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Now we know why the Comedy Central sketch show “Keegan & Peele” hasn’t laid a comedic glove on President Barack Obama so far. Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, the stars of the new show which just got picked up for

Dylan Byers may be the new kid on the block over at Politico.com, but he’s already fallen in line with how easily the site regurgitates the ramblings of Media Matters for America. The recent blockbuster by The Daily Caller shows the cozy

Entertainment Weekly does a very thorough job covering Hollywood, albeit from a consistently left of center viewpoint. Its attempts at humor are typically less successful – and more ideologically strident. Take the latest issue on newsstands now. The magazine’s “Movie

Abraham Lincoln is going to have a very busy 2012 at the movies. The biggest project involving the country’s 16th president is director Steven Spielberg’s oft-delayed biopic starring Daniel Day-Lewis as the Great Emancipator. [youtube WMzdmtYxvpg nolink] First up –

Last night’s Grammy Awards telecast scored the second biggest audience ever for the annual show. That’s no doubt partly attributed to Whitney Houston’s tragic passing and the crush of tributes singers gave to the fallen star. But those who tuned

Pity Piers Morgan. The CNN talker expected a hero’s welcome when he replaced the low-rated Larry King at CNN. Instead, “Piers Morgan Tonight” dragged the news channel’s ratings even lower on some nights, while on others struggles to top what King brought

Today’s screenwriters often have little use for white and black hats. The modern hero is less than perfect, to put it mildly. Think Showtime’s “Dexter,” or films like the “Bourne” franchise where shades of gray are the order of the

Old franchises never die. They just get rebooted, re-imagined, re-cast or re-“Bourne.” Matt Damon’s first two “Bourne” adventures were a breath of fresh air for a stale action genre, even if they helped bring the Shaky Cam Era into the

Wipe away the torrent of blood from the 2010 film “Machete” and you saw a coarse treatise on illegal immigration and those eeee-vil folks who dare to care about controlling the borders. The film wasn’t a flop, but its $26

The NFL blamed NBC for allowing video of singer M.I.A. flashing her middle finger to be seen by 111.3 million viewers on Sunday’s Super Bowl broadcast. NBC, in turn, blamed the NFL for hiring the talent behind the incident. Stuart Katz, an adjunct professor

No wardrobe malfunction interrupted this Super Bowl Halftime Show. Madonna, the 50-something shock singer, kept it mostly clean during her Super Bowl performance Sunday. She flashed a tiny amount of thigh and flirted harmlessly with some of her male dance

Jerrol LeBaron didn’t bother to interview any lawmakers for his new documentary “Fools on the Hill.” The film calls out politicians for routinely passing legislation, sometimes at a feverish clip, they haven’t so much as read. LeBaron thought it was

The new horror film “The Woman in Black” does just about everything right. The setting is true-blue gothic down to the creaky mansion at the heart of the story. Star Daniel Radcliffe looks appropriately 19th century as the film’s worried

We all remember how cathartic it was watching Tobey Maguire beat up the school bully in the 2002 film “Spider-Man.” What scrawny kid hasn’t dreamed of doing just that, with or without the proportionate strength of a spider? In “Chronicle,”

Typically when you see a blue helmet on the big screen it means the UN is coming to the rescue. That’s why they call Hollywood the Dream Factory, one supposes. [youtube al3anBiHwmI nolink] In “The Whistleblower,” the UN is part

Mark Mathis admits everything he used to know about oil came from the mainstream media. “Ten years ago I was like most Americans. I didn’t know anything about energy, didn’t think about it, took it for granted. It never crossed

Writer/director David M. Rosenthal had already connected with his estranged daughter by the time it came to shoot his deeply personal new film, “Janie Jones.” Making a semi-autobiographical tale of a singer confronted with the daughter he didn’t know he

The 2010 presidential election tome “Game Change” recalled the battle between Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama for the Oval Office. The HBO movie version is all about McCain’s Vice Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin. And, if this early peek is

The trailer for 2011’s”Dream House” seemed to give away more than most movie snippets. That could be why “Dream House,” out Jan. 31 on Blu-ray and DVD, ended up making less than half its estimated budget. [youtube QrvjqcgVG4M nolink] The

American culture allows comedians of color to say things white comedians can’t. That helped propel Richard Pryor into the comedy stratosphere and made Chris Rock one of the most incisive commentators on modern living during the early 2000s. [youtube JzprLDmdRlc

Comedian Demetri Martin needs to hear the roar of a crowd but not for any ego-stroking purposes. Martin recalls spending five months on the set of the 2010 Ang Lee drama “Taking Woodstock.” That’s the longest he’s been away from

It’s unfair to hold Woody Allen to the standard he set 35 years ago with “Annie Hall.” Allen’s romantic comedy, which beat out “Star Wars” for the Best Picture Oscar in 1977, remains an unabashed delight in its newly minted

Writer/director Bobcat Goldthwait walked a gossamer-thin line with the excellent 2009 comedy “World’s Greatest Dad.” How many auteurs could spin gold out of a father profiting off the accidental suicide of his son? The “Police Academy” alum will have to

There’s nothing pretty about Liam Neeson. The Irish actor sports a disheveled nose and an accent that sounds like it belongs in a pub where the bar stools date back to the Second World War. And when Neeson puts up

Adam Carolla used to brag on his old “Loveline” radio show that he was “literally” a millionaire. It was meant to be funny in a faux boastful fashion, but it also was clear he didn’t mind people knowing he was

You’ll never guess what the villain in the new movie “Man on a Ledge” does for a living. No, Ed Harris’ character isn’t a crusading journalist, a nonprofit executive or a green energy czar. He’s a… wait for it… super

The upcoming military movie “Act of Valor” won’t be like any war film we’ve seen before. Not only is the story inspired by real heroism, but the stars of the film are all actual Navy SEALs. They’re the real deal,

Katherine Heigl could have been the next Meg Ryan, Hollywood’s new rom-com sweetheart. She was beautiful in an approachable way and could break our hearts with one crooked, well placed smile. But the “Grey’s Anatomy” standout trashed the movie that

Even people who recoil at “Saturday Night Live’s” inability to hit the Left as hard as the Right will admit the show’s sketches look great. Terrific makeup. Top-flight impersonations. Impressive production values. [youtube zyWh8YNFBWc nolink] Actor Justin Long proves in