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The so-called "shortlists" of qualified contenders in nine Oscar categories — including the feature documentary and international film races — landed on schedule Monday, one calendar day ahead of last year's December 17 announcement of the 2019 lists. But when it comes to movie awards, the calendar is a tricky beast…

A day after returning from a love fest at the Army-Navy football game, President Donald Trump was back to dealing with the other side in his morning tweetstorm. Adam Schiff, Hillary Clinton, the FISA courts, Jim Comey, and even former President Barack Obama came in for whacks from Trump’s tweetstick today. Mixed in…

An aggressive President Donald Trump warmed up for his appearance later today at the annual Army-Navy football game with some smash-mouth tweeting. In an unusually busy early morning, the Commander-in-Tweet treated his Democrat foes like it was Ravens vs. Jets, running over them with taunts, threats and retweets. The…

President Trump is getting ready to attend the annual Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia. Or, as The Late Show host Stephen Colbert calls it, “One sporting event where Trump’s got a pretty good chance of not being booed. Even if he is, it’ll be highly regimented.” Colbert noted that pretty soon, the President may…

Trevor Noah was very upset over the President Trump/Greta Thunberg Twitter wars during tonight’s monologue. In a segment with the classy title Look At These Assholes, Noah fretted that Trump’s tweet saying Thunberg should take in a movie and “chill” was bringing down the dignity of his office. “Come on, man. The…

The Late Show host Stephen Colbert said that President Donald Trump may be putting on a brave face in public, but he’s definitely concerned about the ongoing impeachment hearings. Aides describe him as “distracted and unfocused,” which Colbert thought was a hoot. “Unlike the old laser-focused Donald Trump,” he…

Former Fox newscaster Gretchen Carlson today renewed her call for Fox to lift its non-disclosure agreements for employees. Carlson voiced her complaints in an editorial in The New York Times. It arrives as the film Bombshell hits theaters tomorrow, dramatizing the efforts of women (including Carlson) to expose…

"I miss my invisibility." That's what a first-time Academy voter told me last week, reacting to the daily fusillades of screeners, invitations and assorted swag, plus the prodding phone calls, that now accompany Oscar membership. I found his complaint amusing: When I became a new voter years ago it was akin to joining…

Trevor Noah and The Daily Show crew usually are up for a few laughs on the serious topics they tackle. But tonight, it was more about rueful laughter, as they discussed the Washington Post’s blockbuster story that showed three different presidential administrations lied about American progress in the war in…

We’re in “an exciting new phase of impeachment,” according to The Late Show host Stephen Colbert. The House is set to debate the articles of impeachment tonight. “That’s right, it’s impeachment: after dark.” A cheap joke followed with sultry saxophone music and Colbert talking in Trump’s voice. “Anyway, I’m glad…

As the nominations come fast and furious now, the Screen Actors Guild’s SAG Awards along with the American Cinema Editors’ ACE Eddies further clarified the race for Oscar this morning, particularly from a standpoint of having the major guilds weigh in — meaning it is now peer groups rather than critics who are having…

President Donald Trump may have 99 Problems, but a tweet ain’t one. The President was up bright and early on Sunday, communicating on Twitter and laying out some of the issues he faces. First and foremost, the “Impeachment Hearing Hoax,” as the Commander-in-Tweet calls it, was given a zing. House Democrats have…