Bob Marley’s One Love: Music Biopic Dominates Box-Office, while “Madame Web” Flops

The biopic earned another $3.9 million Thursday as both movies head into the four-day President’s Day weekend. ‘Madame Web’ added $2.2 million as the superhero genre takes another hit.

Movie Genres: Comedy–Select Biblio

Movie Genres: Comedy–Select Biblio Jan 9, 2026 Marc, David. Comic Visions: TV Comedy and American Culture. Boston: Unwine Hyman, 1989. 272pp Durgnat, Raymond. The Crazy Mirr0r.  Hollywood Comedy and the American Image. Delta, 1969. (0ver 500 films) Lahue, Kalton. Classic Princes and Court Jesters.  1970. Lang, Candace D. Irony/Humor: Critical Paradigms. John Hopkins Univ. Press, […]

Superman Legacy: Warner Wrote Out Bassem Youssef’s Character Before He Criticized Israel (Hollywood and Oct. 7 Massacre)

The actor suggested that Warners fired him for comments he made after the Oct. 7 attacks, but insiders say the character had already been dropped and no formal offer for the role was ever made.

Juno and the Paycock (1930): Hitchcock’s Irish Political and Family Melodrama–What You Need to Know, Changes from O’Casey’s Play, Jewish Stereotypes, with Barry Fitzgerald and Sara Allgood

The film was based on Seán O’Casey’s famous 1924 play of the same name, which has been filmed several times for television and is still being produced on stage.

Navalny: Alexei Navalny, the Vocal Critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Dies at 47

Navalny, the vocal foe who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests was the subject of a 2022 documentary by Daniel Roher that won an the Best Feature Oscar.