The new political drama Lee Daniels’ The Butler depicts President Ronald Reagan as being dismissive of apartheid in South Africa as well as civil rights regarding black Americans. Reagan biographer Craig Shirley says such a characterization is nonsense. Shirley, who
The new political drama Lee Daniels’ The Butler isn’t kind to President Ronald Reagan. That’s not shocking, given the track record of screenwriter Danny (Game Change) Strong and the film’s hard-left cast. The film is based on an article in
It’s no secret conservatives don’t applaud the socialist messages clumsily embedded in Matt Damon’s Elysium. The sci-fi parable, which opened to weaker than expected box office results and could downright flop in its second weekend, embraces open boarders, universal health care
Seems like every day there’s an ominous new poll about ObamaCare, a new part of the massive health care overhaul under fire or another Democrat scurrying to avoid its political fallout. Enter Oprah Winfrey? The Hill reports health care advocates
Jane Fonda is out promoting her recurring role on HBO’s The Newsroom, the pay giant’s weekly progressive rant on the news of (yester)day. Fonda, who has a cameo playing Nancy Reagan in the new political drama Lee Daniels’ The Butler,
The A&E series Duck Dynasty is an All-American success story, from its patriotic patriarch to its sky-high ratings. It’s still mighty confusing to Entertainment Weekly. The show begins its fourth season at 10 p.m. Aug. 14, with the show’s leads
Lee Daniels’ The Butler captures the fact-based story of Eugene West, a black butler who served eight presidential administrations with honor. The film, penned by Game Change scribe Danny Strong, depicts several Democratic presidents as heroes in the fight for
Most major comedy institutions, particularly Saturday Night Live, have treated President Barack Obama with reverence, not incisive humor. Jay Leno is that rare exception, with humorists like Stephen Colbert typically leaping to Obama’s defense rather than speaking truth to power.
Director Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 hauled in $37 million during its opening weekend four years ago, despite a no-name cast, tiny budget and zero brand awareness. This weekend Blomkamp’s pricey, star-filled follow-up couldn’t even match that amount. Elysium, a film
CNN’s Candy Crowley doesn’t sound too pleased that her bosses have commissioned a documentary film on possible Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Crowley, who famously gave President Barack Obama a hand during a critical moment in the 2012 presidential debates,
In director Neill Blomkamp’s new movie, the uber-rich live on a space station dubbed Elysium where they don’t have to worry about hunger, pollution and those nasty 99 percent types back on earth. Blomkamp’s Elysium is similarly removed from all
Matt Damon’s Elysium features an Occupy-style story about the rich oppressing the poor, along with a full-throated cry for universal health care and open borders. Promised Land, Damon’s last film, disparaged the process of fracking through the eyes of a
The management group which tried to tell its Colo. apartment residents they could not keep weapons in their own units is as uncomfortable with the First Amendment as it is the Second. Castle Rock resident Art Dorsch, 77, told a
Mark Wahlberg thinks news outlets are unfairly scrutinizing some of the summer’s wannabe blockbusters. The 2 Guns star isn’t going so far as to blame reporters for the failure of films like The Lone Ranger as that movie’s stars recently did. Wahlberg
Our first official look at a documentary detailing the rise of Occupy Wall Street offers few surprises–beyond the fact that it exists at all. OWS hit the country roughly two years ago. Today, good luck finding any Occupy tents in
As expected, The Tonight Show’s Jay Leno conducted a probing, but fair, interview with President Barack Obama Tuesday night. What Obama might not have foreseen, though, was a haymaker of a punchline Leno uncorked in his monologue moments before the
Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis were two of the biggest action stars of the 1980s. Now, Stallone is insulting Willis on Twitter–in ALL CAPS, no less. Stallone shared a big casting decision regarding the upcoming Expendables 3, telling his followers
Filmmaker Phelim McAleer did some digging into Spike Lee’s new Kickstarter.com campaign and found its donations weren’t as populist as Lee’s might have hoped. Turns out the bulk of donors are well-heeled types, and that only a small portion of
The stars of The Lone Ranger have a chip on their shoulders, and it’s in the shape of your garden variety film critic. The film is one of the summer’s highest profile flops, failing to reignite interest in a beloved
