My wife — the smartest, wisest person I know — has a saying: “Since nothing will make you happy, I’m done trying.” Her point, and it’s a good one, is that there’s no reason to try and satisfy those who
by John Nolte11 Apr 2011, 10:03 AM PST0
When it comes to the Make-Believe Media, some news is more equal than others. And it’s not just a numbers racket. So when do the numbers justify news coverage? Six hundred people at a New York AIDS rally make the
by Susan Swift31 Mar 2011, 4:58 AM PST0
Vincent Newman is one of the producers of the upcoming “Red Dawn” remake and was good enough to reach out after the L.A. Times story about the switch from Chinese to North Korean invaders exploded online. After a couple of
by John Nolte22 Mar 2011, 4:41 AM PST0
So you remember “Red Dawn,” it was that 80’s flick about American kids arming themselves against a Soviet invasion. I’ve seen it thirteen times, mainly because I’m a huge fan of C. Thomas Howell. And I’m lonely. But that’s another
by Greg Gutfeld17 Mar 2011, 2:34 PM PST0
Keep in mind that this is MGM’s decision. The filmmakers have already made their film and went with the Chinese. I’m sure their frustration is off the charts and that it was rather scary when the MGM Suits took them
by John Nolte16 Mar 2011, 2:17 PM PST0
Patrick Goldstein, the Minister of Hollywood Disinformation at the L.A. Times, is obsessed with convincing you that leftist dominance of Hollywood is a whiny conservative myth. Big Hollywood‘s indefatigable John Nolte, among others, has taken down Goldstein in numerous columns
by Mark Tapson9 Mar 2011, 4:50 AM PST0
No more than three weeks ago, 17 days to be exact, Hollywood’s favorite overrated, race-obsessed, ex-scientologist Oscar-winner, Paul Haggis, raised the bloody shirt of the dreaded Hollywood blacklist of the 1940s and ’50s … again. For those of you might
by John Nolte31 Jan 2011, 9:34 AM PST0
America wants to watch their entertainment at home and when they want to watch it. Those in Hollywood holding out had better get on the streaming bandwagon and figure out a way to monetize it accordingly, or they will be
by John Nolte18 Jan 2011, 12:22 PM PST0
Most people recognize retired U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor R. Lee Ermey from his iconic turn as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 Vietnam film “Full Metal Jacket.” Ever since he’s been a familiar, welcome, and energetic character actor
by John Nolte29 Dec 2010, 1:59 PM PST0
This piece by Brooks Barnes in the New York Times is the most wildly off-base thing I’ve read all day, which is quite a feat when you consider the L.A. Times also published a newspaper today. Here’s Barnes’ theory, in
by John Nolte27 Dec 2010, 1:46 PM PST0
[Ed. Note: What are the odds that the same day I praise this film, this happens? — JN] Proving once again that Hollywood always gravitates to the wrong causes, Tim Cavanaugh of Reason.com reported on Dec. 14 that the California
by Warner Todd Huston14 Dec 2010, 12:03 PM PST0
Are we buying this? People don’t want to see Christmas movies? Steven Zeitchik of the L.A. Times: Studios don’t usually take sides in culture-wars debates. They do, however, pay attention to the shifting winds. And as Joe Roth, the former
by Hollywoodland8 Dec 2010, 7:27 AM PST0
Patrick Goldstein of the L.A. Times proclaims, Ignorance should be a punch line. Identity should not: Ignorance should be a punch line. Identity should not. Humor can be a tricky thing to analyze and can be easily (and lazily) defended
by Hollywoodland8 Nov 2010, 5:27 PM PST0
“What would you like to see change?” “The current administration!” Below you’ll find a few choice snips from Mike Appelstein’s terrific interview with The Velvet Underground’s Maureen “Moe” Tucker, who disappointed aging left-wing hipsters everywhere when she dared step off
by John Nolte19 Oct 2010, 10:09 AM PST0
Last week the Sundance Channel aired a five-and-a-half hour miniseries about the brutal and charismatic real-life terrorist known to the world as Carlos the Jackal. Starring Edgar Ramirez (from Domino and The Bourne Ultimatum) and directed by French filmmaker Olivier
by Mark Tapson19 Oct 2010, 6:44 AM PST0
Jerry Brown’s campaign conspired to commit political rape, calling Meg Whitman, his female political opponent, a “whore.” And he got N.O.W.’s political endorsement for doing so. The liberal beauty mask is so off the wrinkled, geriatric, age-spotted National Organization of
by Susan Swift11 Oct 2010, 2:42 PM PST0
View of spot, halfway up hill, where we interviewed American Rancher X Previously: American Rancher X, Part 1 “I don’t need you here, stirring up trouble, especially by shooting. The cartels shot at two people on my land last year.
by Pat Dollard24 Sep 2010, 10:22 AM PST0
The unshackling of the MSM — and, to a lesser extent, their erstwhile brethren in the Democratic Party — from the clutches of the nation’s teachers’ unions continues apace. In defiance of what must have been intense pressure from organized
by Terry Cowgill3 Sep 2010, 12:51 PM PST0
Today’s L.A. Times: The command center of Andrew Breitbart’s growing media empire is a suite of offices on Sawtelle Boulevard in West Los Angeles with the temporary feel of a campaign office. Only the computers seem firmly anchored. On a
by Hollywoodland3 Sep 2010, 8:12 AM PST0
Power up your TARDIS, turn on your lightsaber, and set your phasers to stun because we are about to geek out kids. Not content with making over $2 billion worldwide, James Cameron is re-releasing “Avatar” in theaters. Supposedly, a lot
by Leigh Scott1 Sep 2010, 4:59 AM PST0
Recently, FOX NEWS’ Bill O’Reilly interviewed Sylvester Stallone about his immensely popular movie, “The Expendables.” As I watched the interaction between O’Reilly and Stallone, it was readily apparent that Stallone was cut from a different cloth than many inside Hollywood:
by AWR Hawkins26 Aug 2010, 5:01 AM PST0
—– Mark Levin features the Big Hollywood article discussing recent calls to keep Ernest Borgnine from winning a SAG Award because of comments he made about the film “Brokeback Mountain”.
by Hollywoodland24 Aug 2010, 5:52 PM PST0
Only in present-day Hollywood would a filmmaker have to try and cut off the media-created narrative that his creation was too patriotic. And it was this article written by left-winger Steven Zeitchik of the L.A. Times that created the kerfuffle
by John Nolte20 Aug 2010, 12:43 PM PST0
***clarification update below. Last week, film writer extraordinaire Christian Toto fell under the delusion that yours truly was interesting enough to interview, and if you’re under the same delusion you can read the two-parter here and here. Among other things,
by John Nolte16 Aug 2010, 10:08 AM PST0
In the journolista MSM’s perpetually coordinated effort to help further the leftist cause, over the past couple of weeks it’s become quite obvious that destroying Andrew Breitbart is the new priority number one and that the latest set of instructions
by John Nolte2 Aug 2010, 5:49 PM PST0