CNN’s obsessive exploitation of the tragic disappearance of 227 souls on board Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 did, for a time, manage to pull the left-wing network out of its ratings freefall, but that all ended in the month of May
The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its revised assessment of the first quarter of 2014’s Gross Domestic Product and revised it down to -1%. The initial assessment said the economy had at least grown, but only by .01%. Real gross
Although 20th Century-Fox has been producing and distributing musicals throughout its existence, when I use the label “Fox musical,” when talking about a very specific decade that probably started in 1938 with Alice Faye’s “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” and ended in
Thanks to left-wing Hollywood’s never-ending greed when it comes to chasing the corporate welfare of overseas tax incentives, The Los Angeles Times reports that, since 2007, total earnings for Los Angeles-based musicians have collapsed 50%. The number of movie scoring
50 Cent Throws Like a Girl… Or Why Boys Need Fathers Dang. — — My old high school classmate (Go Lasers!) Jay Weber, who is now a conservative talk radio host at WISN in Milwaukee, probably hit the nail on
CNN’s Carol Costello, America’s worst morning anchor since Soledad O’Brien disappeared into the money-hole of Al Jazeera America, is at it again. After telling her viewers last week that Climate Change is real because it’s in the Bible (no, really),
The old saying goes that when you’re explaining, you’re losing, but Hornaday — the anti-science Washington Post film critic who blamed white male Hollywood for Elliot Rodger’s deadly and tragic weekend rampage — is now saying that the “quality” of
Thanks to a longtime public domain status, it is hard to know if you are purchasing a top-notch copy of director Andrew McLaglen’s “McLintock,” the 1963 Western comedy that reunites John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara for the 4th of the
Two MSNBC anchors, Ronan Farrow and Touré Neblett, are in hot water over weekend remarks made about the Holocaust. The Twitter account of Touré, co-anchor of MSNBC’s “The Cycle,” has been uncharacteristically quiet since Friday when Touré appeared to suggest
What in the world was Ann Hornaday thinking with this anti-science tripe that attempts to blame Seth Rogen’s Neighbors and Judd Apatow films for the actions of 22-year-old Elliot Rodger, the confessed killer who went on a shooting/stabbing rampage in
Apatow, Rogen Blast WaPo Film Critic for Blaming Santa Barbara Rampage On Their Movies Lawdalmighty, what was Ann Hornaday thinking with this anti-science tripe that attempts to blame Seth Rogen’s “Neighbors” and Judd Apatow films for the actions of 22
Tribune Media Services, a division of the Tribune Company (owner of the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and 8 others) laid off around 25 of its roughly 400 employees earlier this week. Apparently this is in addition to 20 employees
Whether politically motivated or just looking for an intriguing tagline, the History Channel’s claim that “World War I made Stalin a man and World War II made him a tyrant” is absolutely, 100% factually wrong in every which-around-way you want
Deadline reports that the very well-reviewed (including by me) “X-Men: Days of Future Past” is on track to haul in somewhere around $97 million by Sunday, which would make Bryan Singer’s return to the franchise the biggest three-day opener of
At an event honoring former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Jay Leno mocked President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry over their lack of commitment to the Jewish State and bumbling of the Mideast peace process. “Obama has
After accusing Republicans of opposing President Obama’s agenda because he’s the “wrong color,” retiring Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) found no support among his fellow Democrats. Politico reports that “On Thursday, no Democrats publicly rushed to back Rockefeller’s assertion[.]” Even Harry
America Owes Tom Cruise a Big Fat Apology Longtime readers know that I have always been a Tom Cruise fan, and one of his fiercest defenders. Cruise is a legitimate movie star, has been for over 30 years, makes great
Director Bryan Singer’s returns to the “X-Men” franchise (he directed 1 & 2) with “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” a story (the seventh in the franchise) that picks up where “X-Men: First Class” (2011) and “X-Men: The Last Stand” (2006)
In his Wednesday column, the Drudge Report’s Charles Hurt explains how Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is exploiting a clause in the Constitution that protects members of Congress from legal action. This clause, created with good reason, allows Reid
‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Eyes $100 Million Debut The Hollywood Reporter puts it exactly right: Memorial Day weekend is Hollywood’s Super Bowl weekend, the official launch of summer that offers three leisurely days for teens eager to get out
Through his attorney Marty Singer, director Bryan Singer (“X-Men: Days of Future Past”) has filed a motion to dismiss the sexual abuse lawsuit filed against him by Michael Egan. According to the Daily Beast, the day the motion was filed
Adding to the anti-Semitic rapper’s already surmounting problems, a group of student labor activists have just launched MacklemoreSucks.com to protest Macklemore’s ties to T-Mobile CEO John Legree. The Verge reports that this student group believes that all of T-Mobile’s call
This review is written under the assumption you’re already familiar with the basic outline of the true story of former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell and the events surrounding 2005’s Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan. If you don’t know the story,
Democrat and “American Idol” runner-up Clay Aiken is running to unseat Rep. Renee Ellmers in North Carolina’s 2nd congressional district and has also scrubbed his Twitter account of his public desire to punch conservative columnist Ann Coulter in the face.
Gordon Willis Never Won a Competitive Oscar Gordon Willis, a cinematographer who changed the game completely and defined the look of film in the 1970’s, died Sunday night. Willis was such a talent that even without knowing his name and
