
“Steve Jobs” didn’t just bomb this weekend, it BOMBED. Although director Danny Boyle’s biopic sits in nearly 2500 theaters and was predicted to clear around $12 million, according to Deadline, by Monday the $30 million film (closer to $60 million with distribution costs) will bottom out at $7 million.
by John Nolte24 Oct 2015, 4:42 AM PST0

Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin has lashed out at Apple CEO Tim Cook for his recent claims about “opportunistic” filmmakers behind a pair of new Steve Jobs films.
by Kelli Serio25 Sep 2015, 7:40 PM PST0

If it weren’t for the excessive spending of late ’90s Silicon Valley startups, one of TV’s most iconic shows would likely have been axed by network executives. “Silicon Valley put the West Wing on television,” the show’s creator, Aaron Sorkin, tells The Ferenstein Wire.
by Ferenstein Wire9 Jul 2015, 11:59 AM PST0

Aaron Sorkin is apologizing for The Newsroom. No, the liberal screenwriter isn’t making amends for unfairly mocking the right via the HBO drama. Instead, he’s trying to mend fences with the same media scribes he captures–for better and worse–on the
by Breitbart News22 Apr 2014, 2:41 PM PST0

CNN host Piers Morgan decided he wanted his show to focus more on “news”–and devote his program to advancing an anti-gun agenda–after watching the first episode of The Newsroom, the fictional Aaron Sorkin drama on HBO that has been resoundingly criticized
by Tony Lee13 Oct 2013, 7:44 PM PST0

Sunday night’s Emmy Awards contained a few major shockers. But none was bigger than Jeff Daniels winning Best Actor for his performance in Aaron Sorkin’s Newsroom over Kevin Spacey in House of Cards (Netflix), Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (AMC),
by Ben Shapiro23 Sep 2013, 3:22 PM PST0

Writers are taught to avoid cliches in their art, but Oscar-nominated scribe Aaron Sorkin simply can’t help himself. Sorkin’s HBO drama The Newsroom packs plenty of overt, and obvious, anti-conservative cliches in an average episode. Sunday’s season finale stuffed as
by Christian Toto17 Sep 2013, 2:39 PM PST0

Actress Kristen Chenowith was the original Glinda in the Broadway smash hit “Wicked” by Stephen Schwartz. She appeared on The Tonight Show to perform a parody of the song “Popular” with new lyrics aimed directly at New York mayoral candidate
by Larry O'Connor1 Aug 2013, 3:30 AM PST0

Liberal screenwriter Aaron Sorkin has another project to spread his ideological views to the masses. The Newsroom creator’s Chicago 7 project is finally a go with Paul Greengrass in final negotiations to direct. The modestly budgeted $20M-$30M film will start
by Christian Toto24 Jul 2013, 9:40 AM PST0

HBO viewers weren’t exactly salivating over the prospect of a second season of The Newsroom. Aaron Sorkin’s liberal showcase returned Sunday night, and the ratings were only slightly better than the show’s 2012 debut. It still could only hold roughly
by Christian Toto15 Jul 2013, 2:01 PM PST0

We’re learning more about Aaron Sorkin’s creative process than most of us needed to know. Sorkin, the Oscar-winning screenwriter behind The Social Network and The West Wing, is putting the finishing touches on season two of his HBO progressive drama
by Breitbart News24 Jun 2013, 11:07 AM PST0

When we last left heroic, truth-telling Republican anchor Will McAvoy he was telling viewers the Tea Party was the American Taliban. Just another day in the office for liberal storyteller Aaron Sorkin and his HBO drama The Newsroom. The trailer
by Christian Toto10 Jun 2013, 4:22 PM PST0

Film producer Harvey Weinstein gave–and gave–to President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign last year. And he’s not done yet. The Hollywood mainstay will open up his Manhattan home May 13 for an Obama fundraiser with tickets going for $32,400 a couple,
by Breitbart News9 Apr 2013, 4:27 PM PST0

Today, Maureen Dowd decided not to bother writing her column. Instead, she turned over her crayon to Aaron Sorkin. Sorkin quickly decided that if Barack Obama couldn’t suffice as his candidate in a presidential debate, he’d call upon a fictional
by Ben Shapiro7 Oct 2012, 9:32 AM PST0

“The Newsroom’s” idea of a Republican is a man gleefully describing the Tea Party movement as the “American Taliban.” That sums up HBO’s far-left series, which unleashed its final new episode of the year last night. In the installment, anchor
by Christian Toto27 Aug 2012, 1:32 PM PST0

Aaron Sorkin’s “The Newsroom” on HBO mocked Andrew Breitbart, Big Government, and the Anthony Weiner story as tabloid journalism.
by Breitbart TV13 Aug 2012, 12:16 AM PST0

Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin told the press in the run up to the debut of “The Newsroom” that he wasn’t known for his partisan content. It’s the kind of line that could cause milk to shoot from one’s nose. Sorkin is the
by Christian Toto6 Aug 2012, 2:34 PM PST0

HBO’s much maligned new series “The Newsroom” may have received the all-clear for a second season, but it won’t have many of the writers who helped craft the initial 10 episodes. The Hollywood Reporter: According to HBO, the Aaron Sorkin
by Breitbart News19 Jul 2012, 4:44 PM PST0

Before I list these painful scores, let me clarify what I mean by “painful.” What I mean is “excruciating.” Bad scores are a dime a dozen, especially since the advent of the pop music score, which quite often replaced an
by William Bigelow8 Jul 2012, 3:15 PM PST0

HBO’s new series “The Newsroom” got hammered by many left-of-center critics for its smug progressive spirit. Now, two scribes from liberal sites are calling out show creator Aaron Sorkin for his mean-spirited approach to the female characters in the new
by Breitbart News3 Jul 2012, 1:16 PM PST0
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HBO likes being in the Aaron Sorkin business, even if critics aren’t quite so pleased. Sorkin’s “The Newsroom,” which bowed late last month to mediocre ratings, has been renewed for a second season by the pay cable giant. The series
by Breitbart News2 Jul 2012, 12:57 PM PST0

Video is a tribute to the recycled dialogue, recurring phrases, and familiar plot lines of Aaron Sorkin’s work. Follow editor @KevinTPorter on Twitter. Scenes taken from: MaliceA Few Good MenBulworthSports NightThe West WingStudio 60Charlie Wilson’s WarThe Social Network& Tom Hanks
by Breitbart TV26 Jun 2012, 11:34 AM PST0

First things first: I am not a Republican. I am a conservative Libertarian that often looks at both the Democratic and Republican Parties in pure disdain. I believe the political discourse is usually way off course in America and television
by Zachary Leeman26 Jun 2012, 7:25 AM PST0

Gee, Aaron Sorkin makes things up to bash his own country? Color me not at all shocked. HBO allowing lies to be told on its network to advance a political agenda? That’s HBO’s brand. Kyle Smith: In the speechiest moment
by John Nolte25 Jun 2012, 12:30 PM PST0

In a love letter to themselves, the New York Times reviewed Aaron Sorkin’s new show “The Newsroom” and gushed: “CNN, which has long struggled to locate an anchor for its 8 p.m. hour, may have finally found him. Will McAvoy is
by William Bigelow24 Jun 2012, 9:56 PM PST0