Comcast’s proposed deal to acquire Time Warner demands the approval of the federal government. That allows politicians some wiggle room before the deal is done, witness a letter fired off this week regarding the cable giant’s commitment to Latino viewers.
Jackie Mason finds nothing funny about celebrities tearing into Israel. The legendary comic blasted stars like Rihanna, Selena Gomez and Penelope Cruz for their views on the current Israeli/Hamas fighting, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The comments, set to air
Seth Meyers’ liberal bias came through loud and clear during his Saturday Night Live days. In case anyone had any doubts, the comedian revealed it himself during a particularly transparent interview. Old habits die hard. Meyers invited popular journalist Megyn
Javier Bardem, like wife Penelope Cruz, is having second thoughts about calling the Israeli actions against Hamas genocide. The power couple signed a statement earlier this week that decried Israel’s military actions against Hamas, equating the efforts to genocide. Cruz
Woody Allen has heard it before. Critic after critic, while admiring his body of work, wonder why the auteur doesn’t hire more actors of color for his films. Allen knows the line of questioning. He just refuses to do anything
The current Israeli/Hamas fighting is dividing Hollywood. Some, like Howard Stern and Joan Rivers, are speaking up in favor of Israeli’s right to self defense. Others, like Penelope Cruz and Brian Eno, are calling Israeli actions against Hamas “ethnic cleansing”
Music lovers may not know the name Brian Eno, but they know his music. The veteran producer has helped some of the biggest acts in modern music, thanks to his collaborations with U2, Coldplay and David Byrne. The producer posted
Roman Polanski, the famed director who admitted to sexually abusing a child in 1977, is about to be honored by the entertainment industry. Again. Polanski earned a standing ovation when he won a Best Director Oscar back in 2003. This
Jimmy Fallon unveiled a sketch Tuesday that mocked Vice President Joe Biden’s intelligence. Did The Tonight Show host just set the comedy template for Biden’s 2016 presidential push? Late night comics pummeled President George W. Bush’s intelligence for eight years,
Some social media users said something stronger than “cowabunga” after they saw a new poster for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot. An Australian poster for the film, opening next month in the U.S., features the four heroes bounding off
Pick a political topic, and chances are the women of The View will favor the liberal side of the debate. And if a Democratic politician appears on the show, the fawning can be insufferable. Today, three women on The View
The just-wrapped San Diego Comic-Con, a Mecca for all things geek, featured the standard supply of provocatively dressed women on and off the stages. Think costumes inspired by Princess Leia’s metallic bikini from Return of the Jedi as a typical
No whips. No chains. No problem. Hollywood is betting that the release of 50 Shades of Grey, the film adaptation of the sexually tawdry book of the same name, will be a hit with movie-going couples on Valentine’s Day weekend.
James Cameron’s Avatar set new standards for both box office appeal and the power of 3D filmmaking. The epic also allowed the eco-friendly auteur to embed his environmental activism into the narrative. Will China’s answer to Avatar do the same?
