As well as both Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon in The Spy Who Dumped Me. My God, they were so annoying in that film!!!

Writer Judith Krantz, who had several of her novels adapted into TV movies and miniseries, passed away. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/judith-krantz-dead-best-selling-author-journalist-dies-at-91-1220487

Dave Bartholomew, one of rock and roll’s earliest songwriters, passed away. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dave-bartholomew-dead-rock-n-roll-pioneer-dies-at-100-1220483

Playbill did a profile on a couple of the Jimmy Award nominees. http://www.playbill.com/article/meet-some-of-the-2019-jimmy-awards-nominees-from-an-aspiring-elphaba-to-a-rubiks-cube-wiz

While I still haven’t seen War Of The Worlds, I know a lot of people hate the fact that Tom Cruise got a Worst Actor nomination for it, and many of them think he got nominated only because of his then-recent history of bizarre behavior, like jumping on Oprah’s couch and then arguing about psychiatry with Matt Lauer on The Today Show.

The absolute worst and most dumbfounding Razzie nomination all time, in my opinion, is easily Harvey Keitel for Worst Supporting Actor in The Last Temptation Of Christ. If anyone can defend that nomination, please tell me why his performance is Razzie-worthy, because I don’t get it. At all. He should have gotten an Oscar nomination for Best…[Read more]

Script supervisor Edle Bakke passed away. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/edle-bakke-dead-longtime-script-supervisor-disney-gunsmoke-was-91-1220205

Script supervisor Edle Bakke passed away. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/edle-bakke-dead-longtime-script-supervisor-disney-gunsmoke-was-91-1220205

The Academy has updated their memoriam page for deceased Oscar voters, and some of those added to the list whose deaths have been reported on here are Tim Conway, Salah M. Hassanein, George Litto, Jim McMullan, Barbara Perry, Alvin Sargent, John Singleton, William D. Wittliff and Franco Zeffirelli. Two more people included whose deaths were not…[Read more]

British critics were mixed on David Mamet’s Bitter Wheat, mostly liking John Malkovich’s performance as Barney Fein (aka Harvey Weinstein), but mixed about the play itself. https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Review-Roundup-John-Malkovich-Leads-David-Mamets-New-Weinstein-inspired-Play-BITTER-WHEAT-20190619

Meanwhile, American critics had a much…[Read more]

PBS’ Great Performances will be filming the Shakespeare in the Park production of Much Ado About Nothing this weekend for broadcast at a later date. http://www.playbill.com/article/pbs-great-performances-will-film-shakespeare-in-the-parks-much-ado-about-nothing-starring-danielle-brooks-chuck-cooper

Movies released on Friday, June 21:
Anna—B+
Child’s Play—C+
Toy Story 4—A

Music manager Elliot Roberts, whose clients included Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, The Eagles, Tracy Chapman, Tom Petty and Talking Heads, passed away. https://www.thewrap.com/elliot-roberts-dead-at-76-joni-mitchell-neil-young/

June 21:

Wide Release Films:
Anna—27%
Child’s Play—60%
Toy Story 4—98%

Limited Release Films:
Before Stonewall—83%
Burn Your Maps—67%
The Command—70%
The Edge Of Democracy—95%
Emanuel—100%
Ever After—84%
The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir—60%
Nightmare Cinema—81%
The Quiet One—59%
Swinging Safari—75%
Toni Morrison: The Pie…[Read more]

Bill Collins, longtime host of The Golden Years Of Hollywood (basically Australia’s equivalent of Turner Classic Movies), passed away. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bill-collins-dead-australias-beloved-mr-movies-was-84-1220282

Billy Porter, Julia Roberts and Christina Applegate will be among next year’s Hollywood Walk of Fame inductees. https://variety.com/2019/film/news/2020-walk-of-fame-honorees-batman-julia-roberts-spike-lee-1203249394/

Transport Group has announced two shows for its 2019-2020 season so far: a new musical called Broadbend, Arkansas, and a revival of The Unsinkable Molly Brown starring Tony nominee Beth Malone. http://www.playbill.com/article/transport-groups-20192020-season-to-include-the-unsinkable-molly-brown-starring-beth-malone

The Alice By Heart cast recording will now be released on June 28. http://www.playbill.com/article/duncan-sheik-and-steven-saters-alice-by-heart-will-release-cast-album

Before its Broadway run next year, Girl From The North Country will return to the West End for a limited engagement at the Gielgud Theatre from December 10-February 1. http://www.playbill.com/article/girl-from-the-north-country-will-return-to-west-end-for-limited-run