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  Today in stating-the-obvious, erstwhile model, Janice Dickinson, called Andy Cohen a "tacky queen" on a recent episode of the podcast, "Behind The Velvet Rope." Andy, pictured above getting a rough handy from Kris Jenner, is responsible, to varying degrees, for the rise of the Kardashians and Bravo's "Housewives" franchise. Is Andy cultural Chernobyl? A misogynist's best friend? On the payroll of grateful plastic surgeons  worldwide? Gosh, your guess is as good as mine (or, "yes").  Janice, who's no stranger to telling it like it is, also said that Andy begged her to star on one of the "Housewives" shows, which she happily turned down, and stole her idea for a Bravo late night talk show, which she pitched to him, and thereafter started "Watch What Happens Live." Starring himself. This wasn't the first time Janice was kicked to the curb. Tyra Banks, whom Dickerson has called "soulless" and "chea...

  The Emmy nominations were announced today. "Succession" received 27 nominations including Best Drama, Best Actress, and three of its actors have been nominated for Best Actor (including Brian Cox). Wowzers! Following behind was "The Last of Us" with 24 nominations and "White Lotus" with 23. If you do drunk math it means these three shows dominated almost 75% of the nominations in major categories. Meanwhile, at  the "Too Bad, Better Luck Next Time" corner of the cafeteria sits Selena Gomez and Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building), Kevin Costner (Yellowstone), and Harrison Ford (1923, and Shrinking) who were all snubbed.  Oh, and in case you're wondering if the Duke & Duchess of Netflix were nominated for their documentary... the envelope please:  NOPE. Not even for categories that would exist in my version of the Emmys: "Best Performance by Two Co-Dependents" or "Most Likely To Throw You Under a Bus".  I'd...

  The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of 7 books by C.S. Lewis that were published in the 1950's. Over the years the books have been adapted into radio, TV, video games and just about anything you squeeze a dollar out of.  In the early 2000's, the Mouse House (Govt Name: Disney) adapted two of the books for the big screen: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; and Prince Caspian.   Sometime around 2018 Netflix opened its wallet, slapped its credit card on the counter (that's a lot of reward points) and acquired the rights to the books from Disney. Since then, Netflix hasn't done anything with them...until now.   No word on which book (or books) will be directed by Greta or how much she will be paid. Since she's coming off the heels (pun intended) of directing "Barbie: The Movie", my guess is this: If the Barbie movie turns into the bazillion dollar hit Hollywood is pushing for it to be, Greta can probably pick whatever book on the shelf she wants to adap...

    Mattel recently looked into their corporate toy chest to see what else they can pimp out adapt as a movie for Hollywood to further ruin our childhood in the name of capitalism. The company has reported there are 17 movies in the works including:   Polly Pocket - with Lily Collins and Lena Dunham Uno - a hip hop heist caper featuring rapper Lil Yachty Barney - with Daniel Kaluuya Major Matt Mason - with Tom Hanks Magic 8 Ball - no word on who will be in it Live-action Masters of the Universe (doesn't Mattel know this was done in 1987 with Dolph Lundgren?) Hot Wheels - being planned to be a gritty, testosterone fueled movie to be produced by J.J. Abrams Grab your Joan Collins funeral veil because originality in Hollywood is dead. It has been replaced by laziness and an obsession for reboots, remakes, sequels, prequels and anything else that doesn't require intellect or an original thought. I have no idea who the hell Hollywood is catering to anymore - besides bean coun...

  Indiana Jones and The Dialing for Dollars The Dial of Destiny landed with the thud at the box office. It managed to dig up $24 million on its opening day.  The movie didn't exactly receive the high-five people were expecting. I took a peek at Rotten Tomatoes where it received a 58% approval rating.  The movie reportedly cost almost $300 million to produce, giving it the distinction as one of the 20 most expensive movies made. Hooray! At least it can brag about that. This is supposedly the last movie in the Indiana Jones franchise - at least with Harrison Ford anyway. If it manages to eek out a healthy profit (IMO about as likely as my dog learning to pan for gold in my backyard), I'm sure Hollywood will find a way to keep the franchise going...and going.   I loved the first Indiana Jones movie. It was a great mix of good story telling, old Hollywood swashbuckling,  outstanding stunt work, and solid acting.  However, the sequels have been one dried up...