Tuesday, January 31, 2023

 

I can't believe that I'm sayin' this, but the Netflix documentary 'Pamela a love story' is really really good. 

Pam's candid approach to everything was very moving, sincere and without an ounce of mean-spiritedness. 

Major thumbs up. 

bye.

p.s. also, it was a brilliant choice that Pam did all of the interviews without a speck of make-up on. 



New book + podcast interview w/Joyce Chopra




Yummy Serendipity 3.


Serendipity was named after the three legendary princes of the island once known as Serendip (now Sri Lanka), from which the 18th-century writer Sir Horace Walpole coined-  serendipity. Serendipity has been popular since the beginning. Marilyn Monroe frequently patronized the restaurant, Andy Warhol was a regular before he was well-known, and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy was also a frequent guest and once even tried to buy the recipe for the Frrrozen Hot Chocolate for an event she was throwing. Stephen Bruce refused to give her the recipe though he did offer to come and make the frozen drink for her party himself. The recipe can now be found in Sweet Serendipity, a book of recipes and history sold in the general store located inside the restaurant. bye.



Tuesday, January 24, 2023
























One of these days I gotta get myself organizized.

                                           -Travis Bickle

Oscar Nominations 2023 List Announced!

(Color Red Indicates My Prediction Winners)

BEST PICTURE 

All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
Triangle of Sadness
Women Talking

BEST DIRECTOR 

Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness
Todd Field, Tár
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans

BEST ACTOR

Austin Butler, Elvis
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Paul Mescal, Aftersun
Bill Nighy, Living

BEST ACTRESS

Cate Blanchett, Tár
Ana de Armas, Blonde
Andrea Riseborough, To Leslie
Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 

Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin  
Brian Tyree Henry, Causeway
Judd Hirsch, The Fabelmans
Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS 

Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Hong Chau, The Whale
Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY 

Todd Field, Tár
Tony Kushner & Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Edward Berger, Ian Stokell & Lesley Paterson, All Quiet on the Western Front
Rian Johnson, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Kazuo Ishiguro, Living
Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie, Peter Craig & Justin Marks, Top Gun: Maverick
Sarah Polley, Women Talking

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE

All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany)
Argentina, 1985 (Argentina)
Close (Belgium)
EO (Poland)
The Quiet Girl (Ireland)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE 

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
The Sea Beast
Turning Red

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE 

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
All That Breathes
Fire of Love
A House Made of Splinters
Navalny

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Volker Bertelmann, All Quiet on the Western Front
Carter Burwell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Justin Hurwitz, Babylon
Son Lux, Everything Everywhere All at Once
John Williams, The Fabelmans

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

James Friend, All Quiet on the Western Front
Roger Deakins, Empire of Light
Darius Khondji, Bardo
Mandy Walker, Elvis
Florian Hoffmeister, Tár

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Christian M. Goldbeck & Ernestine Hipper, All Quiet on the Western Front
Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy & Bev Dunn, Elvis 
Florencia Martin & Anthony Carlino, Babylon 
Dylan Cole, Ben Procter & Vanessa Cole, Avatar: The Way of Water
Rick Carter & Karen O’Hara, The Fabelmans

BEST COSTUME DESIGN 

Jenny Beavan, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Ruth Carter, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Catherine Martin, Elvis
Mary Zophres, Babylon
Shirley Kurata, Everything Everywhere All at Once

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Top Gun: Maverick

BEST SOUND

All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Elvis
Top Gun: Maverick

















Senate hearing on Ticketmaster's industry dominance - Antitrust Law Enforcement Hearing (Corporate Greed)


                            Ticketmaster & LiveNation merger monopoly now on the griddle! #Greed 


Saturday, January 21, 2023

link to Sundance Film Festival 2023 - online access

 

https://festival.sundance.org

The Regal movie theater in Union Square is closing- The theater had just undergone a major renovation in early 2020 :(



Parent company Cineworld just announced the closure of 39 Regal Cinemas locations all across the United States, including the uber-popular one in Union Square on 13th Street and Broadway. Perhaps one of the most popular destinations of its kind in Manhattan, Union Square Stadium 14 opened back in November of 1998 and quickly became a favorite among the city’s cinephile crowd. With 17 total screens, the theater just recently underwent a major renovation in the early months of 2020.  

                  The end of an era. bye.

Thursday, January 19, 2023

Friday, January 13, 2023



Snare rimshots are life !

r.i.p. Lisa Marie

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Friday, January 6, 2023


When I was introduced to his film 'WAVELENGTH' in film school, that changed everything for me, as it taught me that everything was possible in experimental cinema- comedy, minimalism, sound and storytelling with or without dialogue. Michael Snow was a genius.  


Wednesday, January 4, 2023

'Joey from the Bronx' calls in to discuss Kohberger & the Moscow, Idaho situation


Joey calls in to LIVE discussion podcast group, as authorities in Idaho are trying to solve the murders of four college students who were apparently murdered in their beds while they were asleep. The LIVE podcast discuss the latest developments and analyze new clues and revelations as of January 2023. All asking "What happens next?" in this chilling and bizarre murder case that traumatized the small town of Moscow, Idaho, and the students of the University of Idaho. If you have information about the Moscow, Idaho murders: Tip Line: 208-883-7180 Email: tipline@ci.moscow.id.us

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Levitating On 2023.

I will soon be working on a creative collaboration project with a major musical artist and world icon figure who I have admired for decades. Was contacted last night about it all. Way psyched for this project that will be based in France. Thank you, 2023!                                                    

                          

                                         Top secret for now as things progress. 
                More anon...