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Celebrities are reading the same polls the rest of us can see in the media. President Barack Obama’s chances for reelection are sinking, and liberals like Bruce Springsteen, Jack Black and Jay-Z are rushing to drag the beleaguered leader over

“Chernobyl Diaries” isn’t set in a lake house, a haunted mansion or other tell-tale horror movie landscapes. The film, out on Blu-ray and DVD Oct. 16, walks us around the scarred remains of a town decimated by a nuclear plant

What’s more absurd, asking the leader of the free world an inane pop culture question, or having said leader treat it like it was a query on the peace process in the Middle East? Pop culture watchers got a twofer

First, the good news. The second, more substantial trailer for “Zero Dark Thirty,” the film documenting the hunt for Osama bin Laden, looks terrific. The tone is somber but thoughtful. The suspense builds with striking visuals, an engaging score and

Actor/director Peter Berg is hopping mad at Team Romney. Berg, who directed the film version of “Friday Night Lights” and served as the executive producer on the long-running television show of the same name, claims the Romney campaign is using

Celebrities took President Barack Obama’s disastrous, drab debate performance pretty hard last week. So they were understandably delighted to watch Vice President Joe Biden display a pulse during last night’s faceoff with GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan. Who cares

Director Ben Affleck made one critical mistake in the otherwise superlative new political thriller “Argo.” Affleck didn’t fight hard enough to secure a different leading man. Ben Affleck, the maligned movie star, simply isn’t worth headlining a movie of this

Kevin James enters the octagon in “Here Comes the Boom.” Just don’t expect any zany slapstick before or after the bell. James made the transition from affable sitcom star in “King of Queens” to big screen vehicles like “Paul Blart:

The radical gay organization Act Up drew scathing attacks after it disrupted mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City back in 1989. Journalist turned filmmaker David France says the group considered the protest a success no matter how

Hearing Sean Penn wonder why we all can’t get along is like tennis great John McEnroe insisting one shouldn’t raise their voice during a match. Yet here’s Penn, starring alongside the genuinely gentle Kid Rock, in a new video promoting

The Hollywood community has been mostly silent about the anti-Muslim filmmaker whose work the Obama administration blamed on the recent surge of Middle Eastern violence. Bette Midler actually wanted the filmmaker charged with murder for his actions. Few of her peers

If all the Tony Award-winning “Memphis” had was its rollicking blend of blues and rootsy rock it would still be a crime to miss its current Broadway tour. The musical offers so much more between the high notes. “Memphis,” playing

Director George A. Romero didn’t need color film to make “Night of the Living Dead” a horror classic. The film’s 1990 remake adds color, and gore, and a neo-feminist leading lady, but it still can’t match the raw intensity of

Beyoncé is one of the biggest stars in the country, a beautiful singer at the top of her profession. She isn’t an A-list movie star… yet. Her work in the celebrated “Dreamgirls” didn’t make that happen, nor did appearances in

It seems not even theme parks are immune from the Left’s compulsion to use every entertainment outlet possible to get President Barack Obama reelected. A production currently playing at Universal Orlando Resort, according to a mother of three who attended

The initial marketing campaign for 1982’s “E.T. the Extra Terrestrial” made sure to keep the space creature a mystery for as long as possible. We saw a shadow, a spidery hand, and that was about it. Today, fans of Steven

Hollywood will always be President Barack Obama’s town, no matter how badly the economy slumps under his watch. What we’re witnessing just a month before the election, though, are signs Obama’s near-monolithic support in the entertainment industry is crumbling. In

Dressing up in stilts, silver face paint and a bowler hat isn’t helping the male lead in “The Giant Mechanical Man” woo the ladies. Chris Messina’s character is dedicated to his street art all the same, even at the expense

Radio talk show host Dennis Prager is fighting back against the era of entitlement thinking with a man known in some circles for encouraging girls to bounce on trampolines. Prager’s decades as a radio performer made it easy for him

Last week, the nation watched President Barack Obama get his clocked cleaned by GOP challenger Mitt Romney in the first of three presidential debates. The writers at “Saturday Night Live,” who live to protect Obama’s reelection chances, struggled to find anything

Summer sleeper hits, by their very nature, catch box office watchers off guard. One 2012 Summer release left virtually every cinema watcher’s mouth agape. Who would have guessed 2012’s summer sensation would feature an aged cast spending their golden years

Mila Kunis celebrated being named Esquire magazine’s Sexiest Woman Alive by saying some pretty ugly things about both Christians and Republicans. Kunis, who rose to fame on “That ’70s Show” and transitioned to feature films like “Black Swan” and “Forgetting

Celebrities are taking President Barack Obama’s dismal debate performance earlier this week pretty hard. Some, like Jon Stewart, are actually questioning if Obama is truly the super-duper smartest president ever. Others are attacking GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney via their

Having a film go direct to DVD was once cinema’s version of the Scarlet Letter. Not any more. Now, quality features featuring recent Oscar winners and “name” directors often debut directly on Blu-ray, DVD or streaming services. “247° F” (out

It’s easy to justify a life in the arts when the paychecks have plenty of zeroes and fame means never bothering with a dinner reservation. “Just 45 Minutes from Broadway” asks a knottier question. Is a theatrical life worth living

There’s a small Albanian village missing a few thugs in “Taken 2.” Before the credits roll said village will be out many more. The 2008 original turned Liam Neeson from a cagey actor to a middle-aged action hero. The sequel

There’s a reason Bruce Willis’ John McClane character in “Die Hard” became an action hero icon. He bled, cursed and quipped his way into our hearts. Now, with the upcoming “A Good Day to Die Hard,” it seems like Officer

Josh Radnor says carving out a career in Hollywood comes down to which voices in your head one takes seriously. “Making a living in show business is very difficult. A lot of people get defeated by the voices in their

Bette Midler’s Tweet last night might have said it all. It said, “Gore 2016!!!!!“ Yes, even Hollywood’s most liberal stars couldn’t deny the drubbing President Barack Obama took during Wednesday’s first presidential debate in Denver. Mitt Romney’s win was so

Occupy Denver was never one of the key satellites of now comatose anti-capitalist movement. Still, the Denver contingent hung around the city’s downtown area for several months, forcing the local government to pass a special new law to deal with

Denver is a very blue city in a state best described as purple. Drive around town and you’re likely to see Obama-Biden lawn signs and Obama 2012 bumper stickers in vast numbers. Tonight, the Mile High City welcomed the candidates

Mitt Romney won’t take the time to grace David Letterman’s “Late Show” couch. Can you blame the presidential candidate? Letterman’s show routinely bashes Romney while spinning for Obama.  That hasn’t stopped Letterman from starting a wholly insincere drive to land

Is TheWrap.com in the tank for President Barack Obama just like the rest of the Hollywood industry it covers? You’d think so after reading the site’s loopy article this morning trying to spin away the damaging video of then-Sen. Barack

Even Jon Stewart isn’t buying the White House line that a crude YouTube video was responsible for the death of four Americans in Libya – including Ambassador Chris Stevens. Obama’s “evolving” rationale for the attack on an American embassy gave

Actress Jennifer Garner says her new film, “Butter,” wasn’t intended to send up the Tea Party, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann or former Gov. Sarah Palin. Tell that to the film critics who torched the film for its mean spirited take on

There’s nothing more frightening to a film buff than watching classic movies decay with the passage of time. Watch an older movie on a traditional broadcast network and you’ll see what we mean. The images grow weaker, the black and