NETFLIX USERS STREAM 3000 LIFETIMES’ WORTH OF VIDEOS IN 3 MONTHS And Hollywood thinks they can put this genie back in the bottle. Never. DID YOU KNOW KING KONG ALMOST BATTLED FRANKENSTEIN’S MONSTER? Alternate title: Did you know the greatest
by John Nolte16 Jan 2012, 10:54 AM PST0
There’s a HUGE left-wing agenda behind what Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert is doing, and it’s a serious agenda that has nothing to do with satire. Colbert’s goal is two-fold: he’s attacking constitutional free speech by attempting to make a mockery
by John Nolte16 Jan 2012, 7:24 AM PST0
Supposedly based on a true story, director Gary McKendry’s “Killer Elite” boasts a terrific premise. After a close call involving a child, Danny (Jason Statham) decides that it’s time to get out of the elite assassin-for-hire business. After a year
by John Nolte15 Jan 2012, 10:57 AM PST0
**UPDATE: I was a little careless with my language below. Readers have correctly pointed out that “Shark Night” is rated PG-13 and that there is no “gratuitous nudity.” This is correct. What there is, though, are a lot of young,
by John Nolte14 Jan 2012, 9:09 AM PST0
The flawless transfer of writer/director Alex Cox’s equally flawless cinematic story of the mutually destructive relationship between Sex Pistols’ punk rock bassist Sid Vicious (Gary Oldman) and his groupie girlfriend Nancy Spungen (Chloe Webb), includes a number of documentaries that
by John Nolte14 Jan 2012, 8:42 AM PST0
HBO is one of the most liberal entertainment outlets ever conceived, but at the very least you had to respect them for not trying to hide that agenda. So why go all spineless now? Part of HBO’s absurd, intelligence-insulting denial
by John Nolte14 Jan 2012, 6:39 AM PST0
So, the other day on her local St. Louis radio talk show, our own Dana Loesch said the kind of thing that just a few years ago was celebrated by the mainstream media as the perfect example of “brave and
by John Nolte13 Jan 2012, 4:46 PM PST0
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’S NEW ALBUM IS HIS ‘ANGRIEST’ YET Like a new Stephen King novel, I miss being excited about upcoming Springsteen albums, and now even the ones I did enjoy (pre-2001) sound a little silly and simple. I haven’t even
by John Nolte13 Jan 2012, 10:20 AM PST0
And you wonder why Apatow’s overlong, forgettable films are about as edgy as a baby’s pacifier. Huffington Post: While accepting the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Comedy film, “Bridesmaids” producer slammed Jerry Lewis for a sexist remark the legendary comedian
by John Nolte13 Jan 2012, 5:48 AM PST0
And so, let the word go forth that Super PACs must bloom in every corner of America! Let the free speech flow! Let the money fall like rain, and let the national debate give voice to opinions other than those
by John Nolte12 Jan 2012, 11:21 AM PST0
DVD RELEASE DELAYS LEAVE RETAILERS UNFAZED This is why Hollywood hates the free market: Netflix appeared to shrug off the latest announcement from Warner Bros. Home Video that it will double the delay — to 56 days — between the
by John Nolte12 Jan 2012, 8:43 AM PST0
Good Morning, Vietnam (25th Anniversary Edition) (1987) 25 years ago, Robin Williams was already a household name and television star, but at the time, while I was sitting in the theatre watching this box office hit unspool, I knew Williams
by John Nolte12 Jan 2012, 6:51 AM PST0
Long, long ago, the Associated Press simply decided to stop being objective. Other than the final act of officially declaring their left-wing bias, the AP has done just about everything else required to announce that they are on a crusade,
by John Nolte12 Jan 2012, 5:54 AM PST0
Yesterday, on NPR’s Talk of the Nation, Glenn Kessler, who writes the Washington Post column The Fact Checker, said he doesn’t call people liars. Really? One wonders what, say, a MSM fact-checker would think of that statement. Granted, Kessler doesn’t
by John Nolte11 Jan 2012, 2:31 PM PST0
This screen shot was taken just a few minutes ago, and it is a breathtaking (even for the left-wing PolitiFact) example of what a horribly biased outlet PolitiFact is. In the past, I’ve written about Poltifact’s bias and even grabbed
by John Nolte11 Jan 2012, 1:45 PM PST0
UPCOMING BLU-RAY /DVD RELEASES: AWESOME BOND COLLECTION Bond 50: James Bond celebrates fifty incredible years with golden anniversary Blu-ray collection. The world’s most successful secret agent meets the world’s best home entertainment experience available for worldwide pre-order starting today. In
by John Nolte11 Jan 2012, 9:40 AM PST0
Watch George Lucas pitch “Red Tails” directly to conservatives and American patriots. —– Lucas describes “Red Tails” as “very patriotic,” “very jingoistic,” “old-fashioned” and “corny.” NewsBusters: “I showed it to all [the studios] and they said, ‘No. We don’t know
by John Nolte11 Jan 2012, 7:52 AM PST0
The New York Times claims to be preparing a correction over this, but a correction a lot fewer people are likely to read is like telling a jury to disregard what they’ve just heard. A wily lawyer knows a jury
by John Nolte10 Jan 2012, 2:00 PM PST0
More proof the MSM is done hiding their biases in 2012. We all know, including the mainstream media, that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is a GOP star, a devastatingly effective critic of President Obama’s failed policies, a superb communicator,
by John Nolte10 Jan 2012, 12:56 PM PST0
MICROSOFT BRINGS FOX NEWS, SESAME STREET, COMCAST TO XBOX Can someone please tell me how this works? Is this a subscription service like Netflix Streaming? Corp. content from Twentieth Century Fox Films, Fox Television, Fox News and The Wall Street
by John Nolte10 Jan 2012, 11:10 AM PST0
Some industry folks attempt to put the best spin possible on this bad news, but an overall 2% drop in home video sales from an already catastrophic collapse is terrible news. The economy isn’t getting worse; it’s sputtering but has
by John Nolte10 Jan 2012, 8:47 AM PST0
The best description you’ll read of HBO’s beautifully produced original series “Boardwalk Empire” didn’t come from me. It’s actually something I’ve read in many places and the perfection of the description comes from the simplicity: good television that could be
by John Nolte10 Jan 2012, 6:51 AM PST0
Below is video from the portion of today’s White House briefing where the press corps brought up the lavish Hollywood-themed Halloween party the West Wing threw in October of 2009. Some in the media are reporting that the White House,
by John Nolte9 Jan 2012, 5:38 PM PST0
REVIEW OF SODERBURGH’S ‘HAYWIRE’ The trailer is at the bottom of the story linked above and looks fantastic. Smart, stylish and incredibly well crafted, Haywire is as ludicrously pleasing to the eye as the best of Soderbergh’s recent work and
by John Nolte9 Jan 2012, 11:48 AM PST0
Unlike the corrupt mainstream media, Disney Studios has no obligation, moral or otherwise, to inform anyone about the White House throwing a lavish Hollywood-themed party during the depths of the Great Recession. But it is more than a little revealing
by John Nolte9 Jan 2012, 7:16 AM PST0