Big Hollywood

If you want to get out of the sun, into some air conditioning, have an excuse to eat popcorn, and have your attention diverted for 100 minutes, you could do worse than “Let’s Be Cops.” If you want to see

For some reason (maybe because of that damned shaky-cam) 2010’s “Expendables” hasn’t worn very well — and all I remember about 2012’s “Expendables 2” is Chuck Norris popping up at odd times. “Expendables 3” is a major improvement over its

NEW YORK, Aug. 15 (UPI)–Comedian, radio host and Saturday Night Live alum Joe Piscopo is leaving the Democratic party to become an Independent, citing increasing disenfranchisement and frustration with lack of progress in America’s inner cities. In an op-ed penned

One of Spike Lee’s best films is Bamboozled, a scathing satire of the ways in which major media exploit and encourage degrading stereotypes of African Americans. In the film, a network convinces a black academic that he can help drain

Deceptively packaged as a young-adult sci-fi adventure, director Phillip Noyce’s “The Giver” is in reality a beautiful tribute to individualism, the human spirit and the sanctity of life. Based on Lois Lowry’s 1993 novel, the author’s allegorical warning about a

This week, KISS rocker Gene Simmons not only embraced assimilation and the importance of English for immigrants to succeed, he gave a textbook example of how to successfully–and forcefully–do so on hostile turf. He did so with no apologies–and plenty

The Giver offers a pro-life message as well as a warning of what nanny state policies could lead. So why is Harvey Weinstein, one of Hollywood’s most prominent liberals, teaming up with Walden Media to bring Lois Lowry’s story to

Netflix is now in the Bill Cosby business. The streaming giant just secured new comedy specials from the avuncular comic along with younger performers including Jim Jefferies, Bill Burr and Chelsea Peretti, Variety reports. The Cosby special, “Bill Cosby 77,”

The tragic and sudden death of Robin Williams, 63, saddened the world on Monday morning, but his support for the troops is what many of his fans are talking about today.  Williams was among the first of America’s celebrities to

Mental health experts often fear a “copycat” effect after a celebrity commits suicide. So when beloved entertainer Robin Williams took his own life Monday, the possibility of similar suicides became part of the national conversation. Radio talker Michael Savage may

The 10th Annual Classic Rock Roll of Honour, “rocks most prestigious night,” will be held on Tuesday, November 4 in Hollywood, California on U.S soil for the first time in its history. “Red Rocker” Sammy Hagar, one of the few

When Robin Williams committed suicide earlier this week, the actor/comedian was sober and in the early stages of Parkinson’s Disease, according to a statement released Thursday by his widow, Susan Schneider. Robin’s sobriety was intact and he was brave as

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 14 (UPI)–KISS and frontman Gene Simmons had strong “advice” for fellow immigrants in an interview with the Huffington Post, urging them to learn Enlgish in no uncertain terms. Speaking with a visibly uncomfortable Ricky Camilleri on the

Younger generations are embracing older film genres, and the effects are noticeable. With Guardians of the Galaxy ruling the box office, even the young female pop stars are getting in on the fun. Ariana Grande’s newest music video for her

The Expendables franchise takes audiences back to the 1980s, a time when names like Stallone, Schwarzenegger and Lundgren lit up movie marquees. The films also recall when muscle-bound heroes mirrored a nation’s rise under President Ronald Reagan. The franchise, however,

On Aug. 5, Relativity Media CEO Ryan Kavanaugh blasted celebrities like Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz for labeling Israel’s self-defense measures against Hamas as “genocide.” He wasn’t done. Kavanaugh penned a scathing op-ed for The Hollywood Reporter today, shaming his

In the upcoming first-person shooter Battlefield Hardline, players will shoot and kill racist anti-government Tea Party types, Gadsden flag and all. Gamers got their first look at Battlefield Hardline’s singleplayer campaign, from developer Visceral Games and publisher Electronic Arts, at

Films based on dystopian novels have become wildly popular in the last few years. Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games hit the big screen two years ago starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, with the sequel The Hunger Games: Catching Fire following in 2013. Earlier

Robin Williams dreaded getting back into his Mrs. Doubtfire costume, but not for the obvious comfort reasons. The actor, who took his life Monday at the age of 63, had signed on for a belated sequel to his 1993 smash.

On March 2, on the Red Carpet outside the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood where the Oscars were about to begin, I asked the President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences if the community could do anything to

Michael Jackson was the King of Pop, but he sat on a urine soaked throne, some of the singer’s former employees allege. Several maids who once worked in Jackson’s home say the singer would urinate in the hall, sleep on

With the United States Senate looking more and more like it will fall into Republican hands next year, the usual-usuals in Hollywood are pouring thousands of dollars into campaign coffers in the hopes of turning it around. The Hill reports

Using the word “natural” is sometimes unkind. The description can thoughtlessly dismiss the effort, ambition, stress, and sweat equity that goes into making it look so easy.  Movie stars are different.  Not all of them. John Wayne spent ten  years

NEW YORK (AP) — Lauren Bacall had one of those incredible lives. The wife and co-star of Humphrey Bogart. A Tony Award-winning actress. A National Book Award-winning author. A giant of fashion. A friend of the Kennedys. One of the

The sad and shocking death of one of our most gifted entertainers, Robin Williams, seems to have touched people very deeply–far more deeply than the premature death of other celebrities. I think there are two explanations as to why we have