
Matt Yonks, Co-Executive Producer
Michael Scogin, Supervising Producer
Erin Doyle, Producer

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
Hannah Gadsby: Nanette
Netflix, A Netflix Original Production
Hannah Gadsby, Written by

Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program
Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown, “Kenya”
CNN, CNN Original Series, Zero Point Zero Production, Inc.
Anthony Bourdain, Written by

Outstanding Choreography for a Variety or Reality Programming
World of Dance, Routines: “Piece by Piece,” “Don’t Wanna Think,” “Fix You”
NBC, Universal Television Alternative Studio in association with Nuyorican Productions and World of Dance

Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation
Age of Sail

Outstanding Innovation In Interactive Programming (juried)
Artificial

Outstanding Motion Design (juried)
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj

Outstanding Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking (TIE)
RBG
CNN, CNN Films, Storyville Films
Julie Cohen, Produced by
Betsy West, Produced by
Amy Entelis, Executive Producer
Courtney Sexton, Executive Producer

The Sentence
HBO, HBO Documentary Films in association with Park Pictures
Sam Bisbee, Produced by
Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Produced by
Rudy Valdez, Executive Producer Wendy Nau, Executive Producer

Outstanding Informational Series or Special
Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown
CNN, CNN Original Series, Zero Point Zero Production, Inc.
Anthony Bourdain, Executive Producer
Christopher Collins, Executive Producer
Lydia Tenaglia, Executive Producer
Sandra Zweig, Executive Producer
Jared Andrukanis, Co-Executive Producer
Michael Steed, Producer
Jonathan Cianfrani, Producer

Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
Leaving Neverland
HBO, HBO Documentary Films in association with Channel 4 and Amos Pictures
Dan Reed, Produced by
Nancy Abraham, Executive Producer
Lisa Heller, Executive Producer

Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
Our Planet
Netflix, Silverback Films
Sophie Lanfear, Produced by
Alastair Fothergill, Series Producer
Keith Scholey, Series Producer

Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic)
Saturday Night Live, Host: Adam Sandler
NBC, SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Louie Zakarian, Department Head Makeup Artist
Amy Tagliamonti, Key Makeup Artist
Jason Milani, Key Makeup Artist
Rachel Pagani, Additional Makeup Artist
Sarah Egan, Makeup Artist
Young Beck, Makeup Artist

Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special
RuPaul’s Drag Race, “Trump: The Rusical”
VH1, World of Wonder Productions
Hector Pocasangre, Hairstylist

Outstanding Costumes For Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Programming
RuPaul’s Drag Race, “Trump: The Rusical”
VH1, World of Wonder Productions
Zaldy Goco, Costume Designer (RuPaul)
Art Conn, Costume Designer (Michelle Visage)

Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program
Queer Eye, “Black Girl Magic”
Netflix, Scout Productions, Inc. and ITV Entertainment, LLC
Hisham Abed, Directed by

Outstanding Casting For A Reality Program
Queer Eye
Netflix, Scout Productions, Inc. and ITV Entertainment, LLC
Gretchen Palek, SVP, Casting & Talent
Danielle Gervais, VP, Casting & Talent
Quinn Fegan, Casting Producer
Ally Capriotti Grant, Location Casting
Pamela Vallarelli, Location Casting

Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program
Free Solo
National Geographic, National Geographic Documentary Films, Little Monster Films, Itinerant Media, Parkes+MacDonald/Image Nation
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Directed by
Jimmy Chin, Directed by

Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special
Springsteen On Broadway
Netflix, Thrill Hill Productions, Inc.
Thom Zimny, Directed by

Outstanding Animated Program
The Simpsons, “Mad About The Toy”
Fox, Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
Family Guy, “Con Heiress”
Fox, 20th Century Fox Television
Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Glenn Quagmire, Tom Tucker, Seamus

Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, “The Wax & The Furious” (segment)
HBO, HBO Entertainment in association with Sixteen String Jack Productions and Avalon Television
Ryan Barger, Editor

Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program
United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell, “Hmong Americans And The Secret War”
CNN, CNN Original Series, Main Event Media, All3Media America
Alessandro Soares, Editor

Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured Reality or Competition Program
Queer Eye, Series Body Of Work
Netflix, Scout Productions, Inc. and ITV Entertainment, LLC
Joseph Deshano, Editor
Matthew Miller, Editor
Ryan Taylor, Editor
Carlos Gamarra, Editor
Iain Tibbles, Editor
Tony Zajkowski, Editor

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration For The Queen Of Soul
CBS, AEG Ehrlich Ventures, LLC
Paul Wittman, Production Mixer
Josh Morton, Re-Recording Mixer
Paul Sandweiss, Music Mixer
Kristian Pedregon, Music Mixer
Christian Schrader, Supplemental Audio
Michael Parker, Monitor Mixer
Patrick Baltzell, House PA Mixer

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program
Free Solo
National Geographic, National Geographic Documentary Films, Little Monster Films, Itinerant Media, Parkes+MacDonald/Image Nation
Tom Fleischman, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer
Ric Schnupp, Re-Recording Mixer
Tyson Lozensky, Scoring Mixer
Jim Hurst, Production Mixer

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
Free Solo
National Geographic, National Geographic Documentary Films, Little Monster Films, Itinerant Media, Parkes+MacDonald/Image Nation
Deborah Wallach, Sound Supervisor
Filipe Messeder, Sound Effects Editor
Jim Schultz, Music Editor
Roland Vajs, Foley Editor
Nuno Bento, Foley Artist

Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Special
RENT
Fox, 20th Century Fox Television
Al Gurdon, Lighting Designer
Madigan Stehly, Lighting Director
Ben Green, Lighting Director
Ryan Tanker, Lighting Director
Patrick Brazil, Lighting Director

Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Series
Saturday Night Live, Host: John Mulaney
NBC, SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Richard McGuinness, Lighting Director
Geoffrey Amoral, Lighting Director
William McGuinness, Lighting Director
Trevor Brown, Lighting Director
Tim Stasse, Lighting Director

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program
RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell
CNN, NN Original Series, Main Event Media, All3Media America
W. Kamau Bell, Executive Producer
Jimmy Fox, Executive Producer
Layla Smith, Executive Producer
Tim Pastore, Executive Producer
Justin Yungfleisch, Executive Producer
Amy Entelis, Executive Producer
Lizzie Fox, Executive Producer
Lauren Thompson, Co-Executive Producer
David E.J. Berger, Supervising Producer
Dwayne Kennedy, Supervising Producer
Geraldine L. Porras, Supervising Producer

Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program
Free Solo
National Geographic, National Geographic Documentary Films, Little Monster Films, Itinerant Media, Parkes+MacDonald/Image Nation
Jimmy Chin, Director of Photography
Clair Popkin, Director of Photography
Mikey Schaefer, Cinematography by

Outstanding Cinematography For A Reality Program
Life Below Zero, Series Body Of Work
National Geographic • BBC Studios
Mike Cheeseman, Director of Photography
Danny Day, Director of Photography
David Lovejoy, Director of Photography
Ben Mullin, Director of Photography
John Griber, Director of Photography
Benji Lanpher, Director of Photography
Terry Pratt, Director of Photography

Jennifer Lopez Hustles at the Box Office: “Hustlers” Gives Enterprising Celebrity/Movie Star/Pop Singer Biggest Opening of Career

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Jennifer Lopez Hustles at the Box Office: “Hustlers” Gives Enterprising Celebrity/Movie Star/Pop Singer Biggest Opening of Career

“Hustlers” is a hit. Last night (and including $2 million of Thursday previews) the comedy-drama took in $13 million. That’s biggest opening ever for Jennifer Lopez, with more than $30 million for the weekend expected.

Jennifer Lopez’s prior biggest opening weekend was way back in 2005, for “Monster-in-Law,” in which she played Jane Fonda’s daughter-in-law to be. That number was $23.1 million for the weekend. It was also her highest grossing film, with $82 million. She’s never appeared in a live action film that’s made more than that.

Lopez has had bigger openings since then, but they were animated films in which she was part of an ensemble. Right before she starred in “Monster-in-Law,” JLo starred with then boyfriend Ben Affleck in “Gigli,” infamously one of the worst and most-mocked movies of all time.

“Hustlers” will change a lot about JLo’s film career, at least for the near future. Its relative success will breed at least one sequel, even though the true story of strippers drugging and bilking Wall Streeters stopped with the end of that movie. You know somehow those characters will make a return trip to the screen. In the meantime, her stock goes up and she’ll get at least a Golden Globe nomination (not so sure about an Oscar).

Box Office Disaster: All- Star “Goldfinch” Bombs with Just $870K on Friday Night, $2 Million Weekend for $50 Mil Film

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Box Office Disaster: All- Star “Goldfinch” Bombs with Just $870K on Friday Night, $2 Million Weekend for $50 Mil Film

You win some, you lose some. Warner Bros. learned this the hard way last night as “The Goldfinch” took in just $870,000 in over 2,500 theaters.

The all star adaptation of Donna Tartt’s beloved and best selling novel cost between $40 and $50 million. The weekend take should be $2 million if they’re lucky.

Warner’s also has the monster hit, “It: Chapter Two,” which will be followed by “Joker.” So they’re okay. But “Goldfinch” would have nice for awards season. The good news is that “Goldfriend” is really a movie from Amazon Studios, which Warner’s distributed. They didn’t make it. So don’t blame them!

What a pedigree, too! Directed by John Crowley, cinematography by Roger Deakins. with Nicole Kidman, Ansel Elgort, Sarah Paulson, Jeffrey Wright star in the film about an art theft.

But everything went wrong. For Kidman, who got good notices in the film, it’s a disappointment, too. She already had a big hit this year with “The Upside,” which made over $100 million. Again, you win some, you lose some.

Even though it wasn’t their movie, Warner’s might be jumpy about “Goldfinch” since its star, Elgort, is filming Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” right now. But it’s not the actor, it’s the material. I think Elgort will soar as Tony in the updated musical.

 

 

Actress Felicity Huffman Sentenced to 14 Days in Jail and Community Service for College Admissions Scandal

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Actress Felicity Huffman Sentenced to 14 Days in Jail and Community Service for College Admissions Scandal

Felicity Huffman has been sentenced to 14 days in jail, one year of supervised release, and250 hours of  community service for her role in the college admissions scandal. She will also pay a $30,000 fine.

The award winning actress spent $15,000 to get her daughter’s SAT test taken by someone else, and gain admission to college.

Huffman pleaded guilty immediately in federal court in Boston. Today she apologized in court. But Judge Indira Talwani said Huffman knew what she did was wrong, saying, “She knew it was a fraud it was not an impulsive act.”

Huffman told the court:  “I am sorry to you.”

“I am deeply ashamed of what I have done,” Huffman told the judge. “At the end of the day I had a choice to make. I could have said ‘no.’”

Prosecutors had wanted a 30 day jail sentence, so Huffman got a better deal in the end. Certainly the fact that she has no prior legal issues and was immediately contrite and did not fight her case or plead not guilty helped.

Now actress Lori Loughlin and her husband can get an idea of what’s going to happen to them if they lose their case. They pleaded not guilty after being accused of spending $500.000 to get their daughter into USC.

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