I predicted Trump would win in 2016 and won $100. In 2020, I can't remember what I predicted but I think believed Trump would win. Now, I still can't predict. It's a very tight election, and it could go either way. The one thing I know for sure is that these aren't two equal sides. One side has all of the power and the other side represents a challenge to that power. The bigger problem is that the side...

After mentioning the core seven Best Picture “locks” of the year, at least in this current moment, those being: - Anora - The Brutalist - Emilia Perez - Sing Sing - A Real Pain - Dune Part II - Conclave It seemed only natural for this next article to be focused on the uncertainties of the best picture race, or as the article states, what is ultimately “not known” and what can still be an unknown variable for the...

Justine Bateman has written an op-ed for Fast Company proclaiming Hollywood is dead. It is a very well written piece that is hard to refute. She's mostly talking about how films and art became "content," and the threat of AI on the horizon. She writes of the old days of Hollywood: I’ll tell you what it was like, up to the last era of Hollywood. There was a high concentration of talented artists. There was enough room for everyone...

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were...

Nosferatu will open on Christmas. It's been said to be a Dracula-like vampire tale with demon possession. Yes, it's a Christmas movie but it has Oscar cross-over because it appears to be a quality horror film. And yes, I'm ignoring the test screening reactions because those never reflect the end result. Here are the character posters. Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold...

I'm not clear as to why the Gothams are giving Angelina Jolie an acting tribute for Maria rather than a nomination. It makes no sense except that maybe they want her at the show? Maybe they feel bad that the jury members made a dumb mistake? I don't know. Netflix has two competing contenders for Best Actress, Angelina Jolie for Maria and Karla Sofia Gascon, neither of whom were name-checked at the Gothams (which isn't saying much, considering only...

I have now felt the cold hand of Hollywood, those who work as publicists, run studios, write about movies, and even star in those movies. I had to walk in the shoes of the perceived "enemy" to understand it and that hasn't been easy. It isn't so much the money, although that's the primary method of control. I care more about having a mind that is free than I do about being able to afford to live comfortably. The...