Consumers have good reason to wonder why they have to pay for cable channels they don’t watch. Most cable customers enjoy only a fraction of the channels on their services but end up supporting them all every time they write
Far-left filmmaker Michael Moore no longer serves as a governor on the Academy’s documentary board. Conservative producer Gerald Molen praised Moore’s exit, and rightly so. Few artists are as unabashedly biased in their thinking as Moore, which instantly taints the Oscars
Everything you need to know about being a man can be found in the 1953 western Shane. My father taught me the essentials all the same. Shane, now available for the first time on Blu-ray, holds a cherished place in
Radio’s Rush Limbaugh remains an astute observer of the country’s political forces. He also understands how much power popular culture, which more than leans left, has over voters. Limbaugh listed the ways in which conservatism commands the public’s loyalty, specifically citing
Jay Roach, the director of mainstream comedies as well as the politically charged Recount and Game Change, insists audiences can sense when a historical film is full of it. Even left of center sites like Entertainment Weekly and Slant Magazine
Miley Cyrus isn’t done grabbing her crotch in public, and this time she has the full support of her record label. RCA’s promotional photographs for Cyrus’s upcoming album, Bangerz, feature more raunchy poses from the young singer, reminiscent of her
Actress Sharon Stone insists being nude on screen is an important way to ensure realistic storytelling. Lena Dunham of Girls fame says it’s far more important than that. Dunham told Marie Claire UK how much she values being naked on
Dwayne Johnson has had a busy 2013 yet apparently still found the time to hit the gym–hard. The muscle-bound actor appeared in Snitch, Fast and Furious 6, G.I. Joe: Retaliation and Pain and Gain, not to mention his ring appearances with some
Michael Moore knows the power of mockery when it comes to today’s political climate. The far-left filmmaker did all he could to ridicule President George W. Bush, most notably in the documentary Fahrenheit 9/11. Now, Moore is taking President Barack
Actor/singer Jamie Foxx is known for wearing his political statements on his sleeve. Foxx attended several awards shows wearing T-shirts with images of Trayvon Martin across the chest section. Now, Foxx is imploring his fellow celebrities to “renew” Martin Luther
The Obama administration can’t be thrilled to see Closed Circuit hitting theaters today. The film may be set in England, but its Big Brother machinations and an appalling lack of political transparency will leave a mark on anyone still enamored
One rave for Lee Daniels’ The Butler likely won’t make it into the film’s advertising campaign. People’s World, a Communist news outlet, gave The Butler a stellar review despite the critic’s reservations about the subject matter. I didn’t think I’d
Had Robin Williams returned to television a decade ago it would have seemed like a coup for the network in question. Now, given Williams’ weak box office history and a sexual subplot in his new show’s first episode, all bets
President Barack Obama took time away from his latest economy pivot to watch Lee Daniels’ The Butler, the new film chronicling the life of a beloved black servant in the White House. The movie casts Forest Whitaker as a noble,
The ABC sitcom Modern Family receives endless kudos, and deservedly so. It’s arguably the smartest comedy on broadcast television. Show executive producer Danny Zuker took to Twitter today to rehash one of political comedy’s most well-worn memes. Zuker, who often
Miley Cyrus is getting torched by commentators across the ideological spectrum for her aggressively sexual performance during Sunday’s Video Music Awards. The former teen sensation was simply doing what the culture taught her to do. Cyrus didn’t blaze any new
MTV apparently doesn’t see the irony of hosting a show known for its R-rated antics giving out awards for socially conscious videos. Sunday’s Video Music Awards telecast featured a bikini-clad Lady Gaga, an undulating Miley Cyrus and a trophy for
Robert Davi has been collecting so many accolades for his interpretation of the Sinatra songbook one might forget his legacy of tough guy performances. Not Sylvester Stallone. The erstwhile Rocky is bringing Davi aboard Expendables 3, a film featuring even
The 2013/14 version of Saturday Night Live will look rather familiar, even though several of the show’s long-time players have left the late night series. SNL guru Lorne Michaels just added five fresh faces to the mix, but once more the
The entertainment industry is entranced by sequels, reboots and remakes, so it makes sense it would throw its arms around prequels. The last few years have seen the early days of Michael Meyers, Hannibal Lecter Norman Bates, and even the
