Major Christian groups reacted in shock after seeing last weekend’s Saturday Night Live movie parody featuring Jesus Christ striking back against his enemies, Django style. Concerned Women for America said the skit was made to “degrade and taunt,” while The Catholic League’s
HBO is generally the go-to pay network for left-of-center content. Think The Newsroom, Real Time with Bill Maher and movies like Game Change and Recount. Lately, Showtime is giving its competitor a run for its money. From Showtime’s recently wrapped
Is it any wonder Tom Cruise became a superstar by playing a cocky fighter pilot at the peak of the Reagan ’80s? The Blu-ray release of Top Gun reminds us of why Cruise ascended to A-list status and that the
The mainstream media is essentially yawning over Alec Baldwin’s racially charged tirade against a black newspaper photographer. After all, Baldwin is one of Hollywood’s most outspoken liberals, and therefore he gets far more protection than your average celebrity. One intrepid
Dr. Drew Pinsky has arguably the biggest media presence of any physician today, including his new Carolla Digital podcast, the long-running Loveline radio show, and HLN’s Dr. Drew on Call. Pinsky doesn’t use those platforms to hawk ab-blasting equipment or miracle
John Cusack’s film career follows a predictable pattern. He’ll sign up for mainstream fare like 2012 and Con Air in order to tackle more personal projects like Grace is Gone and The Raven. That hardly explains The Factory, a Cusack
When director Brett Ratner let loose with a gay slur he lost a coveted shot producing the Oscars and entered GLAAD’s “re-education” program to atone for his sin. Seinfeld icon Michael Richards suffered a career body blow when he shouted the
Bruce Davison says he felt confused when he first read the script for Saving Lincoln. “I didn’t get [the title] at all,” the veteran actor tells Big Hollywood, thinking of that tragic night at Ford’s Theater back in 1865. Davison wasn’t
Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart held Susan Rice’s feet to the fire last night over the Benghazi debacle that left four Americans dead. The liberal comic kept the pressure on Rice, wondering why the bureaucratic post-attack fireworks weren’t matched by an
The found footage horror genre deserves to be on life support, and movies like Hollow make you want to yank the cord out in anger. The British import, out Feb. 19 on Blu-ray and DVD, follows four friends looking to kick
Liberal comedians nationwide put down their note pads when President Obama rallied for a higher minimum wage during this week’s State of the Union address. After all, liberals rarely consider the fiscal consequences of such hikes. What’s to make fun
Robert Redford’s newest film features a pair of Weather Underground-style radicals still running from their violent pasts. Will Redford ask us to root for their freedom, or will the story show them finally paying for their actions? The Company You
Director Don Coscarelli learned a hard lesson while shopping around his script for John Dies at the End. One studio executive took the time to not only personally read the script but write glowing comments about the story’s unique sense
The Mainstream Media wasted little time in attacking Sen. Marco Rubio following the Florida politician’s State of the Union rebuttal. After all, Rubio did drink water during the speech. Heck, that water break could cost him his career. Jon Stewart
A Good Day to Die Hard keeps reminding us of the first time we met John McClane. Our hero spends what feels like half the movie breaking through panes of glass, creating shards like the ones he once walked over
It’s hard to imagine a more obvious case of product placement than the T.G.I. Fridays sequence from the Kevin James comedy Zookeeper. Imagine no more. The Internship, the new comedy reuniting Wedding Crashers cutups Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, pits
Hollywood denizens are typically eager to receive any award or honor–as long as it’s not a Razzie. That wasn’t the case for one industry employee, according to Ted Baehr, Movieguide’s founder and publisher. Baehr tells Big Hollywood about a director who
Netflix is trying to lure adults with original fare like the new drama House of Cards and the upcoming season of Arrested Development. The streaming giant isn’t forgetting about the kiddies. Netflix is prepping a new animated series called Turbo
Chris Ashworth is a whiz at accents. The VA-born actor fooled the producers of the HBO series The Wire into thinking he was Ukrainian to land the role of Sergei “Serge” Malatov in the critically hailed series. These days, he’s
The media desperately wants to use Ted Nugent’s appearance at tonight’s State of the Union event to tar the GOP. Meanwhile, fellow singer Tony Bennett’s recent anti-American comments get a pass from the press, even though the crooner is the
