Only in present-day Hollywood would a filmmaker have to try and cut off the media-created narrative that his creation was too patriotic. And it was this article written by left-winger Steven Zeitchik of the L.A. Times that created the kerfuffle
As someone who deeply appreciates what Western civilization, for all its faults, has achieved, I puzzle over the hostility many Westerners harbor toward their way of life. If democracy, free markets, and the rule of law have created an unprecedented
UPDATE: Andrew Bostom, Big Peace contributor and author of The Islamic Legacy of Antisemitism and The Legacy of Jihad, writes in to comment on Mr. Smith’s piece: Mr. Smith says: “In Muslim history there were at least six major Sunni
There are several takeaways from Netflix’s announcement that it will have exclusive streaming rights to movies from Epix, the joint venture between MGM, Lionsgate, and Paramount. While the deal has generated a lot of press, however, I find the impact
This has to be the media’s version of a comedy bit. Across the board from the activist old media we find the universal common thread, they ask: “Are we seeing a pause in the recovery?” When was the recovery? Are
From the UK’s Daily Telegraph: Can it get any worse for President Obama? Undoubtedly yes. Here are 10 key reasons why the Obama presidency is in serious trouble, and why its prospects are unlikely to improve between now and the
If you’re not interested in having Will Ferrell lecture you on the evils of capitalism this coming weekend and would instead prefer to cozy up at home before the warm glow of plasma with a cold one in one hand
The latest attack perpetrated by progressive-statists strikes at the republican nature of our constitutional system through the destruction of the electoral college. No doubt Project Vote, the ACORN spawn and the Secretary of State Project are behind this tyrranical endeavor.
Sometimes the best picture of the year isn’t released during the Autumn Oscar-bait season. Case in point: Road House. And sometimes the best album of the year is released only a few weeks after the ball drops in January. 2009
All politics is about power. On one end of the spectrum we have the power of the individual through voluntary action guided by free will; on the other we have the power of the state through coercive action guided by
In January 2009, six men and one woman broke into an EDO MBM arms factory in Sussex and caused 180,000-worth of damage as a ‘protest’ against the Israeli counter-terrorist operation in the Gaza Strip known as Cast Lead. Despite the
Fascinating to note that the quote Robert Gibbs obsesses over — a quote from Rep. Paul Ryan, a Republican — is not only incomplete, and breathtakingly misrepresented, but taken straight from the pen of the Washington Post’s blogger/reporter, the “JournoList”
The right to private property was one of the central issues involved in the American Revolution. The colonists’ cries of “taxation without representation” were but protests of what they saw as an unjust taking of private property. The Declaration of
No other holiday embodies the principles that define America like Independence Day. And there is no better day to launch BigPeace than today. President Reagan led us to victory over the Soviets at the end of the Cold War without
So an Adam Sandler family comedy is released … during summer … with co-stars Kevin James, Rob Schneider, David Spade, and Chris Rock … and the L.A. Times is sincerely confused over why it’s such a huge hit. Here’s their
In his recent cover story for The Weekly Standard, Matthew Continetti praises CNBC’s Rick Santelli effusively for erupting against Barack Obama’s redistributionist policies on 19 February 2009 in such a fashion as to inspire the Tea Party Movement. Then, he
To the American mind there may be nothing more quintessentially Swedish than the leggy, blond supermodel. But there’s another Swedish model that inspires almost as much admiration–the Swedish economic model. With a generous welfare state and high living standards, Sweden
I must say, writing for Big Hollywood has made me face the most belligerently intelligent among my readers, many of whom refuse to believe that murder is murder. Even those who are willing to admit that abortion does end a
The Constitution of the United States of America is a remarkable document. It is eloquent in its simplicity, clarity and in its power. It revolutionized (first in America, and then throughout most of the western world) the relationship between those
Yes, it’s true: the most famous graduate of Cornell Cow College has picked up his marbles and is leaving the Daily Kos liberal lunatic asylum/playpen, hurt feelings trailing in his wake. It seems that, in the aftermath of his less-than-enthusiastic
