Day: March 8, 2025

“Anora” is a triumph of creative chaos

\For screenwriters, there’s a helpful chaos theory.
It’s one of the reasons that “Anora” (shown here) – in theaters now, on Hulu starting March 17 – was a worthy winner of five Academy Awards, including best picture.
That still doesn’t mean everyone should rush to see it. This film has enough of many things – sex, nudity, language – to disrupt fragile souls and bring arrests in fragile nations.
But it also has much more – great characters, perfect performances (especially by Oscar-winner Mikey Madison) and clever chaos. Read more…

Best-bets for March 10: a Beatle and a bachelor

1) “Ringo & Friends at the Ryman,” 8-10 p.m., CBS. As a Beatle, Ringo Starr recorded Buck Owens’ “Act Naturally”; it was clear he likes country. Now, 60 years later, Starr (shown here), 84, does that song and others with Brenda Lee, Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris, Jamey Johnson, Mickey Guyton, Jack White, Molly Tuttle, Rodney Crowell and more. Read more…