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HBO, the cable outlet known for its consistent liberal bias, announced today a new documentary on the life of President Bill Clinton. Guess who is offering his “full cooperation” with the project? The 42nd president himself. Any chance for an honest

Jamie Foxx, the actor who recently joked it was great to kill white people while hosting “Saturday Night Live,” is speaking out about the role movie violence has on real-life tragedies like the Connecticut school shooting. The timing is pretty

Ed Lauter admits he doesn’t have a standard movie star mug. The veteran actor, known for roles in “The Longest Yard,” “Family Plot” and “The Artist,” considered having his generous nose fixed years ago to look less like “the guy

Director Peter Jackson has come down with a nasty case of George Lucas-itis. Jackson, the maestro behind the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, returns to Middle earth with “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.” The film favors fanciful effects, cutting edge

Hollywood isn’t doing all it can to let the public know about global warming er, rather, climate change. So sayeth Al Gore, the prophet of the green movement. Al Gore slipped into town Dec. 6 for a quick chat with

The latest Quentin Tarantino film has violence, lots of it, and features more than 100 uses of the “N-word.” Stop … the presses? “Django Unchained,” set for a Christmas Day release date, has Tarantino once more in the culture war

We’re living in a new golden age of television. “Mad Men.” “Boardwalk Empire.” “Game of Thrones.” “Homeland.” “Breaking Bad.” “The Walking Dead.” “Girls.” “Boss.” “Copper.” Yet the minds behind the Golden Globe nomination chose to select HBO’s “The Newsroom” as

Warren Beatty’s attempt to crack the comic franchise racket never stood a chance. The 1990 film “Dick Tracy” followed Tim Burton’s mega-successful “Batman” feature, a moodier version of the Caped Crusader than audiences had seen on the big screen before.

Adam Carolla wants to set the record straight. The broadcaster who once boastfully told “Loveline” listeners he was “literally” a millionaire isn’t rich. He’s successful. There’s a difference, and it’s one lost in the current debate over Democrats trying to

Phelim McAleer asked Matt Damon a question recently that no other professional journalist will likely ask the actor during the star’s current publicity tour. Damon’s new film, “Promised Land,” is by all early accounts an assault on the practice of

The 2006 film “Superman Returns” didn’t reboot the superhero franchise so much as carbon copy Christopher Reeve’s take on the Man of Steel. Star Brandon Routh could have passed for Reeve’s brother, or even twin, and the film usurped John

Veteran New York Magazine film critic David Edelstein calls “Zero Dark Thirty” “cool, brisk, grown-up, packed with impressively real-sounding intel jargon.” Edelstein wasn’t done quite yet. The critic also calls the film, which recalls the manhunt for Osama bin Laden as

What movie star would pass up the chance to star alongside his or her adorable son? Will Smith got that opportunity with the sweet father/son drama “The Pursuit of Happyness” six years ago. Now, Papa Smith and son (“The Karate

The new found footage anthology “V/H/S” should unite both fans and critics of the now familiar horror genre. Spend a few minutes watching the film, available now on Blu-ray and DVD, and it’s hard not to slam down the remote

The new film “Zero Dark Thirty” shows U.S. interrogators using a variety of methods, from sleep deprivation to waterboarding, to get vital information out of terrorist detainees. And it worked, according to the film, which illustrates the hunt for Osama

Had President-elect Mitt Romney posed for pictures with someone who once wished violent death upon the family members of U.S. soldiers the story would be swirling through the mainstream media for days. Maybe longer. Vice President Joe Biden did just

Logan Lerman may be just 20 years old, but he’s already accumulated the film resume of a gentleman twice his age. Still, the star of “The Three Musketeers,” “My One and Only” and the “Percy Jackson” franchise says he’s never

“Deadfall” liberally borrows spare parts from past films, from the misunderstood beauty to the angry son who can never please his father. What emerges is a compulsively watchable tale led by an actor straining to create something more than just

The Obama administration seemed rather keen on every American seeing the movie version of the hunt for Osama bin Laden. After all, documents obtained earlier this year by Judicial Watch showed how eager administration officials were to help the filmmakers

This February’s Grammy Awards presentation will have a decidedly left-leaning component. First lady Michelle Obama and former President Clinton will be competing for music’s top prize next year — both have been nominated for a Grammy in the spoken-word-album category.

First-time director Benh Zeitlin took more risks than an artist rightly should in bringing “Beasts of the Southern Wild” to life. Zeitlin’s film showcases a physically abusive father meant to gain our sympathies, a gaggle of stubborn storm survivors who

Comedian Chris Rock doesn’t think this is the golden age of stand-up comedy. Far from it. The caustic comic told TheWrap.com that today’s crop of stand-ups can’t compete with past giants like Richard Pryor, George Carlin or Rodney Dangerfield. There

More people have seen Fatawesome’s “Cat-Friend vs. Dog-Friend” comedy short than watch the average episode of “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.” The clip caught fire on YouTube late last month, and the folks over at NBC’s “Today” featured it

Actor Vince Vaughn’s next project is sure to make his Hollywood peers more than a little jumpy. The “Wedding Crashers” star is teaming up with Glenn Beck – yes, that Glenn Beck – to produce a reality show for the talker’s GBTV

This week’s deal between Netflix and Disney should do more than perk up the ears of the average business section reader. It might convince a few more undecided consumers to pull the plug on their cable service. The move, combined

Hating Shia LaBeouf seems to be a spectator sport these days, but it’s not entirely fair to the busy young actor. LaBeouf doesn’t necessarily elevate “Lawless,” an aggressive new gangster film now out on Blu-ray and DVD. The “Transformers” star

Liberal film critics lick their chops over films like “Atlas Shrugged,” “2016: Obama’s America” and “Red Dawn.” They expect to see conservative messages woven into these productions, and they trash ’em with glee upon release. Director Christopher Nolan defied such

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns called both the current secessionist movement and elements of the Tea Party racist during an interview late last month on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” The award-winning filmmaker doubled down on those accusations during an interview with

The “Expendables” franchise keeps bringing us back to the Reagan era, but a new horror release reminds us the ’80s were also chockablock with slasher films. “Silent Night,” out in select theaters now but coming to Blu-ray and DVD tomorrow,

You know those uber low-rated cable channels you can’t wait to surf by en route to “The Walking Dead” or “Boardwalk Empire?” They might be a thing of the past if Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt has his way.

Yup, Barbra Streisand is very aware of her diva status. The multi-talented performer is back on the big screen later this month with the smothering mother-son comedy “The Guilt Trip.” The film screened for select crowds nationwide yesterday, and as

A film genre known for its gruesome depictions of torture, punishment and death has met its own demise. The box office receipts for “The Collection,” a film from some of the creative team behind the “Saw” franchise, earned a pitiful

The writer and producer of “Zero Dark Thirty” contends his film didn’t benefit from classified information to recreate the manhunt for Osama bin Laden. Documents obtained by Judicial Watch question that assertion. ABC’s “Nightline” program interviewed both writer/producer Mark Boal

Watching the first few minutes of “Killing Them Softly” feels like the dawn of a modern gangster classic, one teeming with stylized violence, brilliantly dialogue and a story for our recession-weary age. You’ll want to shower away the moral depravity but

That’s a pretty cool superhero franchise starter you got there, Mr. Gunn. Would be a shame if you had to give it up. Director James Gunn, best known for geek-friendly fare like “Super” and “Slither,” has been handed the film

It’s a snap to see the difference between sweet and sour satire. The IFC comedy series “Portlandia” mocks the uber-Left but does so with a big, goofy grin. “Butter,” out on Blu-ray and DVD Dec. 4, targets the GOP and