For a guy known to hold some pretty strange views, this might be the most bizarre perspective on welfare policy I have ever seen. Here is Jerry Brown from his Pacifica Radio show in 1995 (full transcript here): The conventional
On June 6th, the date of D-Day, scores of patriots from across the nation poured into Zuccotti Park at the corner of Liberty and Trinity, across the street from Ground Zero to protest the 9/11 mosque being built just 600
The Best Years of Our Lives was on TCM today. Even when the Good Guys and Bad Guys all seemed incontestably defined, World War II still created a certain amount of what we now call “post-traumatic stress” … and, of
On May 17th, President Obama announced that he would nominate Harold Varmus, MD as the next director of the National Cancer Institute. Given the President’s commitment to the passage of universal health care reform and his promise to “restore science
The Mayor of New York backs the fifteen-story mega-mosque that is slated to be built near Ground Zero. He said Friday: “I think it’s fair to say if somebody was going to try, on that piece of property, to build
When you’re lucky enough to meet one of your lifelong icons sometimes you’re really not lucky at all. Damn these people for being human. Like a first date, I was more than a little nervous at the prospect of sitting
USA Today reports that private pay has shrunk to historically low levels, which should send chills down Americans’ spines. After 17 months, we are finally seeing the anticipated results of Obama’s well-designed policies. And there are those who still think
Ed. Note: This part two of Big Hollywood’s two-part excerpt exclusive from Greg Gutfeld’s new book, “The Bible of Unspeakable Truths,” which is available now. Part one is here. Leigh Scott’s review is here. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter’s review is here.
President Obama’s nomination of Donald Berwick as the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is a gathering far less attention than a certain other nominee — but it will be getting more attention in the weeks
In the wake of last week’s attempted terrorist bombing in Times Square, legislation is being proposed to strip the would-be bomber of his American citizenship. Team Obama is opposing this bill, a bill at odds with the president’s blueprint for
Though the highly anticipated “Iron Man 2” qualifies as a hilarious, entertaining, irreverent, and openly patriotic summer blockbuster well worth the price of admission (and then some), like most sequels, the continuing story of Tony Stark and company does falls
The common thread of legitimate governments is not to preserve liberty – we in the United States are spoiled with that lofty constitutional goal. In practice, the actual universal role of government is to preserve stability. It is the one
The case of Too Much Media, LLC (Plaintiff) v. Shellee Hale (Defendant), decided by the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division on April 22, 2010, is not a decision that should cause alarm among those who are engaged in,
A sudden revival of appreciating my European filmmaking roots was curiously prompted when the game between the Saints and the Cardinals abruptly intensified in the second half. The Pig and Whistle restaurant on Hollywood Blvd.–where I was watching the game
Apparently there is to be a vote later today on a bill regarding Puerto Rican statehood. They are calling it “non-binding” but it is not non-binding! It is a trap. The bill makes eventual Puerto Rican statehood a virtual certainty.
“After a great amount of my own thought, hearing opinions from many of you, and holding them up against my own criteria–I recommend that Anna Burger not only temporarily–but then permanently–become the 10th President and first woman to lead our
There was a time when Hollywood and Hollywood stars represented hope and freedom. Universal’s top star in the 1940s was Deanna Durbin (b.1921 – ) who starred in a series of hugely popular and successful light musical comedies. Durbin, a
Wall Street Journal: Forget product placement, NBC Universal is trying “behavior placement” with some of its shows. Characters from programs such as “30 Rock” and “The Office” are acting out eco-friendly behaviors that advertisers hope will sway viewers. WSJ’s Amy
For decades abortion supporters argued that restrictions on abortion would cause women to die in unsafe “back alley abortions” all across the land. This scare tactic was a mantra that seemed to work quite well to spread abortions throughout the
So Jason Levin is the total moron who put together the “Crash the Tea Party” web site. Levin is not your garden variety moron though. I mean it takes a pretty impressive level of idiocy to attempt to covertly infiltrate