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Egypt’s Arab Spring is making freedom of speech a punishable offense. The Arab world’s most famous comic actor is heading to jail for supposedly insulting Islam through his films and plays. Adel Imam has received a three-month jail sentence for

Reprinted with permission from Conservatives For Palin. Written by Stacy Drake. Many months ago, HBO announced it was planning to make a movie based on the book, “Game Change” by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin. After reading John Nolte’s article,

Director James Cameron wants to be King of the World from a more rural perch. The man who gave us “Aliens,” “Terminator” and “Avatar” is packing his bags and leaving the U.S. indefinitely. Destination: New Zealand. Cameron has successfully applied

Some of country music’s biggest names are putting their songs behind the upcoming action film “Act of Valor.” Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Sugarland, Trace Adkins, Wynonna Judd and Montgomery Gentry contributed original tunes inspired by the new film for its

The tiny film studio known as Sherwood Pictures continues to baffle Hollywood. First, the studio’s micro-budget features like “Fireproof” and “Facing the Giants” earned millions without traditional marketing muscle or star power. [youtube i9VT_NBIVfs nolink] Now, its latest film, “Courageous,”

At this rate, GOP politicians may have to write their own campaign music before hitting the stump. Newt Gingrich became the latest Republican to learn you can’t just crank up the classic rock to rally the base. [youtube btPJPFnesV4 nolink]

Director Spike Lee is taking a page out of comedian Bill Cosby’s playbook. The man who gave us “Do the Right Thing” and “He Got Game” is talking up the power of getting a good education and how the media

Anyone with even a cursory knowledge of NBC’s “Fear Factor” knows the show isn’t for the faint of heart. Or, for that matter, anyone with a semblance of pity for their fellow man. “Fear Factor” combines outrageous physical stunts –

You won’t see KISS rocker Gene Simmons anchoring any cable news program, but the ageless bass player is eager to discuss the current GOP field. Count Simmons in the Mitt Romney camp, and his reasons for choosing the former governor

Will Ferrell should still be apologizing for “Land of the Lost.” Instead, he’s making excuses for President Barack Obama’s first term. —– The increasingly political “Saturday Night Live” alum is co-chairing a Feb. 15 fundraiser for the president’s re-election campaign.

Everything’s not coming up Rosie for the former Queen of Nice. Rosie O’Donnell’s new OWN talk show is still struggling to find its audience. So the minds at Oprah Winfrey’s nascent network decided to start the new year with a

Robert Redford wants everyone to know his beloved Sundance Film Festival considers the Occupy Wall Street movement its spiritual cousin. Redford made that clear during his state of the Sundance union address on the first day of the 2012 Sundance

Christians recoiled at the notion of a new ABC drama dubbed “Good Christian Bitches.” More of the same Christian bashing content from Hollywood, people of faith feared after hearing the proposed show. The offensive show title was merely the icing

Leave it to the guru of Sundance to hitch his wagon to the Occupy Wall Street movement. Robert Redford, who created the Sundance Film Festival in the late 1970s, announced at the start of the 2012 edition that the event

Albert Brooks, he of “Lost in America” fame, had a spectacular shot at an Oscar nomination for his gritty supporting work in “Drive.” What’s better than a veteran comedian ditching the laughs for some low down, dirty behavior on screen.

Best Picture “The Artist” “The Descendants” “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” “Hugo” “Midnight in Paris” “The Help” “Moneyball” “War Horse” “The Tree of Life” Best Actor Demian Bichir, “A Better Life” George Clooney, “The Descendants” Jean Dujardin, “The Artist” Gary

Actor Samuel L. Jackson isn’t as pleased with President Barack Obama as he expected he would be at this point in the Commander in Chief’s first term, Then again, no one will give Obama any [expletive] credit for all the

Pity George Lucas. The man behind the “Star Wars” franchise thinks this country is in the grip of greedy capitalists. Yet Lucas’ entire career is defined by his quest for more, more more. Not only does Lucas keep milking the

When people unfamiliar with Sherwood Baptist’s line of movies such as “Facing the Giants” and “Fireproof” see their trailers, they can sometimes get the impression that these independent films are very emotional inspirational dramas. And while that’s true, the films

THR: In his opening remarks, Obama recalled how he took Michelle to see Lee’s movie Do the Right Thing on their first date, according to the pool report. Lee quipped: “Good thing you didn’t choose Driving Miss Daisy.” … Mariah

When HBO announced it was making a film based on the 2008 election chronicle “Game Change” conservatives imagined yet another GOP hit job from a network known for its liberal bias. The book painted a glowing portrait of Obama while

All of President Barack Obama’s desperate outreach to Hollywood may end up going for naught. Obama, who in recent days has sent out a wish list of celebrity surrogates he hopes will push his re-election campaign and assigned a special

President Barack Obama inherited a mess, or so we’re endlessly told by Obama’s celebrity backers. But the Commander in Chief apparently has enough time between fixing the economy, managing the war in Afghanistan and dealing with a near-nuclear Iran to

Reuters: A government watchdog group is suing the Department of Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency, claiming the agencies are refusing to release details of their alleged meetings and communications with director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal. It has

Todd Haynes wants to make a fair and balanced feature on the conservatism found in Flyover Country. But Haynes can’t hide his biases even while describing the upcoming project to a sympathetic reporter. The director, best known for the 2002

We already learned that women working for “The Late Show with David Letterman” sometimes get more than just a weekly salary. Now, we’re finding out why so few female comics grace Letterman’s iconic stage. Letterman’s comedy booker, Eddie Brill, has

Poor celebrities. Don’t they ever learn their threats to leave the country if a Republican is elected president always come up empty? Susan Sarandon still calls the U.S.A. home, as does Robert Redford. Now, Sophia Bush is threatening to pack

—– Mark Wahlberg is a Roman Catholic who goes to church every day to pray to be a better servant of God, a better man. Refreshing, to say the least.

Hulu isn’t just for watching your favorite TV shows of today – and yesterday – any more. The streaming platform is planning original content just like its 21st century peer Netflix, and one of the first new Hulu shows out

Ricky Gervais doesn’t want to offend anyone. He’s just following orders. Gervais returns to host the annual Golden Globes telecast at 8 p.m. EST tonight, and Big Hollywood wants to hear your reaction to the evening’s festivities. Did the right

Norma McCorvey, better known as the plaintiff at the heart of the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case, wasn’t seeking a big-screen film career. She simply couldn’t pass up the chance to play a woman who tries convincing a

Stephen Colbert isn’t content with satirizing the GOP from the comfort of his Comedy Central perch. Now, the star of “The Colbert Report” is running a faux Super PAC ad in South Carolina slamming GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney. The Colbert

While Stephen Colbert desperately attention-whores himself by running for President of South Carolins or something, “The Daily Show” hits a satirical grand slam: —– Well done, “Daily Show.” More please.

DHD: Economist and writer and humorist and actor Ben Stein has filed suit against Kyoscera Corp and advertising agency Seiter & Miller alleging that an agreement for him to appear in TV commercials was illegally breached because of his personal

Rapper Jay-Z took time out from defending the Occupy Wall Street movement to ply his new young daughter with the very best of the best. What child doesn’t need a $20,000 crib? That’s just the tip of the one-percent iceberg