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I Have Few Words. But, Fortunately, Others Do.
A year ago, I woke up to the disturbing news that came out of Israel that, 50 years and a day after the outbreak of the Six-Day War, the country came under attack once again. This time, not by a nation, but an ideology. I’d like to say I was as mortified and activated as
Looks Like EVERYBODY Wants This
It’s almost ironic that in an industry that has historically seen a disproprtionate amount of Jewish people in positions of influence, and continues to still be labeled as such despite the realities of DEI and, to be sure, actually qualified people of different backgrounds, there have been few successful movies or TV series that have
Apparently, This Joker’s Vile
For all the things that proverbially grind my gears, none get me quite as cranky as when people offer opinions, often negative ones, on things they’ve never seen. Log lines and trailers are designed to provoke interest, not prejudgement. If they’re not impactful enough to get you into a theatre or onto a couch to
No Longer Worth The Gamble?
The Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers shocked casual baseball fans and thrilled their ardent supporters with surprising road upsets in their respective Wild Card Series. The Tigers will now be moving on to face a Cleveland Guardians team that won that potent Central Division, the first time these original American League teams will face
Oh Yes, We Need A Little New Year’s
We’re in the middle of yet another oppressive heat wave in some parts of La-La Land, and the calendar has barely skipped to fall. Naturally, that meant it was the optimal time for my place of employment to devote two aisles to a massive array of Christmas decorations and tzatchtkes, displacing the Halloween displays that
They’re Still Doing Children’s TV On West 57th Street
If anything sums up the difference in significance and ultimate impact of this debate versus the prior one, the choice of venue should speak volumes. When Madame Vice President and Fat Orange Jesus duked it out last month, they did so at the pristine National Constitution Center in Philadelphia which, as USA TODAY’s Phaedra Trethan
Arriverderci, Tony
So another executive shakeup has gone down, this time at my old stomping grounds. VARIETY veteran Cynthia Littleton was among the many that broke the news yesterday afternoon: Sony Pictures Entertainment is set for a transition at the top in January when Tony Vinciquerra steps down from his role as CEO and hands the reins to Ravi Ahuja. Ahuja
Courage? Where?
It was a pretty busy weekend for our respective binary choice tickets. The big guns effectively chose their personal comfort zones. Madame Vice President stayed close to home and managed to coax $28 million more out of an entertainment industry that continues to fire staffers, move productions out of her home city, state and country
(Kinda) Live From New York, It’s (Still) Saturday Night!!!
The much-anticipated golden anniversary of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE kicked off last night , and you bet I watched. After all, unlike most of the folks who recently made a movie that celebrated that legacy, I was actually watching a half-century ago when it all began. So I guess I’m a creature of habit. These days,