Can a mediocre horror film be redeemed with a killer ending? Smiley, out Feb. 12 on DVD, hardly distinguishes itself from the rest of its blood ‘n guts kin. Just wait. The film’s final moments offer a cynical take on
Showtime’s Inside Comedy kicks off its second season tonight with one of today’s edgiest comics as well as a funnyman who thrived for decades without an ounce of grit in his act. The series, hosted by veteran comic David Steinberg, certainly grabs
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel’s confirmation hearing for Defense Secretary late last month drew gasps from Beltway insiders. How could a candidate for such an important position be so comically unprepared, so unable to defend himself against a series of tough
Disney’s animated classic Peter Pan could have suffered from today’s politically correct prism. The 1953 animated film depicts Native Americans in a fashion that would never pass muster today. The film’s new Blu-ray release keeps every element of the film
Bradley Cooper was already planning to make a movie based on the life of American Sniper author Chris Kyle when he heard the ex-Navy SEAL was killed last week at a gun range. Now, Cooper wants to put the movie on
Bridesmaids standout Melissa McCarthy has truly arrived in Hollywood. You know you’re a comedy star when you’re handed mediocre material and asked to make it funnier than it deserves to be. Think a young Eddie Murphy in The Golden Child
When filmmaker Phelim McAleer sought to bring some sanity to environmental alarmism he called his documentary Not Evil Just Wrong. The folks behind a new movie slamming anyone who doesn’t attend the Green Church of Al Gore are taking a
On the surface, the 1972 musical smash Cabaret is a tawdy soap opera, a tale of an aggressive woman who slept her way to the middle. The Oscar-winning film, out this week for the first time on Blu-ray, is so
Chevy Chase appeared to resurrect his dormant career with his supporting turn on NBC’s Community only to remind us rumors of his dark behavior may in fact have been true. Chase’s tenure with the low-rated show favored by hipsters everywhere
The new comedy Identity Thief stars Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman as two very different people forced to trek from Florida to Denver to settle a score. Nothing unusual there given McCarthy’s rising star status and Bateman’s reputation as Hollywood’s
Jon Stewart may be adored by the press, but his lack of intellectual curiosity and willingness to play the sound bite shuffle may be his undoing. Case in point: During last night’s episode of The Daily Show, Stewart jumped on
Screenwriter Mark Boal may have officially kissed his chances at a second Best Screenplay Oscar goodbye. The Academy Award winning writer behind The Hurt Locker penned the screenplay for Zero Dark Thirty, a film the Left has accused of endorsing
Movies drenched in ’70s regalia shouldn’t age as gracefully as A Star is Born. Sure, the film’s unorthodox casting, mockable dialogue and uproarious costumes haven’t improved with time, but its train wreck appeal feels at home in our reality television
Disney has every intention of getting its money’s worth from its $4 billion deal to take over the Star Wars franchise. Disney Chief Executive Officer Robert Iger revealed plans to not only create three new Star Wars sequels but spin-off features
Chris Rock, one of the country’s foremost authorities on not just guns but the root causes of gun violence who starred in Lethal Weapon 4, is heading to D.C. this week to support President Barack Obama’s new gun control agenda.
Writer Jon Favreau may just be a perfect fit for Hollywood. Favreau, President Barack Obama’s youthful speech writer, was once photographed groping a cardboard cutout of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. And Favreau served four years with Obama, helping the president
The rom-com classic When Harry Met Sally asked whether men can be just friends with women they find attractive. Celeste and Jesse Forever, out tomorrow on Blu-ray and DVD, spins that question on its ear. Can a freshly divorced couple
Progressive actor Robert Redford must not have heard about Solyndra or any of the other crony capital green energy busts in President Barack Obama’s first term. Redford has a new op-ed at The Huffington Post begging Obama to stay the
Beyonce didn’t suffer any wardrobe malfunctions during today’s Super Bowl halftime show. The sultry singer also didn’t shy away from her signature moves, from grinding dance steps to smoldering looks at the CBS game cameras. Clearly, the memory of Janet
It’s impossible to watch One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest today without considering all the unhinged types in Jack Nicholson’s screen resume. When the film hit theaters in 1975 we had yet to see Nicholson’s take on the Devil, the
