Month: January 2021

A movie cooked up and shot during COVID-19 could be a gamble in this climate — but introduce it with the invigorating talents of John David Washington and Zendaya, and you could have a winning recipe for success, maybe even at the Academy Awards. “Malcolm & Marie” is an actor’s showcase, utilizing the most exquisite instincts and sensibilities of its performers, both of which could find room to squeeze into the lead acting races. Written and directed by Sam Levinson, the film tells the story of Malcolm, a director, and his girlfriend Marie, who, over the course of an evening following the premiere of his latest movie, examine the highs and lows of their relationship as they await critics’ responses. Do you know what the Oscars love more than movies? Movies about “the ...

A movie cooked up and shot during COVID-19 could be a gamble in this climate — but introduce it with the invigorating talents of John David Washington and Zendaya, and you could have a winning recipe for success, maybe even at the Academy Awards. “Malcolm & Marie” is an actor’s showcase, utilizing the most exquisite instincts and sensibilities of its performers, both of which could find room to squeeze into the lead acting races. Written and directed by Sam Levinson, the film tells the story of Malcolm, a director, and his girlfriend Marie, who, over the course of an evening following the premiere of his latest movie, examine the highs and lows of their relationship as they await critics’ responses. Do you know what the Oscars love more than movies? Movies about “the ...

A movie cooked up and shot during COVID-19 could be a gamble in this climate — but introduce it with the invigorating talents of John David Washington and Zendaya, and you could have a winning recipe for success, maybe even at the Academy Awards. “Malcolm & Marie” is an actor’s showcase, utilizing the most exquisite instincts and sensibilities of its performers, both of which could find room to squeeze into the lead acting races. Written and directed by Sam Levinson, the film tells the story of Malcolm, a director, and his girlfriend Marie, who, over the course of an evening following the premiere of his latest movie, examine the highs and lows of their relationship as they await critics’ responses. Do you know what the Oscars love more than movies? Movies about “the ...

What is "perseverance"? A word that can describe beloved "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek and James Gilligan, a contestant on Trebek's final episode.  Gilligan is an assistant professor of English language and literature at San Francisco State University who has tried for 30 years to become a contestant on the iconic show.  "I've been trying since I was a sophomore in college," Gilligan said during a Friday evening interview on "The News with Shepard Smith."  Trebek's final episode airs Friday night. He hosted the show for 37 seasons starting in 1984. He was near the end of his nearly two-year battle with pancreatic cancer when Gilligan taped the episode. Gilligan praised Trebek's tenacity.  "It was pretty obvious that he had lost a step, but, you know, once the cameras sta...

A movie cooked up and shot during COVID-19 could be a gamble in this climate — but introduce it with the invigorating talents of John David Washington and Zendaya, and you could have a winning recipe for success, maybe even at the Academy Awards. “Malcolm & Marie” is an actor’s showcase, utilizing the most exquisite instincts and sensibilities of its performers, both of which could find room to squeeze into the lead acting races. Written and directed by Sam Levinson, the film tells the story of Malcolm, a director, and his girlfriend Marie, who, over the course of an evening following the premiere of his latest movie, examine the highs and lows of their relationship as they await critics’ responses. Do you know what the Oscars love more than movies? Movies about “the ...

Photo: Xavi Torrent/WireImage According to Pitchfork, following his attendance of Wednesday’s pro-Trump “Save America” rally, which ballooned into an attack on the Capitol, Ariel Pink has been dropped by his record label. “Due to recent events, Mexican Summer and its staff have decided to end our working relationship with Ariel Rosenberg AKA Ariel Pink moving forward,” the label tweeted Friday. Mexican Summer, which released Pink’s most recent album, 2017’s Dedicated to Bobby Jameson, was set to reissue several of the singer’s remastered albums, including Odditties Sodomies Vol. 1, Sit n’ Spin, Scared Famous/FF>>, and Odditties Sodomies Vol. 3, on January 29. ...

Ariel Pink has been dropped by his record label Mexican Summer. The label tweeted that it has “decided to end [its] working relationship” with the artist “moving forward.” Mexican Summer had been set to release Odditties Sodomies Vol. 1, Sit n’ Spin, Odditties Sodomies Vol. 3, and Scared Famous/FF>> on January 29 as the final installments of its “Ariel Archives” series. Pitchfork has contacted Mexican Summer regarding the future of the releases. On January 7, it was reported that Ariel Pink was in attendance at a pro-Trump rally that took place on the White House lawn on January 6, shortly before hundreds of insurrectionists, some of them armed, gained access to the U.S. Capitol building. Pink confirmed his attendance at the rally, writing on Twitter, “i was in dc to peacefully show...

"So long, everybody." Legendary game show host Alex Trebek posthumously ended his historic 36-year run as "Jeopardy!" host Friday with his final episode, which aired more than two months after he died of pancreatic cancer at age 80 in November.  Friday's episode was taped on Oct. 29, just 10 days before his death. "Jeopardy!" sent off Trebek with a moving montage tribute that highlighted the charismatic personality many people came to know and love through their television screens over the years. The video, which aired ahead of the show's closing credits, is set to the tune of Peter's Allen's "Once Before I Go."  Alex Trebek's final 'Jeopardy!' episodes to air this week More:Alex Trebek of 'Jeopardy!' dies at 80 after pancreatic cancer battle From retro shots of Trebek’s iconic mustache t...