We have examined many facets of the omni-directional terrible-ness that is Network Neutrality. It is illegal for the federal government to unilaterally impose Net Neutrality. Before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) can do anything, Congress must first write a law
Oops. Concerns that Chevrolet Cruzes could catch fire have caused General Motors (GM) to recall more than 475,000 of the popular compact sedans, the automaker said Friday… All (Cruze) cars manufactured from September 2010 to May of this year are
This can’t be happening. It can’t. But it is. ABC News, the same network and news department that gave us Charles Gibson’s on-camera sandbagging of Sarah Palin, is calling Barack Obama an elitist. The hell you say. You must be
One of the most laughable moments in the history of Hollywood was this unforgettable “Vanity Fair” profile of George Clooney, who was still riding high among the bubbled elites after his box office flop, “Good Night and Good Luck,” won
The new documentary “U.N. Me” takes the world body to task for ignoring genocides, aiding despots and failing to stop theocratic regimes from developing nuclear bombs. Many of the tales told in the film, available now in theaters and via
The eminent presidential historian and Lyndon Johnson biographer Robert Caro has always said that “power reveals.” And it is becoming more evident that President Barack Obama is revealing himself more and more as a typical Chicago politician. When he was
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
Fresh off his Top 1% Hollywood fundraising windfall, aided in large part by a cynical decision to stop lying about his position on same-sex marriage, President Obama enjoyed a game of basketball the morning after with actors George Clooney and Tobey Maguire. HuffPo: President
By JAMEY KEATENAssociated PressPARISWhen Nicolas Sarkozy bounded up the steps of France’s presidential palace in jogging shorts and shoes on his first day in office five years ago, many French instantly sensed they were in for something new. In a
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
A funny thing has happened to the Democrats’ plan to oust Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker in next month’s recall election; they’ve decided to have themselves an all-out civil war. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, who narrowly lost to Walker in 2010,
There isn’t a documentary filmmaker alive who wouldn’t kill for all the free publicity handed to the recent film “Bully.” The documentary, a cause celebre for the same anti-bullying movement employing uber-bully Dan Savage, received buckets of news stories about
The above banner has the folks over at Mediaite in an uproar. You see, according to them, the caption “Obama Isn’t Working” has myriad meanings. To start: It’s on a black canvas, which signifies that all blacks are at the
Let’s get the obvious question out of the way – is the main character in HBO’s new political comedy “Veep” based on Sarah Palin? The answer is a quick and firm, “no.” What’s equally refreshing is the show’s biting sense
In 2012 reelection mode, President Obama has routinely chastised Mitt Romney and us Conservatives for wanting General Motors (GM) and Chrysler to go through bankruptcy…bailout-free. In 2009, President Obama finished handing GM and Chrysler $85 billion in bailout money and then…had them
Jonah Hill is all of 28 years old, and he’s already at a career crossroads. The star of “Superbad” recently said he wants to cut back on comedic roles and concentrate on dramas like his recent hit “Moneyball,” the role
Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee is convening a hearing on the pending Verizon purchase of broadcast spectrum from a cable company consortium. The Committee has called but six witnesses for the hearing. And two of them are radical Leftists – Joel Kelsey and Tim Wu.