Arnel Pineda may not have an “all-American” look, but his story is as American as apple pie. Pineda steals the show in Don’t Stop Believin: Everyman’s Journey, the documentary capturing his entry into classic rock lore. The film avoids a
There’s only one person tough enough to save the country, nay the world, from the sight of Ben Affleck dressed as Batman. President Barack Obama. Or so some Batman fans thought when they signed a petition at “We the People” to
Ben Affleck, the actor who resurrected his flailing career with a string of critically hailed directorial efforts, is your new Batman. Affleck will play the Caped Crusader in the next installment of the Man of Steel franchise. Henry Cavill’s sober
The son of the man whose White House duties inspired Lee Daniels’ The Butler, says his father liked all the presidents he served. That directly contradicts the narrative established by Butler screenwriter Danny Strong of Game Change fame. Strong’s script
Law & Order: SVU, the NBC drama which rips stories from the national headlines with a liberal bent, is tackling the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin in an upcoming episode. Said episode will also explore the racially charged statements
Lee Daniels’ The Butler shows President Ronald Reagan as indifferent to the suffering of people of color and an opponent of civil rights advancement. Yet Jane Fonda, who plays Nancy Reagan in the film, is eager for the real First
Nick Searcy has one of the best roles on television–the crusty but caring Art Mullen on FX’s Justified. The show is part of Elmore Leonard’s artistic legacy, one which won’t end with the author’s passing yesterday at 87. Searcy shared
The film studio 20th Century Fox is getting into journalism via the cineplex. The company joined forces with the online platform Epic to create “film-centric, investigative long-form journalism,” the kind media outlets once cranked out with regularity. Deadline.com’s report doesn’t
Like it or not, Kanye West is now a part of the reality show world, and he’d be wise not to slight the shutterbugs who help sustain that genre’s stars–like girlfriend Kim Kardashian. West made his fame with his music,
We’re the Millers features stripping, harsh language, gun fights, a lesbian grope and a number of other features to justify the film’s “R” rating. The story’s comically swollen testicle alone was enough to earn that mark. It’s also a surprise
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones hits theaters Aug. 21 with nearly all the things movie studios crave today. Built-in name recognition? Author Cassandra Clare has 12 million books in print domestically, including the first five in the Mortal Instruments
Many Americans, even those who didn’t support Sen. Barack Obama’s policies, welcomed the sight of a black president in 2008 as a sign of racial progress. The director of Lee Daniels’ The Butler insists that election showed the country’s “true
The new film Lee Daniels’ The Butler depicts President Ronald Reagan as indifferent to the suffering of blacks as well as the country’s civil rights progress. Breitbart News has debunked that cinematic meme, but Reagan’s commitment to racial equality began
Waiting to Exhale author Terry McMillan alternately uses Twitter to bash the GOP and share warm and fuzzy life tips with her followers. Today’s social media message falls squarely in the former camp. McMillan, an Obama apologist of the highest
The punk rock mindset is all about defying authority, but most of today’s singers line up closely behind the Obama administration. Not Glenn Danzig. The veteran punk rocker, famed for his battles with Tipper Gore’s lyric labeling crusade circa the
John Cusack plays President Richard M. Nixon as a sweaty, power-obsessed politician in Lee Daniels’ The Butler. The progressive actor still thinks the leader lionized in the film’s framing device, Barack Obama, represents a power grab far more problematic than
Lee Daniels’ The Butler surprised some box office observers by trumping Kick Ass 2 for this weekend’s box office crown. Turns out the studio behind the film, The Weinstein Company, sought the help of black churches across the country to
The new political drama Lee Daniels’ The Butler takes its cues from a Washington Post article about a black servant named Eugene Allen who worked in eight presidential administrations. That part of the story is essentially unchanged. The rest of
Looks like CBS is getting into the political drama game at a time when several projects involving former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are heating up. Madame Secretary, from Joan Of Arcadia creator Barbara Hall and Oscar winner Morgan Freeman, explores the personal and professional life
Lee Daniels’ The Butler captures America’s evolution on race via a historically erroneous narrative based oh, so loosely on an actual person’s life but rife with sucker punches, ill-advised stunt casting and a heaping helping of Victimology 101. Hard to
