When someone attacks a joke my gut instinct is always to defend the joke and its teller. Well, not always. It depends on where the joke comes from. As George Carlin once explained, “There is absolutely nothing wrong with the
A new report by the Government Accountability Institute has discovered that, according to the California Film Commission, Ben Affleck and George Clooney’s Oscar-winning film, Argo, received $6.21 million in California film tax credits. Last October, Affleck, a committed and vocal
By JILL LAWLESSAssociated PressLONDONIran-hostage drama “Argo” continued its journey from awards-season outsider to favorite Sunday, winning three prizes, including best-picture, at the British Academy Film Awards. Ben Affleck was named best director for the based-on-reality story of a longshot plan
Bradley Cooper is taking Method Acting to a whole new level. Cooper, who plays a man battling bipolar disorder in the Oscar-nominated film Silver Linings Playbook, will meet with Vice President Joe Biden today to discuss “the importance of ensuring
(AP) NAIROBI, Kenya – George Clooney is trying to highlight satellite evidence from a U.S.-based anti-genocide group that 26 villages in Sudan were intentionally set on fire last month. The American actor and activist said Thursday that destroying a village
HBO is home to not just fine programming like “The Sopranos” and “Boardwalk Empire,” but to some of the most liberally charged content on the small screen. Consider “The Newsroom,” “Real Time with Bill Maher” and “Game Change” as exhibits
James Cameron, a man whose carbon footprint makes Godzilla’s paw look puny by comparison but swears we all have to learn to live with less, will be producing a new climate change series for Showtime. Cameron and Jerry Weintraub are
LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Barack Obama has a new critic of his debate performance — himself. Speaking at a celebrity-led fundraiser at the Nokia Theatre, Obama came on stage after performances by such singers as Katy Perry, Jon Bon
President Barack Obama hopes adding two attractive actresses, Scarlett Johansson and Kerry Washington, to the DNC’s speakers’ list tonight can distract the country from his failed policies. Meanwhile, the GOP is blasting the president for spending more time with the
A scene from this year’s blockbuster “The Avengers:” Loki, the film’s villain: I have an army Tony Stark AKA Iron Man: We have a Hulk. The Democratic Party may have virtually every celebrity in its hip pocket, including arguably the
The studio which gave us “An Inconvenient Truth” is prepping a new film about President Ronald Reagan. “Reykjavik” will star Michael Douglas, a Democratic fundraiser, as the 40th President. Reykjavik takes place over a few days in 1986, when Reagan
GENEVA (Reuters) – George Clooney is the star attraction on Monday in what is being billed as the Democratic Party’s biggest fundraising event abroad aimed at helping President Barack Obama win re-election. The American actor and activist, who travelled by
Much of the talk in the wake of the July 20 Aurora, Colo. theater massacre involved the influence of the National Rifle Association on gun laws. Gun control advocates quickly seized on the lobbying group as either directly or indirectly
The Obama campaign has been struggling lately. Obama’s “you didn’tbuild that” gaffe capped weeks of gloomy jobs numbers and fallinglikability for the President. But if there’s one thing team Obama hasgoing for it, it’s a surfeit of telegenic celebrities. George
The stench left behind by 1997’s “Batman & Robin” took time to fade. “Batman Begins,” the 2005 reboot of the caped crusader franchise, cleared away any remaining odor left behind by George Clooney’s sole turn as that Dark Knight. The
The Obama campaign may be attacking Republican rival Mitt Romney for investing abroad, but it is not shy about raising campaign cash overseas. Last week, the campaign held a fundraiser for American expatriates in Shanghai, raking in large sums from
Apparently tiring of US soil as a source of campaign dollars, the Obama campaign is headed overseas — with its celebrity friends in tow. The European Obama campaign starts next week in Paris on July 4 with a reception organized
Emily Mortimer, star of HBO’s new Aaron Sorkin drama, “Newsroom,” lashed out at the Tea Party and Americans in general: There’s so much wrong with England, but I think people are informed in general. I’m going to make a huge
Below is a fascinating piece of video from 1994 in which we get to hear chief Obama strategist David Axelrod criticize 2012’s David Axelrod’s reelection strategy: – – One of the interesting things about this is that as you cite these
So many celebrities for President Barack Obama to visit … and so little time between now and Election Day. So the Obama campaign wants you to help the Commander-in-Chief decide which lucky star will rub elbows with him, according to
Conservative columnist Mark Steyn is weighing in on a certain celebrity-obsessed president. Fans of the brilliant commentator, who frequently fills in for Rush Limbaugh on the radio star’s syndicated show, will find just what they expect given the subject matter.
Another day, another posh celebrity fundraiser for a leader presiding over a train wreck economy. President Barack Obama hit Hollywood – again – last night, along with Oscar winners Reese Witherspoon and Julia Roberts. Instead of dropping by George Clooney’s
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When President Barack Obama isn’t visiting the homes of celebrities like George Clooney to raise re-election cash, he’s using Air Force One to spend quality time with pals like Jon Bon Jovi. The New Jersey singer, a longtime Obama backer
President Barack Obama is spending his time these days hobnobbing with the likes of George Clooney, Tobey Maguire and Dave Matthews at posh fundraisers where the entrance fee can be as high as $40,000. Meanwhile, the nation’s economic news keeps getting worse,
We’ve already seen John Travolta perform a thinly veiled impression of President Bill Clinton in the 1998 film “Primary Colors.” Now, Clinton himself says he wouldn’t mind another actor playing him on the big screen. And it’s an actor most