Faye Dunaway once told me that to play a role she had to commit to the character with all her heart and soul. She needed, she explained, to love the character. In terms of performance this means the actor has
Harvey Weinstein knows how to cajole Oscar voters come awards season. His resume is chockablock with Oscar-winning films, and while he has a nose for talented fare he’s also gifted in persuading the right people to vote his way. Now,
On this week’s HomeVideodrome podcast, Jim talks about the upcoming headache that is SXSW, Hunter reviews “John Carter,” and we run through this week’s considerable line-up of releases. Head over to The Film Thugs to listen! “The Three Musketeers” is a book
Uber-liberal Julianne Moore, who plays Sarah Palin in the upcoming anti-Palin HBO hit piece Game Change, has decided to mouth off about the inspiration for her role: Julianne, 51, told Capitol File magazine: ‘She wasn’t qualified to be vice president. She
Another day, another Barack Obama Administration totalitarian diktat. In other words, whatever Obama wants – by any means necessary. Behold Obama’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Which last week handed down from on-high a mandate that telecommunications companies AT&T, Verizon
John Paul Thornton of Decatur, AL, has filed an application for a PAC designed to tap into the Occupy Movement. Thornton,according to the local CBS affiliate, said he was watching The Colbert Report when he came up with the idea. “This PAC
The Daily Caller, continuing its yeoman work in exposing the Democratic scam that is Media Matters for America, has a comprehensive piece out today running down the list of donors to MMFA since 2003. Here’s what they came up with: The
The ballot fraud case in Troy, New York, shifted from a long parade of defrauded voter testimony, and focused on two operatives in the Working Families Party (WFP) Monday – Thomas Aldrich and James Welch. The trial involves two Democrats
A recent article by Jonathan Cohn in The New Republic entitled “Why Mitt’s Wealth Matters: It’s Policy, Not Envy” offers a meme that surely will be one line of Democrat attack against Mitt Romney should he happen to win the
A recent article by Jonathan Cohn in the New Republic entitled “Why Mitt’s Wealth Matters: It’s Policy, Not Envy” offers a meme that surely will be one line of Democrat attack against Mitt Romney should he happen to win the
“The Era of Cheap Energy is over” In last Tuesday’s State of the Union speech, President Barack Obama declared he wanted to end the practice of allowing oil companies to keep more of their money. So that we can instead
The following contains spoilers. You’ve been warned. Michael Jackson! OK, no matter how you feel about Jackson personally, the man made some awesome music in his lifetime, which is why I was uber excited for this week’s episode of “Glee”…
Of wireless Internet bandwidth hogs, that is. We have for months been odiferously awash in word of the Occupy Wall Street (#OWS) “movement.” Intellectually and ideologically sloven, these gathered gaggles have been commandeering sporadic public spaces (and some private ones)
It’s pretty well known and obvious that Hollywood is mostly filled with the few in this country who don’t see our military as a force of good, the few who actually praise American hating dictators like Che Guevera, the few
Hollywood uber-producer Harvey Weinstein knows how to grab headlines. The hard-charging executive is famous for his aggressive, and successful, Oscar movie campaigns. So when he picked up “Butter,” an indie film satirizing the GOP, Weinstein decided to invite Tea Party
The star of “Bridesmaids” isn’t sure she wants to revisit one of 2011’s most popular films. The screenwriters of “Horrible Bosses” are gearing up for round two. Both film projects help define the sorry shape of mainstream movie making today.
I’ll assume there was a time when giving Iowa permanent “first in the nation” status in our Presidential primary contests made sense. But, I don’t know when that time was. Mind you, this isn’t some East Coast gripe about “flyover
While the length of a Profiles in C̶o̶u̶r̶a̶g̶e̶ Liberal Hypocrisy compendium would rival War and Peace at this point, every now and again one such story surfaces so as to merit a collective “what?!” from the free-thinking masses. Guess what
Howard Fineman pretends to know what’s best for the tea party and plays into the hands of the establishment by issuing back-pats for Mitt Romney. Newsbusters notes: The show did not delve into whether the GOP candidate had a legitimate
Alec Baldwin cannot stop sticking his foot into his mouth. He does so again on the virtual pages of the Huffington Post, in explaining his rude behavior on the American Airlines flight from which he was ejected. He describes American
The Obama Administration has initiated a major “Affirmative Action” policy reversal, that could create major new social divisions in the run up to the 2012 election. According to the Communist Party USA‘s People’s World Affirmative action, the policy designed to
Parents listen to their teen’s choice of music at their own peril. Between the sexualized lyrics and anti-capitalist choruses, today’s music often clashes with the messages parents are trying to teach their children. That’s not the case with country crooner
Hollywood’s dealing with a whole new world. New Media can now get the word out days before the hugely important opening weekend begins. And if Hollywood thinks this right-of-center nation is outraged over the dozen-or-so box office bombs they produced