Big Hollywood

Why Gross-Out Comedies Reign: Rise of Cable TV, Collapse of DVD Sales In an otherwise terrific write-up about the rise of cut-rate, R-rated gross-out comedies, The Wrap fails to point to the risks (which I’ll get to) of relying on

A memorial aimed at honoring a Toronto boy who longed to fly just like Superman won’t have that character’s signature “S” on it. Five-year-old Jeffrey Baldwin died at the hands of his abusive grandparents. A local artist is creating a

President Barack Obama is refusing to visit the turbulent U.S.-Mexican border, where a flood of illegal immigrants continues to overwhelm the region. Instead, Obama will visit the home of Austin-based filmmaker Robert Rodriguez this week as part of a trio

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin did not rule out hosting a political talk show and even suggested that mainstream shows like The View could use someone like her who is willing to “go rogue.” Palin made her remarks in an

NEW YORK (AP) — Sarah Palin is getting another term on television. The Sportsman Channel said Monday that Palin’s series, “Amazing America,” is being renewed for a second season that will start early next year. On the series, the former

LOS ANGELES, July 7 (UPI)–Mila Kunis says Ashton Kutcher was her first real kiss. The 30-year-old actress recently opened up to W magazine about her relationship with her fiance and former That ’70s Show co-star. Kunis and Kutcher were just

Harry Shearer, like most modern humorists, hails from the left side of the ideological aisle. The Spinal Tap rocker isn’t above mocking those on his own team, particularly if their hypocrisy soars so high it’s impossible to miss it. Take

Miley Cyrus couldn’t trot out her usual R-rated antics on her broadcast television special Sunday night. The result? A ratings disaster–2 million viewers with a 0.7 rating among adults 18-49 for The Miley Cyrus Bangerz Tour, according to ew.com. The

In case we needed any more proof of the disconnect between mainstream movie critics and the public … enter America. The new docudrama from the team behind 2016: Obama’s America, earned some of the surliest reviews in recent memory. Critics

PARIS, July 5 (UPI)–Scarlett Johansson won a defamation lawsuit she filed against French author Gregoire Delacourt over a book featuring her doppelganger. The Her actress filed the lawsuit last year against the author and French publisher Jean Claude Lattes saying

Summer 2014 Box Office Down Whopping 20% Over Last Year Things were looking bad July 1, but as I said in my weekend box office piece, things are going to look a lot worse come Monday. The holiday weekend tanked

Thank goodness for Netflix, for it is there that you can be treated to a 1966 televised adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s must-see 1882 play, An Enemy of the People. The play both reflects, and predicts, what happens when a Liberal majority

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Paul McCartney returned to a concert stage Saturday after being sidelined for two months because of a virus, spinning out songs from the Beatles, Wings and a solo career that has spanned more than 50 years

The new docudrama America, a robust defense of this country against far-left icons like Noam Chomsky, exploded at the box office on Independence Day. The film, which opened Wednesday, jumped more than 60 percent on July 4. The Dinesh D’Souza

“X-Men” director Bryan Singer has officially filed for a dismissal of the sexual abuse suit brought by Michael Egan, the man accusing Singer and one other Hollywood player over allegations both men sexually abused and raped him as a teen.

This summer has completely wiped out all of this year’s gains over 2013. In April the 2014 box office was way up over 2013. On July 1 it had crashed to -1%. Just prior to this weekend some analysts showed

Chris Martin may have inadvertently created a new food consumer group. He’s not a vegan, vegetarian or carnivore exactly. The Coldplay singer, and conscious uncoupler extraordinaire, told a BBC interviewer about his choice of meat products. Suffice to say his

LOS ANGELES, July 3 (UPI) — Nicholas Cage is grandfather at 50. The Ghost Rider star’s 23-year-old son, Weston Coppola Cage, welcomed a boy with his wife, Danielle, on July 1. “Lucian Augustus Coppola Cage was born on July 1,

Anthony Cumia, the co-host of the long-running Opie and Anthony Show on SiriusXM, says outrageous things for a living. Something he tweeted off the radio regarding an incident involving a black woman, though, convinced SiriusXM to cut its ties with the

Here in Boone, NC,  the most perfect and beautiful spot in all of America (and therefore the universe), the sky is blue and the air is cool and dry. For that reason, a movie festival is probably not on my

Joan Rivers’ stock in trade is shock. Her latest shock tactics, though, may have crossed a line created when Barack Obama took the oath of office in 2009. This week Rivers called President Obama “gay” and dubbed First Lady Michelle

NEW YORK (AP)–Burt Reynolds, the actor who once showed all, is now ready to tell all. G.P. Putnam’s Sons announced Wednesday that Reynolds’ memoir, “But Enough About Me,” is set for release in fall 2015. The 78-year-old Reynolds promises in

Box Office: Under-Performing ‘Transformers 4’ Should be Freaking Hollywood Out My reviews of the dreadful “Tammy,” the pro-Catholic “Deliver Us From Evil,” and a much better than expected “Transformers: Age of Extinction” just posted.  I’m late with “Transformers” due to

Andrew Breitbart famously said, “more voices, not less.” Reuters blogger Jim Gaines says, essentially, “shut up.” Gaines’ new Reuters column doesn’t just review the new docudrama America from the team behind 2016: Obama’s America. He implores readers not to see

LOS ANGELES, July 3 (UPI) — Chris Colfer announced on Twitter Thursday that he had been “let go” from Fox’s hit series, Glee. “Due to personal issues, I have been let go from the cast of GLEE. Explanations will come