What do some of the summer’s biggest flops have in common? They all feature leading men who were supposed to put fannies in the seats. Will Smith (After Earth) Channing Tatum (White House Down) Johnny Depp (The Lone Ranger) Recent
The Monkees’ brand of video music mashups predated MTV by more than a decade. The channel long ago gave up playing music videos, but the TV-based quartet continues to pack concert halls despite losing a key member last year. They
Director Masha Savitz’s new film reveals a side of China many of her peers ignore in their push to crack that country’s lucrative film market. Red Reign explores how Chinese officials persecute members of Falun Gong, the spiritual movement which
Diablo Cody’s script for the 2007 dramedy Juno made her an overnight sensation, a rarity in the screenwriter trade. She created indelible characters that, while a mite precious, deserved our undivided attention. The film even had a sneaky pro-life message. The
The Indigo Girls‘ progressive politics are an indelible part of their brand. The openly gay folk duo are known for their activism, from abolishing the death penalty to same sex marriage advocacy. So when they hit the stage Sunday night
A new study of late night humor has the Associated Press marveling at how the tide has turned from Republican to Democratic targets this year. A quick glance at the facts, and the context, tells the real story–a wire service
Actor James Woods knows full well the media is in the tank for President Barack Obama. The White House Down star also understands what a tipping point is, and why that might mean a great deal to even biased press
Adam Carolla felt deflated when his smart 2007 rom-com The Hammer got little love from film festivals or distributors. He didn’t give up on his big-screen dreams, nor did his legion of fans. Now, Carolla’s first crowdfunding effort has netted
Comedian W. Kamau Bell told a pack of television reporters what the role of white people should be in cases like the George Zimmerman trial. The liberal host of FX’s Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, who once announced that
Adam Carolla has been called “racist” enough times to know how the game is played. He fired back–and then some–this week on his Adam and Dr. Drew Show podcast. Carolla dedicated part of his Aug. 1 podcast to those who
Finding conservative themes in independent cinema is like discovering a moment of Zen in a Michael Bay movie. Good luck. Yet here comes Still Mine, an indie offering a case for tradition, rugged individualism and the right to fight bureaucracy. And
It became crystal clear today that the next Oscars ceremony won’t feature a refrain from We Saw Your Boobs. Ellen DeGeneres, the popular daytime talker, will be hosting the 2014 Academy Awards telecast. The gig marks a return assignment for
Hollywood has mostly avoided depicting the Taliban on screen, and it’s even more rare to see U.S. soldiers heroically battling this dastardly foe. Director Peter Berg is itching to change that. Berg’s Lone Survivor, hitting theaters Dec. 27 in time
Participant Media’s newest project isn’t invading a movie theater near you. It’s waiting for you on your cable TV box. Pivot, a new channel debuting today, promises content that inspires young people, particularly those ages 15-34, to take a stand.
Trailers for the new movie Elysium suggest a hard-left storyline involving class warfare, and the film’s official web site mocks the notion of immigration control. Seems the movie itself follows up with that liberal agenda, according to Variety. The industry
Far-left director Oliver Stone isn’t happy that Bradley Manning was spared a life sentence earlier this week. Stone would like to see Manning, convicted of leaking classified secrets, roaming the country as a free man. The fact that Manning will
Hollywood still suffers from Bush Derangement Syndrome. It’s been five years since President George W. Bush exited the Oval Office, but the industry’s knee-jerk need to mock the ex-president hasn’t faded with time. Consider Girl Most Likely, the new film
Philip Howard says the scariest news out of Detroit is that the Motor City doesn’t have the worst public union pension problem in the nation. Howard, founder of Common Good, is the latest guest lecturer at Prager University to warn
No late night comic has been tougher on President Barack Obama than Jay Leno. It’s not even a close call. So will Leno shred Obama and his failing presidency when the Commander in Chief visits The Tonight Show Aug. 6?
The upcoming “X” feature X-Men: Days of Future Past features actors from the 2012 prequel First Class as well as stars from the original X-Men trilogy. The film will also feature, apparently, a sequence set during the inauguration of President
Anyone who grew up wearing those cardboard 3D glasses can appreciate the 2013 models. The glasses are sleek and stylish, and the 3D effects they reveal are more convincing than anything popping off the screen in House of Wax or Jaws
