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Weinstein rape trial begins in New York

January 22, 2020

The Harvey Weinstein rape trial is underway, and, judging by the prosecution’s opening salvo, it looks like the tabloids and gossip magazines are going to have lots of sensational material to work with over th...

Former Grammy executive denies rape allegation

Ronnie Tremble

January 22, 2020

Culture, Features, Main, Music, News

Neil Portnow, the former CEO of the Recording Academy (the organization that puts on the Grammy Awards), says recent claims that his contract was terminated after he was accused sexual assault are untrue. T...

‘It was all done wrong’: Sammy the Bull Gravano bashes The Irishman

Ronnie Tremble

January 22, 2020

Culture, Film, Main, News, Uncategorized

While Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman was a hit with critics (it is nominated for Best Picture and Best Director at the Oscars), it has received some criticism from people who claim to know that the story ...

Jeff Bezos’ iPhone allegedly hacked by Saudi Arabian government

Ronnie Tremble

January 22, 2020

Culture, Features, Main, News, Uncategorized

Here’s a weird story. The de facto leader of Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has been accused of hacking into Jeff Bezos’ iPhone. According to reports, Bezos’ phone was hacked in May 2018 after...

Hallmark contrite after anti-gay censorship kerfuffle

Ronnie Tremble

December 16, 2019

Culture, Features, Main, News

The Hallmark Channel recently pulled four advertisements for wedding planning company Zola that depicted gay or lesbian weddings. The flak was instantaneous and overwhelming, as you might imagine, and Hallmark...

Harvey Weinstein, ‘the forgotten man’

Ronnie Tremble

December 16, 2019

Culture, Features, Film, Main, News

Accused serial rapist Harvey Weinstein should be commended for the windows of opportunities he opened for women in the motion picture industry, according to accused serial rapist Harvey Weinstein. That’s ri...

Golden Globe noms are out

Ronnie Tremble

December 16, 2019

Culture, Events, Features, Film, Main, News

Nominations for the 77th Golden Globe Awards have been unveiled. The most nominations—six—went to Marriage Story. The Irishman and Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood both received five, while Joker and The T...

Tarantino has ‘no idea’ what his next film will be, but it probably won’t be Star Trek

Ronnie Tremble

December 16, 2019

Culture, Features, Film, Main, News

If you’re a Star Trek fan and a Quentin Tarantino fan, there’s some bad news. The “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” director has indicated that, despite reports to the contrary, he does not really intend to di...

HBO provides details of 10th season of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’

Ronnie Tremble

December 16, 2019

Culture, Features, Main, News

The long-anticipated 10th season of Curb Your Enthusiasm will debut Sunday, 19 January at 10:30PM ET, according to HBO. The ninth season was back in 2017. Below is a brief introduction to the new season: ...

Scorsese expounds Marvel criticism

Ronnie Tremble

November 16, 2019

Culture, Film, Main, News

Filmmaker Martin Scorsese recently published an interesting essay in the New York Times. The Irishman director penned it in response to the backlash he received after contending that Marvel movies are closer t...