Liberal celebrities are piling on the Wendy’s fast food chain, facts and economic realities be darned. Dan Savage, Nathan Fillion and Sarah Silverman are tweeting for others to join their Wendy’s boycott after news leaked that the hamburger chain will
Jaume Balaguero, the director behind the “[Rec]” horror series, knows how to manipulate found footage. Give him a traditional camera and a mesmerizing lead actor and he can whip up a thriller that’s both satisfying and original. “Sleep Tight,” out Jan. 8
Director Quentin Tarantino often shoots his mouth off like a character in one of his hyper-violent films. The man behind “Pulp Fiction” and “Reservoir Dogs” is working the publicity circuit on behalf of “Django Unchained,” his popular mashup of spaghetti
Hollywood isn’t merely interested in rebooting tried and true franchises like “Batman,” “RoboCop” and “Spider-Man.” The industry sometimes takes a chance on failed franchise starters. So when the 1995 Sylvester Stallone dud “Judge Dredd” failed to give the “Rocky” star
Filmmaker Phelim McAleer has a message for Matt Damon, the star of a new film taking a dim view of the energy-extracting process known as fracking. Be honest. “Everyone knows he’s anti-fracking,” says McAleer, responding to Damon’s many press interviews for
David Cronenberg slices and dices capitalism in “Cosmopolis,” but the famed director doesn’t take the path many of his peers routinely tread. The film, available now on Blu-ray and DVD, casts “Twilight” star Robert Pattinson as the personification of the
Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly might dub Erik Jendresen a “pinhead” for his comments about the Tea Party – assuming the host wants to mock the man bringing O’Reilly’s “Killing Lincoln” book to television. Erik Jendresen, the writer and executive producer behind
“Not Fade Away,” David Chase’s passion project about the rockin’, rebellious ’60s, lacks cohesion, compelling characters and, well, passion. Chase, the creator of HBO’s iconic mob drama “The Sopranos,” makes his directorial debut with a tale of a teen who
Real competition in the cable television industry is forcing change at long last. And we can thank the dawn of streaming content. Time Warner Cable just axed the Ovation channel, and the cable giant threatens more channels may get trimmed
Bill Pullman is getting used to playing president. The versatile actor assumed the Commander in Chief title for the hit film “independence Day,” and he’s back in the Oval Office again for the upcoming NBC comedy “1600 Penn.” Maybe it’s
‘Tis the season for media outlets to take one final shot at the few conservative elements within Tinseltown. Case in point: Entertainment Weekly film critics Owen Gleiberman and Lisa Schwarzbaum cobbled together some of their best and worst movies scenes
Hollywood is under attack this month not just for the violent content it produces but the topics and tone it can embrace in feature films. Most industry denizens are staying silent even though the broadsides directly impact their livelihoods. The
The Boston Globe’s review of “Django Unchained” stands as a prime example of stellar movie criticism. Critic Wesley Morris clearly spent hours crafting his thoughts, likely in tribute to the film’s artistic excellence. Yet Morris’ column contains a paragraph that
“Arbitrage” casts Richard Gere as a corporate tycoon whose greed and amoral behavior have him in a serious bind. What, another Hollywood tale of a crooked businessman? Haven’t we seen this all before? Stick around. Not only is “Arbitrage” one
Adam Carolla, the hardest working man in podcasting, usually takes some well deserved vacation time around the holidays. That means he revisits interviews with some of the biggest stars, like Oscar-winner Christoph Waltz, who graced his podcasting studio while he
Dr. Drew Pinsky says his ex-“Loveline” partner Adam Carolla’s recent conservative streak doesn’t surprise him. The good doctor says it was there all along. “I know him very well. It’s not a new attitude. It’s just clearer and louder,” Dr.
