Big Hollywood

The new trailer for Camp X-Ray may feel like a blast from Hollywood’s recent past. The film industry cranked out a series of films critical of both President George W. Bush and his conduct of the War on Terror during

The reviews are in: Major TV critics love Black Jesus. Adult Swim’s newest series, which debuts at 11 p.m. tonight, showcases a pot smoking, obsenity spewing figure oh, so loosely based on Jesus Christ. Created by Boondocks auteur Aaron McGruder,

Don’t expect many box office fireworks this weekend. Sensei’s weekend predictions and revenue results are as follows: 1. Guardians of the Galaxy ($45 Million)– Sensei was right about this one becoming August’s biggest opener, and it currently has a stronger

My hope was that like “Piranha 3D” (2010),  “Shark Knight” (2011) and “Doomsday” (2008), “Into the Storm” would not only embrace its genre roots but put the pedal to the metal as far as carnage, creatively grisly deaths, and gratuitous

Thanks to my oldest grandchild and younger brother (my wonderful family is complicated), even though I was a grown-up married man at the time, I’m a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fan who got sucked into all the excitement of the

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7 (UPI) — The Bluths are coming back to the small screen. Netflix chief content officer, Ted Sarandos, told USA Today on Tuesday that a fifth season of Arrested Development was “just a matter of when.” The

LONDON, Aug. 7 (UPI) — Ricky Gervais will reprise David Brent in feature film Life on the Road. The 53-year-old actor previously portrayed the character on television show The Office. Gervais created, wrote and directed the series for two seasons

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7 (UPI)–Joan Rivers has been accused of racism over her recent comments on Justin Bieber. The 81-year-old television personality used a racial stereotype to describe the 20-year-old singer’s outfit on her series Fashion Police. Bieber was spotted

Sony Pictures Classics will bring a new documentary to theaters in the coming months that attacks those who scrutinize the latest global warming headlines. Will film critics label the finished product “one-sided” or “propaganda” as they so often do with

Some celebrities, including Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz, have come down harshly on Israel for fighting back against a rain of rockets launched by Hamas in recent weeks. The cast and crew of Dig, a new series from USA Network,

The end is nigh for the legal racket known as bundled cable. And that is great news for freedom and for America. Variety reports that during the last quarter, pay TV  collectively lost a net of 305,000 customers. This, despite

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7 (UPI)–A man known for helping other people with their struggling businesses may have to start taking some of his own advice. According to a RadarOnline report, popular TV chef Gordon Ramsay is more than $50 million

The odds of The View finding a better ideological balance shrank when we heard far-left comic Rosie O’Donnell will be returning to the show. Now, we’re learning who will be pulling the strings on the revamped chat show. O’Donnell should

Actor Jeff Bridges can’t help but address some heady themes while talking up his new project, The Giver. The upcoming film, based on the challenging children’s book of the same name by Lois Lowry, explores a society where conformity and

A new report suggests Hollywood can’t shake that “fiery Latina” stereotype. The film industry’s diversity problems are well documented. People of color are under-represented in several key areas, from major screen roles to behind the scenes. A report completed by

Los Angeles issued only 40 permits all of last year for porn productions, according to a nonprofit group that tracks film production cited by The LA Times. This is a drop from 400 permits issued in 2012. So far this

Marilyn Burns played Sally in Tobe Hooper’s original “Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” the 1974 horror masterpiece that I’ve seen more times than I can count and placed at the very top of my 2010  list of The 25 Greatest Halloween Movies

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, The Mighty Jon Voight said that Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz, the married actors who signed a letter accusing Israel of genocide last week, should not suffer any kind of career blowback, “Don’t try to

Adam Carolla remembers the commercials he watched as a boy on the days he stayed home from school. Learn to drive a big rig truck. Be a dental hygienist in just a few weeks. In short–get off the couch and

Washington Post media reporter Erik Wemple was so disgusted by what he described as Stephen Colbert’s “fawning” and “embarrassing display” over Hillary Clinton Tuesday night, he posted the video but chose to “spare readers” from a transcript. The segment is

When I was a teen, I used to see the VHS copy of Picnic at Hanging Rock at our local version of Blockbuster, called Captain Video. I would stare at the alluring cover — featuring young girls in white dresses —

Major movie stars like Tom Hanks, Will Smith and Adam Sandler can no longer guarantee box office success with their names above the title. Now, they have to compete with YouTube stars like Benny and Rafi, and for the next

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5 (UPI)–James Corden will reportedly succeed Craig Ferguson as host of The Late Late Show. Sources say the 35-year-old British comedian will step in once the 52-year-old host’s contract with CBS expires in December. Ferguson has hosted

Calling into Breitbart News from the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, Capt. Keith Colburn of Deadliest Catch fame is preparing the next generation for his next step. Colburn, captain of the Seattle-based F/V Wizard, part of the

Recent faith-based films have been moving (Heaven Is for Real), goofy (Moms’ Night Out) or unabashedly spiritual (Son of God). Believe Me, hitting theaters next month, charts a different course. It pokes fun at some of Christianity’s modern-day trappings. The