Jon Stewart got back on his liberal high horse Thursday night to defend Sen. Harry Reid for embracing the “nuclear option.” Never mind that prominent Democrats, like President Barack Obama and Reid himself, once railed against the GOP for daring
Jay Leno only has a few more weeks before The Tonight Show is handed over to Jimmy Fallon. The veteran host is making the most of his final late night run, scoring a decisive victory over long-time rival David Letterman.
The second film in the Hunger Games franchise serves up a greatest hits medley of social commentary from the first installment, lessons that ring louder in the Age of Obama. When The Hunger Games hit theaters last year, Americans didn’t
To the average American, ObamaCare is part web site disaster, part shattered campaign promise writ very, very large. Millions of Americans have already been forced out of their existing health care policies, a number that may skyrocket in the new
Even the staunchest conservative will admit Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has a near-Midas touch when it comes to picking film projects, many of which go on to generate Oscar buzz each fall. His commercial instincts are similarly strong. So perhaps
An actor renown for his hair-trigger temper is furious with New Media sources which report news at it happens. Alec Baldwin, doing damage control for his latest hateful outburst, spoke at a San Francisco tech company Wednesday. In the process,
Sarah Silverman took her pro-abortion platform to MSNBC this week, home to an anchor who suggested someone defecate in a female politician’s mouth and another booted from his perch for uttering a gay slur. Silverman had an important message to
What’s a liberal comic to do when he realizes he can’t avoid mocking President Barack Obama for weeks on end? If you’re Jon Stewart, you crank up some classic Bush bashing to ease the pain. Monday night, The Daily Show
Laurie Collyer found inspiration for the new film Sunlight Jr. from the progressive minded Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich. The book argued on behalf of the working poor, with the author demanding government solutions for those struggling to make
Liberal comedian Whoopi Goldberg is willing to defend President Barack Obama against his “signature” health care debacle–even if it means trashing big government to do so. Goldberg joined Jay Leno for a chat on The Tonight Show Monday night, and
Pop music shock tactics have a shelf life. Lady Gaga, one of the music scene’s biggest stars, is suffering from depressed record sales for her highly anticipated album ARTPOP. That despite a high profile gig on Saturday Night Live over
All it took was a political train wreck of gargantuan proportions for liberal comedians to turn on President Barack Obama. For five years most comedians treated Obama with care, avoiding punitive comedy memes, focusing on the GOP whenever possible and,
Defenders of Amazon’s Alpha House will argue the show delivers a snarky, inside the Beltway comedy for the company’s streaming content launch. Here’s how “inside” the show is–in the opening moments of the first new episode we see Republican politicians
Director Peter Berg says he’s famous for picking up books but never reading them cover to cover. That didn’t happen when he cracked Lone Survivor, Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell’s harrowing story of his battle against Taliban fighters. Berg recalled his
Celebrities tag-teamed against President George W. Bush during his eight years in the White House, leveling as much verbal abuse as possible against the Commander in Chief. One rocker compared Bush to Hitler, another said we would all die if Bush
How the Hope and Change has fallen. The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart, who once upon a time used his comedy perch to protect President Barack Obama, now has little choice but to mock him. Mercilessly. Stewart wouldn’t like it if
HBO is getting political–again–with two new shows bursting with left-of-center possibilities. The pay channel announced today a new weekly series in the Daily Show mold hosted by John Oliver. The British comic kept Jon Stewart’s seat warm on the Comedy
The first official trailer for Noah, the 2014 film from Oscar-winning director Darren Aronofsky, shouldn’t offend spiritually aware audiences. That might happen later. Aronofsky famously said he saw Noah as the world’s first environmentalist, causing Christians to fear the epic
Yet another Hollywood denizen looks at Republican opposition to President Barack Obama and sees racism. Far-left director Oliver Stone raged against “white” Republicans during an interview on the publicly funded Tavis Smiley Show this week. I don’t know why these
Dennis Miller didn’t suddenly realize President Barack Obama could be mocked just like any other president. The SNL alum has been tweaking Obama for years, both on his nationally syndicated radio show as well as via social media. His perch