Hollywood actors have no qualms about bringing their liberal ideology to the big screen again and again. Yet when it’s time to hit the promotional circuit, the very same actors will pretend their work is as fair and balanced as
Knee-jerk ideology has poisoned the creative wells of two of Hollywood’s more talented stars. “Promised Land,” an anti-fracking propaganda film dressed up as Oscar-season fare, re-teams “Good Will Hunting” star Matt Damon with director Gus Van Sant. Neither can salvage
The Huffington Post published a stern rebuke to celebrities attacking the process of fracking one day before the release of Hollywood’s most strident anti-fracking feature. “Promised Land,” starring and co-written by Matt Damon, pits a small Pennsylvania town against a
The “Paranormal Activity” franchise cries out for a big screen parody. Screams is more like it. Along comes “A Haunted House,” a movie parody ready, willing but not quite able to do so according to its trailer. “A Haunted House’s”
The Oxygen Channel is taking a page out of Maury Povich’s playbook. The network is ordering up a new reality special to be called “All My Babies’ Mamas.” And yes, the narrative is exactly what you think it is: Slated
Daniel Tosh has stumbled upon the best way to avoid the P.C. police. Keep them laughing so long they forget why they wanted to make a citizen’s arrest in the first place. The new home video release from Tosh’s Comedy
Hollywood actors use the word “brave” almost as loosely as the term “amazing” when describing their fellow artists. It’s brave to gain or lose weight for a role, to shave their head if a play demands it and tackle a
In “The Frozen,” a couple vacationing in the snowy woods runs into the kind of trouble that usually inspires a standard slasher story. Writer/director Andrew Hyatt has more on his mind than just fake blood and mindless kill scenes. Big
Billy Crystal loves his grand kids as much as any proud grandpa, but after spending some quality time with his a few years back he confessed he could use a martini. Grandparents can relate. Kids can be sweet, tender, adorable
You didn’t have to live in New York to know about the Central Park jogger case. The Big Apple burned with rage when news broke of a jogger who was beaten, raped and left for dead back in 1989, a
No film year is complete without one last dig at movies which squandered our precious time, money and travel plans. May the folks behind The Razzies give serious consideration to these unpardonable clunkers: “Alex Cross” – This year’s competition for
Judd Apatow’s brand of R-rated comedy is aging far better than Kevin Smith’s slacker variety. The latter attempted to grow up on screen after branding himself as the king of “Clerks,” and the result was the pedestrian flop “Jersey Girl.”
The “Glee” effect is mighty, indeed. Fox’s cover song series clearly inspired “Pitch Perfect,” the tale of a lightly troubled co-ed who joins an a capella group that changes her life. The comedy, available now on Blu-ray and DVD, is
Liberal celebrities have a funny way of showing how much they value life. Progressive actors like Mia Farrow, Alec Baldwin and Chris Rock rushed to recommend newer, tougher gun control laws in the wake of last week’s horrific school shooting.
President Barack Obama makes a cameo appearance in “Zero Dark Thirty” via a news clip that lasts less than 20 seconds. We barely hear from – or about – Obama otherwise. Would that have been the case had New Media
Maybe it’s true that any publicity is good publicity – even if said publicity involves senators calling your film “dangerous.” “Zero Dark Thirty” opened in very limited release yesterday and scored big with urban audiences. This reteaming of The Hurt Locker‘s Kathryn
You’d think the National Pastime would be can’t miss material at the box office. “Trouble with the Curve,” the story of an aging baseball scout reconnecting with his estranged daughter, still couldn’t connect with audiences on a mass scale. Could
Liberals dominate popular culture, from a variety of left-leaning entertainment outlets to the magazines which reach your doorstep. Now, a movie studio dedicated to “social change” wants to bring a new progressive channel to your television remote, a plan engineered
Author Joyce Carol Oates sent out a Tweet in the aftermath of the Connecticut school shooting that’s sadly typical of today’s angry Left. The celebrated scribe wondered if NRA members became victims of gun violence perhaps more gun control legislation
The closing credits of “The Guilt Trip” tell you why the film isn’t as wince inducing as its concept suggests. Screenwriter Dan Fogelman named star Barbra Streisand’s character after his own mother, Joyce. It’s that connection, that sense of affection,
The year began with horror dreck like “The Devil Inside” and wrapped with a film flirting with a 0 percent rating at Rottentomatoes.com, “Playing for Keeps.” In between, the industry rebounded with films that took advantage of technological wonders as
President Bill Clinton is teaming up with legendary director Martin Scorsese for a new HBO documentary on the former politician’s life in public service. Can’t blame Clinton for wanting to work with Scorsese – at first blush. The director remains
“The Frozen” isn’t content with telling another man versus the elements saga nor your standard horror story. The film, out today on DVD, casts two people out in the unforgiving wilderness with only a tent and their wits to keep
Just because “Zero Dark Thirty” picked up another critics group award today doesn’t mean the film’s Best Picture Oscar chances aren’t in jeopardy. Film scribes are noticing the film’s implicit acknowledgement that enhanced interrogation techniques like sleep deprivation and waterboarding helped
