Le Blog
They’re Still Tooning In
On the calendar, it’s a Tuesday morning in 2024. To legions of eagerly anticipating Boomers, Xers and cartoon lovers, it’s a Saturday morning in some year from long ago, where the biggest worry you may have had was whether or not you would find the 3-D card or the toy you had hoped for inside
Second Week? Or Second Coming?
It’s bad enough that we can’t seem to find a truly objective source for news about politics or sports in this day and age. But that truth now seems to be spreading to even the rather mundane world of entertainment journalism. I’m a regular reader of THE HOT BUTTON, the daily newsletter from veteran movie
At Least HE Deserved To Be Called Mr. President
I’m yet again saddened by the passing of someone I had the chance to know and admire from up close, and considering this one came out of seeming nowhere and was far too soon it’s especially unnerving. On an otherwise quiet and unbearably hot summer Saturday VARIETY’s Michael Schneider was among the many who reported
If The Facts Point To Z, Y Chase X?
I’ve been generally impressed with Donna Langley as both a creative executive and a leader, and I’ve yet to find anyone who truly knows her to refute that first impression. And an interview she did yesterday that many Hollywood trade reporters, including THE WRAP’s Jeremy Fuster, only enhanced those favorable views: Donna Langley knows there
Which Post Would You Read?
There’s been a disproportionate amount of noise and internal strife at the WASHINGTON POST lately, enough to make it newsworthy even amongst Los Angeles-based sites that otherwise cover TV. This nugget from THE WRAP’s Natalie Korach hit my inbox earlier this week: Jeff Bezos, owner of the Washington Post, assured staffers Tuesday that the “journalistic
Don’t Presume You Know Where The Next Hit Is Coming From
I’m as guilty as anyone when it comes to paying disproportionate attention to hype. Partially because of the way I’ve prioritized my alerts, which means I get an awful lot of invites for stories on what the latest big gambles from streamers and studios are. With the glut of summer releases, festivals, upfronts and award
More Than Ever, It’s A Hard Knocks Life For Max
This little item about another upcoming show hit the trade presses Monday afternoon, this iteration courtesy of CBS PITTSBURGH’s Garrett Behanna: The Pittsburgh Steelers, with the other three teams in the AFC North, will be featured during the in-season edition of “Hard Knocks.” NFL insider Field Yates shared the news on X Monday afternoon. The
The Smart Kids Get To Rule The Beach
At last count, I’ve violated eight of the Ten Commandements and am guilty of violating every single one of The Seven Deadly Sins. Since I’m not writing you from jail, you can rest assured I’ve yet to murder anyone, temptation notwithtanding. I’ll let you guess which of the other nine is still not yet crossed
Inside Out 2 Turns Fantasy Hollywood Upside Down
I’m still enough of a glutton for punishment to play fantasy baseball and football, and I’ve been doing so for decades. Don’t worry, the stakes are far more minimal than they used to be, so even when the inevitable happens and something that some pundits saw as unpredictable occurs, it doesn’t do damage to me