Actress Glenn Close isn’t spending her days pretending to be a commoner at any Occupy Wall Street protest. She’s busy prepping an Oscar-bait film – “Albert Nobbs” – for awards season and helping out an Army veteran in need. Close
Naomi Watts and Valerie Plame Wilson are teaming up – again – but this time it’s about more than whitewashing history via the big screen. Watts portrayed the former CIA operative in ‘Fair Game,’ the 2010 feature on Wilson’s famous
How hard is it to say, “Obama has done a lousy job as president so far?” President Barack Obama’s celebrity backers simply refuse to pin any blame on him for a woeful economy or the litany of broken promises that
DHD: The talk show hosted by Greg Gutfeld averaged the largest audience in its five-year history (446,000) as well as 177,000 in adults 25-54. In the demo, it edged Piers Morgan (176,000) at 9 PM as well as a slew
The Mainstream Media did what it likes to do best over the weekend – turn a poorly sourced quasi-scandal regarding a Republican into a news feeding frenzy. Now, late night talk show hosts have taken the bait. Last night, the
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Leave it those ‘South Park’ button pushers Trey Parker and Matt Stone to go where other comedians fear to tread. This week’s new installment of ‘South Park’ will deal with the Occupy Wall Street movement – indirectly, of course. The
Supermodels have the world on a string, but few people rush to their side for commentary on the modern political scene. Heidi Klum’s recent chat with CNN’s own Piers Morgan helps explain why. Klum, the lovely co-host of ‘Project Runway’
Few musical artists have benefited from FM radio more than Tom Petty. Can you hit the “scan” button on your car radio and not hear something from the nasal singer’s canon? And bully for that. Petty – with and without
Look out, Janeane Garofalo, someone’s gunning for your crown as the goofiest liberal celebrity. Comedian Sarah Silverman didn’t start out as a politically charged stand-up. But lately she seems eager to shift her shtick from the pretty girl who talks
The press loves to smack down actors who break into song. Don Johnson, Eddie Murphy, and William Shatner are just a few big name stars stung by reporters for daring to add the word “singer” to their résumés. But music
Chaz Bono took plenty of heat simply for showing up on ABC’s ‘Dancing with the Stars.’ Now, the program’s first transgender hoofer is none too pleased with how he was treated during his stay on the smash reality series. Bono,
You would think MTV would ask Simmons about the questions surrounding his Rush Card. MTV: So what if Russell Simmons is rich? The hip-hop mogul doesn’t believe that takes away from his support of the Occupy movement in the least
From CNN: In an interview with Piers Morgan, Michael Moore was asked a question from a Twitter user who pointed out the seeming incongruity of the filmmaker’s personal wealth and his criticism of capitalism. Morgan seemed intrigued by the line
Conservatives have been mighty suspicious of the upcoming Margaret Thatcher biopic ‘The Iron Lady.’ The film stars liberal actress Meryl Streep as the iconic British Prime Minister, and it’s coming from an industry which regularly wears its disdain for the
Consider Michael Moore the latest celebrity to see the sour side of Hope and Change. The Oscar-winning filmmaker won’t be voting for Rick Perry, Mitt Romney or Herman Cain next year, but he’ll pull the lever for President Barack Obama
You can say one thing about MTV; it knows its demographic better than most TV channels. The “music” network is prepping a new documentary focusing on the youthful Occupy Wall Street movement. Now the network said it will use its
The headline has a question mark because the Twitter account isn’t verified and therefore there’s no way to know if this is this THE Orlando Jones. If it isn’t, it is someone posing as the actor: —– Can we enjoy
The nation’s economy continues to struggle, and Comedy Central feels your pain. This week, the cable network introduces ‘Comedy Central Pop-Up Stand-Up,’ a series of live comedy performances where the first 150 patrons can enjoy the show for free. But
Nice job… —– USA Today: Stars have been belting out the national anthem before each game of the World Series. Country singers Scotty McCreery, Trace Adkins and Ronnie Dunn performed before Games 1, 2 and 3. And last night, Zooey
THR: The Muppets involves a new character, Walter, who is on vacation in Los Angeles with his friends from Smalltown, U.S.A. (Segel and Adams). After they discover a Texas oilman’s plot to raze the Muppet Theater, they reunite the Muppets,
