Aaron Sorkin is about to unleash his vision of what conservatives and Republicans are like in a new HBO series called “The Newsroom,” and it won’t be pretty, judging by the show’s trailer. It seems like more proof that liberal
THE NIMBLE EMPIRE: A DEFENSE OF CABLE TV Cable defenders are down to rationalizing piracy (also known as STEALING) and arguing that HBO as a standalone service is worth $20 a month, just so that we can enjoy the shared
ASHTON KUTCHER TO PLAY STEVE JOBS IN INDIE BIOPIC The resemblance is certainly there, it’s just that buying Kutcher as someone with an IQ above room temperature is a bit more belief than those of us not from the planet
Van Jones, the Obama administration’s disgraced former “Green Czar,” appeared on Bill Maher’s little-known HBO show to explain what happened with Solyndra, the green energy company that went bankrupt after absorbing hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars. He said that
Appearing on HBO’s Bill Maher Show Obama’s former green job czar Van Jones attacks Supreme Court Justice Scalia over his questioning in the Obamacare SCOTUS arguments.
Andrew Breitbart knew he wouldn’t receive a hero’s welcome by appearing on the HBO show “Real Time with Bill Maher,” to put it mildly. The late Internet publisher frequented the show’s panel all the same. He realized it was one
The decision to cast Jane Fonda as Nancy Reagan in a film scheduled for a 2013 release made headlines yesterday. “The Butler” tells the story of Eugene Allen, who served as the White House butler for eight different administrations. It
This is so disappointing. Like the late Christopher Reeve, Michael J. Fox is apparently under the pathetic impression that the unfortunate condition of his health gives him some sort of license to spout falsehoods. We saw this in 2004 with Reeve,
According to Alexandra Pelosi, daughter of Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), HBO executives in New York were horrified at the thought of running a video she made depicting welfare recipients as, in her words, “freeloading welfare queens.” “I have offended
Alexandra Pelosi debuted a video she made for HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” last night. The video shows multiple welfare recipients in New York City proclaiming they were at the welfare office to get their “Obama bucks” and that
For those of you who don’t know, Raw Story is an openly left-wing site. If the falsehood about GM repaying their bailout is so glaring that even a Raw Story feels compelled to point it out, some re-shoots might be in
HBO CEASES PRODUCTION ON ‘LUCK’ IN WAKE OF HORSE DEATHS For a high-profile series headlined by a star like Dustin Hoffman and produced by the likes of Michael Mann and David Milch, this is an awfully extreme and rash decision.
When Dennis Miller listed 10 things that women can do to make men happy, number four was: “Would it kill you to watch ‘The Godfather’ with me for the 57th time?” How true is that? For going on two generations
It has been well established that HBO’s anti-Sarah Palin movie, “Game Change,” is full of distortions about the former vice presidential candidate. I covered some of them in a piece on Big Hollywood titled “Top 10 Lies of HBO’s ‘Game
HBO’s new horse racing drama “Luck” will cease production following the death of a third horse used in the series. Work on the show’s second season had already begun when the latest horse death occurred. HBO released a statement today
There are over 300 million people in America. Barack Obama attracted nearly 70 million votes in 2008. HBO has almost 30 million subscribers. And yet… Less than 10% of those subscribers bothered to tune into one of the most hyped
(AP) HBO racing drama ‘Luck’ hit by 3rd horse fatalityBy LYNN ELBERAP Television WriterLOS ANGELESA horse was injured and euthanized Tuesday during production of the racetrack drama “Luck,” the third death in connection with the series, and a humane group
More blowback from the White House’s cynical war on the non-existent war on women — this time it’s HBO’s Bill Maher and the White House’s own David Axelrod. Axelrod was set to appear on Maher’s weekly HBO comedy/talk show “Real Time,”
HBO’s anti-Sarah Palin film “Game Change” scored some pretty impressive ratings over the weekend – 2.1 million viewers, according to numbers released today. But while the cable network may be tempted to spike the football, it might want to do
As you read what’s below, don’t forget to connect the dots to Obama’s decision to run against Sarah Palin the day after the “Game Change” premiere. Not to mention all the dots that connect directly from those involved in the
Director Jay Roach of “Game Change” fame isn’t done trying to influence the upcoming presidential election quite yet. Roach’s movie eviscerating Sarah Palin with lies and misstatements aired on HBO over the weekend. But Roach’s next project promises to be
Actor Woody Harrelson just got finished trashing Sarah Palin in the new HBO film “Game Change.” Now, he’s taking on the rest of the GOP – and roughly half the people in the country at the same time – in
Sites like Fark make fun of Welch and scream hypocrite, but there’s a big difference between what we see in movies today and what we saw during Welch’s time. In the late 60’s and early 70’s, Welch epitomized womanhood, eroticism,
A film critic should never pick fights with their peers. On paper, that’s sound advice. Film taste is subjective, and it’s wonderful that two critics can watch the same movie and emerge with wildly different views. Neither is wrong, and
CNN’s Howard Kurtz grilled director Jay Roach and screenwriter Danny Strong on their depiction of Gov. Sarah Palin in the HBO film “Game Change.” The filmmakers defended their portrayal, stating their sources went beyond Mark Halperin’s and John Heilemann’s book,
