Months of Meryl: The Manchurian Candidate

JOHN : The one regrettable casualty of this feature-film series is, of course, Streep's Emmy winning performance in Mike Nichols' 2003 HBO adaptation of Tony Kushner's Angels in America . Perhaps we'll have time to dig into that series in the future, but suffice it to say we rank her work in it quite highly.

Olivia de Havilland loses Feud lawsuit as appeals court sides with FX

The veteran Hollywood star, 101, sued the network for defamation over what she said was a damaging portrayal of her as a gossip. The three judge panel overturned a previous court ruling that found in the actress's favor and ruled Monday that the First Amendment allowed filmmakers to embellish the historical record, Variety reported.

Credulous Oliver Stone on Thug Putin: Why Would ‘Statesman’ Lie to Me?

It seems that, finally, liberal journalists are challenging the credulous, dictator-coddling filmmaking of lefty Oliver Stone. But maybe that's because the communist-friendly director avoided tough questions when talking to Vladimir Putin about the 2016 presidential election.

Almanac for Saturday, June 10, 2017

Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini. They include actor Hattie McDaniel, the first African-American to win an Oscar , in 1895; Broadway composer Frederick Loewe in 1901; Nobel literature laureate Saul Bellow in 1915; Britain's Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, in 1921 ; Hollywood icon Judy Garland in 1922; children's author/illustrator Maurice Sendak in 1928; attorney F. Lee Bailey in 1933 ; football Hall of Fame member Dan Fouts in 1951 ; actor Andrew Stevens in 1955 ; model/actor Elizabeth Hurley in 1965 ; Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal in 1971 ; Olympic figure skater Tara Lipinski in 1982 ; actor Leelee Sobieski in 1983 .

Column: A curio for the Trump era: ‘Gabriel Over the White House’

The occasion calls for it. And if our current, real-life president finds himself with a spare hour and a half, he might get an inspirational kick out of this little-known 1933 political fantasy about a leader who blows straight through his political enemies to implement a highly aggressive agenda and save the world.

xXx sequel tries to critique NSA, but suffers from moral confusion

XXx: Return of Xander Cage sees the return of original star Vin Diesel, left, with appearances by action star Donnie Yen and Deepika Padukone. XXx: Return of Xander Cage sees the return of original star Vin Diesel, left, with appearances by action star Donnie Yen and Deepika Padukone.

Tonight’s Movie: Strategic Air Command (1955) – An Olive Films Blu-ray Review

I've seen all of the eight films James Stewart made with director Anthony Mann , and STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND is a personal favorite. I'm thus happy to report that it's now available on Blu-ray and DVD from Olive Films .