ABC is going to air an eight-hour miniseries that documents the history of homosexual political activism, written by a well-known gay activist. Dustin Lance Black, the writer and director of The Journey of Jared Price (2000) a same-sex romance, and Something
Jane Fonda is out promoting her recurring role on HBO’s The Newsroom, the pay giant’s weekly progressive rant on the news of (yester)day. Fonda, who has a cameo playing Nancy Reagan in the new political drama Lee Daniels’ The Butler,
The Newsroom is Aaron Sorkin’s HBO show about a group of staffers on an MSNBC-like cable show. The concept of the show is that it takes place in the real world but not in real time. Current episodes deal with
Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones is suddenly getting questions from the press she likely never expected to hear. The star of Red 2 was doing promotion for that film when a reporter asked a question inspired by comments made by her husband,
In response to 10 Secrets to Seduce a Politician? Et tu, Jane Pratt?: That’s truly terrible. It’s terrible personally because most of us had some kind of early hero. I don’t know who mine would be. I guess this would
Bill Maher on HBO’s “Real Time” jokingly suggests Hollywood power players like Steven Spielberg, Tyler Perry, and Oprah Winfrey “should be taking over” red states like Wyoming, Montana, and Oklahoma to make them “liberal utopias.”
Rapper Jay Z appearing on HBO’s “Real Time” with Bill Maher says that the black community wants upward economic mobility rather than a stronger police presence. In a conversation with former Congressman Barney Frank about police tactics such as stop-and-frisk,
The editors at Breitbart News love giving me onerous assignments. While on staff, I’ve visited eight different Occupy Wall Street encampments, was in Lansing, MI two feet from union thugs as they ripped down the Americans for Prosperity tent and
This week’s new episode of the HBO series The Newsroom apparently took some factual liberties from its “ripped from yesterday’s headlines” format. The July 28 episode featured several reporters, including the show’s senior producer Jim Harper (played by John Gallagher Jr.), getting
(AP) Rex: QB decision flap ‘mountain out of molehill’By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.AP Sports WriterCORTLAND, N.Y.Rex Ryan isn’t sure what all the fuss is about. Sure, general manager John Idzik wouldn’t say the coach has the final call on determining the
HBO’s Real Time Friday host Bill Maher said “God in the Old Testament is a psychotic mass murderer”
Fox News’ Shepard Smith seems to be a big fan of HBO’s vampire drama “True Blood,” because while discussing the royal baby’s potential names, he couldn’t help but mention the naming process for fairy children on the TV show.
The Weinstein Company has graciously invited former Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush to screen its newest drama, Lee Daniels’ The Butler. Will the ex-presidents face a heartfelt drama or a liberal sucker punch? Presidents George H. W.
Bill Maher on HBO’s “Real Time”
The streaming revolution has officially crashed the Emmys. House of Cards, the political drama from streaming powerhouse Netflix, picked up an Emmy nomination today for Best Drama among nine overall nominations. Emmy voters also selected stars Kevin Spacey and Robin
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
David Simon, creator of the celebrated HBO series The Wire, applauds how people of color haven’t reacted violently to the July 13 acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of Travyon Martin. It isn’t how Simon, who blogged about the
Death by China may be Peter Navarro’s directorial debut, but he’s already learning how the movie criticism game works. Navarro’s film, available now on DVD and soon via Netflix, tracks how unfair trade practices embraced by China are killing American
The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down California’s Proposition 8, a move that struck a huge blow for same-sex marriage proponents, is already part of a planned documentary at HBO. The pay giant is currently producing a film chronicling the
The government will reportedly take $30 million from James Gandolfini’s estimated $70 million estate because of a will that has been called a “nightmare” and “catastrophic” from a tax standpoint. According to reports, the late actor, who gained fame by
On Friday night, HBO host Bill Maher suggested that America’s real racists include Sarah Palin, Donald Trump, Newt Gingrich, and Antonin Scalia. Maher said that all were worse racists than Paula Deen, the Food Network host who recently lost virtually
The women whom Anthony Weiner made the objects of his salacious texts and conversations have been hounded by the press and media ever since Weiner’s exposure. The consequences have been harsher than they expected. Gennette Cordova, the 21-year-old college student
By FRAZIER MOOREAP Television WriterNEW YORKThe creator of “The Sopranos” said at James Gandolfini’s funeral that the actor brought the traits of a sad boy, “amazed and confused,” to the role of Tony Soprano. One of four speakers at the
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 JAKE COYLEAP Entertainment WriterNEW YORKJames Gandolfini left behind numerous projects in various states of development, including two films that have already completed production. The 51-year-old actor, who died Wednesday, had been busy, appearing in a flurry of late 2012
