Report for Wednesday, Jan 25th

Oscars are out, Everything Everywhere All at Once got the most nominations with 11. The Banshees of Inisherin got 9, Elvis 8. Vegas odds will change but here are the early favorites.  

Best Supporting Actress – Angela Bassett in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Best Supporting Actor – Brendan Gleeson in The Banshees of Inisherin

Best Actress – Cate Blanchett in Tar

Best Actor – Brendan Fraser in The Whale

Best Director – Daniel Kwan for Everywhere Everything All at Once 

Best Picture – Everywhere Everything All at Once

Again the odds will change. Comment, Everything Everywhere All at Once might be more enjoyed on acid.

Get ready for one of the best documentaries ever, Little Richard: I am Everything. From his childhood, violent father who beat him, battle to get his music heard, his strong religious beliefs, booze, drug addictions, poor health to his death. The story is told by Tom Jones, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Prince and many others. Fabulous, coming this summer to theaters and Apple TV. Little Richard the real king of rock-n-roll.

TV News: All renewed, Ted Lasso, The Neighborhood, Ghosts and Abbott Elementary. … As if Saturday Night Live ratings aren’t bad enough, now S.N.L. post production workers are striking. … While the LIV Golf league is bragging they have secured a TV contract with the CW, should be pointed out the PGA has contracts with CBS, NBC, ABC and the Golf channel.

That brings me to four sports nuggets. An insider tells me Tom Brady is considering only two options, go to FOX Sports or play quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders. Sidebar, I will review the movie 80 For Brady, Friday, opens this weekend. … George Foreman is countersuing a woman for extortion. The woman is suing Foreman for sexual abuse 45 years ago but admits she has no hard evidence, if you’ll excuse the pun. I’ve known George for 45 years and don’t believe these charges for a one second. … And Mike Tyson is also being sued by a woman who is accusing Mike of rape 31 years ago. She is suing for $5 million. Never met Tyson, always wanted too.