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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
“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
Aaron Sorkin’s “The Newsroom” on HBO mocked Andrew Breitbart, Big Government, and the Anthony Weiner story as tabloid journalism.
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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
Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin could write a Martian character as convincingly as one who pledges allegiance to the GOP. Based on Sorkin’s work, he’s never met either an alien or a bona fide conservative. That hasn’t been an issue until recently.
Liberal television show creator Aaron Sorkin’s show about the news industry, “The Newsroom,” debuts on HBO next week. Sorkin gave an extended interview to the entertainment publication Vulture in which he displayed his political biases and complete lack of understanding
Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is best known for gritty dramas like “The Social Network” and politically charged projects such as “The West Wing” and “The American President.” It doesn’t take a gimlet eye to spot Sorkin’s political inclinations. He’s unabashedly liberal.
HBO has released another trailer for Aaron Sorkin’s new series “The Newsroom,” starring Jane Fonda, Jeff Daniels, Sam Waterston and Emily Mortimer. The show debuts June 24.
There’s nothing funnier than when liberals like Aaron Sorkin,who venomously hate Republicans, decide what it is we really believe. You know, how deep down we’re lying and dishonest about everything and that even deeper down we know liberals are absolutely right about
In 2011, Aaron Sorkin won an Academy Award for writing “The Social Network,” in which a young rebel repudiated conventional wisdom and changed how we use the internet and social media. This year, Sorkin is back with “Moneyball”–adapted from the
So with the news that Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 is underperforming and leaving theaters rather than expanding, it’s unclear whether producer John Aglialoro will be able to produce the planned sequels for the adaptation of Ayn Rand’s most famous and
—– Yeah, okay NBC, except that in the movie the Michael Douglas character didn’t get all sanctimonious about serious issues and then trot off to do an appearance on Oprah. Anyway, let’s add complete lack of imagination to Obama’s growing
Imagine my surprise upon hearing that AOL/Huffpo’s editorial policy is the following: Andrew Brietbart’s ad hominem attack on Van Jones in The Daily Caller — right down to calling him a “commie punk” and “a cop killer-supporting, racist, demagogic freak”
Editor’s note: Script reviews of upcoming projects have been around for as long as there’s been an Internet. Therefore it’s no secret that a film can evolve into something quite different from its screenplay. Please keep in mind that this
There’s no point in my reviewing David Fincher’s “Social Network” a second time, even though in preparation for this countdown I did watch the cinematic story behind the creation of Facebook again. Nothing changed my overall opinion of the film
Aaron Sorkin is up for an Academy Award this year for his “Social Network” script, a film many on the left have criticized for its demeaning portrayal of women. Here at Big Hollywood, we’ve also documented at length Sorkin’s raging
After last night’s Super Bowl I watched “The Social Network” again, this time with screenwriter Aaron Sorkin’s obsessively dark rage towards Governor Sarah Palin in mind. The first time I saw director David Fincher’s cold but compelling story involving all
We conservatives spend a lot of time criticizing Hollywood’s failings, calling out its errors and pointing to its hypocrisies – and this is entirely appropriate since so much of the crap spewing out of the Tinseltown cookie cutter is borderline
“Ten years from now the combustion engine will be a thing of the past.” Why it’s a left-wing film Before we get to it, let’s point out one of the sweet ironies of “The American President.” What an amazing experience
Several Thanksgivings ago an uncle of mine, an accomplished full Professor at a leading university, as well as an avid sportsman, made an interesting comment I’ve never forgotten. To paraphrase, Walt Disney’s 1942 classic, Bambi, was the beginning of the
I’d never felt compelled to comment on anything at The Huffington Post before, though they routinely posted items so vitriolic and egregiously idiotic as to tempt me. I’m more of a Corner (at NRO) or a Big Hollywood type of
I’d never felt compelled to comment on anything at The Huffington Post before, though they routinely posted items so vitriolic and egregiously idiotic as to tempt me. I’m more of a Corner (at NRO) or a Big Hollywood type of
Via Lisa de Moraes at WaPo, who oddly buried Palin’s quotes at the bottom of a long article under a headline that made no mention that she had responded. Well, that’s why God invented Matt Drudge; to teach us that
***UPDATE 5:44pm: This post was edited for clartity. The first thing I noticed about Aaron Sorkin’s hilariously bitter and angry HuffPo article aimed at Sarah Palin (but you knew that when I said “bitter” and “angry” ) is that in
—– Watch as West Coast WGA president John Wells silently and awkwardly looks on while “Hangover” director Todd Phillips and “Social Network” scribe and “West Wing” creator Aaron Sorkin shred the Guild for its overbearing policies and famously stupid rules.