In Hollywood, being a conservative is the kiss of death. — Jonathan Kahn Today’s entertainment-industry conservatives can only wish they lived under the same type of blacklist practiced in the 1950s. As terribly misguided as that was, there was at
The irony of the most anti-capitalist industry in America begging for tax credits/incentives/welfare in order to keep pumping out their anti-corporate/American product is just too rich. Nevertheless, from this story, it’s obvious “Machete” creator Robert Rodriguez is very much counting
With all the excitement surrounding the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back — a true masterpiece by any definition of the word — it got me thinking about the iconic films of my childhood that left such a permanent
It didn’t take a genius to predict the butt-boy entertainment media would pimp “Fair Game’s” lies or wouldn’t bother to challenge director Doug Liman’s absurd claim that his film wasn’t about the politics. This was scorpion-and-frog easy to predict. What
—– “What I try and do is try and, with the knowledge that I have, is offset my contribution to [carbon emissions]. I think people that don’t move around as much as me can take a bike when it’s a
Harry Knowles at AICN interviewed “Machete” director Robert Rodriguez about the controversy surrounding the director’s “special” Cinco de Mayo message to Arizona after that state passed a new set of (wildly popular) laws meant to protect its borders — laws
When British actress Charlotte Lewis first came forward to accuse fugitive director Roman Polanski of abusing her in 1983 at a press conference last week, one of the more intriguing statements was made by her attorney Gloria Allred: “[Ms. Lewis]
For over a year, Big Hollywood contributors have been documenting Hollywood’s intolerance towards all things conservative — both when it comes to our ideas being given a fair shake in the industry’s product and, most importantly, the intolerance towards individuals
For over a year, Big Hollywood contributors have been documenting Hollywood’s intolerance towards all things conservative — both when it comes to our ideas being given a fair shake in the industry’s product and, most importantly, the intolerance towards individuals
Most of you know Jon David from his famous Big Hollywood “My Date With a Liberal” series that debuted not long after the site launched. After the Tea Party movement caught fire, so did Jon’s “American Heart,” which also had
Most of you know Jon David from his famous Big Hollywood “My Date With a Liberal” series that debuted not long after the site launched. After the Tea Party movement caught fire, so did Jon’s “American Heart,” which also had
Most of you know Jon David from his famous Big Hollywood “My Date With a Liberal” series that debuted not long after the site launched. After the Tea Party movement caught fire, so did Jon’s “American Heart,” which also had
—– This is what’s so great about Big Hollywood. In one post we’re giving you the latest on the Christian “Narnia” film franchise and in the next saying goodbye to The Mighty Ronnie James Dio, the first “horn thrower,” on-and-off
After news broke of fugitive child rapist Roman Polanski’s second accuser, the L.A. Times’ Patrick Goldstein wrote the following: As an admirer of his work, I’ve tried to see things from Polanski’s point of view in the past, but if
In 1983 when Charlotte Lewis says Roman Polanski “sexually abused me and manipulated me in the worst way,” she was one month into her 16th year. He was 50. Charlotte Lewis and Roman Polanski in 1986 Since this story broke
With a reported $225 million budget and a timeless tale at his disposal, for whatever reason director Ridley Scott chose to spend all that cash and legend on a hopelessly dreary prequel and origin story. On paper, the idea itself
***UPDATE: According to Texas Governor Perry’s office: “At this time, no funds have been released to Troublemaker Studios.” I’m assuming this statement is in reference to “Machete.” But Rodriguez wasn’t going to to shoot “Machete” in Texas without the promise
—– Ohmydeargawd the acting’s bad, which is the last thing you’d expect from these two. Of course this isn’t their fault. The scene is an embarrassing exposition-a-thon leaving a couple of otherwise solid actors with nothing to do but self-consciously
—– I’m sold. It’s the glasses propped at the end of Waterston’s nose that closed the deal for me. The authority and intelligence that comes with such a precarious propping makes it impossible for me to support off-shore drilling any
The public relations hit Hollywood took during their tone-deaf Rally ‘Round The Child Rapist Movement last September was pretty devastating for the entertainment industry as a whole. It was also probably the first time The Beautiful People had to confront
Though she was in her mid-fifties at the time, the first time I ever laid eyes on Lena Horne had enough of an impact that I still remember it today. And as much as I would like to say that
UPDATE: Here’s the new link to Ebert’s post. When the story broke involving five high school students sent home by school administrators for daring to wear the American flag on Cinco de Mayo, the once universally-beloved film critic Roger Ebert
If Hollywood hadn’t spent most of the post-9/11 decade portraying Islamic terrorists as nuanced victims driven to violence by the West, their open cowardice when it come to taking on Islamists might make some sense. After all, if these extremists
There’s something unseemly about Hollywood’s “Bucket List” genre; where characters either facing their mortality or falling in love with the standard cute, quirky girl… or some such lame thing, let loose their inner narcissist and shift into emancipating All About