WSJ: NBC’s downward slide is getting steeper. Long a ratings laggard, the network has fallen further behind its competitors this fall, heightening the challenge facing its new owner Comcast Corp. as it works to mount a turnaround. Through the first
Kathy Bates channeled her Oscar-winning role in ‘Misery’ to share her contempt for those wicked Wall Street types. Bates, chatting with CNN’s Piers Morgan, went to bat for President Obama while excoriating those who put the U.S. economy on the
Actors dream of landing that one signature role that can make their careers and pad their retirement accounts, but that brand of fame often comes with an asterisk. Try being Bob Denver and walking into an audition. “Hey, Gilligan!” “Where’s
John Ondrasik will soon be focusing his musical attention on the small screen. The Five for Fighting singer/songwriter is teaming up with celebrated ‘Wicked’ songwriter/lyricist Stephen Schwartz for ‘Someone Like Me,’ a new, music-driven drama for ABC, according to Variety:
Kyle Smith in the NY Post: The conspiratorial 2006 documentary “Who Killed the Electric Car?” arrived inconveniently just as the industry was about to start making such autos again, hence the need for a cheerleading sequel, “Revenge of the Electric
Even the Mainstream Media, a collective willing to forgive any and all flaws within the Occupy Wall Street movement, concedes the group’s message is a mess. Enter Mark Ruffalo. The Oscar-nominated actor took time out of his schedule to give
Mr. Hamill, we’d all appreciate knowing when you’ve put your money where your mouth is. Also, isn’t your endorsement of OWS and President Obama something of a … contradiction? Loved you in “Corvette Summer!”
—– Daily News: TV star and wanna-be pol Alec Baldwin took some heat Wednesday for joining the anti-Wall Street protesters even though he is a television face of Capital One Bank. Baldwin visited the Occupy Wall Street encampment at Zuccotti
The Occupy Wall Street movement has generated some pretty surreal sights over the last few weeks, from millionaires like Kanye West mingling with the great (literal) unwashed to a protester defecating on a police vehicle. But the strangest vision of
Rocker Jon Bon Jovi can afford to eat at any restaurant on the globe. It’s a perk of being a world-famous rock star, the kind that can gouge fans with insanely high concert ticket prices. But his biggest culinary passion
Director James Cameron isn’t shy about touting his green vision for the globe – even if he refuses to debate those who don’t see the eco-world his way. But Cameron, currently prepping to shoot two sequels to his mega-smash ‘Avatar,’
From the New York Times: He may never reach the heights of Dora the Explorer or SpongeBob SquarePants, but Warren E. Buffett is back in 2D. And this time he gets some help from the rapper Jay-Z. In a break
THR: The drama, which seems to have the “it” factor from the opening credits, has the potential to be a game-changer for the pay TV network, THR TV critic Tim Goodman writes. —– You can look back at the history
A couple of weeks ago, we brought your attention to anti-Tea Party remarks made by Morgan Freeman and a subsequent invite to attend an actual Tea Party from African-American organizer Ali Akbar. Now this, via Entertainment Weekly: Sean Penn may
Batman has bested such fiendish villains as the Joker, the Riddler and the Penguin. But his next enemy could be a gaggle of incoherent protesters clogging the fine streets of Gotham City. ‘The Dark Knight Rises,’ the anticipated third chapter
John Fund doesn’t begrudge celebrities their limos and luxurious lifestyles. But Fund is fed up with their penchant for playing the “Nazi” card at a moment’s notice – and the creative community’s willingness to accept such nonsense. Fund’s latest column
Seth Green doesn’t have the activist cred like fellow actors Sean Penn, Tim Robbins and Danny Glover. But Green is trying to catch up in a hurry via his Twitter page. The diminutive actor from ‘The Italian Job’ and the
Via THR: On Monday, the Anti Defamation League also called for an apology from the actress. Abraham H. Foxman told The Hollywood Reporter in a statement, “We hope that Susan Sarandon will have the good sense to apologize to the
—– Politico: The video stars Kevin Spacey, Matt Damon, Sean Penn, Kristen Wiig, Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen as part of the foundation’s celebrity division, pumping out ideas like not breathing to save the environment. There’s