Livi's Corner: Hollywood

You Can See Everything tops Box Office for this report plus more!

The First Wives Club is the epitome of empowerment films. Starring Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, and the Late Diane Keaton as women who take a chance on a Renaissance of their lives.

The breakout 1997 hit, The Full Monty, is a cheeky tale of what happens when you reinvest in yourself.

What a cinematic world we are in. Another $30 million dollar opener plus You Can See Everything opens very strong in 2nd place with $15.6 million dollars

Another horror bop takes the top space, and continues to cement the genre as a dominant force in the worldwide financial scheme.

Another week, another $30 million week and opener.

Avengers Endgame Encore topped the box off as Resident Evil held strong at the # two spot. Plus more highlights from this week's box office

Resident Evil pulled in large numbers upon its opening, plus more!

Kicking off our inaugural episode of Becoming Him, is Good Will Hunting. A modern classic of the grit to try and get out of one's way and the many twists, turns, and tests it takes to get there. Starring Matt Damon and Robin Williams, the film garnered Robin his Oscar, as well as Ben Affleck and Mat Damon Oscars for penning the original script Stay tuned for we have many more episodes to come in t...

What a wonderful year it has been for our 2026 box office! So why not discuss 😸

Season Seven. Let that sink in for a second. Season Seven of Livi's Corner. Long before there was a podcast, there were years spent studying the box office, tracking film, television, music, audience trends, and the way stories move through culture. Then, in 2020, sitting in my little courtyard apartment in Hollywood, California, during one of the most uncertain moments any of us had ever expe...

I know, I know it has been a moment since I reviewed a film, and trust it is mainly to do with the need of an assistant as my itinerary has become very cramped? But such a film as "Is God Is" is one that should be seen and discussed so here we go!

Livi's Corner Presents: Act Two: Women in Cinematic Transition June Feature: Thelma What if your fourth act wasn't about slowing down? What if it was about taking your power back? This month, we're talking about Thelma, a funny, tender, and surprisingly radical story about aging, independence, and refusing to let the world decide what you're capable of. Because growing older isn't the end of the s...

PBS Hour returns with a double feature billing and first up is before prestige television became a streaming empire, PBS treated literature like sacred text. From Austen and Dickens to the Brontës and modern revivals like The Count of Monte Cristo, Episode 8 of PBS Hour explores how public television turned books into living, breathing emotional experiences. These weren’t rushed adaptations. They...

Well, this is what we've been waiting for. A box office so on fire that we were anticipating a huge year for our beloved and resilient movie industry.

May’s Act Two Episode dances into Season 6 with Gloria Bell. A tale of a dancing queen finding her stride in a menopausal life. Gloria, played gorgeously by Julianne Moore, waltzes a story of a search for balance but not in the conditioned sense. This episode also reflects on the passing of my mom, and how…she built a legacy without knowing it So, grab a mocktail, cocktail, or some tea and come da...

Act Two: The Girlhood Trinity This April, and we're chatting about the Trinity of Girlhood, Akeelah and the Bee, The Secret Life of Bees, and Turning Red. So, sit back, nab your snacks and enjoy!

Some voices never needed to shout to be heard. This week on PBS Hour, we honor the quiet authority of PBS NewsHour — and the journalists who made truth feel steady, not sensational. From the brilliance of Gwen Ifill to the generational trust of Judy Woodruff, this episode reflects on what happens when journalism chooses clarity over chaos. Because sometimes, the most powerful news… is delivered wi...

Welp, 2025 came and went with so much to offer us cinephiles that we're just in a tizzy over films like Train Dreams, One Battle After Another, and of course Sinners So, I just had to add my two cents to the tab, lol! In this episode, I do a skimming over this year's Academy Awards Nominations List, a fitting a precursor to the big show coming March 15th.

In this week in reviews, I give a take on both Pillion and The Importance of Being Earnest. films that are totally on different side of the spectrum. One being a classic work of theatrical art, and being offered through the National Theater Live Program, and the other finally crossing the Atlantic to deliver one of the highest rated erotic films eva! Both stimulating, and both well worth the wait....

February's Act Two episode is a personal favorite of mine, and don't let the title fool you. This is one of the funniest, and realist, romantic films ever!

This is PBS Hour. And this one’s for the ones who got the joke. PBS Hour is here, and it’s British brilliance at its best. From the camp chaos of Are You Being Served? to the quietly radical heart of The Vicar of Dibley , to the tender, grown-up romance of As Time Goes By . This episode celebrates comedy that evolved and still lands, proving humor doesn’t have to shout to make an impact w wit. war...

Well, this story has been in the making for quite some time, and the whole world has been waiting with baited breathe as to the outcome of the potential merger of Netflix or Paramount. As a kid raised on Warner, their next step for the studio that has given us some of most memorable films eva! Their next phase feels very much like a paradigm, or better yet, a generational shift. Sit back, relax, a...

What happens when women decide they’re done asking for permission? This month on Act Two: Women in Transition , we revisit a film about bravery, friendship, and choosing truth—even when the road ahead is uncertain. Because sometimes freedom isn’t about survival. It’s about refusing to disappear.

Film Spotlight: Practical Magic 2 (Fall 2026) Some films just don’t age but they become apart of you, and even guide you through life. Practical Magic . has stood the test of time in regards to cinematic timelines. And nearly three decades later, the Owens Women are returning. Not to relive the past but to build a future for, maybe, generations to come. Practical Magic 2 looks to delve into legacy...