The host of Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, who once said he feels comfortable labeling the Tea Party racist, no longer has a late night show to call his own. FXX is pulling the plug on Totally Biased With
The 2006 film Superman Returns scored respectable box office numbers, but the Brandon Routh-led reboot couldn’t revive the dormant superhero franchise. Blame the film’s fidelity to the previous Superman films, a lackluster ending or the fact that Routh looked so
The Best Man Holiday wears its faith on its tinsel-covered sleeve, and that’s rankling some movie critics. The film, opening Friday, continues the saga of a group of friends which began with the 1999 sleeper hit The Best Man. Now,
Hollywood just can’t quit ObamaCare. A new Politico report says despite the legislation’s disastrous web site, the gaggle of jokes about it across the media landscape and the shattered promises that are now the hallmark of President Barack Obama’s “signature”
Comedian Sarah Silverman, no fan of Gov. Rick Perry, attacked the conservative politician anew today with a tweet that also tried to besmirch the Tea Party. The shock comic was so proud of her joke she shared it on both
Patricia Ward Kelly, widow of legendary entertainer Gene Kelly, says her husband emerged from the Great Depression angry at how his fellow Americans had suffered during the financial crisis. He could have turned his back on his country. Instead, he
Veterans Day is one of the few times each year when partisan politics give way to honoring those who fought for this country. Politicians turn down the rhetoric. Social media users turn pages like Facebook into unofficial tributes to friends,
Oscar-winner George Clooney is considered a generous actor, one known for his jovial on-set pranks and taste in quality projects. He’s also dismissive to the point of cruelty to those who don’t see things his way. Consider Clooney’s callous comments
Miley Cyrus upped her shock tactics Sunday during a European music show telecast. No, the former teen star didnt go the Full Monty or whip out that foam finger as she did a few weeks back at the stateside VMAs.
The just-released quotes from Tom Cruise regarding his domestic life could be far more damaging to his A-list status than that couch-jumping stunt. The actor is suing a magazine for $50 million regarding alleged misinformation regarding his relationship with his
We already know Gov. Chris Christie can win re-election in a bluer than blue state like New Jersey. But can he act? Fans of The Michael J. Fox Show will find out tonight when the Republican governor makes a guest
Consider former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to Hollywood today the start of a beautiful–and lucrative–friendship. While the entertainment community stood divided on which potential presidential candidate to rally behind in 2008, no such conflict exists heading toward 2016.
Hollywood’s latest sequel can’t be seen on the big screen but in court of public opinion. Movie mega-producer Harvey Weinstein is battling the ratings board–again–over the “R” designation applied to his latest Oscar-bait film. Philomena, a critically hailed drama starring
Russell Brand might pull a muscle putting his clown nose on and off. The former junkie and quasi-movie star is back pushing socialism 101 on his fans, but this time via the pages of the UK Guardian. His new op-ed
No one can accuse Netflix of sitting on its king of streaming content throne. The new media giant just announced a major deal with Marvel Studios to bring four original series to the company to stream starting in 2015. Marvel
Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood’s mockery of the ObamaCare web site didn’t just ignite the crowd during Wednesday’s CMA Awards telecast. It represented a cultural nudge that could resonate long after the lyrics to ObamaCare by Morning fade from memory.
The Daily Show host Jon Stewart clearly realized the line he crossed by unabashedly slamming ObamaCare last week. First, he issued a public “clown nose on” statement saying he’s just a jester and shouldn’t be taken seriously. Tuesday night, he
Andrew Klavan understands the irony of making a fledgling reporter the hero of his latest young adult novel, Nightmare City. Klavan is an eloquent critic of today’s mainstream media, but it didn’t stop him from exploring what it means to
Author Terry McMillan took her GOP-bashing rhetoric to HuffPost Live this week, trashing Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) as an “Uncle Tom” for standing against the Dream Act. McMillan, the mind behind Waiting to Exhale and other bestsellers, also threw the
SpongeBob Squarepants is suiting up for another culture war battle. An upcoming installment of the long-running show slyly critiques both government regulations and the welfare state, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In an episode to air Nov. 11, the hardworking
