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Conservatives feared Jimmy Kimmel would treat President Barack Obama as most of his peers do at last month’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner – with the proverbial kid gloves. Instead, Kimmel mocked the Left, the Right and the President in a

It’s not enough that Wanda Skykes is one of many modern humorists who can’t find a reason to tease or target President Barack Obama. Now, Sykes is using Mitt Romney’s wife as a launching pad for her off-color humor. Or

Harvey Weinstein may have a second October Surprise up his sleeve to help the flailing Obama administration earn a second term. Weinstein’s “Butter” feature, a not so thinly veiled attack on the Tea Party, is set to bow before November’s

No-budget filmmaking suits Edward Burns. The actor/director, who arrived on the scene as Long Island’s answer to Woody Allen thanks to 1995’s “The Brothers McMullen,” now makes movies for less than the proverbial shoestring budget. Burns also embraces streaming technology

Woody Harrelson can play a zombie slayer, a porn king or a clueless barkeep. The actor’s latter performance on the NBC show “Cheers” hardly prepared us for the complex characters lurking within him. Harrelson calls his latest role, “Date Rape”

It doesn’t take Columbo to note the political bias lurking within most issues of Entertainment Weekly. The indispensable magazine offers solid Hollywood coverage, but it does so from a reflexively left of center view point. But even EW couldn’t stomach

Maybe audiences aren’t interested in a kinder King of All Media. Or, perhaps Howard Stern’s Kryponite is appearing sans lesbians. Stern’s debut as the new judge on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” drew a smaller crowd than last year’s season opener.

Jason O’Mara’s first priority with “One for the Money” was “not sounding Irish.” The Dublin native plays Joe Morelli, the hunky New Jersey resident giving Katherine Heigl’s character fits in the film based on the popular books by Janet Evanovich.

Sacha Baron Cohen can’t trick total strangers into becoming part of his shtick as he did with both “Borat” and “Bruno.” That leaves him tied to conventional film comedy, and the results aren’t pretty based on his latest film, “The

This hasn’t been a good year so far for Roseanne Barr. First, her NBC pilot “Downwardly Mobile” tested poorly, putting her return to the small screen in doubt. And now, her public battle for the Green Party’s presidential nomination is

“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” boasts an aging cast and the stiffest box office competition possible – those high-flying “Avengers.” And yet the indie dramedy, about a group of retirees who outsource their golden years to India, is making a

Sacha Baron Cohen’s “The Dictator” features a political speech that could have been stripped from any Occupy Wall Street protest. Minus the violence, of course. “The Dictator” casts Baron Cohen as a Middle Eastern dictator trying to recapture his country

Thor may be the God of Thunder, but he’s a mere mortal to some adoption advocates. The blockbuster “Avengers” film, which made more than $100 million this weekend, is being attacked for a single comic line uttered by Thor. The

Karen Cox isn’t a filmmaker by trade, but she started writing her first film after hearing some tough love from director Robert Townsend of “The Five Heartbeats” fame. Cox made it a habit of attending the annual American Black Film

Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis go to war in “The Campaign,” the upcoming comedy set to bow during the heart of the presidential election season. While the film’s key players all lean left, the first full trailer for the film

Actress Tanna Frederick says too many people think movies are only made on the East and West Coasts. The Iowa native knows better, having founded her state’s Independent Film Festival where she meets plenty of talented filmmakers who call Iowa home.

The Left routinely regales us of the horrors of the Blacklist, the time in history when speaking your mind politically could prevent you from working in the entertainment industry, or even spell jail time. Yet there’s little outrage when conservative

The director who gave us an alcoholic clown, a woman who sodomized a dog and a Dad exploiting his son’s death can’t go any darker, can he? Bobcat Goldthwait begins his newest coal black comedy “God Bless America” with a

Bobcat Goldthwait describes “God Bless America” as a “violent movie about kindness.” But when the writer/director read a post at Big Hollywood about his new film, he saw red — and furiously edited a Right-bashing scene back in. The moment

Shock jock Howard Stern owes a great deal to lesbians. And Stern is once more fighting on their behalf. Stern, out on the promotional circuit to let people know he’s the new judge on “America’s Got Talent,” weighed in on

Writer/director Marty Papazian did plenty of research on his military-themed film “Least Among Saints,” set to make its world debut at the G.I. Film Festival next week. Papazian endured a modified version of boot camp, pored over military books highlighting

Reading celebrity Twitter reactions to President Barack Obama’s announcement that he suddenly approves of same-sex marriage (but won’t lift a finger to make them a reality) is rather surreal. Most celebrities couldn’t be bothered to blame Obama for his past

Here’s a tip for comedians looking for some free publicity – criticize the president. Look what it’s doing for Jon Lovitz’s career. The former “Saturday Night Live” standout recently blasted President Barack Obama’s stance on taxing the rich in a

Filmmaker Mike Dorsey grew up hearing remarkable tales of heroism from his grandfather, who was captured by the Nazis during World War II. But when Dorsey realized the ranks of his grandfather’s fellow pilots was dwindling, he knew he had

Sacha Baron Cohen is considered one of the more innovative – and courageous – comic minds in the film business. Anyone who watched that infamous wrestling sequence in “Borat” can attest to that fact. But when he appeared at a

People will be talking about “Where the Wild Things Are” today after hearing of author Maurice Sendak’s death at the age of 83. Sendak’s monstrously entertaining tale deserves the praise. It’s the kind of children’s story we read over and

The creators of “Will & Grace” couldn’t be happier that Vice President Joe Biden singled out their show over the weekend as having a positive impact on the issue of gay marriage. Max Mutchnick and David Kohan think the president’s

Robert De Niro plays a convincing tough guy on screen. “Raging Bull.” “Taxi Driver.” “Casino.” But when it comes to President Barack Obama, the Oscar winner gets all warm and cuddly. And he doesn’t take kindly to those who dare

The filmmaker behind the Oscar-nominated documentary “Waco: The Rules of Engagement” is gearing up to shed light on Operation: Fast and Furious. Colorado-based Michael McNulty has been watching the media give scant attention to the scandal, one which involves the

Did you know that awful, mean Mitt Romney wants to prevent women from accessing birth control? It must be true. Funny or Die told me so. The liberal comedy site’s latest video tries to build on the crumbling GOP War

Audiences can see two very different sides of “Saw” co-creator Darren Lynn Bousman in theaters now. The more conventionally minded can check out “Mother’s Day,” Bousman’s remake of the 1980 cheap horror film starring Rebecca De Mornay as the twisted

He’s a playboy and a playah. She’s a good girl, but a bit lonely. They meet … and bicker … via IM, but end up meeting in real life. Only he doesn’t let on who he is, instead pretending to

Any news parody show worth its salt would make hay out of President Barack Obama spiking the football over the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. And “Saturday Night Live” dutifully wrote a skit on the presidential’s boastful actions intended

“Saturday Night Live” used to benefit from the “Live” part of its moniker. What better way to instantly react to the news of the week, or even the past 24 hours, than with a show that can be changed right

Not everyone is dying to see “The Dark Knight Rises,” “The Avengers” and “Prometheus.” Summer movies are often big, loud and proud of it, but the season is prime time for smart counter-programming moves. And sometimes they pay off. Remember

Adam Carolla must be trying to take the liberal heat off of fellow comic Jon Lovitz. Carolla recently endeared himself to the Right by slamming the selfish Occupy Wall Street movement. Now, he’s going after both “60 Minutes” and liberals