Another Hollywood type cashes in on tax breaks, the kind that appear to contrast with the positions of most liberal artists. It’s the kind of news story Stephen Colbert might make mince meat out of as his faux conservative character
Gal Gadot, soon to play the iconic heroine Wonder Woman in the upcoming Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, is showing heroism on behalf of her fellow Israelis. The brunette stunner sent out an unapologetic prayer for Israel over the
Simon Cowell is used to heaping abuse on strangers, not taking it from them. The former American Idol judge made a fortune by mocking the singing abilities of the Fox show’s contestants. Now, Cowell is getting nasty messages from strangers,
Adam Carolla recently proclaimed Kim Kardashian to be both talent-free and a shrewd business woman. Here’s one more reason to admires her entrepreneurial chops. A new app dubbed Kim Kardashian: Hollywood is estimated to gross $200 million in annual revenue,
Joan Rivers and Howard Stern make the strangest of bedfellows. Yet this week each is furiously defending Israel in ways most fellow celebrities won’t touch. Earlier this week, Stern railed against an anti-Israel caller. Now, Rivers is unleashing on both
Funny or Die, the humor site that can’t find much to laugh about with the Obama administration, is peddling a new progressive talking point this week. Or singing, to be more exact. Kristen Bell of Frozen fame stars as Mary
Jane Fonda was once married to Ted Turner, the former CNN owner whose liberal views are obvious to anyone who hears him speak. Many dubbed CNN the “Clinton News Network” during the 1990s, and the channel’s biases may have worsened
Howard Stern says things other entertainers dare not discuss. That typically involves breast size, lesbian encounters and other titillating topics. This week, Stern said something almost unheard of in celebrity circles. If you’re anti-Israel you’re also anti-America. Stern took a
The men and women featured on the American Heroes Channel’s new series would deny they belong on any show with the word “heroes” attached. The show’s subjects are humble to a fault, but viewers will disagree once they spend time
No matter how many scandals rock his administration, President Barack Obama will always feel welcome in Hollywood. And the industry, in turn, will open up its coffers for him. The President is back in the entertainment capital this week for
The latest trailer for the satire Dear White People offers what we’ve come to expect given the hype surrounding the film–uncomfortable racial observations and a few well-earned laughs. The snippet also features a character slamming Fox News and, by extension,
That buzz you hear is the sound of Geek Nation preparing for this month’s San Diego Comic-Con. The annual event, a crush of superhero news and sci-fi rumblings, kicks off July 24 with a bevy of film and TV previews.
Sir Ian McKellen doesn’t have to live paycheck to paycheck. Hardly. McKellen has a number of high-profile franchises to call his own–The Hobbit, X-Men and The Lord of the Rings. He still understands the plight of both his out-of-work peers
One of the year’s biggest box office surprises is now available on home video. Heaven Is for Real, starring Greg Kinnear as a father whose son insists he saw Heaven after a near-death experience, rang up $91 million earlier this
The most jaw-dropping comments from Kanye West’s just-released interview with GQ Magazine wasn’t that he confirmed giving a 45-minute toast to himself on his wedding day. West, who lives to poke and provoke pop culture, compared being a celebrity in
Sick of Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus, two young pop stars who make headlines for much more than their music? A minor league team feels your pain. The Charleston RiverDogs gathered a heaping helping of music and merch from the
Ice T is singing the praises of military veterans after once bemoaning police officers via his side project Body Count. Has the rapper/actor changed his tune? Or is he drawing a hard line between the two groups? Ice T told
Comic actor Jason Biggs brought his 2014 Apology Tour to The View earlier today. We’re still waiting for a single “sorry” for slamming the wives of GOP politicians in vile fashion. Biggs, featured on the buzzy Netflix show Orange Is
America, the docudrama defending the United States against far-left critics like Noam Chomsky, continues to hold sway over movie goers. The film enjoyed a small 27.9 percent box office drop during its third weekend of national release despite losing 75
The Backstreet Boys won’t be rocking out in Israel later this month as originally planned. The reasons, though, are pragmatic rather than ideological, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The former boy band sold out three July shows, representing their first
Bill Maher can say almost anything about anyone and not worry about the P.C. police storming his home or office. He’s a reliably liberal voice in popular culture, and he routinely says the ugliest things about conservatives like former Gov.
James Remar plays an evangelist caught up in a government conspiracy in Persecuted, a new thriller hitting theaters this weekend. The film may not be ripped from the headlines but the echos are there for all to see. The clash
The Purge: Anarchy doubles down on the liberal themes hinted at in the first installment, according to the first wave of reviews. And critics don’t seem to mind. In fact, they claim the overt class warfare and enmity toward wealthy
The spiritual connection between authors C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, one that inspired some of the most profound storytelling of the 20th century, is the inspiration for an upcoming film, according to The Hollywood Reporter. London- and Brisbane-based Attractive Films’
Larry King, call your lawyer. Jon Stewart just threw your best softballs at probable presidential candidate Hillary Clinton Tuesday night. Stewart, who occasionally holds a liberal’s feet to the fire on his otherwise progressive Daily Show, went the soft and
America may still be torn on whether to fully embrace soccer, but it’s clear plenty of viewers are more than eager to watch the World Cup every four years. How dominate did the just-wrapped soccer contest prove? Even people soaring
